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Alasdair Ian Houston

University of BristolORCID 0000-0002-5769-7692Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Ecology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Anna DornhausiD· 1 shared Bram KuijperiD· 1 shared J MCNAMARAiD· 1 shared Olof LeimariD· 1 shared Peter HammersteiniD· 1 shared Sasha R. X. DalliD· 1 shared

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Evolution of behavioral flexibility and the forming and breaking of habits

Olof Leimar, Sasha R. X. Dall, Peter Hammerstein, Alasdair Ian Houston, Bram Kuijper, J MCNAMARA

This paper models how habit formation and breaking can enhance multitasking and survival in foraging animals under predation risk.

Evolution Letters · Jun 2, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Optimal competitors: the balance of attraction and choices of mutualists, like pollinators, drives facilitation and may promote crop pollination

Anna Dornhaus, Alasdair Ian Houston

The paper mathematically examines how facilitation and competition in consumer attraction can arise from imbalances between local competition and joint long-distance attraction, with implications for crop pollination.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Nov 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology