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Our research is concerned with unraveling the behavioural mechanisms that underpin spatial cognition, those fundamental processes that allow animals to navigate effectively through their own particular habitats. We use theoretical and empirical approaches to answer questions that range from studying the senses that are used to obtain information on the local surroundings, through to exploring how this information is learned, remembered and recalled to enable efficient navigation.


We are based at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, and are part of the Oxford Navigation Group.

Recent Publications

Holbrook, R. I., and Theresa Burt de Perera. (2011) Three-dimensional spatial cognition: information in the vertical dimension overrides information from the horizontal. Animal Cognition, In Press

Holbrook, R. I. (2011) Comment on “Biparental mucus feeding: a unique example of parental care in an Amazonian cichlid”. Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 7, 1213-1214.

Holbrook, R. I. and Burt de Perera, T. (2011) Fish navigation in the vertical dimension: can fish use hydrostatic pressure to determine depth? Fish and Fisheries, In Press

CONTACT

Address

Animal Behaviour Research Group,
Department of Zoology,
University of Oxford,
South Parks Road,
Oxford, OX1 3PS,
United Kingdom

Theresa Burt de Perera

theresa.burt@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1865 271218
Fax: +44 (0)1865 310447

Robert Holbrook

robert.holbrook@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1865 281073
Fax: +44 (0)1865 310447

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