Principal Investigator: The role of social learning in nest-building by birds
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PhD Students:
Alexis Breen
Physical cognition in nest-building birds Funded PhD Studentship, School of Biology St Leonard's College Scholarship, University of St Andrews Lauren Guillette: Primary Supervisor Sue Healy: Secondary Supervisor |
Undergraduate Honours Students:
Peter Stewart
2017-2018 Biology, University of St Andrews I am an undergraduate studying Zoology at the University of St Andrews. My main interests lie in the behaviour and ecology of predators and their prey, and in applying this research to conservation. For my undergraduate honours project, I am investigating associative learning and memory in pit-building antlion larvae. Kirsten Laurenson
2017-2018 Biology, University of St Andrews I am an undergrad studying Ecology and Conservation at the University of St Andrews. Although my main interest lies in conservation, I am also interested in animal cognition, particularly in birds. For my undergraduate honours project I am investigating mate provisioning in zebra finches across different stage in the breeding cycle. |
Collaborators:
Sue Healy
Professor of Biology Cognition in the Wild Laboratory University of St Andrews Host Group PI - (BBSRC AFLF Fellowship) |
Andrea Griffin
Senior Lecturer University of Newcastle, Australia Individual differences in cognition/Animal personality Karen Hollis
Professor Emerita of Psychology Mount Holyoke College, USA (Former MA supervisor) Learning in insects Chris Sturdy
Professor of Psychology University of Alberta (former Ph.D. supervisor) Vocal learning and perception in songbirds Simone Meddle
Professor of Behavioural Endocrinology The Roslin Institute, Edinburgh Neural bases of social learning |
Former lab members:
Alba McClinton
Summer 2017 Undergraduate, University of St Andrews I am an undergraduate student at the university of St Andrews studying Zoology. My main passion is in the field of ecology and conservation, as well as having a strong interest for studying animal behavior. During the summer months I am assisting in a project related to cognition in Zebra Finches and how it affects their nest-building behavior. Keren Lovie
Summer 2017 Undergraduate, University of St Andrews I am studying zoology at the University of St Andrews. I am particularly interested in social behavior in animals and how this can affect learning. During my internship I will be assisting in research of how early life experience in zebra finches can affect their decisions when building their first nest. Keren received funding from the Undergraduate Research Assistant Scheme from the University of St Andrews |
Clémence Bonneaud
Summer 2017 Masters in Ethology Student, Université de Paris 13 (France) I am studying ethology in France. I have a particular interest in cognition and I am very curious about learning and decision making. During my two-month internship I will participate in laboratory research on social learning in nest-building birds. Tas Vamos
Summer 2016 Undergraduate, University of St Andrews I am an undergraduate studying behavioural biology. Specifically, I am interested in bird behaviour, ecology, and evolution. As a summer intern, I am assisting with research into social learning in zebra finches. Tas received funding from the Undergraduate Research Assistant Scheme from the University of St Andrews. |
Chloe Guerard
Summer 2016 Undergraduate, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (France) I am a vet student from France and I am particularly interested in animal behaviour. During my 8-week internship I will participate in research on bird behaviour. More specifically, I am working on nest-building behaviour, with a focus on how early-life experience might influence this behaviour. |