Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research overview
The evolution of intelligence and origins of language. Research focuses on the mental mechanisms underlying non-human primate communication and behaviour both in the field and in the lab.
Research interests
The evolution of intelligence and origins of language. Research focuses on the mental mechanisms underlying non-human primate communication both in the field and in the lab.
Future research
Evolution of language and social intelligence; primate communication
Academic/Professional Qualification
Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of Edinburgh
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg), Berlin
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Wild chimpanzees inform ignorant group members of danger
Crockford, C., Wittig, R. M., Mundry, R. & Zuberbuehler, K., 24 Jan 2012, In: Current Biology. 22, 2, p. 142-146 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Meaningful call combinations in a non-human primate
Arnold, K. & Zuberbuhler, K., 11 Mar 2008, In: Current Biology. 18, 5, p. R202-R203 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wild chimpanzees rely on cultural knowledge to solve an experimental honey acquisition task
Gruber, T., Muller, M. N., Strimling, P., Wrangham, R. & Zuberbuehler, K., 17 Nov 2009, In: Current Biology. 19, 21, p. 1806-1810 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social learning of vocal structure in a nonhuman primate?
Lemasson, A., Ouattara, K., Petit, E. J. & Zuberbuehler, K., 16 Dec 2011, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11, 7 p., 362.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Campbell's monkeys concatenate vocalizations into context-specific call sequences
Ouattara, K., Lemasson, A. & Zuberbuehler, K., 22 Dec 2009, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106, 51, p. 22026-22031 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Supplementary material from "Wild chimpanzees select tool material based on efficiency and knowledge"
Lamon, N. (Creator), Neumann, C. (Creator), Gier, J. (Creator), Zuberbuhler, K. (Creator) & Gruber, T. (Creator), The Royal Society, 26 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4244930.v1
Dataset
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Sex-specific association patterns in bonobos and chimpanzees reflect species differences in cooperation (dataset)
Surbeck, M. (Creator), Girard-Buttoz, C. (Creator), Crockford, C. (Creator), Fruth, B. (Creator), Hohmann, G. (Creator), Langergraber, K. E. (Creator), Zuberbuehler, K. (Creator), Wittig, R. M. (Creator) & Mundry , R. (Creator), Dryad, 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.dg154
Dataset
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Audio recordings of predator presentations
Berthet, M. (Creator), Mesbahi, G. (Creator), Pajot, A. (Creator), Cäsar, C. (Creator), Neumann, C. (Creator) & Zuberbuehler, K. (Creator), Figshare, 25 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7707119.v2
Dataset
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Comparing functions of copulation calls in wild olive baboons, Papio anubis, using multimodel inference (dataset)
Bouquet, Y. (Creator), Stephan, C. (Creator), Johnson, C. A. (Creator), Rothman, J. M. (Creator), Neumann, C. (Creator) & Zuberbuehler, K. (Creator), Figshare, 2019
https://figshare.com/s/d7b998a4901999764582
Dataset
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Population dynamics and genetic connectivity in recent chimpanzee history (dataset)
Zuberbuehler, K. (Creator), European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), 2022
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/PRJEB46115?show=reads
Dataset
Projects
- 16 Finished
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Vocal communication in Wild Bonobos: Vocal communication in Wild Bonobos
Zuberbuehler, K. (PI)
6/05/13 → 6/05/15
Project: Standard
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Scholarship via UCL: Carnegie Scholarship via UCL
Zuberbuehler, K. (PI)
1/10/09 → 30/09/12
Project: Studentship
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F/00 268/AP Primate Minds: Primate Minds and the Foundations for Language
Zuberbuehler, K. (PI)
1/08/07 → 31/07/12
Project: Standard
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Building European Networks: Alliance: Franco-British Partnership Programme 2007 - 07.146
Zuberbuehler, K. (PI)
1/01/07 → 31/12/08
Project: Standard
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Primates roots of human language exibit: Primates roots of human language exhibition
Zuberbuehler, K. (PI) & Slocombe, K. (CoI)
1/01/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Standard
Activities
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World Science Festival New York
Zuberbuehler, K. (Panel participant)
5 Jun 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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le langage des primates
Zuberbuehler, K. (Speaker)
10 Jan 2012 → 11 Jan 2012Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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PSGB Medal presentation to David Windmill
Zuberbuehler, K. (Participant)
1 Dec 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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Zeichen als Zeichen verstehen
Zuberbuehler, K. (Invited speaker)
21 Nov 2011 → 24 Nov 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Primate communication:concepts and categories
Zuberbuehler, K. (Speaker)
9 Nov 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA),
Zuberbuehler, K. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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F. A. Beach Comparative Psychology Award (Honourable Mention) by the American Psychological Association in recognition of the best paper published in 1999 in the Journal of Comparative Psychology
Zuberbuehler, K. (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Zuberbuehler, K. (Recipient), 11 Mar 2011
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellowship Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Zuberbuehler, K. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2009
Prize: National/international honour