News & Events

08.10.2018
 

Spatenstich für neue Konrad-Lorenz-Forschungsstelle in Grünau

 

Der Wildpark Grünau und die Konrad-Lorenz-Forschungsstelle der Universität Wien pflegen in den Bereichen Tierhaltung und Wissensvermittlung seit...

05.10.2018
 

Programme winter term 2018

04.10.2018
 

Wir freuen uns, dass wir Teil des "BE OPEN - Science & Society Festival" des FWF vom 8.-12. September 2018 am Maria Theresienplatz in Wien sein...

02.10.2018
 

TICS Special Issue: Time in the Brain

"The Evolution of Rhythm Processing"

S.A.Kotz; A.Ravignani; W.T.Fitch

 

 

02.10.2018
 

Munia and Rufus, two CogBio ravens from Haidlhof Research Station have successfully been relocated to the brand new raven aviary of the Zoo Vienna.

08.09.2018
 

CogBio at FWF "Be-Open Festival" 08.-12.September 2018

The Department of Cognitive Biology Vienna is proud to be participating in the Be Open Festival of the FWF as part of their 50 Years FWF festivities.

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