Corina Logan
Senior Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 341 3550 321
e-mail: corina_loganeva.mpgde
office: level 1, room u1.40
personal webpage: corinalogan.com
I am a comparative behavioral ecologist investigating the role of behavioral flexibility in rapid geographic range expansions. I use field and lab experiments in great-tailed grackles (an urban bird species in the Americas) and humans to understand what behavioral flexibility is and whether it is a mechanism for surviving in new environments.
Publications
* = undergraduate co-author
In Vorbereitung
Folsom, M. A., MacPherson, M., Lukas, D., McCune, K. B., Bergeron, L., Bond, A., Blackwell, A., Rowney, C., & Logan, C. J. (in preparation). Repeated parental care by adult male great-tailed grackles and its association with hormones, fitness, specific populations, and mating strategies. | |
Logan, C. J., Rowney, C., Bergeron, L., McCune, K., Bond, A., Blackwell, A., & Lukas, D. (in preparation). The genetics of behavioral flexibility across the range of a rapidly expanding species. | |
Logan, C. J., Rowney, C., Bergeron, L., McCune, K., MacPherson, M., Bond, A., Blackwell, A., Escalante, A., & Pacheco, M. (in preparation). How and why does behavioral flexibility vary across the range of a rapidly expanding species? | |
Logan, C. J., Rowney, C., Bergeron, L., McCune, K., MacPherson, M., Bond, A., Blackwell, A., Escalante, A., & Pacheco, M. (in preparation). What are the costs and constraints of behavioral flexibility in great-tailed grackles? | |
McCune, K. B., Folsom, M., Ross, C., Bergeron, L., & Logan, C. J. (in preparation). Does great-tailed grackle space use behavior reflect individual differences in exploration? |
Open AccessIm Druck
Berens, J. M. *., Logan, C. J., Folsom, M., Bergeron, L., & McCune, K. B. (in press). Validating morphological condition indices and their relationship with reproductive success in great-tailed grackles(In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 8 Nov 2019). Peer Community in Ecology, 100035. | |
Blaisdell, A., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., Bergeron, L., Rowney, C., Seitz, B., McCune, K., Folsom, M., MacPherson, M., & Logan, C. J. (in press). Do the more flexible individuals rely more on causal cognition? Observation versus intervention in casual inference in great-tailed grackles (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 31 Jan 2019). Peer Community In Ecology, 100014. | |
Logan, C. J., Lukas, D., Bergeron, L., Folsom, M., & McCune, K. (in press). Is behavioral flexibility related to foraging and social behavior in a rapidly expanding species? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 6 Aug 2019). Peer Community in Ecology, 100026. | |
Logan, C. J., MacPherson, M., Rowney, C., Bergeron, L., Seitz, B., Blaisdell, A., Folsom, M., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., & McCune, K. (in press). Is behavioral flexibility manipulatable and, if so, does it improve flexibility and problem solving in a new context? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 26 Mar 2019). Peer Community In Ecology, 100019. | |
Logan, C. J., McCune, K. B., Breen, A. J., Chen, N., & Lukas, D. (in press). Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior and habitat changes (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 06 Oct 2020). Peer Community in Ecology, 100062. | |
Logan, C. J., McCune, K., MacPherson, M., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., Bergeron, L., Rowney, C., Seitz, B., Blaisdell, A., Folsom, M., & Wascher, C. A. F. (in press). Are the more flexible individuals also better at inhibition? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 6 Mar 2019). Peer Community In Ecology, 100016. | |
McCune, K. B., Folsom, M., Ross, C., Bergeron, L., & Logan, C. J. (in press). Does great-tailed grackle space use behavior reflect individual differences in exploration? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 23 Sep 2020). Peer Community in Ecology, 100058. | |
McCune, K., MacPherson, M., Rowney, C., Bergeron, L., Folsom, M., & Logan, C. J. (in press). Is behavioral flexibility linked with exploration, but not boldness, persistence, or motor diversity? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 27 Mar 2019). Peer Community In Ecology, 100020. | |
McCune, K., McElreath, R., & Logan, C. J. (in press). Investigating the use of learning mechanisms in a species that is rapidly expanding its geographic range (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 11 Oct 2019). Peer Community in Ecology, 100032. | |
Sevchik, A. *., Logan, C. J., Bergeron, L., Blackwell, A., Rowney, C., & Lukas, D. (in press). Investigating sex differences in genetic relatedness in great-tailed grackles in Tempe, Arizona to infer potential sex biases in dispersal (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 29 Nov 2019). Peer Community in Ecology, 100036. |
2021
Seitz, B. M., McCune, K. B., MacPherson, M., Bergeron, L., Blaisdell, A. P., & Logan, C. J. (2021). Using touchscreen equipped operant chambers to study comparative cognition. Benefits, limitations, and advice. PLoS One, 16(2): e0246446. |
2020
Blaisdell, A., Seitz, B., Rowney, C., Folsom, M., MacPherson, M., Deffner, D., & Logan, C. J. (2020). Do the more flexible individuals rely more on causal cognition? Observation versus intervention in causal inference in great-tailed grackles. PsyArXiv. | |
Logan, C. J., McCune, K., MacPherson, M., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., Rowney, C., Seitz, B., Blaisdell, A., Deffner, D., & Wascher, C. (2020). Are the more flexible great-tailed grackles also better at behavioral inhibition? (In principle acceptance by PCI Ecology of the version on 6 Mar 2019). PsyArXiv. |
2019
Bergeron, L. M., & Logan, C. J. (2019). Modifications to the bownet trapping method to increase safety for medium-sized, agile birds. Poster presented at American Ornithological Society (137th Stated Meeting), Anchorage, Alaska. | |
Bergeron, L. M., & Logan, C. J. (2019). Modifications to the bownet trapping method to increase safety for medium-sized, agile birds. In AOS 2019 Abstract Book (pp. 236-237). |
2018
Logan, C. J., Avin, S., Boogert, N., Buskell, A., Cross, F. R., Currie, A., Jelbert, S., Lukas, D., Mares, R., Navarrete, A. F., Shigeno, S., & Montgomery, S. H. (2018). Beyond brain size: Uncovering the neural correlates of behavioral and cognitive specialization. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 13, 55-89. | |
Montgomery, S. H., Currie, A., Lukas, D., Boogert, N., Buskell, A., Cross, F. R., Jelbert, S., Avin, S., Mares, R., Navarrete, A. F., Shigeno, S., & Logan, C. J. (2018). Ingredients for understanding brain and behavioral evolution: Ecology, phylogeny, and mechanism. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 13, 99-104. | |
Tennant, J., Gatto, L., & Logan, C. J. (2018). Preprints help journalism, not hinder it. Nature, 560(7720), 553-553. |
2017
Logan, C. J. (2017). We can shift academic culture through publishing choices [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]. F1000Research, 6: 518. | |
Mikhalevich, I., Powell, R., & Logan, C. J. (2017). Is behavioural flexibility evidence of cognitive complexity? How evolution can inform comparative cognition. Interface Focus, 7(3): 20160121. | |
Powell, R., Mikhalevich, I., Logan, C. J., & Clayton, N. S. (2017). Convergent minds: The evolution of cognitive complexity in nature. Interface Focus, 7(3): 20170029. | |
Priego, E., McKiernan, E., Posada, A., Hartley, R., Ortega, N. R. g., Fiormonte, D., Gil, A., Logan, C. J., Alperin, J. P., Mounce, R., Eglen, S. J., Trigueros, E. M., Lawson, S., Gatto, L., Ramos, A., & Pérez, N. (2017). Scholarly publishing, freedom of information and academic self-determination: The UNAM-Elsevier Case. Authorea. |
2016
Logan, C. J. (2016). Behavioral flexibility and problem solving in an invasive bird. PeerJ, 4: e1975. | |
Logan, C. J. (2016). Behavioral flexibility in an invasive bird is independent of other behaviors. PeerJ, 4: e2215. | |
Logan, C. J. (2016). How far will a behaviourally flexible invasive bird go to innovate? Royal Society Open Science, 3(6): 160247. | |
Logan, C. J., Breen, A. J., Taylor, A. H., Gray, R. D., & Hoppitt, W. J. E. (2016). How New Caledonian crows solve novel foraging problems and what it means for cumulative culture. Learning Behavior, 44(1), 18-28. | |
Logan, C. J., Harvey, B. D. *., Schlinger, B. A., & Rensel, M. (2016). Western scrub-jays do not appear to attend to functionality in Aesop’s Fable experiments. PeerJ, 4: e1707. | |
Logan, C. J., Kruuk, L. E. B., Stanley, R., Thompson, A. M., & Clutton-Brock, T. H. (2016). Endocranial volume is heritable and is associated with longevity and fitness in a wild mammal. Royal Society Open Science, 3(12): 160622. | |
Miller, R., Logan, C. J., Lister, K. *., & Clayton, N. S. (2016). Eurasian jays do not copy the choices of conspecifics, but they do show evidence of stimulus enhancement. PeerJ, 4: e2746. |
2015
Logan, C. J., & Palmstrom, C. R. *. (2015). Can endocranial volume be estimated accurately from external skull measurements in great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus)? PeerJ, 3: e1000. |
2014
Carter, A. J., Horrocks, N. P., Huchard, E., Logan, C. J., Lukas, D., MacLeod, K. J., Marshall, H. H., Peck, H. L., Sanderson, J. L., & Sorensen, M. C. (2014). Junior scientists are sceptical of sceptics of open access: a reply to Agrawal. Trends in Plant Science, 19(6), 339-340. | |
Logan, C. J. (2014). Making progress in non-human mental time travel. Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 305. | |
Logan, C. J., Jelbert, S. A., Breen, A. J., Gray, R. D., & Taylor, A. H. (2014). Modifications to the Aesop's fable paradigm change New Caledonian crow performances. PLoS One, 9(7): e103049. | |
O'Donnell, S., Kumar, A., & Logan, C. J. (2014). Do Nearctic migrant birds compete with residents at army ant raids? A geographic and seasonal analysis. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 126(3), 474-487. |
2013
Logan, C. J., & Clutton-Brock, T. H. (2013). Validating methods for estimating endocranial volume in individual red deer (Cervus elaphus). Behavioural Processes, 92, 143-146. | |
Logan, C. J., & Longino, J. T. (2013). Adult male coatis play with a band of juveniles. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 73(2), 353-355. | |
Logan, C. J., Ostojić, L., & Clayton, N. S. (2013). Rook, but not jackdaw, post-conflict third-party affiliation reduces aggression for aggressors. Ethology, 119(5), 427-435. |
2012
Logan, C. J., Emery, N. J., & Clayton, N. S. (2012). Alternative behavioral measures of postconflict affiliation. Behavioral Ecology, 24(1), 98-112. | |
O’Donnell, S., Logan, C. J., & Clayton, N. S. (2012). Specializations of birds that attend army ant raids: An ecological approach to cognitive and behavioral studies. Behavioural Processes, 91(3), 267-274. |
2011
Logan, C. J., O’Donnell, S., & Clayton, N. S. (2011). A case of mental time travel in ant-following birds? Behavioral Ecology, 22(6), 1149-1153. |
2010
O'Donnell, S., Kumar, A., & Logan, C. J. (2010). Army ant raid attendance and bivouac-checking behavior by neotropical Montane forest birds. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122(3), 503-512. |
2009
Logan, C. J., & Montero, C. (2009). Bothrops asper (Terciopelo) scavenging behavior. Herpetological Review, 40(3), 352-352. |
2007
Logan, C. J., & Pepper, J. W. (2007). Social learning is central to innovation, in primates and beyond. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30(4), 416-417. |