PUBLICATIONS

An important job as a scientist is to communicate our research findings to other colleagues and members of the public. Click below to read the ones my team has produced so far:

Published Peer-reviewed Articles

Morton, FB, Soulsbury CD. (preprint) Experiencing the wild: Red fox encounters are related to stronger nature connectedness, not anxiety, in people. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.25.645298 .

Adaway, KA, Snider, MH, Vinciguerra, C, Kupferman, CA, Beasley, JC, Morton, FB (2025) Wild raccoons are more innovative but not bolder than another ecological generalist, the Virginia opossum, on a pull-string task. Accepted in Animal Behaviour, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.21.649439

Morton, FB, Henri, D, Adaway, KA, Soulsbury, CD, and Hopkins, CR (2024) Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people.  Biological Conservation, 296, 110653.

Morton, FB, Gartner M, Norrie E-M, Haddou Y, Soulsbury CD, and Adaway K (2023) Urban foxes are bolder but not more innovative than their rural conspecifics. Animal Behaviour, 203, 101-113. 

Marsh CJ, …, Morton FB, …, Jetz W (2022) Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities. Journal of Biogeography, 00, 1-14.

Morton FB, Buchanan-Smith H, Brosnan SF, Thierry B, Paukner A, Essler JL, Marcum CS, and Lee PC (2021) Studying animal innovation at the individual level: A ratings-based assessment in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus [Cebus] sp.). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135, 258-265.

Morton FB, Robinson L, Brando S, and Weiss A (2021) Personality structure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135, 219-231.

Morton FB (2021) Do wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) use tools? Animal Cognition, 24, 433-441.

Morton FB, Altschul D (2019) Data reduction analyses of animal behaviour: Avoiding Kaiser’s criterion and adopting more robust automated methods. Animal Behaviour, 149, 89-95.

Robinson L, Morton FB, et al. (2016) Divergent personality structures in brown and white-faced capuchin monkeys. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 130, 305-312.

Robinson L, Waran NK, Leach MC, Morton FB, et al. (2016) “Happiness” means positive welfare in brown capuchin monkeys. Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 181, 145-151.

Morton FB, Brosnan SF, Pretôt L, Buchanan-Smith HM, O’Sullivan E, Stocker M, Wilson VA (2016) Using photographs to study animal social cognition and behaviour: Do capuchins’ responses to photos reflect reality? Behavioural Processes, 124: 38-46.

Morton FB, Weiss A, Buchanan-Smith H, Lee PC (2015) Capuchin monkeys with similar personalities have higher-quality relationships independent of age, sex, kinship, and rank.                       Animal Behaviour, 105:163-171.

Tranmer M, Marcum C, Morton FB, Croft D, de Kort S (2015) Using the relational events model (REM) to study the temporal dynamics of animal social networks. Animal Behaviour, 101:99-105.

Lefevre C, Wilson VA, Morton FB, Brosnan SF, Paukner A, Bates TC (2014) Facial width-to-height ratio relates to alpha status and assertive personality in capuchin monkeys. PLoS ONE, 9: e93369.

Wilson VA, Lefevre C, Morton FB, Brosnan SF, Paukner A, Bates TC (2014) Personality and facial morphology: links to assertiveness and neuroticism in capuchins (Sapajus [Cebus] apella). Personality and Individual Differences, 58:89-94.

Morton FB, Lee PC, Buchanan-Smith HM, Brosnan SF, Thierry B, Paukner A, de Waal FBM, Widness J, Essler J, Weiss A (2013) Personality structure in brown capuchin monkeys: Comparisons with chimpanzees, orangutans, and rhesus macaques. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 127:282-298.

Morton FB, Lee PC, Buchanan-Smith HM (2013) Taking personality selection bias seriously in animal cognition research: A case study in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella).  Animal Cognition, 16:677-684.

Morton FB, Lee PC, Todd AF, Masi S (2013) Observational monitoring of clinical signs during the last stage of habituation in a wild western gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic. Folia Primatoligica, 84:118-133.

Published Book Contributions

Morton FB, Williamson EA, Russon A (2013) Bornean orangutan. In: Handbook of the Mammals of the World Volume 3: Primates. RA Mittermeier & DE Wilson (Eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN-10:

Morton FB, Williamson EA, Singleton I (2013) Sumatran orangutan. In: Handbook of the Mammals of the World Volume 3: Primates. RA Mittermeier & DE Wilson (Eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN-10:

Doctoral Thesis

Morton FB (2014) Individual differences in learning, personality, and social success in brown capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.). Doctoral thesis submitted to the University of Stirling, UK.

Public Engagement Outputs

Urban Tales: The Adventures of Alice & Jack (A Free Nature-Based Educational Resource for Ages 9-14)