News & Events

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.

30.08.2018
 

Sex-specific effects of food supplements on hibernation in free-ranging Common hamsters

Scientific Reports

12.07.2018
 

Developmental behavioral plasticity in foraging mites

The Royal Society Open Science

22.06.2018
 

Master/Diploma Project

Juvenile development and cortisol secretion in European ground squirrels

07.05.2018 13:26
 

Publications


Pühringer-Sturmayr V, Gegendorfer G, Rittenschober J, Szipl G, Frigerio D. Involving pupils/citizens in long-term behavioural biology research: Lessons learnt and future perspectives. In Heigl F, Dörler D, Ernst M, editors, Proceedings of the Austrian Citizen Science Conference. Frontiers Research Foundation. 2018. p. 34-38

Smith S, Fusani L, Boglarka B, Sanchez-Donoso I, Marasco V. Lack of introgression of Japanese quail in a captive population of common quail. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 2018 Oct 1;64(5):51. doi: 10.1007/s10344-018-1209-7

Monti F, Grémillet D, Sforzi A, Dominici JM, Bagur RT, Navarro AM et al. Migration distance affects stopover use but not travel speed: contrasting patterns between long- and short-distance migrating ospreys. Journal of Avian Biology. 2018 Oct 1;49(10):e01839. doi: 10.1111/jav.01839

Kotz SA, Ravignani A, Fitch WT. The Evolution of Rhythm Processing. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2018 Oct 1;22(10):896-910. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.08.002

Wirtz S, Böhm C, Fritz J, Kotrschal K, Veith M, Hochkirch A. Optimizing the genetic management of reintroduction projects: genetic population structure of the captive Northern Bald Ibis population. Conservation Genetics. 2018 Aug;19(4):853–864. Epub 2018 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s10592-018-1059-6

Rasmussen JH, Herbst C, Elemans C. Quantifying syringeal dynamics in vitro using electroglottography. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2018 Aug;221(16):jeb172247. doi: 10.1242/jeb.172247

Westphal-Fitch G, Giustolisi B, Cecchetto C, Martin JS, Fitch WT. Artificial grammar learning capabilities in an abstract visual task match requirements for linguistic syntax. Frontiers in Psychology. 2018 Jul 24;9:1210. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01210

Tumulty JP, Pašukonis A, Ringler M, Forester JD, Hödl W, Bee MA. Brilliant-thighed poison frogs do not use acoustic identity information to treat territorial neighbours as dear enemies. Animal Behaviour. 2018 Jul 1;141:203-220. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.05.008

Cafazzo S, Marshall-Pescini S, Essler JL, Virányi Z, Kotrschal K, Range F. In wolves, play behaviour reflects the partners' affiliative and dominance relationship. Animal Behaviour. 2018 Jul 1;141:137-150. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.04.017

Monti F, Grémillet D, Sforzi A, Sammuri G, Dominici JM, Triay Bagur R et al. Migration and wintering strategies in vulnerable Mediterranean Osprey populations. Ibis. 2018 Jul 1;160(3):554-567. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12567

Tecumseh Fitch W. Bio-Linguistics: Monkeys Break Through the Syntax Barrier. Current Biology. 2018 Jun 18;28(12):R695-R697. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.087

Frigerio D, Pipek P, Kimmig S, Winter S, Melzheimer J, Diblíková L et al. Citizen science and wildlife biology: Synergies and challenges. Ethology. 2018 Jun 1;124(6):365-377. doi: 10.1111/eth.12746

Oh J, Höschele M, Reber S, Slipogor V, Bugnyar T, Fitch WT. A technological framework for running and analyzing animal head turning experiments. Behaviour Research Methods. 2018 Jun;50(3):1154-1165. doi: 10.3758/s13428-017-0934-2

Fitch TW. Dendrophilia and the evolution of syntax. In Origins of Human Language: Continuities and Discontinuities with Nonhuman Primates. Peter Lang. 2018. p. 313-336 doi: 10.3726/b12405

Zaccaroni M, Massolo A, Della Seta D, Farabollini F, Giannelli G, Fusani L et al. Developmental Exposure to Low Levels of Ethinylestradiol Affects Play Behavior in Juvenile Female Rats. Neurotoxicity Research. 2018 May;33(4):876–886. Epub 2017. doi: 10.1007/s12640-017-9852-4

Ringler E, Szipl G, Harrigan RJ, Bartl-Binder P, Mangione R, Ringler M. Hierarchical decision-making balances current and future reproductive success. Molecular Ecology. 2018 May;27(9):2289-2301. doi: 10.1111/mec.14583

Böckle M, Szipl G, Bugnyar T. Raven food calls indicate sender’s age and sex. Frontiers in Zoology. 2018 Mar 13;15(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s12983-018-0255-z

Puehringer-Sturmayr V, Wascher CAF, Loretto MC, Palme R, Stoewe M, Kotrschal K et al. Seasonal differences of corticosterone metabolite concentrations and parasite burden in northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita): The role of affiliative interactions. PLoS ONE. 2018 Jan 24;13(1):e0191441. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191441

Fritz TH, Bowling DL, Contier O, Grant J, Schneider L, Lederer A et al. Musical agency during physical exercise decreases pain. Frontiers in Psychology. 2018 Jan 17;8:2312. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02312

Kepinska O, de RM, Caspers J, Schiller NO. Connectivity of the hippocampus and Broca's area during acquisition of a novel grammar. NeuroImage. 2018 Jan 15;165:1-10. Epub 2017 Sept. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.09.058