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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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Shaw AK, Fouda L, Mezzini S, Kim D, Chatterjee N, Wolfson D et al. Perceived and observed biases within scientific communities: a case study in movement ecology. bioRxiv. 2024 Aug 2.

Goncharova M, Jadoul Y, Reichmuth C, Fitch WT, Ravignani A. Vocal tract dynamics shape the formant structure of conditioned vocalizations in a harbor seal. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2024 Aug 1;1538(1):107-116. doi: 10.1111/nyas.15189

Akçay Ç, Colombelli‑Négrel D, Kleindorfer S. Buzzes are used as signals of aggressive intent in Darwin’s finches. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2024 Aug;142(4):468 - 480. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blad152

Slezacek J, Quillfeldt P, Kaiya H, Hykollari A, Fusani L. Circulating profile of the appetite-regulating hormone ghrelin during moult-fast and chick provisioning in southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome). Hormones and Behavior. 2024 Aug;164:105592. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105592

Horn L, Windhager S, Juricka N, Bugnyar T, Massen JJM, Markova G. Investigating the effects of prenatal testosterone exposure (via 2D:4D) and socio-relational factors on 3-6-year-old preschoolers' prosocial choices. Early Human Development. 2024 Aug;195:106055. 106055. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106055

Lemaire J, Bustamante P, Shirley MH. Preliminary assessment of blood mercury contamination in four African crocodile species. Environment International. 2024 Aug;190:108877. Epub 2024 Jul 5. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108877

Boch M, Huber L, Lamm C. Domestic dogs as a comparative model for social neuroscience: Advances and challenges. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews . 2024 Jul;162:105700. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105700

Degano G, Donhauser PW, Gwilliams L, Merlo P, Golestani N. Speech prosody enhances the neural processing of syntax. Communications Biology. 2024 Jun 20;7(1):748. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06444-7

Echternach M, Burk F, Köberlein M, Döllinger M, Burdumy M, Richter B et al. Biomechanics of sound production in high-pitched classical singing. Scientific Reports. 2024 Jun 7;14(1):13132. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62598-8

Peignier M, Ringler M, Ringler E. Odor cues rather than personality affect tadpole deposition in a neotropical poison frog. Current Zoology. 2024 Jun 1;70(3):332-342. zoad042. doi: 10.1093/cz/zoad042

Betancourth-Cundar M, Canoine V, Fusani L, Cadena CD. Does testosterone underly the interplay between male traits and territorial behavior in neotropical poison frogs? Hormones and Behavior. 2024 Jun;162:105547. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105547

Santacà M. Some like it “local”: A review of hierarchical processing in non-human animals. Learning & Behavior. 2024 Jun;52(2):143-161. Epub 2023 Nov 6. doi: 10.3758/s13420-023-00605-0

Lesch R, Fitch WT. The domestication of the larynx: The neural crest connection. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 2024 Jun;342(4):342-349. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.23251

Ozaki Y, Tierney A, Pfordresher PQ, McBride JM, Benetos E, Proutskova P et al. Globally, songs and instrumental melodies are slower and higher and use more stable pitches than speech: A Registered Report: A Registered Report. Science Advances. 2024 May 15;10(20):eadm9797. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9797

Eleuteri V, Bates L, Rendle-Worthington J, Hobaiter C, Stoeger A. Multimodal communication and audience directedness in the greeting behaviour of semi-captive African savannah elephants. Communications Biology. 2024 May 9;7:472. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06133-5

Smeele SQ, Tyndel SA, Klump BC, Alarcón-Nieto G, Aplin LM. callsync: An R package for alignment and analysis of multi-microphone animal recordings. Ecology and Evolution. 2024 May;14(5):e11384. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11384

Böhm PM, Pflüger LS, Pink KE, Huffman MA, Wallner B. Intense Body Contact Increases Homosexual Pair Bond Stability in Female Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata). Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal. 2024 May;53:1653-1665. Epub 2024 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02781-6

Lemaire J, Mangione R, Caut S, Bustamante P. Mercury biomagnification in the food web of Agami Pond, Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 15;10(7):e28859. Epub 2024 Mar 29. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28859

Kleindorfer S, Krupka M, Katsis A, Frigerio D, Common L. Aggressiveness predicts dominance rank in greylag geese: mirror tests and agonistic interactions. Royal Society Open Science. 2024 Apr 3;11(4):1-15. 231686. Epub 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1098/rsos.231686

Rodseth E, Sumasgutner P, Tate G, Nilsson JF, Watson H, Maritz MF et al. Pleiotropic effects of melanin pigmentation: haemoparasite infection intensity but not telomere length is associated with plumage morph in black sparrowhawks. Royal Society Open Science. 2024 Apr 3;11(4):230370. doi: 10.1098/rsos.230370

McGetrick J, Fux L, Schullern-Schrattenhofen J, Rault JL, Range F. Do pet dogs reciprocate the receipt of food from familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics? Ethology. 2024 Apr;130(4):e13430. doi: 10.1111/eth.13430

Guran CNA, Lonardo L, Tünte M, Arzberger K, Völter CJ, Hoehl S et al. Investigating belief understanding in children in a nonverbal ambiguous displacement and communication setting. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2024 Apr;240:105830. Epub 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105830

Krumpholz C, Quigley C, Fusani L, Leder H. Vienna Talking Faces (ViTaFa): A multimodal person database with synchronized videos, images, and voices. Behavior Research Methods. 2024 Apr;56(4):2923-2940. Epub 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02264-5

Santacá M, Gatto E, Dadda M, Bruzzone M, Dal Maschio M, Bisazza A. Exploring the Importance of Environmental Complexity for Newly Hatched Zebrafish. Animals. 2024 Mar 28;14(7):1031. doi: 10.3390/ani14071031

Schausberger P, Nguyen TH, Mustafa A. Early-life intraguild predation risk produces adaptive personalities in predatory mites. Iscience. 2024 Mar 15;27(3):109065. Epub 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109065

Frigerio D, Colombelli-Négrel D, Common L, Katsis A, Kleindorfer S. When parasites damage birds' beaks, the whole environment can change. Frontiers for Young Minds. 2024 Mar 8;1272047. doi: 10.3389/frym.2024.1272047

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