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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
21
Sep
Social calls of the little auk (Alle alle) reflect body size and possibly partnership, but not sex
Source–filter theory posits that an individual's size and vocal tract length are reflected in the parameters of their calls. In speci...
15
Sep
Global online trade in primates for pets
The trade in primates as pets is a global enterprise and as access to the Internet has increased, so too has the trade of live primat...
05
Sep
Removal from the wild endangers the once widespread long-tailed macaque
In 2022, long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), a once ubiquitous primate species, was elevated to Endangered on the Internation...
19
Jun
Seabird’s cry: repertoire and vocal expression of contextual valence in the little auk (Alle alle)
Many seabird species breed in colonies counting up to hundreds of thousands of individuals. Life in such crowded colonies might requi...
08
May
Does the territorial behaviour of the Amur tiger affect the accuracy of occupancy estimation?
Accurate estimates of wildlife distributions and population persistence are essential for conservation programs. Occupancy models that...
18
Apr
The use of pigs vocalisation structure to assess the quality of human-pig relationship
Studying human-animal interactions in domestic species and how they affect the establishment of a positive Human-Animal Relationship (H...