https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:4427 Comparative Cognition Needs Big Team Science: How Large-Scale Collaborations Will Unlock the Future of the Field Alessandroni, Nicolas Nicolas Alessandroni Altschul, Drew Drew Altschul Bazhydai, Marina Marina Bazhydai 0000-0002-3996-7863 Byers-Heinlein, Krista Krista Byers-Heinlein Elsherif, Mahmoud Mahmoud Elsherif Gjoneska, Biljana Biljana Gjoneska Huber, Ludwig Ludwig Huber 0000-0002-0217-136X University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Mazza, Valeria Valeria Mazza Miller, Rachael Rachael Miller Nawroth, Christian Christian Nawroth Pronizius, Ekaterina Ekaterina Pronizius Qadri, Muhammad A. J. Muhammad A. J. Qadri Slipogor, Vedrana Vedrana Slipogor Soderstrom, Melanie Melanie Soderstrom Stevens, Jeffrey R Jeffrey R Stevens Visser, Ingmar Ingmar Visser Williams, Madison Madison Williams Zettersten, Martin Martin Zettersten Pretot, Laurent Laurent Pretot Comparative Cognition Society journal article open access eng Comparative cognition research has been largely constrained to isolated facilities, small teams, and a limited number of species. This has led to challenges such as conflicting conceptual definitions and Specifically, we identify and describe four key BTS advantages - increasing sample size and diversity, enhancing task design, advancing theories, and improving welfare and conservation efforts. We conclude that BTS represents a transformative shift capable of advancing research in the field. Big Team Science Comparative Cognition Large-Scale Collaboration Metascience Research Culture http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:4427/download 10.3819/CCBR.2024.190001 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:605 application/pdf Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews issn:1911-4745 VoR Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews 19 424.44 kB 2024