Outputs (4)

Animal culture: problems and solutions. (2009)
Book Chapter
Laland, K., Kendal, J., & Kendal, R. (2009). Animal culture: problems and solutions. In K. Laland, & B. Galef (Eds.), The Question of Animal Culture. Harvard University Press

Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information (2009)
Book Chapter
Kendal, R., Coolen, I., & Laland, K. (2009). Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information. In R. Dukas, & J. Ratcliffe (Eds.), Cognitive ecology II (249-271). The University of Chicago Press

In this chapter we review the redictions arising from theoretical models and outline the current empirical support for several social learning strategies, focusing largely on our own experimental studies and other recent work (Laland 2004; Kendal et... Read More about Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information.

The Evolution of Human Behaviour. (2009)
Other
Kendal, J., Tehrani, J., & Kendal, R. (2009). The Evolution of Human Behaviour

Humans share 95–99% of DNA sequences with chimpanzees, our closest living relative. Yet there are obviously huge differences in behaviour, including our capacity for remarkable technological advances, our development of social institutions and our us... Read More about The Evolution of Human Behaviour..

Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method (2009)
Journal Article
Kendal, R., Kendal, J., Hoppitt, W., & Laland, K. (2009). Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method. PLoS ONE, 4(8), Article e6541. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006541

Background: Studies of natural animal populations reveal widespread evidence for the diffusion of novel behaviour patterns, and for intra- and inter-population variation in behaviour. However, claims that these are manifestations of animal ‘culture’... Read More about Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method.