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K. N. Lala

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C. Sheard· 2 shared S. D. Healy· 2 shared S. E. Street· 2 shared A. D. Clark· 1 shared A. Trebaol· 1 shared A. Yovcheva· 1 shared C. A. Troisi· 1 shared D. Cownden· 1 shared

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The refinement paradox and cumulative cultural evolution: collective improvement in knowledge favors conformity, blind copying and hyper-credulity

E. Miu, L. Rendell, S. Bowles, R. Boyd, D. Cownden, M. Enquist, K. Eriksson, M. W. Feldman, T. Lillicrap, R. McElreath, S. Murray, J. Ounsley, K. N. Lala

The paper uses a computer tournament to show that refining knowledge can be advantageous initially but leads to conformity and blind copying in complex cultures.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Nest traits for the world's birds

C. Sheard, S. E. Street, S. D. Healy, C. A. Troisi, A. D. Clark, A. Yovcheva, A. Trebaol, K. Vanadzina, K. N. Lala

The paper introduces a global database of bird nest traits and explores correlations between nest characteristics and environmental variables.

Global Ecology and Biogeography · Nov 27, 2023Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Anthropogenic nest material use correlates with human landscape modifications in a global sample of birds

C. Sheard, L. Stott, S. E. Street, S. D. Healy, S. Sugasawa, K. N. Lala

The paper investigates global correlates of anthropogenic nest material use in birds, finding it correlates with human landscape modification and nesting environment, but not body mass or conservation status.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology