A5076882087- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Newcastle University
2022-2024
Queen Mary University of London
2022-2023
The astonishing behavioural repertoires of social insects have been thought largely innate, but these repeatedly demonstrated remarkable capacities for both individual and learning. Using the bumblebee Bombus terrestris as a model, we developed two-option puzzle box task used open diffusion paradigms to observe transmission novel, nonnatural foraging behaviours through populations. Box-opening behaviour spread colonies seeded with demonstrator trained perform 1 2 possible variants, observers...
Abstract Emotion-like states in animals are commonly assessed using judgment bias tests, which measure responses to ambiguous information. A few studies have recently used these tests argue for the presence of emotion-like insects. However, results from most could other explanations, including changes motivation and attention. To control we therefore developed a novel test, requiring bumblebees make an active choice indicating their interpretation stimuli. Bumblebees were trained associate...
Socially-transmitted behavioural traits can, if they persist in a group of animals over time, give rise to locally-adapted phenotypes that can enhance survival. This capacity is widespread through the animal kingdom, and forms foundation cultural inheritance. While social learning well-documented among insects, particularly insects such as bumblebees, extent which behaviours spread beyond initial kin groups time remains largely unknown. String-pulling non-natural foraging behaviour where...
Emotion-like states in animals are commonly assessed using judgment bias tests that measure judgements of ambiguous cues. Some studies have used these to argue for emotion-like insects. However, most results could other explanations, including changes motivation and attention. To control we developed a novel test, requiring bumblebees make an active choice indicating their interpretation stimuli. Bumblebees were trained associate high or low rewards, two different reward chambers, with...
Abstract The astonishing behavioural repertoires of social insects have been thought largely innate, but these repeatedly demonstrated remarkable capacities for both individual and learning. Using the bumblebee Bombus terrestris as a model, we developed two-option puzzle box task used open diffusion paradigms to observe transmission novel, non-natural foraging behaviours through populations. Box-opening behaviour spread colonies seeded with demonstrator trained perform one two possible...