Publications - PDFs freely available, HERe
(* = supervised student co-author; [oa] = open access publication; [dC] = data & code published; [PP] = Pre-print)
10. Breen, A.J., & Deffner, D. (2023) Leading an urban invasion: risk-sensitive learning is a winning strategy.
10.1101/2023.03.19.533319 [PP]
9. Breen, A.J., Healy, S.D., & Guillete, L.M. (2021) Reproductive consequences of material use in avian nest construction.
Behavioural Processes. 193:104507. 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104507 [DC]
8. Breen, A.J. (2021) Animal culture research should include avian nest construction. Biology Letters. 17(7):20210327.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0327 [OA]
7. Breen, A.J., Sugasawa, S., & Healy, S.D. (2021) Manipulative and technological skills do not require a slow life history. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9:635802. 10.3389/fevo.2021.635802 [OA] [DC]
6. Breen, A.J., Lovie, K.E.,* Guerard, C.*, Edwards, S.C., Cooper, J.*, Healy, S.D., & Guillette, L.M. (2020) Juvenile socio-ecological
environment shapes material technology in nest-building birds. Behavioral Ecology. 31(4):892–901. 10.1093/beheco/araa027 [DC]
5. Breen, A.J., Bonneaud, C.C.*, Healy, S.D., & Guillette, L.M. (2019) Social learning about construction behaviour via an artefact.
Animal Cognition. 22(3):305–315. 10.1007/s10071-019-01240-x [OA] [DC]
4. Neilands, P.D., Jelbert, S.J., Breen, A.J., Schiestl, M., & Taylor, A.H. (2016). How insightful is 'insight'? New Caledonian crows do
not attend to object weight during spontaneous stone dropping. PLoS ONE. 11(12):e0167419. 10.1371/journal.pone.01674179
3. Logan, C.J., Breen, A.J., Taylor, A.H., Gray, R.D., & Hoppitt, W. (2016). How New Caledonian crows solve novel foraging problems
and what it means for cumulative culture. Learning & Behavior. 44(1):18–28. 10.3758/s13420-015-0194-x
2. Breen, A.J., Guillette, L.M., & Healy, S.D. (2016). What can nest-building birds teach us? Comparative Cognition & Behavior
Reviews. 11:83–102. 10.3819/ccbr.2016.110005 [OA]
1. Logan, C.J., Jelbert, S.J., Breen, A.J., Gray, R.D., & Taylor, A.H. (2014). Modifications to the Aesop’s Fable paradigm change New
Caledonian crow performances. PLoS ONE. 9(7):1–9. 10.1371/journal.pone.0103049 [OA]
10.1101/2023.03.19.533319 [PP]
9. Breen, A.J., Healy, S.D., & Guillete, L.M. (2021) Reproductive consequences of material use in avian nest construction.
Behavioural Processes. 193:104507. 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104507 [DC]
8. Breen, A.J. (2021) Animal culture research should include avian nest construction. Biology Letters. 17(7):20210327.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0327 [OA]
7. Breen, A.J., Sugasawa, S., & Healy, S.D. (2021) Manipulative and technological skills do not require a slow life history. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9:635802. 10.3389/fevo.2021.635802 [OA] [DC]
6. Breen, A.J., Lovie, K.E.,* Guerard, C.*, Edwards, S.C., Cooper, J.*, Healy, S.D., & Guillette, L.M. (2020) Juvenile socio-ecological
environment shapes material technology in nest-building birds. Behavioral Ecology. 31(4):892–901. 10.1093/beheco/araa027 [DC]
5. Breen, A.J., Bonneaud, C.C.*, Healy, S.D., & Guillette, L.M. (2019) Social learning about construction behaviour via an artefact.
Animal Cognition. 22(3):305–315. 10.1007/s10071-019-01240-x [OA] [DC]
4. Neilands, P.D., Jelbert, S.J., Breen, A.J., Schiestl, M., & Taylor, A.H. (2016). How insightful is 'insight'? New Caledonian crows do
not attend to object weight during spontaneous stone dropping. PLoS ONE. 11(12):e0167419. 10.1371/journal.pone.01674179
3. Logan, C.J., Breen, A.J., Taylor, A.H., Gray, R.D., & Hoppitt, W. (2016). How New Caledonian crows solve novel foraging problems
and what it means for cumulative culture. Learning & Behavior. 44(1):18–28. 10.3758/s13420-015-0194-x
2. Breen, A.J., Guillette, L.M., & Healy, S.D. (2016). What can nest-building birds teach us? Comparative Cognition & Behavior
Reviews. 11:83–102. 10.3819/ccbr.2016.110005 [OA]
1. Logan, C.J., Jelbert, S.J., Breen, A.J., Gray, R.D., & Taylor, A.H. (2014). Modifications to the Aesop’s Fable paradigm change New
Caledonian crow performances. PLoS ONE. 9(7):1–9. 10.1371/journal.pone.0103049 [OA]