Benjamin Ashton

Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences

The University of Western Australia (M084), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

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105 Citations
3 h-Index
5 Article
1 Letter
1 Review article
1 Doctoral Thesis

Larger group sizes facilitate the emergence and spread of innovations in a group-living bird
Ashton, B. J., Thornton, A. & Ridley, A. R., Dec 2019, In : Animal Behaviour. 158, p. 1-7 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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4 Citations (Scopus)

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Social and individual factors influence variation in offspring care in the cooperatively breeding Western Australian magpie
Pike, K. N., Ashton, B. J., Morgan, K. V. & Ridley, A. R., 1 Jan 2019, In : Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, APR, 92.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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3 Citations (Scopus)
An intraspecific appraisal of the social intelligence hypothesis
Ashton, B. J., Thornton, A. & Ridley, A. R., 26 Sep 2018, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 373, 1756, 20170288.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access
24 Citations (Scopus)
Cognitive performance is linked to group size and affects fitness in Australian magpies
Ashton, B. J., Ridley, A. R., Edwards, E. K. & Thornton, A., 15 Feb 2018, In : Nature. 554, 7692, p. 364-367
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73 Citations (Scopus)

172 Downloads (Pure)
Smarter through group living: A response to Smulders
Ashton, B. J., Ridley, A. R. & Thornton, A., 10 Dec 2018, In : Learning and Behavior.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1 Citation (Scopus)

Data from: Cognitive performance is linked to group size and affects fitness in Australian magpies
Ashton, B. (Creator), Ridley, M. (Creator), Edwards, E. K. (Creator) & Thornton, A. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 7 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.ph3h8, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.ph3h8
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Hate magpies? Too bad, they might explain the evolution of human brains
Mandy Ridley, Benjamin Ashton, Emily Edwards & Alex Thornton
16/02/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Magpies' brain power may be boosted by living in larger groups
Mandy Ridley, Benjamin Ashton, Alex Thornton & Emily Edwards
8/02/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Large-group living boosts magpie intelligence
Benjamin Ashton, Mandy Ridley, Emily Edwards & Alex Thornton
7/02/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media