behavioural ecology group website bsc and msc projects 2020
BSC & MSC PROJECTS

PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Student name

Degree

Thesis title

Cecilie Kramer Borch Rasmussen

Bachelor

Are pigs happier in an enriched environment? A comparison between barren and enriched conditions

Helena Møller Nørgård

Bachelor

Behavioral reaction of mice to an innovative recycled composite material

Frederikke Döör Velter

Bachelor

Dominance rank observed in captive chimpanzees living in Copenhagen Zoo

Tine Hansen

Bachelor

Behavioural analysis of stereotypical behaviour in the polar bears Noel and Lynn at Copenhagen Zoo

Jens Thor Jensen

Bachelor

Ear postures as an indicator of dairy cow emotional state during brushing

Marc Kjær Holse

Bachelor

Could wide-open eyes be used as a possible indicator of dairy cows’ emotional state

Cynthia Chanelle Duncan-Jørgensen

Master

Sexual segregation in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) population of Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Pui Ching Chu

Individual study

Effects of age and sex on donkey vocalization

Nanna Marie Lindelof Rasmussen

Bachelor

Stereotypic Behavior in Elephants: Causes, Consequences & Solutions

Mette Rosenberg Carlsen

Bachelor

Stereotypic behaviour and hierarchy in the Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the national aquarium of Denmark

Cristina Fernández García

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Relationship between altitude, time of the day and flight speed of Coracias garrulus recorded using GPSs during a conservation project in Catalonia (2017-2019)

Sidsel Braum Holst & Belinda Pøhl Meldengaard

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Welfare of horses depending on their daily use

Lise Majdahl Klysner

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Welfare Assessment in Captive Animals and Abnormal Behaviour In the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna lewini at the National Aquarium of Denmark

Niels Lund Pedersen

Bachelor

Investigation of biphonation and vocal parameters related to emotions in horses

Tina Kristine Søe Jensen

Master

Bioacoustics analyses and investigation of biphonation in the vocalisations of Equidae (Equus ferus caballus and Equus quagga)

Nicolai Nielsen

Master

Emotional and behavioural analysis of pigs in enriched and barren conditions

Amanda My Madsen

Bachelor

Investigating the Potential Correlation Between Social Interactions and Relatedness of Elephas maximus in Copenhagen Zoo

Jeppe Andersen

Master

Description of cognitive bias analysis setup and process for Nubian goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) at Søsterbromølle Farm & Solhøjgård Farm

Nadja Vive Ivø Beier & Laura Julie Purlund

Bachelor

Behavioral effects among Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) during and after COVID-19 lockdown in Copenhagen Zoo

Lise Majdahl Klysner

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Welfare Assessment in Captive Animals and Abnormal Behaviour In the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna lewini at the National Aquarium of Denmark

Mette Jokil

Master

Human interpretation of vocal and visual cues in dogs

Emilie Cecilie Jensen

Master

The function of biphonation in the vocalizations of domestic horses (Equus caballus)

Josephine Emilie Kringhøj & Signe Agermose Mathiasen Andersen

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Dominance ranking in adult captive chimpanzees at the Copenhagen Zoo

Tine Hansen

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Data collection on animal social networks; a methodological study