Analyses of human language and the behaviour of a range of non‐human animal species have provided evidence for a common pattern underlying diverse behavioural phenomena. This is a longstanding research interest of CRESIDA’s Stuart Semple, who has extensively studied this phenomenon in primates – including a recent study demonstrating that compression underpins chimpanzee gestural communication. Drawing Read More…
Category: communication
The story behind the paper: How a chance encounter in a rainforest led to my first scientific publication
By Juliette Berthier At the end of 2018, my first paper as first author was published in a good peer-reviewed journal. As for many young researchers, this was a great event in my professional life and I celebrated this by opening a good bottle of champagne. The paper was the final result of a huge Read More…
Golden monkey male behaviour and vocalisations in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Susan Wiper, who is currently completing her PhD at Chester University. Her talk is on golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) male behaviour, and the abstract is below. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Read More…
The making of an academic paper: Monkeys, mothering and the bystander effect
By Stuart Semple In recent years, nature documentary series have begun to feature short, ‘The making of…’ sequences at the end of each episode, in which the viewer is afforded an insight into the plans, trials and tribulations that ultimately led to some of the footage they have just watched. These sequences are very popular, Read More…
