Brittany N. Florkiewicz Source Confirmed

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Lyon College

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6 h-index 22 pubs 99 cited

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Brittany N. Florkiewicz's research investigates the communicative functions of facial signals in mammals, particularly focusing on domestic cats and chimpanzees. Her work employs computational methods and observational studies to understand how facial expressions convey social information and contribute to the evolution of communication systems. Florkiewicz has explored the complexity and combinatorics of chimpanzee facial signals, with implications for understanding the evolution of language. She has also examined the social role of domestic cat facial signals using both observational and computational approaches. Her collaborations include work with Samantha Dickey and Robert W. Miller at Lyon College, and J. R. Garrett at Arkansas State University, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Florkiewicz's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, with 22 total publications and 99 total citations.

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h-index: 6
Publications: 22
Citations: 99

Selected Publications

Harnessing AI-Based Computer Vision to Evaluate Biological and Behavioral Variables in Dog-Dog Play Interactions (2026) DOI
Close encounters of the cat kind: The influence of context and sex on facial signaling proximity in domesticated cats (Felis silvestris catus) (2025) DOI
Gibbon Gestures: Hylobatid Facial Signals and Insights Into Language Evolution (2025) DOI
Faces of time: a historical overview of rapid innovations in coding animal facial signals (2025) DOI
Navigating the nuances of studying animal facial behaviors with Facial Action Coding Systems (2025) DOI
Corrigendum to “Evaluating indicators of intentionality, flexibility, and goal-association in domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) facial signals” [Behav. Proc. 231, September 2025, 105244] (2025) DOI
Evaluating indicators of intentionality, flexibility, and goal-association in domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) facial signals (2025) DOI
The art of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) diplomacy: Unraveling the secrets of successful negotiations using machine learning. (2025) DOI
Predicting Social Rankings in Captive Chimpanzees (<i>Pan troglodytes</i>) Through Communicative Interactions‐Based Data‐Driven Model (2025) DOI
Examining Mammalian facial behavior using Facial Action Coding Systems (FACS) and combinatorics (2025) DOI
Feline faces: Unraveling the social function of domestic cat facial signals (2023) DOI
Primate socio-ecology shapes the evolution of distinctive facial repertoires. (2023) DOI