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24.11.2023
 

In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded in 1973 to Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch...

11.10.2023
 
04.10.2023
 

Domestic cat larynges can produce purring frequencies without neural input

 

Authors: Christian T. Herbst, Tamara Prigge, Maxime Garcia, Vit Hampala,...

04.10.2023
 
07.09.2023
 

"From masquerading to blending in: ontogenetic shifts in antipredator camouflage in Wallace’s flying frogs"

Susanne Stückler, Xavier I. Dawkins,...

22.08.2023
 

Congratulations to Anna Fabri for being awarded best poster!!

Publications


Bates AE, Primack RB, PAN-Environment Working Group, Biggar BS, Bird TJ, Clinton ME et al. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation. 2021 May 20;263:109175. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175

Massen JJM, Hartlieb M, Martin JS, Leitgeb EB, Hockl J, Kocourek M et al. Brain size and neuron numbers drive differences in yawn duration across mammals and birds. Communications Biology. 2021 May 6;4(1):503. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02019-y

Bettoni S, Rodríguez Lopez C, Stoeger A, Fitch WT. Airborne vocal communication in adult neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis). PLoS ONE. 2021 May;16(5):e0251974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251974

Ziegler AK, Watson H, Hegemann A, Meitern R, Canoine V, Nilsson JÅ et al. Exposure to artificial light at night alters innate immune response in wild great tit nestlings. The Journal of experimental biology. 2021 May;224(10):jeb239350. doi: 10.1242/jeb.239350

Lesch R, Schwaha T, Orozco A, Shilling M, Brunelli S, Hofer M et al. Selection on vocal output affects laryngeal morphology in rats. Journal of Anatomy. 2021 May;238(5):1179-1190. Epub 2021 Jan 22. doi: 10.1111/joa.13366

Neuböck-Hubinger B, Grubner K, Frigerio D, Hirschenhauser K. Natural science education – a claim for equality, diversity and inclusion in Citizen Science activities. In Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2020 (ACSC2020). Trieste: Sissa Medialab. 2021. 018. (Proceedings of Science (PoS), Vol. 393). doi: 10.22323/1.393.0018

McPherson SC, Sumasgutner P, Downs CT. South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review. The Ostrich : journal of African ornithology. 2021 Apr 9;92(1):41-57. doi: 10.2989/00306525.2021.1900942

De Jong ME, Nicolaus M, Fokkema RW, Loonen MJJE. State dependence explains individual variation in nest defence behaviour in a long-lived bird. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2021 Apr 5;90(4):809-819. Epub 2020 Dec 19. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13411

Westreicher F, Cieslinski M, Ernst M, Frigerio D, Heinisch B, Hübner T et al. Recognizing failures in citizen science projects: Lessons learned. In Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2020 (ACSC2020). Trieste: Sissa Medialab. 2021. 007. (Proceedings of Science (PoS), Vol. 393). doi: 10.22323/1.393.0007

Rittenschober J, Pühringer-Sturmayr V, Frigerio D. The relevance of a digital platform for the citizen science project NestCams. In Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2020 (ACSC2020). Trieste: Sissa Medialab. 2021. 009. (Proceedings of Science (PoS), Vol. 393). doi: 10.22323/1.393.0009

Jean-Joseph HG, Wacker K, Kotrschal K. Circannual time budget of equally raised wolves and dogs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2021 Mar;61(S1):E414-E414. doi: 10.1093/icb/icab001

Marasco V, Sebastiano M, Costantini D, Pola G, Fusani L. Controlled expression of the migratory phenotype affects oxidative status in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2021 Mar;224(6):jeb233486. doi: 10.1242/jeb.233486

Kortekaas K, Jean-Joseph HG, Kotrschal K. Social context influences resting physiology in wolves and dogs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2021 Mar;61(S1):E479-E479. doi: 10.1093/icb/icab001

Mann DC, Fitch WT, Tu HW, Hoeschele M. Universal principles underlying segmental structures in parrot song and human speech. Scientific Reports. 2021 Jan 12;11(1):776. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80340-y