Professor Elli Leadbeater
Personal profile
You can find my research group website here: http://ellileadbeater.wix.com/insectcognition
Research interests
I'm interested in the ecology and evolution of social animals, particularly bees. My research group studies both fundamental questions about communication and social behaviour, and applied questions in pollinator conservation. You can find out more on our lab webpage at http://ellileadbeater.wixsite.com/insectcognition.
Educational background
BSc. Biology (Zoology honours), University of Edinburgh 2001
MSc. Evolutionary and Ecological Science, University of Leiden 2004
PhD. "Social information use in foraging bumblebees", Queen Mary University of London 2008 (Supervisor: Lars Chittka)
- Published
Insights from insects about adaptive social information use
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review
- Published
Nest inheritance is the missing source of direct fitness in a primitively eusocial insect
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- Published
Learning by observation emerges from simple associations in an insect model
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Foundations of Animal Sentience
Project: Research
THE EVOLUTION OF COGNITION: “INTELLIGENCE” IN THE WILD
Project: Other
HWBKA Donation
Project: Research
ID: 17441668