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Reproductive microbiome of house sparrows
General background
Animals live and evolve in a microbial world. Thus, it is hardly surprising that every animal hosts a diversity of microbial communities (i.e. microbiomes) in and on their bodies. Importantly, microbiomes are e ...
Supervisor: Dr. Melissah Rowe
Department of Animal Ecology
Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO-KNAW
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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What determines predation risk of wild birds’ nests? – A field study in Africa
Nest predation is a major cause of reproductive failure in birds. Therefore birds are predicted to adopt behavioural strategies to avoid predation. In this project you will determine what cause predation: assessed factors include ...
Supervisor: Sjouke A. Kingma
Kat L. Bebbington
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Does predation risk promote cooperation in wild birds? – an experimental study
One major proposed benefit of cooperation in animals is that cooperation may reduce predation risk. More individuals may be more vigilant and may detect predators earlier, or they may be more successful in mobbing predators and ch ...
Supervisor: Sjouke A. Kingma
Kat L. Bebbington
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Spatial Behaviour: Great tit (Parus major) personality in space
Type: Spatial data analysis of previously collected data (Encounternet)
Topic: Spatial associations may reflect social behaviour � preferences or avoidance of conspecifics or certain phenotypes, but may also be affected by envi ...
Supervisor: Lysanne Snijders, Chris Tyson
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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(FIELDWORK SWEDEN) The ontogeny of trust
Siberian jays can use warning calls to deceive neighbours and access their food. Similar to humans, jays have evolved a strategy to avoid deception: they are more likely to trust individuals with members from their own group, rath ...
Supervisor: Filipe Cunha
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Pollination-Network Analyses in a Hawk-Month community in the Neotropics
MSc project: Pollination-Network Analyses in a Hawk-Month community in the Neotropics
In this project, students will investigate the relationship between the several species of Hawk-moths and the community of plants that they pol ...
Supervisor: Alexander Haverkamp (ENT - WUR), Filipe Cunha (BHE-WUR)
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Pollination-Network Analyses in a Hawk-Month community in the Neotropics
MSc project: Pollination-Network Analyses in a Hawk-Month community in the Neotropics
In this project, students will investigate the relationship between the several species of Hawk-moths and the community of plants that they pol ...
Supervisor: Alexander Haverkamp (ENT - WUR), Filipe Cunha (BHE-WUR)
Department: Behavioural Ecology |
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Avian Malaria: does it negatively affect individuals’ behaviour and health?
Avian malaria is a common disease in birds. These blood parasites are predicted to negatively affect individuals’health and reproduction. However, results of tests of the effects of malaria are mixed; potentially this is because i ...
Supervisor: Sjouke Kingma
Kevin Matson
Kat Bebbington.
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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