Chris Newman

Food for thought: Rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) are capable of associative symbol learning and inference-based quantity discrimination

This study shows rosy-faced lovebirds can learn symbol associations and infer quantities, with performance varying by ratio range.

Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems

The paper shows density increases network connectedness in wild animal populations, but effects saturate, with stronger spatial than social impacts.

Investigating the use of odour and colour foraging cues by rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) using deep-learning based behavioural analysis

This study uses deep learning to show that rosy-faced lovebirds rely on visual cues, not olfactory cues, for foraging decisions in a binary choice experiment.

Pre-implantation genome-wide methylation enables environmental adaptation in a social meso-carnivore

The paper shows that pre-implantation genome-wide methylation in European badgers is influenced by environmental factors and linked to early-life traits, suggesting an epigenetic mechanism for adaptive plasticity.