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            |  | Sperm biology and evolution General background
Sperm are critical to successful fertilisation in sexually reproducing animals. The function of sperm – to find and fertilise ova – is universal throughout the animal kingdom, yet the sperm cell is the most mor ...
 Supervisor: Dr. Melissah Rowe (NIOO-KNAW)
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | Animal cognition: knowledge attribution and inequity aversion in cats Wageningen University has its own population of cats that live in CARUS. These animals are ideal models to study the cognition of cats, since they allow us to perform tests in a controlled environment, which wouldn't be possible w ...
 Supervisor: Bonne Beerda, Jori Noordenbos
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | The ecology and social behaviour of free-ranging dogs in Morocco The student will gain insight into the social behaviour and feeding ecology of free-ranging dogs by performing and analysing behavioural observations at the field site in Morocco. They will obtain experience in observational techn ...
 Supervisor: Giulia Cimarelli (VetMedUni)
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | Life history of birds: a comparative study on reproductive behaviours Comparative studies allow broad-scale inferences about how certain traits or behaviours evolve. Using a data-base and data from handbooks, there is a great opportunity to look at, for example, what explains variation in egg size,  ...
 Supervisor: Sjouke Kingma
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | Comparative study of avian behaviours and traits (BSc thesis) Comparative studies allow broad-scale inferences about how certain traits or behaviours evolve. Using a data-base and data from handbooks, there is a great opportunity to look at, for example, what explains variation in egg size,  ...
 Supervisor: Sjouke Kingma
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | What a fish knows - how smart are they really?
Lab study We have a fancy new fish laboratory in which we investgate the cognitive abilities of fishes. We mostly work with guppies but are flexible. There are so many options - please get in touch to find out what interests you most.
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 Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | What a fish knows - cognition in the wild! 
Field study We do regular field trips to tropical places to studz the cognitive abilities of fishes in the wild. Specifically we study:
-  the factors driving cognitive evolution in guppies, for which we go to Trinidad
- individual differen ...
 Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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            |  | Understanding nest parasitism: Shiny cowbird (fieldwork in Brazil) In this project we explore some interesting questions on nest parasitism investigating the behaviour of Molothrus bonariensis and its hosts. The filedwork is in Brazil in Florestal, Minas Gerais, fieldwork can be conducted from Au ...
 Supervisor: Filipe Cunha
 Department: Behavioural Ecology
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