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Do wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) use tools? by Morton, F. Blake

“…Being able to make and use tools was once considered to be an evolutionary hallmark of our species, but has since been documented in other animals. However,…”
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Facial width-to-height ratio relates to alpha status and assertive personality in capuchin monkeys by Lefevre, Carmen Emilia, Wilson, Vanessa A D, Morton, F Blake, Brosnan, Sarah F, Paukner, Annika, Bates, Timothy C

“…Social dominance hierarchies play a pivotal role in shaping the behaviour of many species, and sex differences within these hierarchies often exist. To date,…”
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Personality structure in brown capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella): comparisons with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), orangutans (Pongo spp.), and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by Morton, F Blake, Lee, Phyllis C, Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M, Brosnan, Sarah F, Thierry, Bernard, Paukner, Annika, de Waal, Frans B M, Widness, Jane, Essler, Jennifer L, Weiss, Alexander

“…Species comparisons of personality structure (i.e., how many personality dimensions and the characteristics of those dimensions) can facilitate questions about…”
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Taking personality selection bias seriously in animal cognition research: a case study in capuchin monkeys (Sapajusapella) by Morton, F. Blake, Lee, Phyllis C., Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M.

“…In most experimental work on animal cognition, researchers attempt to control for multiple interacting variables by training subjects prior to testing,…”
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Divergent Personality Structures of Brown (Sapajus apella) and White-Faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus) by Robinson, Lauren M., Morton, F. Blake, Gartner, Marieke C., Widness, Jane, Paukner, Annika, Essler, Jennifer L., Brosnan, Sarah F., Weiss, Alexander

“…One way to gain insights into personality evolution is by comparing the personality structures of related species. We compared the personality structure of 240…”
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Observational monitoring of clinical signs during the last stage of habituation in a wild western gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic by Morton, F Blake, Todd, Angelique F, Lee, Phyllis, Masi, Shelly

“…Anthropozoonotic disease transmission to great apes is a critical conservation concern, and has raised ethical doubts regarding ape habituation. We monitored…”
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Personality Structure in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Morton, F. Blake, Robinson, Lauren M., Brando, Sabrina, Weiss, Alexander

“…Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in the number and composition of personality domains. Despite…”
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Using the relational event model (REM) to investigate the temporal dynamics of animal social networks by Tranmer, Mark, Marcum, Christopher Steven, Morton, F. Blake, Croft, Darren P., de Kort, Selvino R.

“…Social dynamics are of fundamental importance in animal societies. Studies on nonhuman animal social systems often aggregate social interaction event data into…”
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Capuchin monkeys with similar personalities have higher-quality relationships independent of age, sex, kinship and rank by Morton, F. Blake, Weiss, Alexander, Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M., Lee, Phyllis C.

“…Social relationships vary in content, quality and patterning. Most researchers focus on whether and how nondispositional factors, including age, sex, kinship…”
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Studying Animal Innovation at the Individual Level: A Ratings-Based Assessment in Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus [Cebus] sp.) by Morton, F. Blake, Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M., Brosnan, Sarah F., Thierry, Bernard, Paukner, Annika, Essler, Jennifer L., Marcum, Christopher S., Lee, Phyllis C.

“…Large-scale studies of individual differences in innovative behavior among nonhuman animals are rare because of logistical difficulties associated with…”
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Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella) by Robinson, Lauren M., Waran, Natalie K., Leach, Matthew C., Morton, F. Blake, Paukner, Annika, Lonsdorf, Elizabeth, Handel, Ian, Wilson, Vanessa A.D., Brosnan, Sarah F., Weiss, Alexander

“…•We tested the reliability of questionnaire measures of brown capuchin welfare.•Staff ratings were consistent; happiness and welfare were highly…”
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Corrigendum to “Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella)” [Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 181 (2016) 145–151] by Robinson, Lauren M., Waran, Natalie K., Leach, Matthew C., Morton, F. Blake, Paukner, Annika, Lonsdorf, Elizabeth, Handel, Ian, Wilson, Vanessa A.D., Brosnan, Sarah F., Weiss, Alexander

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Using photographs to study animal social cognition and behaviour: Do capuchins’ responses to photos reflect reality? by Morton, F. Blake, Brosnan, Sarah F., Prétôt, Laurent, Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M., O’Sullivan, Eoin, Stocker, Martina, D’Mello, Daniel, Wilson, Vanessa A.D.

“…•Reactions to photos are used to study animal social cognition and behaviour.•Such responses are rarely validated against the same stimuli in real life.•We…”
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Data reduction analyses of animal behaviour: avoiding Kaiser's criterion and adopting more robust automated methods by Morton, F. Blake, Altschul, Drew

“…Data reduction analyses such as principal components and exploratory factor analyses identify relationships within a set of potentially correlated variables,…”
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Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people by Morton, F. Blake, Henri, Dom, Adaway, Kristy A., Soulsbury, Carl D., Hopkins, Charlotte R.

“…Studies on wild animal psychology are growing in popularity due to the important role they play in understanding how wildlife is responding to human-driven…”
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Urban foxes are bolder but not more innovative than their rural conspecifics by Morton, F. Blake, Gartner, Marieke, Norrie, Ellie-Mae, Haddou, Yacob, Soulsbury, Carl D., Adaway, Kristy A.

“…Urbanization is the fastest form of landscape transformation on the planet, but researchers' understanding of the relationships between urbanization and animal…”
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Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities by Burgin, Connor J., Dorman, Wendy A., Anderson, Robert C., Vigneron, Jessica G., Barve, Vijay, Dombrowik, Victoria L., Guralnick, Robert, Maypole, J. Krish, Schuerkmann, Anna, Torselli, Michael A., Lacher, Thomas, Wilson, Don E., Abba, Agustín M., Astúa, Diego, Braulik, Gill, Braun, Janet K., Busher, Peter E., Camacho, M. Alejandra, Chiquito, Elisandra, Csorba, Gábor, Cuéllar Soto, Erika, Davenport, Tim R. B., Deméré, Thomas, Dickman, Christopher R., Eldridge, Mark D. B., Fernandez‐Duque, Eduardo, Francis, Charles M., Frankham, Greta, Freitas, Thales, Friend, J. Anthony, Garbino, Guilherme S. T., Giannini, Norberto, Giarla, Thomas, Gongora, Jaime, Goodman, Steven M., Hackländer, Klaus, Hafner, Mark S., Hawkins, Melissa, Heritage, Steven, Hinckley, Arlo, Hintsche, Stefan, Holden, Mary, Holekamp, Kay E., Honeycutt, Rodney L., Humle, Tatyana, Ibáñez Ulargui, Carlos, Janecka, Jan, Janecka, Mary, Juškaitis, Rimvydas, Juste, Javier, Kays, Roland, Kilpatrick, C. William, Kingston, Tigga, Kryštufek, Boris, Lee, Thomas E., Novaes, Roberto Leonan M., Lissovsky, Andrey, López‐Antoñanzas, Raquel, MacLeod, Colin D., Mares, Michael A., Marsh, Helene, Mattioli, Stefano, Meijaard, Erik, Monadjem, Ara, Morton, F. Blake, Musser, Grace, Norris, Ryan W., Ojeda, Agustina, Ordóñez‐Garza, Nicté, Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J., Pennay, Michael, Prado, Joyce, Queiroz, Helder L., Richardson, Matthew, Rossiter, Stephen J., Rubenstein, Daniel I., Ruelas, Dennisse, Schai‐Braun, Stéphanie, Schank, Cody J., Schwitzer, Christoph, Sheeran, Lori K., Shekelle, Myron, Shenbrot, Georgy, Superina, Mariella, Taber, Andrew B., Talebi, Maurício, Vu Dinh, Thong, Ting, Nelson, Tirira, Diego G., Tsang, Susan, Veron, Geraldine, Wallis, Janette, Wells, Rod, Whittaker, Danielle, Williamson, Elizabeth A., Wittemyer, George, Woinarski, John, Zinner, Dietmar, Upham, Nathan S., Jetz, Walter

“…Aim Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology,…”
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Individual differences in learning, personality, and social success in brown capuchin monkeys (sapajus sp) by Morton, F Blake

“…This thesis examines the relationship between individual differences in learning, personality, and social success in two groups of brown capuchin monkeys…”
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Gorilla Society: Conflict, Compromise and Cooperation Between the Sexes. Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart, editors by Morton, F. Blake

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Gorilla Society: Conflict, Compromise and Cooperation between the Sexes by Morton, F. Blake

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