Research output per year
Research output per year
The University of Western Australia (M092), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
My research involves investigating the behavior, reproductive success, cognition and long-term population dynamics of several wild, cooperatively breeding bird species. I will use these populations to investigate critical group size effects (i.e. the demographic and behavioural changes that occur when groups become too big or too small) and climte change impacts on behaviour and reproduction.
The recent research funded by an ARC Discovery grant will investigate the relationship between cognition and sociality in the cooperatively breeding Western Australian magpie. A specific aim of this research is to understand how group-living affects the ontogeny and expression of cognitive behaviour, and what the consequences of variation in cognitive ability are.
Ongoing research in my lab focusses on aspects of social living, including factors affecting investment in cooperation, inter versus intragroup dynamics, cognition and sociality, and vocal communication. Recent research in my lab has looked at the impact of cliamte change on cooperative breeding behaviour and group dynamics.
2011 ARC Future Fellowship 'Group dynamics, critical group size effects and population regulation in cooperative breeders'
2014 ARC Discovery Grant 'The benefits of sociality: understanding the relationship between cognition, cooperation and fitness'
2019 ARC Discovery Grant "Understanding the relationship between sociality and cognition"
2021 ARC Discovery Grant "Understanding the impact of heat stress on cognition in a changing world"
Understanding communicative complexity in highly social speices (Pied Babbler Research Project, Western Magpie Research Project, and a collaboration with Dr Stephanie King of the Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project).
Long-term population dynamics, population regulation and critical group size effects in cooperative breeders (Pied and Arabian Babbler Research Projects)
The effect of extreme climate events on behaviour and cognition (Pied and Arabian Babbler Research Projects, Western Magpie Research Project)
The relationship between sociality and cognition (Western Magpie Research Project and Pied Babbler Research Project)
The fragile dynamic between intra-group cooperation and conflict (Western Magpie Research Project and Pied Babbler Research Project)
Determining the social versus environmental drivers of cognition (Western Magpie Research Project)
Wildlife Conservation & Management ANIM3353 (coordinator)
Behavioural Ecology ANIM3365 (lectures)
Darwinian Revolution ANIM2001 (guest lecture)
Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Biological Sciences
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thompson, A. M. (Creator), Raihani, N. J. (Creator), Hockey, P. A. R. (Creator), Britton, A. (Creator), Finch, F. M. (Creator) & Ridley, M. (Creator), DRYAD, 22 May 2013
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5t1b5, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.5t1b5
Dataset
Engesser, S. (Creator), Ridley, M. (Creator), Manser, M. B. (Creator), Manser, A. (Creator) & Townsend, S. W. (Creator), DRYAD, 4 Jun 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.01vm510, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.01vm510
Dataset
Ashton, B. (Creator), Ridley, M. (Creator), Edwards, E. K. (Creator) & Thornton, A. (Creator), DRYAD, 7 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.ph3h8, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.ph3h8
Dataset
Wiley, E. M. (Creator) & Ridley, M. (Creator), DRYAD, 16 May 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r3mk2ng, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.r3mk2ng
Dataset
Bourne, A. (Creator), Ridley, M. (Creator), Spottiswoode, C. (Creator) & Cunningham, S. (Creator), DRYAD, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.zgmsbccbk, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.zgmsbccbk
Dataset
Ridley, M., Thornton, A. & Ashton, B.
1/03/22 → 10/06/25
Project: Research
Ridley, M. & Thornton, A.
1/01/20 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
Peh, K., Mitchell, N. & Ridley, M.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Ridley, M. & Townsend, S.
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Ridley, M., Thornton, A. & Bell, M.
1/01/14 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
Amanda Ridley (Speaker) & Elizabeth Marie Speechley (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects
Mandy Ridley & Renee Firman 27/07/20 → 24/11/20 |
Course
Amanda Bourne, Susan Cunningham, Claire N. Spottiswoode & Mandy Ridley
31/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
6/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
2/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
2/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media