Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour

Research Interests:

My main interest is in finding the most appropriate ways to analyse data, particularly those arising from studies of animal behaviour, and in helping researchers to apply these methods.

I'm also interested in bird song and behaviour, and I'm currently working on a study of the vocalisations of the grey butcherbird. 

Selected Publications:

Seksel, K., Mazurski, E. & Taylor, A.  (1999).  Puppy socialisation programs:  short and long term behavioural effects.  Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 62, 335-349.

Lam, M., Homewood, J., Taylor, A. & Mazurski, E.  (2000).  Second generation effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy in rats. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 24, 619-631

Ord, T.J., Peters, R.A., Evans, C.S. & Taylor A.J.  (2002).  Digital video playback and visual communication in lizards.  Animal Behaviour, 63, 879-890.

Lawson, C. J., Homewood, J., & Taylor, A. J.  (2002).  The effects of l-glucose on memory in mice are modulated by peripheral acting cholinergic drugs.  Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 77, 17-28

Hepner, I., Homewood, J., & Taylor, A.   (2002).  Methadone disrupts performance on the working memory version of the Morris water task.  Physiology & Behavior, 76,  41-49.

Bayly, K. L., Evans, C. S., & A. Taylor.  (2006).  Measuring social structure:  A comparison of eight dominance indices.  Behavioural Processes, 73, 1-32.