Animals often gather information from other species by eavesdropping on signals intended
for others. We review the extent, benefits, mechanisms, and ecological and evolutionary …

Nest predation is a key source of selection for birds that has attracted increasing attention
from ornithologists. The inclusion of new concepts applicable to nest predation that stem …

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

Evolutionary theory predicts that natural selection will fashion cognitive biases to guide
when, and from whom, individuals acquire social information, but the precise nature of these …

Understanding the functional links between social structure and population processes is a
central aim of evolutionary ecology. Multiple types of interactions can be represented by …

The widespread use of artificial nestboxes has led to significant advances in our knowledge
of the ecology, behaviour and physiology of cavity nesting birds, especially small …

Explaining how animals respond to an increasingly urbanised world is a major challenge for
evolutionary biologists. Urban environments often present animals with novel problems that …

Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

Research on social learning has focused traditionally on whether animals possess the
cognitive ability to learn novel motor patterns from tutors. More recently, social learning has …

Researchers have long suggested that animals with greater behavioural flexibility will be
more likely to survive in face of environmental changes. However, it is unknown how this …