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27.07.2022
 

“Comparative cognition in cichlids”

30.06.2022
 

Interview mit Verhaltensforscherin und START-Preisträgerin Petra Sumasgutner

24.06.2022
 

Congratulations to Petra Sumasgutner for receiving a FWF-START grant.

 

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25.05.2022
 

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

30.03.2022
 

Von singenden Mäusen und quietschenden Elefanten. (Angela Stöger-Horwath)

 

23.03.2022
 

Communications Biology

Publications


Fischer S, Balshine S, Hadolt MC, Schaedelin FC. Siblings matter: Family heterogeneity improves associative learning later in life. Ethology. 2021 Sept 9;127(10): 897-907. doi: 10.1111/eth.13196

Wemer L, Hegemann A, Isaksson C, Nebel C, Kleindorfer S, Gamauf A et al. Reduced ectoparasite load, body mass and blood haemolysis in Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) along an urban–rural gradient. Science of Nature. 2021 Sept 7;108(5):42. doi: 10.1007/s00114-021-01745-x

Cieslinski M, Lampert P, Frigerio D. Citizen Science in Österreich. In Citizen Science Forschen mit Schulen. Zenodo. 2021 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5865482

Chow PKY, Davies JR, Bapat A, Bayern AMPV. Tracking Changes of Hidden Food: Spatial Pattern Learning in Two Macaw Species. Birds. 2021 Sept;2(3):285-301. doi: 10.3390/birds2030021

Stöger-Horwath A, Baotic A. Vocal Creativity in Elephant Sound Production. Biology. 2021 Aug 5;10(8):750. doi: 10.3390/biology10080750

Common LK, Sumasgutner P, Dudaniec RY, Colombelli-Négrel D, Kleindorfer S. Avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi) mortality differs across Darwin’s finch host species. Scientific Reports. 2021 Aug 4;11:15832. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94996-7

Li H, Kepinska O, Caballero JN, Zekelman L, Marks RA, Uchikoshi Y et al. Decoding the role of the cerebellum in the early stages of reading acquisition. Cortex. 2021 Aug;141:262-279. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.02.033

Nemeth M, Eisenschenk I, Engelmann A, Esser FM, Kokodynska M, Szewczak VF et al. Flaxseed oil as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid source modulates cortisol concentrations and social dominance in male and female guinea pigs. Hormones and Behavior. 2021 Aug;134:105025. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105025

Sumasgutner P, Buij R, McClure CJW, Shaw P, Dykstra CR, Kumar N et al. Raptor research during the COVID-19 pandemic provides invaluable opportunities for conservation biology. Biological Conservation. 2021 Aug;260:109149. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109149

Chen H, Yao H, Ruan X, Wallner B, Ostner J, Xiang Z. Tourism may trigger physiologically stress response of a long-term habituated population of golden snub-nosed monkeys. Current Zoology. 2021 Aug;67(4):465-467. zoaa076. doi: 10.1093/cz/zoaa076

Frommen JG, Fischer S. Proximate and ultimate mechanisms of cooperation in fishes. In The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition. Cambridge University Press. 2021 doi: 10.1017/9781108564113.016

Wenig K, Boucherie PH, Bugnyar T. Early evidence for emotional play contagion in juvenile ravens. Animal Cognition. 2021 Jul;24(4):717-729. doi: 10.1007/s10071-020-01466-0

Beeck V, Stoeger A. A novel theory of Asian elephant highfrequency squeak production. BMC Biology. 2021 Jun 17;19(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01026-z

Antonson ND, Rivera M, Abolins-Abols M, Kleindorfer S, Liu WC, Hauber ME. Early acoustic experience alters genome-wide methylation in the auditory forebrain of songbird embryos. Neuroscience Letters. 2021 Jun 11;755:135917. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135917

Sigmundson R, Stribos MS, Hammer R, Herzele J, Pflüger LS, Massen JJM. Exploring the Cognitive Capacities of Japanese Macaques in a Cooperation Game. Animals. 2021 Jun;11(6):1497. doi: 10.3390/ani11061497

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