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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
Vocalizations in Livestock : Encyclopedia of Livestock Medicine for Large Animal and Poultry Production
Despite their energetic cost, auditory signals are a very efficient communication channel used to share information at a distance or in...
“Monkey influencers”: conservation culturomics of human-macaque (Macaca fascicularis) interactions
Conservation culturomics can offer insights into the online presence of threatened primate species, such as the long-tailed macaque (Ma...
The evolution of extreme sound frequencies in bird songs
Bird songs differ widely among species and can show peculiar phenotypes, such as extreme or unusual sound frequencies for a species’ bo...
Human‑macaque Co‑construction of Behaviours: Sharing Spaces, Sharing Food, Sharing Lives
Humans and other-than-human-animals (animals) share spaces, food, and lives. This gives rise to possibilities of interspecific learning...
Contact calls of zoo and wild southern white rhinoceroses do not differ acoustically
Large mammal species are declining globally, and zoo populations may help support or re-establish wild populations through reinforcemen...
Learning from Playbacks: Testing the Communicative Function of Snort and Pant Calls in the Southern White Rhinoceros
In southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum), pant calls are well-studied contact vocalisations, whereas the function of ...
POSTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
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— UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group (@behaveco.bsky.social) Nov 22, 2024 at 17:07
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