behavioural ecology group website bsc and msc projects 2023
BSC & MSC PROJECTS

PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT IN 2023

Student name

Degree

Thesis title

Theodora Sotiropoulou

Thesis preparation project

Theoretical background and experimental video scoring of white-beaked dolphins’ behavior

Akvile Galeckaite

Master

Preliminary Population Viability Analysis of Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Baluran National Park

Zoé Miot

Master

Positive emotional contagion in sheep using directional playback experiments

Lucile Astoul

Internship Project

Vocalisation of southern white rhinoceros

Sarah Falck Jensen

Master

Investigation of social convergence of contact calls in a changing flock of peach-fronted conures (Eupsittula aurea)

Pernille Glææsner Kildebo

Thesis preparation project

A review of social networks within giraffe herds (Giraffa camelopardalis) with a focus on mother-calf relationship

Nina Lambæk Nielsen

Bachelor

Into the Grey: Exploring Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum Simum) Social Behaviour using Network Analysis

Mikkel Sjøgren & Søren Thye Agger

Bachelor

The Influence of Stress Bleats on Two Socially Distinct Lineages of Sheep

Mathia Gerner

Master

The influence of human disturbance on occupancy patterns of carnivores and ungulates in the Central Apennines from systematic camera trapping

Julia Tang

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Preference of human facial expressions in pigeons (Streptopelia risoria)

Kathrine Raaschou & Ida Rasmussen

Bachelor

Friendships Might Determine Decision-making Processes in Collective Movements in Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)

Giovanni Leonardi

Thesis preparation project

A review on contagion of emotions in animals and a study assessing how vocal interactions influence emotional state in peach-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula aurea) by performing a judgment bias test

Emilie Lund Mærkedahl

Bachelor

Social network analysis of the plains zebra (Equus quagga), investigating proximity for sex and age

Alice Fratesi

Thesis preparation project

Social media and nature conservation: advantages risks, and the illegal wildlife trade

Anna Ravn Eriksen

Bachelor

Investigating the potential pattern of stereotypic behaviors in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) at Copenhagen Zoo

Drew Larson

Thesis preparation

Auditory Enrichment in Zoological Settings: A Preparatory Framework for Studying Ring-Tailed Lemurs

Cristina Fernández García

Master

Behavioural responses to PAL device on wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish waters

Sixue Li

Master

Investigating the relationship between the main vocalization and social network in the Ring Dove (Streptopelia risoria)

Amanda Rasborg Wied & William Thomas Svendsen

Bachelor

Understanding how vocal plasticity gets influenced by the social environment among Zebra finches

Xueying Zhu

Master

Density estimation and habitat prediction of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Southeast Asia

Cornelia Hindhede Warrer

Thesis preparation project

Exploring the use of camera traps for studying endangered species’ home ranges and social behavior

Athanasia Alexiadou

Master

Prediction of the distribution of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in the northern part of Southeast Asia

Helene Bruun Nielsen

Bachelor

Do Equidae hybrids inherit acoustic features from their parents’ species? – A new insight into mule vocalisation

Kajsa Sofia Reinholdt Lundkvist

Bachelor

Behavioural patterns in animals, exemplified by collective movements in the ungulate, Plains zebra (Equus quagga)

Anna Ravn Eriksen

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Investigating the social behaviors of the female Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Copenhagen Zoo

Bianca Isabella Brock

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Social Dynamics in Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum spp. simum) based on Social Network Analysis

Anna Louise Falbe-Hansen & Sofie Römer-Bruhn

Master

Investigating prosocial behaviour and empathy in domestic goats (Capra hircus)

Nanna Marie Lindelof Rasmussen

Master

Factors affecting the presence of crèching behaviour across species

Theodora Sotiropoulou

Project in practice

Acoustic Communication in Orcas (Orcinus orca)

Janneke Vos

Master

Sex specific differences in acoustic communication of Pied babblers (Turdoides bicolor)