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21.11.2025
 

What enables human language? A biocultural framework

 

Inbal Arnon, Liran Carmel, Nicolas Claidière, W. Tecumseh Fitch, Susan Goldin-Meadow, Simon...

22.09.2025
 

Brain activation for language and its relationship to cognitive and linguistic measures

Irene Balboni, Alessandra Rampinini, Olga Kepinska, Raphael...

26.08.2025
 

"Startling ravens Corvus corax at foraging: differences in anti-predator behaviour can be explained by age rather than personality"

by: Janina Anna...

21.07.2025
 

A nice press release on gestures in elephants. Well done!

 

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/science/elephants-gesturing-trunk.html

 

09.07.2025
 

Congratulations to Prof. Leonida Fusani for receiving a further FWF grant for the project "Mating and bonding decisions in a challenging environment"

05.05.2025
 

Publications


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Jungwirth A, Horsfield A, Nührenberg P, Fischer S. Estimating Cognitive Ability in the Wild: Validation of a Detour Test Paradigm Using a Cichlid Fish (Neolamprologus pulcher). Fishes. 2024 Feb;9(2):50. doi: 10.3390/fishes9020050

Kleindorfer S, Brouwer L, Hauber ME, Teunissen N, Peters A, Louter M et al. Nestling Begging Calls Resemble Maternal Vocal Signatures When Mothers Call Slowly to Embryos. The American Naturalist: a bi-monthly journal devoted to the advancement and correlation of the biological sciences. 2024 Feb;203(2):267-283. doi: 10.1086/728105

Naikatini AN, Keppel G, Brodie G, Kleindorfer S. Elevational differences in territory defence response in native (endemic and non-endemic) forest birds on Viti Levu Island, Fiji. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2024 Jan 31;51(2):301 - 316. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2023.2268533

Frigerio D, Kleindorfer S, Krejci J, Schuster R, Kotrschal K, Loretto MC et al. Saving Birds From Extinction by Discovering Their Habitats. Frontiers for Young Minds. 2024 Jan 24;1-8. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1210462

Apfelbeck B, Cousseau L, Kung'u GN, Canoine V, Heiskanen J, Korir DK et al. Cooperative breeding alters physiological and behavioral responses to habitat fragmentation. Iscience. 2024 Jan 19;27(1):108717. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108717

Ringler E, Dellefont K, Peignier M, Canoine V. Water-borne testosterone levels predict exploratory tendency in male poison frogs. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2024 Jan 15;346:114416. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114416

Huge AC, Adreani NM, Colombelli-Négrel D, Akçay Ç, Common LK, Kleindorfer S. Age effects in Darwin’s finches: older males build more concealed nests in areas with more heterospecific singing neighbors. Journal of Ornithology. 2024 Jan;165(1):179-191. doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02093-5

Tobolka M, Zielińska Z, Fusani L, Huber N, Maggini I, Pola G et al. Controlled expression of avian pre-migratory fattening influences indices of innate immunity. Biology Open. 2024 Jan;13(1):bio060018. doi: 10.1242/bio.060018

Kleindorfer S, Heger B, Tohl D, Frigerio D, Hemetsberger J, Fusani L et al. Cues to individuality in Greylag Goose faces: algorithmic discrimination and behavioral field tests. Journal of Ornithology. 2024 Jan;165(1):27-37. Epub 2023 Sept 27. doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02113-4

Suwandschieff E, Huber L, Bugnyar T, Schwing R. Kea, bird of versatility: Kea parrots (Nestor notabilis) show high behavioural flexibility in solving a demonstrated sequence task. Journal of Ornithology. 2024 Jan;165(1):49-55. Epub 2023 Dec 16. doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02127-y

Bugnyar T. Why are ravens smart? Exploring the social intelligence hypothesis. Journal of Ornithology. 2024 Jan;165(1):15-26. Epub 2023 Oct 4. doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02111-6

Anikin A, Herbst CT. A practical guide to analysing and synthesizing nonlinear vocal phenomena. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2024.

Herbst CT, Meyer D. Critical Appraisal of Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Publications. Journal of Singing. 2024;80(5):563-573. doi: 10.53830/sing.00044

Popescu T, Schiavio A, Haiduk F. Editorial for the special issue on "Prediction, Creativity, and Cultural Evolution in Music Cognition". Journal of cognition. 2024;7(1):69. 69. doi: 10.5334/joc.399

Fitch WTS, Zuberbühler K. Group Vocal Displays, Anti-Predator Behaviour and the Evolution of Musicality. In Tbilisi JJ, editor, Defense strategies in early human evolution. Georgia: Logos Verlag. 2024. p. 15-34

Anchundia Gonzalez DJ, Green R, Pike C, Gutiérrez G, Pibaque P, Chango R et al. Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. Bird Conservation International. 2024;34:1-10. e14.

Bouton S, Chambon V, Golestani N, Formisano E, Proix T, Giraud AL. Interpretability of statistical approaches in speech and language neuroscience. PsyArXiv. 2024. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/8vwcs

Muir J, Herbst CT, Hawes JE, O'Mahoney TG, Dunn JC. Nonlinear phenomena in mammalian vocal communication: an introduction and scoping review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2024.

Hosseini A, Hosseini M, Schausberger P. Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance defense of strawberry plants against spider mites. In Proceedings of 25th Iranian Plant Protection Congress. 2024

Stengelin R, Bohn M, Sánchez-Amaro A, Haun D, Thiele M, Daum M et al. Responsible research is also concerned with generalizability: Recognizing efforts to reflect upon and increase generalizability in hiring and promotion decisions in psychology. Meta-psychology. 2024;8. doi: 10.15626/MP.2023.3695

Bulla M, Küpper C, Lank DB, Albrechtová J, Loveland JL, Martin K et al. Sperm swimming speed and morphology differ slightly among the three genetic morphs of ruff sandpiper (Calidris pugnax), but show no clear polymorphism. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2024;12:1476254. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1476254

Herbst CT, Elemans CPH. Vocal registers expand signal diversity in vertebrate vocal communication. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2024.

Katsis A, Evans C, Common L, Colombelli‑Négrel D, Kleindorfer S. Intraspecific fledgling adoption by a pair of Superb Fairy-wrens Malurus cyaneus. Australian Field Ornithology. 2023 Dec;40:49-55. doi: 10.20938/afo40049055

Nguyen T, Reisner S, Lueger A, Wass SV, Hoehl S, Markova G. Sing to me, baby: Infants show neural tracking and rhythmic movements to live and dynamic maternal singing. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2023 Dec;64:101313. Epub 2023 Oct 24. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101313

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