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20.12.2022
 

3rd place for the best student talk at the XVI International Congress of Acarology

03.11.2022
 
03.10.2022
 

Ein Forschungsteam um Cliodhna Quigley untersucht am Beispiel von Lachtauben das Schönheitsempfinden von Tieren.

19.09.2022
 

Im Rahmen des Biologicum Almtal und Junior Biologicum werden wissenschaftliche Themen auf verständliche Weise vermittelt.

19.08.2022
 

Lisa Horn und ihr interdisziplinäres Forschungsteam gehen in den Kindergarten: Die Expertin für Beziehungen hat bereits zu den sozialen Verbindungen...

12.08.2022
 

New Science paper out!

Evolutionary loss of complexity in human vocal anatomy as an adaptation for speech.

Publications


Nebel C, Sumasgutner P, McPherson SC, Tate GJ, Amar A. Contrasting parental color morphs increase regularity of prey deliveries in an African raptor. Behavioral Ecology. 2020 Jul 1;31(5):1142-1149. doi: 10.1093/beheco/araa063

Huber N, Canoine V, Cornils J, Maggini I, Cardinale M, Ruf T et al. Leukocyte coping capacity as a complementary stress metric in migrating birds. Journal of Ornithology. 2020 Jul;161(3):909–913. doi: 10.1007/s10336-020-01774-9

Wilson B, Spierings M, Ravignani A, Mueller JL, Mintz TH, Wijnen F et al. Non-adjacent Dependency Learning in Humans and Other Animals. Topics in Cognitive Science. 2020 Jul;12(3):843-858. doi: 10.1111/tops.12381

Sumasgutner P, Jenkins A, Amar A, Altwegg R. Nest boxes buffer the effects of climate on breeding performance in an African urban raptor. PLoS ONE. 2020 Jun 24;15(6):e0234503. e0234503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234503

Rodríguez Lopez C, Amezquita A, Ringler M, Pasukonis A, Hoedl W. Calling amplitude flexibility and acoustic spacing in the territorial frog Allobates femoralis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2020 Jun 5;74(6):76. doi: 10.1007/s00265-020-02857-6

Sonnleitner R, Ringler M, Loretto MC, Ringler E. Experience shapes accuracy in territorial decision-making in a poison frog. Biology Letters. 2020 May 27;16(5). doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0094

Stocker M, Loretto MC, Sterck EHM, Bugnyar T, Massen JJM. Cooperation with closely bonded individuals reduces cortisol levels in long-tailed macaques. Royal Society Open Science. 2020 May 13;7(5):191056. doi: 10.1098/rsos.191056

Loretto MC, Schuster R, Federspiel IG, Heinrich B, Bugnyar T. Contextual imitation in juvenile common ravens, Corvus corax. Animal Behaviour. 2020 May;163:127-134. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.03.007

Tkaczynski P, Samuni L, Sonnweber R, Deschner T, Vigilant L, Lohrrich T et al. Mum's the Word: the Lasting Impacts of Maternal Loss on Offspring Survival, Growth and Reproductive Success in Wild Chimpanzees. Folia Primatologica. 2020 May;91(3):276-277. doi: 10.1159/000502392

Fischer MT, Ringler M, Ringler E, Pauskonis A. Reproductive behavior drives female space use in a sedentary Neotropical frog. PeerJ. 2020 Apr 17;8(4):e8920. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8920

Walter K, Conroy-Beam D, Buss DM, Asao K, Sorokowska A, Sorokowski P et al. Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication. Psychological Science. 2020 Apr 1;31(4):408-423. doi: 10.1177/0956797620904154

Gallego-Abenza M, Loretto MC, Bugnyar T. Decision time modulates social foraging success in wild common ravens, Corvus corax. Ethology. 2020 Apr;126(4):413-422. Epub 2019 Nov 24. doi: 10.1111/eth.12986

Karl S, Boch M, Viranyi Z, Lamm C, Huber L. Training pet dogs for eye-tracking and awake fMRI. Behavior Research Methods. 2020 Apr;52(2):838–856. Epub 2019 Jul 16. doi: 10.3758/s13428-019-01281-7

Schulz-Mirbach T, Ladich F, Mittone A, Olbinado M, Bravin A, Maiditsch IP et al. Auditory chain reaction: Effects of sound pressure and particle motion on auditory structures in fishes. PLoS ONE. 2020 Mar 27;15(3):e0230578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230578