News & Events

12.08.2022
 

New Science paper out!

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

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)

 

Publications


Stocker M, Munteanu MA, Stöwe M, Schwab C, Palme R, Bugnyar T. Loner or socializer? Ravens' adrenocortical response to individual separation depends on social integration. Hormones and Behavior. 2016 Feb;78:194-199. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.009

Bugnyar T, Reber S, Buckner C. Ravens attribute visual access to unseen competitors. Nature Communications. 2016 Feb;7:10506. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10506

Ringler M, Mangione R, Pasukonis A, Rainer G, Gyimesi K, Felling J et al. High-resolution forest mapping for behavioural studies in the Nature Reserve 'Les Nouragues', French Guiana. Journal of Maps. 2016 Jan 1;12(1):26-32. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2014.972995

Hungerländer NA, Horn L, Bugnyar T, Windhager S, Massen JJM. A comparative approach to prosocial behaviour in children. In 8th European Conference of Behavioural Biology (ECBB): Vienna July 12-15, 2016 ; Book of Abstracts. Vienna. 2016

Huber L, O'Hara M. Extractive Foraging Hypothesis, The (Parker and Gibson 1997, 2015). In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer International Publishing AG . 2016

Kotrschal K. Hund-Mensch. Das Geheimnis der Seelenverwandtschaft. Brandstätter Verlag, 2016.

Kotrschal K, Scheiber IBR, Hirschenhauser K. Individual Performance in Complex Social Systems: The Greylag Goose Example. In Kappeler P, editor, Animal Behaviour: Evolution & Mechanisms. Heidelberg: Springer. 2016. p. 121-148

Narins P, Stöger-Horwath A, O’Connell-Rodwell C. Infrasonic and Seismic Communication in the Vertebrates with Special Emphasis on the Afrotheria: An Update and Future Directions. In Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic Communication. Springer. 2016. p. 191-227. (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research).

Fitch WT. Laryngeal Descent. In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science . Springer. 2016. p. 1-4

Fitch WT. Reinventing Linguistics – Again. Inference: International Review of Science. 2016;2(3):1-10.

Schöberl GI, Beetz A, Solomon J, Wedl M, Gee N, Kotrschal K. Social factors influencing cortisol modulation in dogs during a strange situation procedure. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research. 2016;11:77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2015.09.007

Frischauf C, Kavcik-Graumann N, Nielson E, Rabeder G. The cave bear fauna of Steigelfadbalm on Rigi (Kanton Luzern, Switzerland).. 2016. Paper presented at 22nd International Cave Bear Symposium in Kletno, Kletno, Poland.

Fitch WT. The Myth of Mirror Neurons. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 2016;91(3):368-369.

Fitch WT. Vertebrate Bioacoustics: Prospects and Open Problems. In Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic Communication. Vol. 53. Springer. 2016. p. 297-328. (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Vol. 53).

Fitch WT, Suthers RA. Vertebrate vocal production: An introductory overview. In Vertebrate Sound Production and Acoustic Communication . Springer. 2016. p. 1-18

Wedl M, Kotrschal K, Julius H, Beetz A. Children with Avoidant or Disorganized Attachment Relate Differently to a Dog and to Humans During a Socially Stressful Situation. Anthrozoös: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals. 2015 Dec 9;28(4):601-610. doi: 10.1080/08927936.2015.1070002

Schöberl GI, Kortekaas K, Schöberl F, Kotrschal K. Algorithm-supported visual error correction (AVEC) of heart rate measurements in dogs, Canis lupus familiaris. Behavior Research Methods. 2015 Dec;47(4):1356-1364. Epub 2014 Dec 25. doi: 10.3758/s13428-014-0546-z

Monti F, Duriez O, Arnal V, Dominici JM, Sforzi A, Fusani L et al. Being cosmopolitan: evolutionary history and phylogeography of a specialized raptor, the Osprey Pandion haliaetus. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2015 Nov 17;15(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0535-6

Kalcher-Sommersguter E, Preuschoft S, Franz-Schaider C, Hemelrijk C, Crailsheim K, Massen JJM. Early maternal loss affects social integration of chimpanzees throughout their lifetime. Scientific Reports. 2015 Nov 10;5:16439. doi: 10.1038/srep16439

Gingras B, Marin M, Puig-Waldmüller ES, Fitch WT. The Eye is Listening: Music-Induced Arousal and Individual Differences Predict Pupillary Responses. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015 Nov 10;9:619. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00619

Sonnweber RS, Massen JJM, Fitch WT. Post-copulatory grooming: a conditional mating strategy? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2015 Nov;69(11):1749-1759. doi: 10.1007/s00265-015-1987-9

Horn L. The dog-owner bond: how does it affect the dog’s behavior?. 2015. Paper presented at 37th International Workshop of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy.