Donald Griffin co-discovered bat sonar and founded the field of echolocation. He studied
bird migration and founded Cognitive Ethology, the study of animal awareness and mental …

Animal cognition research often involves small and idiosyncratic samples. This can
constrain the generalizability and replicability of a study's results and prevent meaningful …

Microbial network construction and analysis is an important tool in microbial ecology. Such
networks are often constructed from statistically inferred associations and may not represent …

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have been strongly driven by the use of game
environments for training and evaluating agents. Games are often accessible and versatile …

Animal cognition research aims to understand animal minds by using a diverse range of
methods across an equally diverse range of species. Throughout its history, the field has …

Ecological neutral theory has been controversial as an alternative to niche theory for
explaining community structure. Neutral theory, which explains community structure in terms …

Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with
philosophers, or with contemporary philosophical work. We argue that this is a missed …

In this article I give a critical evaluation of the use and limitations of null-model-based
hypothesis testing as a research strategy in the biological sciences. According to this …

Neanderthal extinction is a matter of intense debate. It has been suggested that demography
(as opposed to environment or competition) could alone provide a sufficient explanation for …

Comparative psychology experiments typically test a null statistical hypothesis against an
alternative. Coupled with Morgan's canon, this is often taken to imply that the model positing …