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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London

Overview

Patrick Bateson was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work spanned multiple fields including Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research contributed notably to subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics included Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics. This thematic range reflects a multidisciplinary approach aimed at understanding complex biological and social phenomena.

Bateson's recent published papers featured collaborative work with co-authors such as Mikhail Burtsev and K. V. Anokhin. Notable publications include:

  • "Plasticity facilitates rapid evolution", 2022, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Facilitation of Evolution by Plasticity Scales with Phenotypic Complexity", 2024, published in Animals

Their research appeared primarily in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Animals, indicating engagement with both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals focused on biological sciences.

Frequent collaborators included:

  • Mikhail Burtsev
  • K. V. Anokhin

Patrick Bateson was recognized with the Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London in 2014, an award reflecting a contribution to the field of zoology.

Best Publications

  • Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide

    Paul Martin;Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson

  • Developmental plasticity and human health.

    Patrick Bateson;David Barker;Timothy Clutton-Brock;Debal Deb

  • Growing Points in Ethology

    P. P. G. Bateson;Robert A. Hinde

  • Perspectives in Ethology

    Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson;Peter H. Klopfer

  • The characteristics and context of imprinting.

    P. P. G. Bateson

  • How do sensitive periods arise and what are they for

    Patrick Bateson

  • Assessment of pain in animals

    Patrick Bateson

  • Environmental influences during development and their later consequences for health and disease: implications for the interpretation of empirical studies.

    Peter D Gluckman;Mark A Hanson;Hamish G Spencer;Patrick Bateson

  • The biology of developmental plasticity and the Predictive Adaptive Response hypothesis

    Patrick Bateson;Peter Gluckman;Mark Hanson

  • Sexual imprinting and optimal outbreeding

    Patrick P. Bateson

  • Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

    Patrick Bateson

  • Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease

    Peter D. Gluckman;Mark A. Hanson;Patrick Bateson;Alan S. Beedle

  • Preferences for cousins in Japanese quail

    Patrick Bateson

  • The domestic cat : the biology of its behaviour

    Dennis C. Turner;Patrick Bateson

  • The Active Role of Behaviour in Evolution

    Patrick Bateson

  • Optimal Outbreeding and the Development of Sexual Preferences in Japanese Quail

    Patrick P. Bateson

  • Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution

    Patrick Bateson;Peter Gluckman

  • Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

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  • A method for rating the individual distinctiveness of domestic cats

    Julie Feaver;Michael Mendl;Patrick Bateson

  • Organization and ontogeny of alternative tactics

    T.M. Caro;Patrick Bateson

  • Effects of an Imprinting Procedure on RNA Polymerase Activity in the Chick Brain

    Jeff Haywood;Steven P. R. Rose;P. P. G. Bateson

  • Measuring behaviour: Analysis and interpretation of data

    Paul Martin;Patrick Bateson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Colin Honey
Robert Colin Honey Cardiff University
Carel ten Cate
Carel ten Cate Leiden University
Frank W. Nicholas
Frank W. Nicholas University of Sydney
Myron A. Hofer
Myron A. Hofer Columbia University
Daniel Nettle
Daniel Nettle Newcastle University
Johan J. Bolhuis
Johan J. Bolhuis University of Cambridge

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