Abstract Recent advances in technology allow researchers to automate the measurement of animal behaviour. These methods have multiple advantages over direct observations and manual data input as they reduce bias related human perception fatigue, deliver more extensive complete datasets that enhance statistical power. One major challenge automation can overcome is observation many individuals at once, enabling whole‐group or whole‐population tracking. We provide a detailed description an...

In group-living species, social stability is an important trait associated with the evolution of complex behaviours such as cooperation. While drivers in small groups are relatively well studied, little known about potential impacts unstable states on animal societies. Temporary changes group composition, a splitting and recombining (i.e. disturbance event), can result individuals having to re-establish their relationships, thus taking time away from other tasks foraging or vigilance. Here,...

Culturally transmitted communication signals - such as human language or bird song can change over time through cultural drift, and the resulting dialects may consequently enhance separation of populations. However, emergence has been considered unlikely when songs are highly individual-specific, in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Here we show that machine learning nevertheless distinguish from multiple captive populations with remarkable precision, 'cryptic dialects' predict strong...

Culture, defined as socially transmitted information and behaviors that are shared in groups persist over time, is increasingly accepted to occur across a wide range of taxa behavioral domains.1Schuppli C. van Schaik C.P. Animal cultures: how we've only seen the tip iceberg.Evolutionary Human Sciences. 2019; 1: e2Crossref Scopus (27) Google Scholar While persistent, cultural traits not necessarily static, their distribution can change frequency type response selective pressures, analogous...

Abstract Biologging devices are deployed on animals to collect ultra‐fine‐scale movement data that reveal subsecond patterns in locomotion or long‐term motion and space use. Often these two types, although complementary, rarely collected within the same study, given limiting factors of memory space, power requirements need retrieve stored from animals. requires a revolutionary advancement networking overcome restrictions constrain big collection; for continuous recording remote download...

Longstanding theory predicts that strategic flexibility in when and how to use social information can help individuals make adaptive decisions, especially environments are temporally or spatially variable. A short-term increase reliance on under these conditions has been experimentally shown primates, including humans, but whether this occurs other taxa is unknown. We asked migration between variable affected with a large-scale cultural diffusion experiment wild great tits ( Parus major )...

Human-induced disturbances affect animal behaviours such as anti-predatory responses. Animals in urban environments tend to exhibit a reduced escape response, measured shorter flight initiation distance (FID), compared their rural counterparts. While FID has been evaluated animals dwelling contrasting habitats (e.g. versus rural), little is known about how this response varies within environments, especially tropical cities. Here, we studied the of 15 resident bird species Bogota, Colombia,...

Advances in biologging technologies have significantly improved our ability to track individual animals' behaviour their natural environment. Beyond observations, automation of data collection has revolutionized cognitive experiments the wild. For example, radio-frequency identification (RFID) antennae embedded 'puzzle box' devices allowed for large-scale where individuals tagged with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags interact puzzle boxes gain a food reward, logging both identity...

Sociality impacts many biological processes and can be tightly linked to an individual's fitness. To maximize the advantages of group living, social animals prefer associate with individuals that provide most benefits, such as kin, familiar individuals, or those similar phenotypes. Such strategies are not necessarily stable over time but vary changing selection pressures. In particular, young transitioning independence should continuously adjust their behavior in light developmental changes....

ABSTRACT Despite being endangered, little is known about the natural history and habitat use of Wattled Curassows (Crax globulosa). From September 2008 to March 2009, we examined associations this species on three islands in lower Caquetá River, Colombia. Observations curassows were made during line-transect walks, variables measured at points where not observed along those transects assess potential preferences. A total 182 sightings yielded encounter rates ranging from 0.1 0.89...

Parasites can impact the behavior of animals and alter interplay with ecological factors in their environment. Studying effects that parasites have on thus requires accurate estimates infections individuals. However, quantifying be challenging due to several factors. Laboratory techniques, physiological fluctuations, methodological constraints, environmental influences introduce measurement errors, particular when screening individuals wild. These issues are pervasive studies where it is...

Abstract Many species produce individually specific vocalizations and sociality is a hypothesized driver of such individuality. Previous studies how social variation influenced individuality focused on colonial or non-colonial avian species, group size in sciurid rodents. Since an important individuality, we expected that bird defend nesting territories higher density neighborhoods should have more individually-distinctive calls than those lower-density neighborhoods. We used Beecher’s...

Culturally transmitted communication signals – such as human language or bird song can change over time through a process of cultural drift, and may consequently enhance the separation populations, potentially leading to reproductive isolation 1–4 . Local dialects have been identified in species with relatively simple songs where individuals show high conformity 5–10 In contrast, emergence has regarded unlikely 11–13 for more variable song, zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ). Instead, it...

Major climatic changes in conjunction with animal movement may be associated the spread of parasites and their vectors into new populations, potentially important consequences for population persistence. Parasites can evolve to adapt unsuitable ecological conditions take up refuge within host species, growth species. One parasite species that has likely been increasing its geographic range, infecting hosts, is recently described air sac nematode Serratospiculoides amaculata, great tits...

Abstract Culture, defined as socially transmitted information and behaviors that are shared in groups persist over time, is increasingly accepted to occur across a wide range of taxa behavioral domains. While persistent, cultural traits not necessarily static, their distribution can change frequency type response selective pressures, analogous genetic alleles. This has lead the treatment culture an evolutionary process, with theory arguing exhibits three fundamental components Darwinian...

Abstract To better understand how vocalisations are used during interactions of multiple individuals, studies increasingly deploying on‐board devices with a microphone on each animal. The resulting recordings extremely challenging to analyse, since clocks drift non‐linearly and record the non‐focal individuals as well noise. Here we address this issue callsync , an R package designed align recordings, detect assign caller, trace fundamental frequency, filter out noise perform basic analysis...

Summary To better understand how vocalisations are used during interactions of multiple individuals, studies increasingly deploying on-board devices with a microphone on each animal. The resulting recordings extremely challenging to analyse, since clocks drift non-linearly and record the non-focal individuals as well noise. Here we address this issue callsync , an R package designed align recordings, detect assign caller, trace fundamental frequency, filter out noise perform basic analysis...

Longstanding theory predicts that strategic flexibility in when and how to use social information can help individuals make adaptive decisions, especially environments are temporally or spatially variable. A short-term increase reliance on under these conditions has been experimentally shown primates, including humans, but whether this occurs other taxa is unknown. We asked migration between variable affected with a large-scale cultural diffusion experiment captive wild great tits (Parus...

Abstract Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such selection in animals limited. We performed a diffusion experiment using 18 populations wild-caught great tits Parus major to ask whether foraging traditions are selected for, and this process affected by turnover. show that gradual replacement individuals greatly increases the probability behavior will invade population's repertoire,...

Abstract Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such selection in animals limited. We performed a diffusion experiment using 18 populations wild-caught great tits ( Parus major ) to ask whether innovations are subsequently selected for, and this process affected by turnover. show that gradual replacement individuals greatly increases the probability behavior will invade population's...

Abstract Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such selection in animals limited. We performed a diffusion experiment using 18 populations wild-caught great tits Parus major to ask whether foraging traditions are selected for, and this process affected by turnover. show that gradual replacement individuals greatly increases the probability behavior will invade population's repertoire,...