How do we integrate social information from others with similar, but distinct, preferences? Find the answer in the first publication of my PhD, now out in PNAS! (pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Or get the quick rundown in the thread below 🧵
'Evolutionary biology of social expertise' by Dukas & Bailey (2024): 'there is evidence that individuals in many species keep refining their social skills with experience throughout life.' #evolution#ehbea#biology#sociallearningonlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There is increasing evidence that competent handling of social interactions among conspecifics has positive effects on individual fitness. While individual variation in social competence has been app...
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Does cultural or behavioral similarity always promote social cohesion? Just published, we add some foundational theory that shows the answer is "no" - it depends on your causal assumptions about a particular social interaction. Paper: doi.org/10.1017/ehs.... Here's a thread! 1/
Interested in doing a PhD on what meerkats mean? Or know someone who might? Check out this great opportunity from with Marta Manser at the University of Zürich. Deadline March 15th.
AmNat fact 1: Did you know that you can publish bilingual abstracts & titles (i.e. other than English) in The American Naturalist? This increases the visibility & inclusivity of your work, by making it accessible to non-English speaking communities. (3/5)AmNat fact 1: Did you know that you can publish bilingual abstracts & titles (i.e. other than English) in The American Naturalist? This increases the visibility & inclusivity of your work, by making it accessible to non-English speaking communities. (3/5)
New paper: Network structure shapes the impact of diversity in collective learning We study the interaction between 1. Task complexity (simple vs multi-peaked) 2. Social network density, and 3. Team's skill diversity We find interesting & non-trivial interactions www.nature.com/articles/s41...
