Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research overview
I’m interested in the behaviour of group-living animals, including social foraging, competition, information diffusion and predator-prey dynamics. What are the benefits and costs of grouping? How do groups form and function? How does the behaviour of individuals shape that of the group, and how does being in a group change the behaviour of its individual members?
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):
Keywords
- QL Zoology
- Behaviour; Behavioural Ecology; Evolution
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A reinvestigation of cognitive styles in sticklebacks: decision success varies with behavioral type
Jones, N. A. R., Gaffney, K., Gardella, G., Rowe, A., Spence-Jones, H. C., Munson, A., Houslay, T. M. & Webster, M. M., 1 Jan 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology. 36, 1, 11 p., arae097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mixed-species fish shoals: any port in a storm?
Webster, M. M., Jones, N., Shah, A. & Ward, A., 19 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fish and Fisheries. Early View, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Archerfish foraging success varies with immediate competition level but not group size
Der Weduwen, D. J., Jones, N. A. R., Dubosque, A., Schuster, S., Sillar, K. T., Webster, M. M. & Rendell, L. E., Jul 2024, In: Behavioral Ecology. 35, 4, 9 p., arae040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying cues for self-organized nest wall-building behaviour in the rock ant, Temnothorax rugatulus, using hidden Markov models
Invernizzi, E., Michelot, T., Popov, V., Ng, N., Macqueen, E., Rouviere, A., Webster, M. & Sasaki, T., 1 Apr 2024, In: Animal Behaviour. 210, p. 315-330 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impacts of climate‐related stressors on social group cohesion and individual sociability in fish
Tiddy, I. C., Munson, A., Cortese, D., Webster, M. M. & Killen, S. S., 28 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Biological Reviews. Early View, 25 p., brv.13111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Social information use and social learning in non-grouping fishes (dataset)
Webster, M. M. (Creator) & Laland, K. N. (Creator), Dryad, 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kg008
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "Cohesion, order and information flow in the collective motion of mixed-species shoals"
Ward, A. (Creator), Schaerf, T. (Creator), Burns, A. (Creator), Lizier, J. (Creator), Crosato, E. (Creator), Prokopenko, M. (Creator) & Webster, M. M. (Creator), Figshare, 3 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4320917.v1
Dataset
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No evidence for individual recognition in threespine or ninespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus or Pungitius pungitius) (dataset)
Webster, M. M. (Creator) & Laland, K. N. (Creator), Figshare, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5044130
Dataset
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Passive traps and sampling bias: social effects and personality affect trap-entry by sticklebacks (dataset)
Kressler, M. (Creator), Gerlam, A. (Creator), Spence-Jones, H. C. (Creator) & Webster, M. M. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 8 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.17630/a8f2c911-aa1c-406b-9522-6db95b2e957a
Dataset
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Data from: A four-questions perspective on public information use in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae)
Webster, M. M. (Creator), Chouinard-Thuly, L. (Creator), Herczeg, G. (Creator), Kitano, J. (Creator), Riley, R. J. (Creator), Shapiro, M. D. (Creator), Shikano, T. (Creator) & Laland, K. N. (Creator), Dryad, 10 Jan 2019
Dataset
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Do fish cooperate to inspect predators?
Webster, M. M. (PI) & Schweinfurth, M. K. (PI)
BBSRC iCASE PhD studentship through EASTBIO Doctoral Training Programme
27/09/22 → 26/09/26
Project: Standard
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NERC Adapting the open-source microscopy: Adapting the open-source microscopy platform STRÏMM for use in environmental sciences
Pulver, S. R. (PI) & Webster, M. M. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 31/03/23
Project: Standard
Activities
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On a closer inspection: Reviewing the debate on whether fish cooperate to inspect predators
Veiros, A. L. (Speaker), Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker) & Webster, M. M. (Speaker)
15 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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On a closer inspection: Reviewing the debate on whether fish cooperate to inspect predators
Veiros, A. L. (Speaker), Schweinfurth, M. K. (Speaker) & Webster, M. M. (Speaker)
15 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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The STRANGE framework: For experimental design, reporting standards and reproducibility in animal behaviour research
Webster, M. M. (Speaker)
9 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Social learning in non-grouping animals: What can non-grouping species tell us about the evolution and development of social learning?
Webster, M. M. (Speaker)
3 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The STRANGE framework: For experimental design, reporting standards and reproducibility in animal behaviour research
Webster, M. M. (Speaker)
13 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Award from Principal's office
Webster, M. M. (Recipient), 28 Oct 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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A Cognitive Revolution in Animal Research
19/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Animal Personalities Can Trip up Science, but There’s a Solution
16/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Animal personalities can trip up science, but there’s a solution
12/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Animal personalities can trip up science, but there’s a solution
10/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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STRANGE Framework Addresses Bias in Animal Behavior Research
27/01/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Relating to Research