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Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen

Utrecht UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7729-2182Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Adam N. ZeemaniD· 1 shared Alex Rogers· 1 shared Aníta Rut GuðjónsdóttiriD· 1 shared Aurore Balaran· 1 shared Charlotte E. KluiveriD· 1 shared Debottam BhattacharjeeiD· 1 shared E.J.A.M. de LaatiD· 1 shared Elena BelliiD· 1 shared

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Getting to the bottom of social learning: Chimpanzees copy arbitrary behavior from conspecifics

Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, Emile Bryon, Alex Rogers, Aurore Balaran, Peggy Motsch, Jake S. Brooker

The paper documents chimpanzees copying arbitrary behaviors, such as inserting grass in ears and rectums, from conspecifics, suggesting social learning of non-functional actions.

Behaviour · Jul 4, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Despotism promotes cooperation through enhanced interdependencies in non-human primate societies

Debottam Bhattacharjee, Tonko Willem Zijlstra, Tom S. Roth, Elena Belli, Sophie E. Calis, Paula Escriche Chova, Eythan Cousin, Jolanda A. de Jong, E.J.A.M. de Laat, Aníta Rut Guðjónsdóttir, Karline R. L. Janmaat, Elja J. Jeunink, Charlotte E. Kluiver, Penny E.N. Kuijer, Esmee Middelburg, , Jorg J. M. Massen

The paper investigates cooperation in macaque societies, finding that despotic societies exhibit higher within-group cooperation due to enhanced interdependencies.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition