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Guillam E. McIvorUniversity of ExeterVerified email at exeter.ac.uk
Nicky ClaytonProfessor of Comparative CognitionVerified email at rambert.org.uk
Alison L. GreggorSenior Researcher, San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceVerified email at sandiegozoo.org
Katherine McAuliffeBoston CollegeVerified email at bc.edu
Nichola RaihaniProfessor of Evolution & Behaviour, Royal Society University Research Fellow, UCLVerified email at ucl.ac.uk
Lucy AplinRSB, Australian National University & IEU, University of ZurichVerified email at anu.edu.au
Hangjian LingAssistant Professor, University of Massachusetts DartmouthVerified email at umassd.edu
Julie Morand-FerronAssistant Professor of Biology, University of OttawaVerified email at uottawa.ca
Tim Clutton-BrockDepartment of Zoology, University of CambridgeVerified email at cam.ac.uk
Alex MesoudiUniversity of ExeterVerified email at exeter.ac.uk
Jamie SamsonUniversity of ZurichVerified email at ieu.uzh.ch
Andrew CockburnAustralian National UniversityVerified email at anu.edu.au
Damien FarineUniversity of Zurich & Australian National UniversityVerified email at ieu.uzh.ch
Ben C SheldonEdward Grey Institute, Department of Biology, University of OxfordVerified email at biology.ox.ac.uk
Gabrielle DavidsonUniversity of East AngliaVerified email at uea.ac.uk
William HoppittNo affiliationVerified email at rhul.ac.uk
Kevin LalaProfessor of Biology, University of St AndrewsVerified email at st-andrews.ac.uk

Alex Thornton

Professor of Cognitive Evolution, University of Exeter

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Cognitive Evolution Comparative Cognition Social Learning Cultural Evolution Collective Behaviour


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Experimentally induced innovations lead to persistent culture via conformity in wild birds LM Aplin, DR Farine, J Morand-Ferron, A Cockburn, A Thornton, ... Nature 518 (7540), 538-541, 2015	714	2015
Teaching in wild meerkats A Thornton, K McAuliffe Science 313 (5784), 227-229, 2006	518	2006
Applications of machine learning in animal behaviour studies JJ Valletta, C Torney, M Kings, A Thornton, J Madden Animal Behaviour 124, 203-220, 2017	471	2017
The evolution of teaching A Thornton, NJ Raihani Animal behaviour 75 (6), 1823-1836, 2008	342	2008
Individual variation in cognitive performance: developmental and evolutionary perspectives A Thornton, D Lukas Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 367 …, 2012	340	2012
Lessons from animal teaching WJE Hoppitt, GR Brown, R Kendal, L Rendell, A Thornton, MM Webster, ... Trends in ecology & evolution 23 (9), 486-493, 2008	336	2008
What is cumulative cultural evolution? A Mesoudi, A Thornton Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285 (1880), 20180712, 2018	334	2018
Punishment and cooperation in nature NJ Raihani, A Thornton, R Bshary Trends in ecology & evolution 27 (5), 288-295, 2012	284	2012
Cognitive performance is linked to group size and affects fitness in Australian magpies BJ Ashton, AR Ridley, EK Edwards, A Thornton Nature 554 (7692), 364-367, 2018	257	2018
The evolution of individual and cultural variation in social learning A Mesoudi, L Chang, SRX Dall, A Thornton Trends in ecology & evolution 31 (3), 215-225, 2016	256	2016
Social learning and the development of individual and group behaviour in mammal societies A Thornton, T Clutton-Brock Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366 …, 2011	236	2011
Innovative problem solving in wild meerkats A Thornton, J Samson Animal Behaviour 83 (6), 1459-1468, 2012	235	2012
Measuring and understanding individual differences in cognition NJ Boogert, JR Madden, J Morand-Ferron, A Thornton Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 373 …, 2018	228	2018
Animal cultures matter for conservation P Brakes, SRX Dall, LM Aplin, S Bearhop, EL Carroll, P Ciucci, V Fishlock, ... Science, 2019	202	2019
Neophobia is not only avoidance: improving neophobia tests by combining cognition and ecology AL Greggor, A Thornton, NS Clayton Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 6, 82-89, 2015	191	2015
Experimental evidence for social transmission of food acquisition techniques in wild meerkats A Thornton, A Malapert Animal Behaviour 78 (2), 255-264, 2009	158	2009
Comparative cognition for conservationists AL Greggor, NS Clayton, B Phalan, A Thornton Trends in Ecology & Evolution 29 (9), 489-495, 2014	141	2014
Cognitive requirements of cumulative culture: teaching is useful but not essential E Zwirner, A Thornton Scientific reports 5 (1), 16781, 2015	139	2015
Toward wild psychometrics: linking individual cognitive differences to fitness A Thornton, J Isden, JR Madden Behavioral Ecology 25 (6), 1299-1301, 2014	137	2014
A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation P Brakes, EL Carroll, SRX Dall, SA Keith, PK McGregor, SL Mesnick, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288 (1949), 20202718, 2021	107	2021

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