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Umweltverschmutzung stresst arktische Tierwelt

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Verhaltensforscher Kurt Kotrschal erhält Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Oberösterreich

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Überwintern mit Vorrat

In ihrer aktuellen Studie zeigen Eva Millesi und Carina Siutz, Department für Verhaltensbiologie, wie sich der Winterschlaf von Feldhamstern durch...

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Saliva cortisol responses to plasma PUFA changes

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Publications


Szipl G, Depenau M, Kotrschal K, Hemetsberger J, Frigerio D. Costs and benefits of social connectivity in juvenile Greylag geese. Scientific Reports. 2019 Sept 6;9(1):12839. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49293-9

Kortekaas K, Kotrschal K. Does socio-ecology drive differences in alertness between wolves and dogs when resting? Behavioural Processes. 2019 Sept 1;166:103877. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.05.024

Ferretti A, Rattenborg NC, Ruf T, McWilliams SR, Cardinale M, Fusani L. Sleeping Unsafely Tucked in to Conserve Energy in a Nocturnal Migratory Songbird. Current Biology. 2019 Aug 19;29(16):2766-2772.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.028

Pašukonis A, Loretto MC, Rojas B. How far do tadpoles travel in the rainforest? Parent-assisted dispersal in poison frogs. Evolutionary Ecology. 2019 Aug 15;33(4):613-623. doi: 10.1007/s10682-019-09994-z

Mitoyen C, Quigley C, Fusani L. Evolution and function of multimodal courtship displays. Ethology. 2019 Aug;125(8):503-515. doi: 10.1111/eth.12882

Hirschenhauser K, Frigerio D, Leithinger V, Schenkenfelder I, Neuböck-Hubinger B. Primary pupils, science and a model bird species: Evidence for the efficacy of extracurricular science education. PLoS ONE. 2019 Jul 31;14(7):e0220635. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220635

Lesch R, Kotrschal K, Schöberl GI, Beetz A, Solomon J, Fitch WT. Talking to Dogs: Companion Animal-Directed Speech in a Stress Test. Animals. 2019 Jul 4;9(7):417. doi: 10.3390/ani9070417

Herbst C, Dunn JC. Fundamental frequency estimation of low-quality electroglottographic signals. Journal of Voice. 2019 Jul;33(4):401-411. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.01.003

Norman K, Adriaense J, Nicol C. The impact of early structural enrichment on spatial cognition in layer chicks. Behavioural Processes. 2019 Jul;164:167-174. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.05.008

Pardo MA, Poole JH, Stoeger AS, Wrege PH, O'Connell-Rodwell CE, Padmalal UK et al. Differences in combinatorial calls among the 3 elephant species cannot be explained by phylogeny. Behavioral Ecology. 2019 Jun 13;30(3):809-820. arz018. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arz018

Frigerio D, Hemetsberger J, Wascher C. How Having a Partner and a Family Changes the Stress Levels of Graylag Geese. Frontiers for Young Minds. 2019 May 15;7(68). doi: 10.3389/frym.2019.00068

Lewis T, Cantor E, Louter M, Smith K, Schmitke D, Moore C et al. Heterospecific competition in a threatened cavity-nesting parrot: a case study of the eastern Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides). Emu. 2019 Apr 3;119(2):116-125. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2018.1552082

Döppes D, Rabeder G, Frischauf C, Kavcik-Graumann N, Kromer B, Lindauer S et al. Extinction pattern of Alpine cave bears - new data and climatological interpretation. Historical Biology. 2019 Apr;31(4):422-428. Epub 2018 Jun 18. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2018.1487422

Langton A, Kleindorfer S. Minimum longevity and age-related male plumage in Darwin’s finches on Floreana Island. Journal of Ornithology. 2019 Apr;160(2):351–361. Epub 2019 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s10336-019-01626-1

Szipl G, Loth A, Wascher C, Hemetsberger J, Kotrschal K, Frigerio D. Parental behaviour and family proximity as key to gosling survival in Greylag Geese (Anser anser). Journal of Ornithology. 2019 Apr;160(2):473–483. doi: 10.1007/s10336-019-01638-x

Bugnyar T. Tool Use: New Caledonian Crows Engage in Mental Planning. Current Biology. 2019 Mar 18;29(6):R200-R202. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.059

Reber SA, Šlipogor V, Oh J, Ravignani A, Hoeschele M, Bugnyar T et al. Common marmosets are sensitive to simple dependencies at variable distances in an artificial grammar. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2019 Mar;40(2):214-221. Epub 2018 Dec 1. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.11.006

Keupp S, Titchener R, Bugnyar T, Mussweiler T, Fischer J. Competition is crucial for social comparison processes in long-tailed macaques. Biology Letters. 2019 Mar;15(3):20180784. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0784