The Centre for Biological Diversity addresses the consequences of biodiversity at the interface between ecology and evolution. The ecological consequences of biodiversity are considered in terms of processes such as pollination biology, niche construction, and invasion biology.
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Prof. Kevin Laland
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Recent publications
10 (of 261 published available) for knl1. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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2018 (8)
Genetics
vol.209 pp.949-966
(Article)
Genetics
vol.209 pp.949-966
(Article)
Developmental bias and evolution
Tobias Uller, Armin P. Moczek, Richard A. Watson, Paul M. Brakefield, Kevin Neville Laland
Keywords: Development, Constraint, Gene regulatory network, Evolvability, Facilitated variation, Developmental biasQH426 GeneticsT-NDAS
Tobias Uller, Armin P. Moczek, Richard A. Watson, Paul M. Brakefield, Kevin Neville Laland
Keywords: Development, Constraint, Gene regulatory network, Evolvability, Facilitated variation, Developmental biasQH426 GeneticsT-NDAS
2018 (29/6)
Science
vol.360 pp.1408-1408
(Literature review)
Science
vol.360 pp.1408-1408
(Literature review)
2018 (9)
Scientific American
vol.319 pp.33-39
(Article)
Scientific American
vol.319 pp.33-39
(Article)
2018 (29/1)
Scientific Reports
vol.8
(Article)
Scientific Reports
vol.8
(Article)
Human mate-choice copying is domain-general social learning
Alex Thornton, Gillian Ruth Brown, Kevin Neville Laland, Catharine Penelope Cross
Keywords: Mate choice, Social learning, Human behaviour, Cultural evolutionBF PsychologyDAS
Alex Thornton, Gillian Ruth Brown, Kevin Neville Laland, Catharine Penelope Cross
Keywords: Mate choice, Social learning, Human behaviour, Cultural evolutionBF PsychologyDAS
2018 (13/6)
Nature Communications
vol.9
(Article)
Nature Communications
vol.9
(Article)
Innovation and cumulative culture through tweaks and leaps in online programming contests
Ned Gulley, Kevin Neville Laland, Luke Edward Rendell
Keywords: BF Psychology, H Social Sciences (General), QA76 Computer software, T Technology (General)
Ned Gulley, Kevin Neville Laland, Luke Edward Rendell
Keywords: BF Psychology, H Social Sciences (General), QA76 Computer software, T Technology (General)
2018 (7)
Brain, Behavior and Evolution
vol.91 pp.109-117
(Article)
Brain, Behavior and Evolution
vol.91 pp.109-117
(Article)
Primate brain anatomy
Ana Francisca Navarrete Rodriguez, Erwin L.A. Blezer, Elizabeth S.M. de Viet, Orlin S. Todorov, Patrik Lindenfors, Kevin Neville Laland, Simon M. Reader
Keywords: Brain architecture, Brain volume, Cognitive evolution, Comparative neuroanatomy, Isocortex, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neocortex, PrimatesQL Zoology, RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryDevelopmental Neuroscience, Behavioral NeuroscienceDAS
Ana Francisca Navarrete Rodriguez, Erwin L.A. Blezer, Elizabeth S.M. de Viet, Orlin S. Todorov, Patrik Lindenfors, Kevin Neville Laland, Simon M. Reader
Keywords: Brain architecture, Brain volume, Cognitive evolution, Comparative neuroanatomy, Isocortex, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neocortex, PrimatesQL Zoology, RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryDevelopmental Neuroscience, Behavioral NeuroscienceDAS
2018 (7)
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
vol.22 pp.651-665
(Review article)
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
vol.22 pp.651-665
(Review article)
Social learning strategies
Rachel Kendal, Neeltje Boogert, Luke Edward Rendell, Kevin Neville Laland, Michael Munro Webster, Patricia Jones
Keywords: Asocial information, Associative learning theory, Behavioural gambit, Cumulative culture, Metacognition, Social informationQH301 Biology
Rachel Kendal, Neeltje Boogert, Luke Edward Rendell, Kevin Neville Laland, Michael Munro Webster, Patricia Jones
Keywords: Asocial information, Associative learning theory, Behavioural gambit, Cumulative culture, Metacognition, Social informationQH301 Biology
2018
(Chapter)
(Chapter)
2017 (25/7)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
vol.114 pp.7908-7914
(Article)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
vol.114 pp.7908-7914
(Article)
Coevolution of cultural intelligence, extended life history, sociality, and brain size in primates
Ana F Navarrete, Simon M Reader, Kevin Neville Laland
Keywords: Cultural evolution, Social learning, Brain evolution, Primates, Phylogenetic comparative analysisH Social Sciences, QH301 BiologyNDAS
Ana F Navarrete, Simon M Reader, Kevin Neville Laland
Keywords: Cultural evolution, Social learning, Brain evolution, Primates, Phylogenetic comparative analysisH Social Sciences, QH301 BiologyNDAS
2017
(Book)
(Book)