Author

Melissa Bateson B

Observed names: Bateson, Bateson, Melissa, M Bateson, M. Bateson, MELISSA BATESON, Melissa Bateson, Melissa Bateson C

Observed institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Royal Veterinary College, Duke University, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, University of Oxford, Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive, ORCID, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, University of Newcastle Australia, Newcastle University

ORCID: 0000-0002-0861-0191

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-0861-0191

OpenAlex ID: A5062703149

Cues of being watched enhance cooperation in a real-world setting

2006 · Melissa Bateson, Daniel Nettle, et al. · Biology Letters · 1,303

Risky Theories—The Effects of Variance on Foraging Decisions

1996 · ALEX KACELNIK, MELISSA BATESON · American Zoologist · 571

Agitated Honeybees Exhibit Pessimistic Cognitive Biases

2011 · Melissa Bateson, Suzanne Desire, et al. · Current Biology · 453

Effects of eye images on everyday cooperative behavior: a field experiment

2010 · Max Ernest-Jones, Daniel Nettle, et al. · Evolution and Human Behavior · 365

Adaptive developmental plasticity: what is it, how can we recognize it and when can it evolve?

2015 · Daniel Nettle, Melissa Bateson · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 314

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Food insecurity as a driver of obesity in humans: The insurance hypothesis

2016 · Daniel Nettle, Clare Andrews, et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 301

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Environmental enrichment induces optimistic cognitive bias in rats

2010 · Nichola M. Brydges, Matthew Leach, et al. · Animal Behaviour · 292

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Measuring Behaviour

2021 · Melissa Bateson, Paul Martin · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 269

Environmental enrichment induces optimistic cognitive biases in pigs

2012 · Catherine Douglas, Melissa Bateson, et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 269

Comparative evaluation and its implications for mate choice

2005 · Melissa Bateson, Susan D. Healy · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 265

Larger, enriched cages are associated with ‘optimistic’ response biases in captive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

2007 · Stephanie M. Matheson, Lucy Asher, et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 248

The watching eyes effect in the Dictator Game: it's not how much you give, it's being seen to give something

2012 · Daniel Nettle, Zoe Harper, et al. · Evolution and Human Behavior · 245

The Evolutionary Origins of Mood and Its Disorders

2012 · Daniel Nettle, Melissa Bateson · Current Biology · 230

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Anxiety: An Evolutionary Approach

2011 · Melissa Bateson, Ben Brilot, et al. · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 227

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Performance on a categorisation task suggests that removal of environmental enrichment induces ‘pessimism’ in captive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

2007 · M Bateson, SM Matheson · Animal Welfare · 213

‘Cycle Thieves, We Are Watching You’: Impact of a Simple Signage Intervention against Bicycle Theft

2012 · Daniel Nettle, Kenneth Nott, et al. · PLoS ONE · 205

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An experimental demonstration that early-life competitive disadvantage accelerates telomere loss

2014 · Daniel Nettle, Pat Monaghan, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 202

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Do Marine Mammals Experience Stress Related to Anthropogenic Noise?

2007 · Andrew J Wright, Natacha Aguilar Soto, et al. · International Journal of Comparative Psychology · 197

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Context–dependent foraging decisions in rufous hummingbirds

2003 · M. Bateson, S. D. Healy, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 179

Risk-sensitivity: crossroads for theories of decision-making

1997 · A. Kacelnik, M. Bateson · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 170

Single-trials analyses demonstrate that increases in clock speed contribute to the methamphetamine-induced horizontal shifts in peak-interval timing functions

2006 · Matthew S. Matell, Melissa Bateson, et al. · Psychopharmacology · 167

Do Images of ‘Watching Eyes’ Induce Behaviour That Is More Pro-Social or More Normative? A Field Experiment on Littering

2013 · Melissa Bateson, Luke Callow, et al. · PLoS ONE · 162

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Cognitive bias in the chick anxiety–depression model

2010 · Amy L. Salmeto, Kristen A. Hymel, et al. · Brain Research · 155

State-dependent decision making: educated predators strategically trade off the costs and benefits of consuming aposematic prey

2007 · CA Barnett, M Bateson, et al. · Behavioral Ecology · 155

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Optimism, pessimism and judgement bias in animals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 · Malgorzata Lagisz, Josefina Zidar, et al. · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 154

Works count: 348

Citation count: 12,580

H-index: 56

I10-index: 123