Margaret C. Crofoot

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute — PA

Psychology · Social Sciences

35h-index6.3kcitations143works3.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Primate Behavior and Ecology(79), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(48), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(45), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(38), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation(15)

Publications143 total

White-faced capuchins ( <i>Cebus capucinus imitator</i> ) exhibit selectivity for stone tools
2025Open Access
Beyond Observation: Indigenous Tracking Explores Complex Lion Behaviour in Challenging Environments
African Journal of Wildlife Research·2025
Does predation risk constrain behavior in prey species? A test with five species of Neotropical forest mammals
Journal of Mammalogy·2025Open Access
Optimal foraging can drive emergent initiator‐follower dynamics in social groups
Oikos·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Habitual tool use on monopolizable resources affects group cohesion
2025Open Access
Studying collective animal behaviour with drones and computer vision
Methods in Ecology and Evolution·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Environmental fluctuations alter the competitive trade-offs of group size in a social primate
2025Open Access
Correction: BaboonLand Dataset: Tracking Primates in the Wild and Automating Behaviour Recognition from Drone Videos
International Journal of Computer Vision·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Penguins exploit tidal currents for efficient navigation and opportunistic foraging
PLoS Biology·2025Open Access
Wild orangutans maintain sleep homeostasis through napping, counterbalancing socio-ecological factors that interfere with their sleep
Current Biology·2025· 2 cited
BaboonLand Dataset: Tracking Primates in the Wild and Automating Behaviour Recognition from Drone Videos
International Journal of Computer Vision·2025· 10 cited
Behavioral sequences across multiple animal species in the wild share common structural features
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Rise and spread of a social tradition of interspecies abduction
Current Biology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Development and social dynamics of stone tool use in wild white-faced capuchin monkeys
2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Intraspecific variability of social structure and linked foraging behavior in females of a widespread bat species (Phyllostomus hastatus)
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Ecological and Social Pressures Influence Diel Activity Patterns in Wild Tibetan Macaques
American Journal of Primatology·2025· 2 cited
Wild Orangutans Maintain Sleep Homeostasis Through Napping, Counterbalancing Socio-Ecological Factors that Interfere with Their Sleep
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
High resolution data reveal fundamental steps and turning points in animal movements
2024Open Access
Magellanic penguins balance navigation with foraging opportunities in complex current regimes
2024Open Access
Consistent long-distance foraging flights across years and seasons at colony level in a neotropical bat
Biology Letters·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Roland Kays(11), Damien R. Farine(9), Martin Wikelski(6), Ariana Strandburg‐Peshkin(6), Tanya Berger‐Wolf(5), Ben T. Hirsch(5), Damien Caillaud(5), Iain D. Couzin(4), Grace H. Davis(4), Dena J. Clink(4), Andrew J. Marshall(4), Ian C. Gilby(3), Michael Noonan(3), Christen H. Fleming(3), Laura R. Bidner(3), Lynne A. Isbell(3), William F. Fagan(3), Justin M. Calabrese(3), Patrick A. Jansen(3), Claudio M. Monteza‐Moreno(3)