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| Title | Greylag Goose: ontogeny of social behaviour in goslings |
| Group | Behavioural Ecology |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Alexander Kotrschal |
| Examiner(s) | Alexander Kotrschal |
| Contact info | alexander.kotrschal@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2024/04/01 |
| End date | 2025/10/01 |
| Description | In 2024, we will hand-raise goslings and you will have opportunity to observe goslings at very close distance. Using focal sample techniques with our GooseGander app, you will score the behavioural interactions of each gosling across time (weeks, months) to measure the onset of affiliative and agonistic behavioural interactions with family and flock members. These patterns can be evaluated against measures of personality, family size, or other variables of interest.
Fieldwork: in Alm Valley, Austria @Konrad Lorenz Institute |
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