Personal profile
Research interests
The research interests of my group include: cultural evolution, animal culture, animal communication, and theoretical evolutionary biology. We investigate patterns of cultural change in bird song, attempt to unpick vocal learning through observational and experimental methods, and model cultural evolution from humpback whale song to consumer attitudes to risk. Please see our website: https://www.cuco.group for more!
Research interests (continued)
Keywords
- Behavioural biology
- communication
- sexual selection
- Psychobiology
- auditory perception
- Animal psychology
- social learning
- cultural evolution
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An integrative framework for mapping the psychological landscape of risk perception
Jenkins, S. C., Lachlan, R. F. & Osman, M., 14 May 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 17 p., 10989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bird song comparison using deep learning trained from avian perceptual judgments
Zandberg, L., Morfi, V., George, J. M., Clayton, D. F., Stowell, D. & Lachlan, R. F., 7 Aug 2024, In: PLoS Computational Biology. 20, 8, e1012329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TinyChirp: Bird Song Recognition Using TinyML Models on Low-power Wireless Acoustic Sensors
Huang, Z., Tousnakhoff, A., Kozyr, P., Rehausen, R., Biebmann, F., Lachlan, R., Adjih, C. & Baccelli, E., 2024, IEEE 5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds, IS2 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (IEEE 5th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds, IS2 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Evolution of female song and duetting in the chaffinch (Fringilla) species complex
Cooper, J. E. J., Garcia-del-Rey, E. & Lachlan, R. F., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Avian Biology. 2023, 3-4, e03069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence for cumulative cultural evolution in bird song
Williams, H. & Lachlan, R. F., 31 Jan 2022, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377, 1843, 20200322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
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The Farmland Songbird Project
Lachlan, R. (PI) & Sarfati, M. (Researcher CoI)
23/02/26 → 23/02/29
Project: Research
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Exploring the evolution of vocal learning through comparative cultural evolution
Lachlan, R. (PI), Horrod-Wilson, W. (Student) & Watling, D. (CoI)
19/09/22 → 18/09/26
Project: Research
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Fashions and Fads in Birdsong
Lachlan, R. (Mentor) & Zandberg, E. (PI)
1/11/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Understanding the Psychological and Cultural Factors Underpinning Risk Perception of Products
Lachlan, R. (PI)
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1/06/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Machine Learning for Bird Song Learning
Lachlan, R. (PI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC
1/04/19 → 31/05/21
Project: Research