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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
23
Oct
Goat kid recognition of their mothers’ calls is not impacted by changes in fundamental frequency or formants
Features varying more between than within individuals are considered as potential cues for individual recognition. According to the sou...
16
Sep
Dairy vs beef production – expert views on welfare of cattle in common food production systems
Consumers’ views and concerns about the welfare of farm animals may play an important role in their decision to consume dairy, meat and...
11
Jun
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primate research and conservation
There is evidence to suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may hamper our achievement of the Sustainable Develo...
07
Jun
Cross-species discrimination of vocal expression of emotional valence by Equidae and Suidae
Background Discrimination and perception of emotion expression regulate interactions between conspecifics and can lead to emotional con...
28
Mar
Scaling of maneuvering performance in baleen whales: larger whales outperform expectations
Despite their enormous size, whales make their living as voracious predators. To catch their much smaller, more maneuverable prey, they...
09
Mar
Classification of pig calls produced from birth to slaughter according to their emotional valence and context of production
Vocal expression of emotions has been observed across species and could provide a non-invasive and reliable means to assess animal emot...