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Kathryn Willcox

Ghent UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3222-2850Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alizée VernouilletiD· 3 shared Frederick VerbruggeniD· 3 shared Luc LensiD· 3 shared An MarteliD· 2 shared Anneleen DewulfiD· 1 shared Birgit SzaboiD· 1 shared Camille Aurélie TroisiiD· 1 shared Reinoud AllaertiD· 1 shared

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Early-life social instability affects aggression, but not response inhibition, in chickens

Kathryn Willcox, Alizée Vernouillet, Birgit Szabo, An Martel, Luc Lens, Frederick Verbruggen

This study shows that social instability increases aggression but does not affect response inhibition in chickens.

acta ethologica · Jan 13, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

To Peck or Not To Peck: The influence of early-life social environment on response inhibition and impulsive aggression in Japanese quails

Alizée Vernouillet, Kathryn Willcox, Reinoud Allaert, Anneleen Dewulf, Wen Zhang, Camille Aurélie Troisi, Sophia Knoch, An Martel, Luc Lens, Frederick Verbruggen

Japanese quails reared in groups of 15 versus five pecked a transparent cylinder less, but rearing group size did not change impulsive aggression in either context.

Royal Society Open Science · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition✦ In-depth digest

Early-Life Group Size Does Not Influence Japanese Quails' Learning in a Response Inhibition Task

Kathryn Willcox, Alizée Vernouillet, Luc Lens, Frederick Verbruggen

This study examines how early-life group size affects response inhibition in Japanese quails, finding that larger groups reduce pecking time but do not impact learning rates.

Learning & Behavior · Sep 19, 2024Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition