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The Behavioural Ecology Group of the University of Copenhagen studies social behaviour and communication in animals
OUR OBJECTIVES
Vertebrate Behaviour, Emotion, Communication and Cognition: The Behavioural Ecology Group focuses on the behaviour of vertebrates, and in particular on mammals and birds. Our main projects combine the topics of acoustic communication, emotions, cognition and social interactions, in order to understand how emotions influence communication and cognition, how emotions are transmitted between individuals and influence social relationships, and how acoustic communication affects social interactions. We are also interested in how our research can be used to improve animal welfare and for conservation purpose.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
13
Jan
The rhythm of horse gaits
What makes animal gaits so audibly rhythmic? To answer this question, we recorded the footfall sound of 19 horses and quantified the rh...
04
Aug
Sound evidence for biodiversity monitoring
With 28% of all assessed plant and animal species now at risk of extinction, new noninvasive and efficient tools to monitor populations...
04
Aug
Vocal repertoire and individuality in the plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Acoustic signals are vital in animal communication, and quantifying them is fundamental for understanding animal behaviour and ecology....
28
Jun
Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world’s nonhuman primate conservation crisis
A growing global human population, habitat conversion, and the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources have created unsustaina...
03
Jun
A model for the noninvasive, habitat-inclusive estimation of upper limit abundance for synanthropes, exemplified by M. fascicularis
Accurately estimating population sizes for free-ranging animals through noninvasive methods, such as camera trap images, remains partic...
03
Jun
The power of sound: unravelling how acoustic communication shapes group dynamics
Acoustic signalling is a key mode of communication owing to its instantaneousness and rapid turnover, its saliency and flexibility and ...