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Nicola Susan Clayton

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Animal Behavior & CognitionAnimal CognitionPeer-reviewedJul 29, 2026

Development of cognition in corvids

Rachael Miller, Emma Claisse, Adam Timulak, Nicola Susan Clayton

This study reviews 47 studies on corvid cognitive development, highlighting key abilities and methodological limitations, while suggesting future research directions.

DOI 10.1007/s10071-026-02088-8

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Animal Behavior & CognitionAnimal BehaviourPeer-reviewedSep 30, 2025

Can we trace the social affiliation of rooks (Corvusfrugilegus) through their vocal signature?

Killian Martin, Francesca M. Cornero, Emily Danby…·Valérie Dufour

This study investigates whether rooks use vocal signatures to indicate social affiliations at different levels, finding only individual-level signatures.

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ratmachine learning (classical)

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintOct 14, 2024

Reasoning by exclusion in food-caching Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)

Isobelle Hawkins, Michael Huemer, Susan E. Carey, Nicola Susan Clayton

The paper tests Eurasian jays' ability to reason by exclusion using modified 2-cups tasks and finds they succeed, supporting a link between caching behavior and exclusion reasoning.

DOI 10.1101/2024.10.14.618234

E. colibehavioral assay

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