Publications

Martínez, M., Schöndorfer, S., Robinson, L. M., Brosnan, S. F., & Range, F. (2024). Some dogs can find the payoff-dominant outcome in the Assurance game. Iscience, 27(1).

Nelson, X. J., Taylor, A. H., Cartmill, E. A., Lyn, H., Robinson, L. M., Janik, V., & Allen, C. (2023). Joyful by nature: approaches to investigate the evolution and function of joy in non‐human animals. Biological Reviews, 98(5), 1548-1563.

Martinez, M., Robinson, L. M., Brosnan, S. F., Range, F. (2023). Dogs take into account the actions of a human partner in a cooperative task. Proceedings B., 290:20222189

Range, F., Burkhard, M., Ward, S. J., & Robinson, L. M. (2023). Bonded by nature: Humans form equally strong and reciprocated bonds with similar raised dogs and wolves. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:1044940.

Robinson, L. M., Crudge, B., Lim, T., Vichet, R., Gartner, M., Naden, K., Officer, K., & Descovitch, K. (2022). Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 251(105627). 

Robinson, L. M., Martínez, M., Leverette, K. L., Rossettie, M. S., Wilson, B. J., & Brosnan, S. F. (2021). Anything for a cheerio: Brown capuchins (Sapajus [Cebus] apella) consistently cooperate in an Assurance Game with unequal payoff and varying reward structure. American Journal of Primatology, 83(10): e23321.

Morton, F. B., Robinson, L. M., Brando, S., & Weiss, A. (2021). Personality structure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135(2), 219-231.

Robinson, L. M., Waran, N. K., Handel, I. & Leach, M. C. (2021). Happiness, welfare, and personality in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 236(10568). 

Simpson, E. A., Robinson, L. M., & Paukner, A. (2019). Infant rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) personality and subjective well-being. PLoS ONE, 14(12): e0226747.

[Altschul, D.*, Robinson, L. M.]1st, Coleman, K., Capitanio, J. P., & Wilson, V. A. D. (2019). An exploration of the relationships among facial dimensions, age, sex, dominance status and personality in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). International Journal of Primatology, 40(4-5), 532-552. 

Robinson, L. M., Coleman, K., Capitanio, J. P., Gottlieb, D. H., Handel, I., Adams, M. J., Leach, M. C., Waran, N. K., & Weiss, A. (2018). Rhesus macaque personality, dominance, behavior, and health. American Journal of Primatology, 80(2), e22739. 

[Robinson, L. M.*, Altschul, D.]1st, Wallace, E. K., Ubeda, Y., Machanda, Z., Slocombe, K. E., Llorente, M., Leach, M. C., Waran, N. K., & Weiss, A. (2017). Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally stable. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 191, 90-97. 

Robinson, L. M., Waran, N. K., Leach, M. C., Morton, F. B., Paukner, A., Lonsdorf, E., Handel, I., Wilson V. A. D., Morton, F. B., Brosnan, S., & Weiss, A. (2016). Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 181, 145-151. 

Robinson, L. M., Morton, F. B., Gartner, M.C., Paukner, A., Widness, J., Essler, J., Brosnan, S., & Weiss, A. (2016). Divergent personality structures of brown (Sapajus apella) and white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 130(4), 305-312.

Robinson, L. M., Skiver Thompson, R., & Ha, J. C. (2016). Puppy temperament assessments predict breed and American kennel club group but not adult temperament. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 19(2), 101-114.

Book Chapters

Robinson, L. M. & Weiss, A. (2023). Primate Personality and Welfare. In: Robinson L. M., Weiss A. (Eds.). Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science and Ethics to Practice (pp. 395-411). Springer, Cham.

Weiss, A. & Robinson, L. M. (2020). Subjective Well-being, Happiness, and Personality in Animals. In: McMillan, F. D. (Ed.), Mental Health and Well-being in Animals, 2nd Edition (pp. 111-122). Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI.

Edited Volume

Robinson L. M., Weiss A. (Eds.). (2023). Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science and Ethics to Practice. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-82708-3

Other Publications

Kane, E. E. & Robinson, L. M. (2019). The 42nd annual meeting of the American Primatological Society in Madison, Wisconsin. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews. Morton, F. B., Robinson, L. M.,