Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research overview
Bird song learning, especially laboratory studies on its timing and on tutor choice in zebra finches. Song organisation and use in wild birds. The function of duetting.
Other expertise
My interests cover the broad area of animal behaviour and I have written and lectured on many aspects of the subject
Industrial relevance
agriculture: scaring pest species;animal welfare; recording companies interested in animal sounds
Academic/Professional Qualification
D.Sc., University of Edinburgh; Ph.D., University of Edinburgh; B.Sc., University of Edinburgh; Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour; British Ornithologists Union; Royal Society of Edinburgh
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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Vocal learning in animals and humans
Vernes, S., Janik, V. M., Fitch, W. T. S. & Slater, P. J. B., 25 Oct 2021, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. 376, 1836, 6 p., 20200234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breeding season length predicts duet coordination and consistency in Neotropical wrens (Troglodytidae)
Keenan, E. L., Odom, K. J., Araya-Salas, M., Horton, K. G., Strimas-Mackey, M., Meatte, M. A., Mann, N. I., Slater, P. J. B., Price, J. J. & Templeton, C. N., 23 Dec 2020, In: Proceedings. Biological sciences. 287, 1941, 9 p., 20202482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Higher songs of city birds may not be an individual response to noise
Zollinger, S. A., Slater, P. J. B., Nemeth, E. & Brumm, H., 16 Aug 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1860, 8 p., 20170602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Learning and cultural transmission in chaffinch song
Riebel, K., Lachlan, R. F. & Slater, P. J. B., May 2015, Advances in the Study of Behavior. Naguib, M., Brockmann, H. J., Mitani, J. C., Simmons, L. W., Barrett, L., Healy, S. & Slater, P. J. B. (eds.). Elsevier, Vol. 47. p. 181-227 (Advances in the Study of Behavior; vol. 47).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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An experimental study of duet integration in the happy wren, Pheugopedius felix
Templeton, C. N., Mann, N. I., Rios-Chelend, A., Quiros-Guerrero, E. & Slater, P. J. B., 2013, In: Animal Behaviour. 86, p. 821-827Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
33 Citations (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data from: Higher songs of city birds may not be an individual response to noise
Zollinger, S. A. (Creator), Slater, P. J. B. (Creator), Nemeth, E. (Creator) & Brumm, H. (Creator), Dryad, 18 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.fc10f
Dataset
Projects
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USAGE AND PLASTICITY OF SEXUALLY SELECT: Usage and plasticity of sexually selected signals: the role of background noise, individual learning and signal amplitude.
Slater, P. J. B. (PI) & Brumm, H. (CoI)
1/02/07 → 30/09/10
Project: Standard
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Our research has received a great deal of media attention in the past year e.g. Times, Scotsman, Herald, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife, Good Morning Scotland. I was a contributor to several programmes in a BBC/Open Uni radio series entitled "Sound of Life", and contributed to a BBC4 TV programme called "Why Birds Sing" in spring 2007.
Slater, P. J. B. (Participant)
2005 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Allen E. Edwards Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle (2005); Special evening plenary lecture, International Ethological Conference, Budapest (2005); Invited guest lecturer, Annual Brazilian Ethology meeting (2007); Hans Sloane Memorial Lecture, Killyleagh, Northern Ireland (2008); Keynote Lecture, International conference on Acoustic Communication, Corvallis, Oregon (2008); Niko Tinbergen Lecture, London (2008); Blodwen Lloyd Binns Lecture, University of Glasgow (2009).
Slater, P. J. B. (Invited speaker)
2005 → 2006Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Advances in the Study of Behavior (Journal)
Slater, P. J. B. (Editor)
2005 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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External Examiner, Overseas Ph.D. Theses: Australian National University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universities of Bielefeld, Leiden, Melbourne, Toulouse, Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris).
Slater, P. J. B. (External examiner)
1996 → 2006Activity: Examination types › External examination
Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Slater, P. J. B. (Recipient), 1991
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Society of Biology; Medallist, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour; Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellow (2011-2013)
Slater, P. J. B. (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Election to learned society