Lauren Guillette, University of Alberta

Research

Animal cognition Cognitive ecology Individual differences Animal personality Comparative cognition Evolution of learning Immediate early gene expression Nest building behaviour

Latest papers

Systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis of meta-analyses on animal cognition.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025
Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks.
STAR protocols · 2024 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Cognitive Ecology
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$310,000
The cognitive ecology of animal construction behaviour: Individual differences in asocial and social learning
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
The cognitive ecology of animal construction behaviour: Individual differences in asocial and social learning
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$196,000

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis of meta-analyses on animal cognition.

Mizuno A, Lagisz M, Pollo P, Guillette L, Soma M, Nakagawa S

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106342 PMID: 40825455

02

Protocol to quantify bird nest morphology via image analyses using linear measurements and geometric landmarks.

Whittaker B, Camacho-Alpízar A, Guillette L

STAR protocols2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103004 PMID: 38607923

Cognitive Ecology

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Guillette, Lauren

Keywords: Animal cognition; Animal behaviour; Cognitive ecology; Animal learning; Individual differences

$310,000

The cognitive ecology of animal construction behaviour: Individual differences in asocial and social learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Guillette, Lauren

$12,500

The cognitive ecology of animal construction behaviour: Individual differences in asocial and social learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Guillette, Lauren

Keywords: animal cognition; comparative cognition; social learning; individual differences; evolution of learning; nest building behaviour; animal personality; immediate early gene expression; songbirds; cognitive ecology

$196,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Shinichi Nakagawa

Department of Biological Sciences - University of Alberta

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Animal cognition Dear Professor Guillette, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis of meta-analyses on animal cognition." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Cognitive Ecology" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]