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Do predators make prey smarter? Cognition in fish
Predation affects the evolution of life history, morphology and behaviour of prey. Surprisingly, the link between predation and these traits has not been tested experimentally. To fill this knowledge gap, we created six lines of a ...
Supervisor: Hannah De Waele
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Can Predatory Fish See UV?
Many species of coral reef fish have been shown to possess ultraviolet (UV) vision. UV vision has mostly been investigated in smaller prey fish, as bigger predatory fish are assumed to be UV-blind for several reasons. We hypothesi ...
Supervisor: Elizabeth Phillips, Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Linking Social Competence & Cognition in a Cooperatively Breeding Fish
Social competence is the ability to accurately perceive and respond appropriately to social situations. In the cooperatively breeding cichlid (Neolamprologus pulcher), research has shown that early-life rearing conditions can impa ...
Supervisor: Elizabeth Phillips, Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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How to prosper as a parent – bulbuls breeding in a hot savanna
Fieldwork starts end of September/beginning of October
Birds are particularly susceptible to temperature, especially during incubation. Both nest attendance and parental care, increase offspring survival, but are costly to the ...
Supervisor: Elke Molenaar, larger project involves: Sjouke Kingma, Kevin Matson (WEC), Marc Naguib
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Greylag Goose: adult behaviour using scan and focal sampling
Using our GooseGander app, you will become proficient at using the two most common techniques for behavioural data collection: scan and focal sampling. The data can be used to quantify patterns of social proximity, social interact ...
Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Greylag Goose: individuality cues in adult calls
The calls of adult geese will be recorded on a regular basis to measure the social and ecological context of call types and cues to individuality in call characteristics. You will learn how to record, label, and archive calls and ...
Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Greylag Goose: individuality cues in adult calls
The calls of adult geese will be recorded on a regular basis to measure the social and ecological context of call types and cues to individuality in call characteristics. You will learn how to record, label, and archive calls and ...
Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Biodiversity project
We have four biodiversity projects running for the next three years in the Alm Valley. 1) Invertebrate collection using pitfalls and sweep nets in eight meadows; half the meadows are not mowed and the other half are moved every mo ...
Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Biodiversity project
We have four biodiversity projects running for the next three years in the Alm Valley. 1) Invertebrate collection using pitfalls and sweep nets in eight meadows; half the meadows are not mowed and the other half are moved every mo ...
Supervisor: Alexander Kotrschal
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Spatial Behaviour: Where do the ravens go?
The Veluwe is home to many ravens. Since 2021, 21 raven offspring have been fitted with GPS transmitters. Of these, ten are still active, and new birds will be tagged next spring. Spatial data of all birds is accessible through a ...
Supervisor: Lysanne Snijders, Chris Tyson
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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