Publications

Same-sex sexual behavior among mammals is widely observed, yet seldomly reported: Evidence from an online expert survey.

Anderson, K. A., Teichroeb, J. A., Ramsay, M. S., Bădescu, I., López-Torres, S., & Gibb, J. K. (2024). PLoS ONE.

Same-sex sexual behaviour (SSSB) occurs in most animal clades, but published reports are largely concentrated in a few taxa. Thus, there remains a paucity of published reports for most mammalian species. We conducted a cross-sectional expert survey to better understand the underlying reasons for the lack of publications on this topic.

How can we apply decision-making theories to wild animal behavior? Predictions arising from dual process theory and Bayesian decision theory

Teichroeb, J. A., Smeltzer, E. A., Mathur, V., Anderson, K. A., Fowler, E. J., Adams, F. V., … & Arseneau‐Robar, T. J. M. (2023). AJP.

Our understanding of decision-making processes and cognitive biases is ever increasing, thanks to an accumulation of testable models and a large body of research over the last several decades. The vast majority of this work has been done in humans and laboratory animals because these study subjects and situations allow for tightly controlled experiments. However, it raises questions about how this knowledge can be applied to wild animals in their complex environments.

Monkeys who experience more competition utilize social information to learn foraging skills quicker.

Arseneau-Robar, T.J.M., Anderson, K.A., Sicotte, P.., Teichroeb, J.A. (2023). Sci. Reports.

Animals must learn foraging skills to successfully survive and reproduce but the sources of interindividual variation in learning are poorly understood. For example, there is little consensus on the role motivation plays, even though it is a key factor impacting learning outcomes in humans.