Project properties

Title Animal Cognition: Cognition in parrots at Loropark Tenerife
Group Behavioural Ecology
Project type thesis
Credits 36
Supervisor(s) Marc Naguib
Examiner(s) Marc Naguib
Contact info marc.naguib@wur.nl
Begin date 2018/09/01
End date 2025/08/31
Description This project is a cooperation with the Max Planck Institiute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany and the Loropark on Tenerife. The Loropark has a cognition lab 'in which research on avian cognition using a range of parrot species takes place using modern techniques (touch screens, automatize recordings). Within the project, MSc thesis or Internship opportunities are available. If you are interested, please contact Marc Naguib to discuss specific options; note that there are only a limited number of places available at a given time.
Used skills Behavioural experiments and analyses
Requirements Courses in Animal Behaviour/Behavioural Ecology