News & Publications
2022
- Miss, F. M., Sadoughi, B., Meunier, H. & Burkart, J. M. (in press) Individual differences in coorepresentation in three monkey species in the joint Simon task: The role of social factors and inhibitory control. Animal Cognition, doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022-01622-8
- Miss, F., Meunier, H., & Burkart, J. M. (2022). Primate origins of corepresentation and cooperative flexibility. Journal of Comparative Psychology, doi.org/10.1037/com0000315
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Aellen, M., Burkart, J. M., Bshary, R. (2022). No evidence for general intelligence in a fish. Ethology doi.org/10.1111/eth.13275
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Frye, B. M., McCoy, D. E., Kotler, J., Embury, A., Burkart, J. M., Burns, M., Eyre, S., Galbusera, P., Hooper, J., Idoe, A., López Goya, A., Mickelberg, J., Peromingo Quesada, M., Stevenson, M., Sullivan, S., Warneke, M., Wojciechowski, S., Wormell, D., Haig, D., & Tardif, S. D. (2022). After short interbirth intervals, monkeys have higher infant mortality. iScience.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3889702https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221016941
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Hrdy, S, B. & Burkart, J. M. (2022). How Reliance on Allomaternal Care Shapes Primate Development With Special Reference to the Genus Homo. In: Hart, S. L. & Bjorklund, D. F. Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy. Springer.
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2021
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Oliveira Terceiro, F. E., C. P. Araujo, A. & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Monkey see, monkey feel? Marmosets reactions toward conspecifics’ arousal. Roy Soc Open Science, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211255
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Zürcher, Y., Willems, E. P., & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Trade-offs between vocal accommodation and individual recognisability in common marmoset vocalizations. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-10.
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Brügger, R. K. & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Parental reactions to a dying marmoset infant: Conditional investment by the mother, but not the father. Behaviour. doi: 10.1163/1568539X-bja10108. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/6/eabc8790
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Watson, S. K., Burkart, J. M. & Schapiro, S. J., Lambeth, S. P., Mueller, J. L. & Townsend, S. W. (2021). Reply to comment on “Nonadjacent dependency processing in monkeys, apes, and humans”. Science Advances, 7, eabj1517. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/30/eabj1517
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Brügger, R. K., Willems, E. P. & Burkart, J. M. (2021) Do marmosets understand others’ conversations? A thermography approach. Science Advances 7(6), eabc8790, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc8790
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Sánchez-Amaro, A., Burkart, J.M. & Rossano, F. (2021). Marmoset monkeys overcome dyadic social dilemmas while avoiding mutual defection. Animal Behaviour 173, 93-104
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Ben Mocha, Y., & Burkart, J. M. (2021). Intentional communication: solving methodological issues to assigning first-order intentional signaling. Biological Reviews. doi: 10.1111/brv.12685
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Francisco Edvaldo de Oliveira Terceiro, Maria de Fátima Arruda, Carel P. van Schaik, Arrilton Araújo & Judith Maria Burkart, Higher social tolerance in wild versus captive common marmosets: the role of interdependence Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 825 (2021)
Higher social tolerance in wild versus captive common marmosets: the role of interdependence
2020
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Samin Gokcekus, Rahel K. Brügger, & Judith M. Burkart, Active sharing of a novel, arbitrary innovation in captive cotton-top tamarins? Volume 157 (2020): Issue 14-15 (Nov 2020) Behaviour
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Watson, S. K., Burkart, J. M. & Schapiro, S. J., Lambeth, S. P., Mueller, J. L. & Townsend, S. W. Non-adjacent dependency processing in monkeys, apes and humans. Science Advances, 6 : eabb0725
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Ben Mocha, Y. (2020) Why do human and non-human species conceal mating? The cooperation maintenance hypothesis. Proc. R. Soc. B.
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Schubiger, M. N., Fichtel, C., & Burkart, J. M. (2020). Validity of Cognitive Tests for Nonhuman Animals: Pitfalls and Prospects. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1835.
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Haun, D., Liebal, K., Amici, F., Bender, A., Bohn, M., Bräuer, J. Buttelman,, D. Burkart, J. M. et al. (2020). A pleading for the relevance of comparative psychology for the understanding of human development. Psychologische Rundschau, 71, 40–41.
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Hrdy Blaffer, S. & Burkart, J. M. (2020) The emergence of emotionally modern humans: Implications for language and learning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
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Burkart, J. M. & van Schaik, C. P. (2020) Marmoset prosociality is intentional. Animal Cognition
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Šlipogor, V., Burkart, J. M., Weiss, A., Bugnyar, T. & Koski, S. E. (2020). Getting the Best of Both Worlds? Personality Method Validation in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Journal of Comparative Psychology. top
2019
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Ermattinger, F. A., Brügger, R. K. & Burkart, J. M. (2019). Infrared thermography reveals emotions in common marmosets. Physiology and Behavior, 211, 112672.
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McCoy, D. E., Frye, B. M., Kotler, j., Embury A., Burkart, J., Burns, M., Eyre, S., Galbusera, P., Hooper, J., Idoe,A., López Goya, A., Mickelberg, J., Peromingo, M., Stevenson, M., Sullivan, S., Warneken, M., Wojciechowski, S., Wormell, D., Haig, D., and Tardif, S. D. (2019). Demographics of a large dataset of Callitrichine monkeys: The influence of siblings. American Journal of Primatology, doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23038.
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Šlipogor, V., Burkart, J. M., Weiss, A., Bugnyar, T. & Koski, S. E. (in press). Getting the Best of Both Worlds? Personality Method Validation in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Journal of Comparative Psychology.
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Heldstab, S., Isler, K., Burkart, J. M. & van Schaik, C. P. (2019). Allomaternal care, brains and fertility in mammals: Who cares matters Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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Guerreiro Martins, E., Moura, A., Finkenwirth, C. & Burkart, J. M. (2019) Food sharing in three species of callitrichid monkeys: Individual differences and interspecific variation. Journal of Comparative Psychology.
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Schubiger, M. N. & Burkart, J. M. (2019). Does opportunistic testing bias cognitive performance in primates? Learning from drop-outs. PlosOne. 14(3), e0213727.
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Damerius, L. A., Burkart, J. B., van Noordwijk, M., Haun, B. M. & van Schaik, C. P. (2019). Cognitive abilities in orangutans (Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus). Intelligence https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2018.10.008.
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van Schaik, C. P. & Burkart, J. M. (2019).The evolution of human normativity: the role of prosociality and conformity. In: Bayertz, K. & Roughley, N. (eds.). The normative animal? On the anthropological significance of social, moral, and linguistic norms. Oxford University Press.
2018
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Zürcher, Y., Willems, E. P. & Burkart, J. M. (2018) Vocal accommodation in marmosets: Does similarity buffer tension during pair bond development? In: Cuskle, C., Flaherty, M., McCrohon, L., Little, H., Ravignani, A. & Verhoef, T. (eds.). The Evolution of Langauge. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference Torun, Poland 2018, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 551-554.
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van Schaik, C. P. & Burkart, J. M. (2018). The moral capacity as a biological adaptation: A commentary. Philosophical Psychology, 31(5), 703-721.
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J. M. Burkart, R. K. Brügger, C. P. van Schaik (2018). Evolutionary origins of morality. Insights from nonhuman primates, Frontiers in Psychology, 3:17, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2018.00017
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Finkenwirth, C., & Burkart, J. M. (2018) Why help? Relationship quality, not strategic grooming predicts helping in marmosets. Physiology and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.050
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Arbib, M. A., Aboitiz, F., Burkart, J., Corballis, M., Coudé,G., Hecht, E., Liebal, K., Myowa-Yamakoshi, M., Pustejovsky, J., Putt, S., Rossano, F., Russon, A. E., Schoenemann, P. T., Seifert, U., Semendeferi, K., Sinha, C., Stout, D., Volterra, V., Wacewicz, S. & Wilson, B. (in press). The comparative neuroprimatology 2018 (CNP-2018) road map for research on how the brain got language. Interaction Studies, 19, 1-2.
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Miss, F. & Burkart, J. M. (2018). Co-representation during joint action in marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus). Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797618772046
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Bruegger, R. K., Kappeler-Schmalzriedt, T. & Burkart, J. M. (2018). Reverse audience effects on helping in cooperatively breeding common marmosets. Biology Letters, 14(3), https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0030.
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Burkart, J. M., Guerreiro Martins, E., Miss, F., & Zuercher, Y. (2018). From sharing food to sharing information: cooperative breeding and the roots of language. Interaction Studies, 19, 1-2.
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Ruch, H., Zuercher, Y. & Burkart, J. M. (2017). The function of vocal accommodation in humans and other primates. Biological Reviews. DOI:10.1111/brv.12382
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Burkart, J. M. All for One and One for All Box 13.1 Cooperative Breeding and Cognition. In: Bueno-Guerra, N. & Amici, F. (eds.) Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition: A Comparative Guide (2018): 293. Cambridge University Press
2017
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Burkart, J. M., van Schaik, C. P. & Griesser, M. (in press). Looking for unity in diversity: cooperative breeding in humans in a comparative perspective. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. DOI:10.1098/rsp.2017.1184
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Burkart, J., Schubiger, M., & Van Schaik, C. (2017). Future directions for studying the evolution of general intelligence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40. doi:10.1017/S0140525X17000024
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Koski, S., Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Ash, H., Burkart, J. M., Bugnyar, T., Weiss, A. (2017) Marmoset personality structure. Journal of Comparative Psychology. Koski et al. in press (PDF, 814 KB)
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Zuercher, Y. & Burkart, J. M. (2017) Population differences in vocalizations in marmoset monkeys: Evidence for vocal production learning? International Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1007/s10764-017-9979-4
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Burkart, J. M. (2017). The Evolution and consequences of sociality. In: Call, J. APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology. Washingtion: American Psychological Association, 257-273. Burkart final (DOCX, 227 KB)
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van Schaik, C. P. & Burkart, J. M. (in press).The special role of morality in the evolution of human normativity. In: Bayertz, K. & Roughley, N. (eds.). The normative animal? On the anthropological significance of social, moral, and linguistic norms. Oxford University Press. van Schaik & Burkart final (PDF, 534 KB)
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Finkenwirth, C., Burkart, J. M. (2017) Longterm-stability of relationship structure in family groups of common marmosets. Physiology and Behavior. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.032 accepted
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Damerius, L. A., Forss, S. I. F., Kosonen, Z. K., Willems, E. P., Burkart, J. M., Call, J., Galdikas, B. M., Liebal, K., Haun, D. B., & van Schaik, C. P. Orientation toward humans predicts cognitive performance in orangutans. Scientific Reports, 7:40052.
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van Schaik, C. P., Graber, S. M., Schuppli, C. & Burkart, J. M. (2017). The ecology of social learning in animals and its link with intelligence. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, e99, 1-12.
2016
- Finkenwirth, C., Martins, E., Deschner, T., & Burkart, J. M. (2016). Oxytocin is associated with infant-care behavior and motivation in cooperatively breeding marmoset monkeys. Hormones and behavior, 80, 10-18.
- Townsend, S. W., Koski, S. E., Byrne R. W., Slocombe, K. E., Bickel, B., Böckle, M., Braga Concalves, I., Burkart, J. M., Flower, T., Gaunet, F., Glock, H. J., Gruber, T., Jansen D. A. W. A. M., Liebal, K., Linke, A., Miklosi, A., Moore, R., van Schaik, C. P., Stoll, S., Vail, A., Waller, B., Wild, M., Zuberbühler, K. & Manser, M. B. (2016). Exorcising Grice’s ghost: an empirical approach to studying intentional communication in animals. Biological Reviews. doi: 10.1111/brv.12289.
- Burkart, J. M., Schubiger, M. N. & van Schaik, C. P. (2016). The evolution of general intelligence. Target article. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, doi:10.1017/S0140525X16000959.
The evolution of general intelligence (PDF, 1020 KB) - Schubiger, M. N., Kissling, A. & Burkart, J. M. (2016). How task format affects cognitive performance: A memory test with two species of New World monkeys. Animal Behaviour, 121: 33-39.
- Burkart, J. M. (in press). The evolution and consequences of sociality. In: APA Handbook of Comparative Psycholog (eds: Call, J., Burghardt, G., Pepperberg, I., Snowdon, C., & Zentall, T.)
- Heldstab, S. A., Kosonen, Z. K., Koski, S. E. Burkart, J. M., van Schaik, C. P., & Isler, K. Manipulation complexity in primates coevolved with brain size and terrestriality (2016) Scientific Reports, 6:24528
- Finkenwirth, C. F., Martins, E., Deschner, T. & Burkart, J. M. (2016). Oxytocin as a mediator of infant care behavior and motivation in cooperatively breeding marmosets. Hormones and Behavior. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.01.008
- Burkart, J. M. & van Schaik, C. P. (2016). Revisiting the consequences of cooperative breeding. A response to Thornton & McAuliffe (2015). Journal of Zoology, DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12322
Burkart & van Schaik_in press (PDF, 297 KB) - van Schaik, C. P., Burkart, J. M., Damerius, L., Forss, S., Koops, K., van Noordwijk, M. & Schuppli, C. (2016). The reluctant innovator: Orangutans and the phylogeny of creativity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371(1690), 20150183
- Burkart, J. M. & van Schaik, C. P. (2016). The cooperative breeding perspective helps pinning down when uniquely human evolutionary processes are necessary – and when not. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 39, e34.