Lab members - Innovation & Social Learning

<body> <p><strong>Students working on Innovation and Social Learning</strong></p> <p><strong>Anna Oleksiak</strong><br> <br> In my research project I’m trying to assess the relationship of brain volume (or component structures) with various indices of behavioural flexibility. My second research question will examine the links between behavioural flexibility and extinction risk in primates. </p> <p><strong>Tjerk Bieringa</strong></p> <p>I am trying to find out whether adverse habitat-conditions favour more innovative primate species, reasoning that more intelligent species are better able to handle relative fast shifting environmental conditions. For this study I will be analysing previously published data from the literature. </p> <p><strong>Susan Peeters</strong><br> <br> My research project is about social learning and<br> innovation in guppies. I'm examining the responses of<br> guppies to novel objects and trade-offs between<br> conflicting public and private information.</p> <p><strong>Harm Wouter Snippe</strong> [<a href="mailto:h.w.snippe@students.uu.nl">email</a>] - [<a href="http://www.hipp.nl" target="_blank">website</a>]</p> <p>I study social learning and innovation in the guppy and focus mainly on sexual differences during these processes. Innovation is thought to be an important contributor to the spread of novel or modified behaviour through animal populations. I am involved in research that addresses questions like: who is an innovator? When and how is novel behaviour incorporated in a population’s repertoire?<br> <br> My other scientific interests are phenotypic plasticity and its role in evolution. Furthermore, I am an experienced computer programmer in different languages. Feel free to contact me regarding any questions. </p> </body>