Researchers in this group are interested in comparative cognition, covering topics such as social cognition, causal understanding, social learning, vocal and non-vocal communication, language and brain evolution. The subjects of their behavioural studies include fish, birds, cetaceans and primates.
Group Members
Prof Josep Call
Professor of Comparative Psychology
Problem solving, Causal and inferential reasoning, Mindreading, Comparative cognition
Contact
Prof Malinda Carpenter
Professor of Developmental Psychology
Imitation, joint attention, pre-verbal communication, prosocial behaviour, group membership
Contact
- mc213@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 462085
Dr Juan-Carlos Gomez
Reader
Evolution and development of social cognition and intelligence
Contact
- jg5@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 462059
Dr Lauren Guillette
Honorary Research Fellow
Social learning in nest-building birds
Contact
- lmg4@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463346
Prof Vincent Janik
Professor of Biology
Director of Scottish Oceans Institute
Acoustic communication and behaviour in marine mammals
Contact
- vj@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 467214
Prof Kevin Laland
Professor
Social learning, cultural evolution and niche construction
Contact
- knl1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463568
Prof Patrick Miller
Professor
Acoustic communication and behavioural ecology
Contact
- pm29@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463554
Dr Luke Rendell
MASTS Reader in Biology
The evolution of learning, behaviour and communication
Contact
- ler4@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463499
Prof Christian Rutz
Professor of Biology
Evolution, ecology and social dynamics of animal tool use
Contact
- cr68@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463340
Prof Peter Slater
Professor of Natural History (Emeritus)
Vocal communication in birds and mammals
Contact
- pjbs@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 463500
Prof Peter Tyack
Professor
Behaviour and acoustic communication in cetaceans
Contact
- plt@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 462630
Dr Mike Webster
Lecturer in Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology
Behavioural ecology, social learning, evolution, functions & mechanisms of animal grouping behaviour
Contact
- mmw1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- 01334 461690
Prof Andrew Whiten
Professor of Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology and Wardlaw Professor of Psychology
Social cognition, social learning, tradition and culture in humans and non-human animals
Contact
- aw2@st-andrews.ac.uk
- +44 (0)1334 46 2073
Prof Klaus Zuberbühler
Professor
The primate roots of human language
Contact
- kz3@st-andrews.ac.uk
- +44 (0)1334 46 2080
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