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Guillam E. McIvor

University of ViennaORCID 0000-0003-3922-7651Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:multiple species· 3 Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alex ThorntoniD· 3 shared Aada Puhakka· 1 shared Akshata Shetty· 1 shared Alejandro Corregidor‐CastroiD· 1 shared Alessandra CostanzoiD· 1 shared Alyssa Maree BuddiD· 1 shared Andrea Maree PolanowskiiD· 1 shared Andrea PilastroiD· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 7, 2026

Social relationships promote access to food and information in wild jackdaws

Luca G. Hahn, Guillam E. McIvor, Ines Fürtbauer…·Alex Thornton

This study shows that social relationships in wild jackdaws influence foraging decisions and outcomes, with both benefits and costs associated with maintaining close bonds.

DOI 10.1098/rspb.2026.1462

multiple speciesbehavioral assay

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2026

The BEAC, an epigenetic clock for birds

Mikaela Hukkanen, Simon Jarman, Alyssa Maree Budd…·Robin Cristofari

The paper develops BEAC, an epigenetic clock for birds, validated across multiple species and showing strong predictive performance for chronological age.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744821

multiple speciesDNA methylation

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Animal Behavior & CognitionBiology LettersPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2025

Wild jackdaws learn to tolerate juveniles to exploit new information

Josh J. Arbon, Noa Truskanov, Emily Stott…·Alex Thornton

The paper shows wild jackdaws learn to tolerate juveniles to access food through a novel social information problem.

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