behavioural ecology group website bsc and msc projects 2024
BSC & MSC PROJECTS

PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT IN 2025

Student name

Degree

Thesis title

Lea Dalichow

 

Master

Population Viability Analysis of the Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) in South Africa: Modelling Vulnerability to Climate Change and Anthropogenic Threats

 

Lucie Nowicki

 

Master

Characterisation and contextual analysis of mixed calls in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)

 

Emma Victoria Ellingsgaard

 

Master

Equid Echoes Reconstructing extinct equid vocalization through extant and extinct equid comparative geometric morphology and extant equid acoustic analysis

 

Denise Klein

 

Master

Bioacoustics in Hawaiian Monk Seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi): Investigating Syntax and Biphonation in Underwater Vocalizations

 

Ana Espinel Gomez

 

Master

Vocal individuality and imitation in peachfronted conures (Arantinga auera): Acoustic recognition and adaptation in a captive population

 

Laura Julie Prulund

 

Master

The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Giraffe Home Ranges in Pilanesberg National Park: Home Range Analysis and AI Identification

 

Oliver Skærlund Holm

 

Project

A Study of Blue Wildebeest Recruitment Success and Individual Identification in Pilanesberg National Park

 

Frederikke Hjelm Kongsløv

Bachelor

Towards the development of Qualitative Behaviour Assesment for chimpanzees: inter-observer reliability and visitor effect.

Emma Victoria Ellingsgaard

Project out of the course scope (PUK)

Vocal expression of emotions in organic sows during the weaning process

Bettina Thuland Schrøder

Master

Here, there or everywhere? Assessing the impact of habitat type on spatial and temporal patterns of mammals in Vesterskoven, using camera traps and AI-based species annotation software

Emma Victoria Ellingsgaard

Thesis preparation project

Whinnies, quagga or brays -A review of how to reconstruct extinct horse vocalizations through comparative anatomy studies of extant and fossil bones and sound synthesis

Clara Louise Steinbo Mau

Thesis preparation project

A review of the effects of stone reefs and artificial structures on Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena

Freja Frendved Nielsen and Kamille Jerris

Master

Developing a welfare assessment protocol for zoo-housed giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) based on behavioural indicators

Anna Ravn Eriksen

Master

Short-term consistency of quantitative- and qualitative welfare indicators in captive elephants

Grigorios Nikolopoulos

Master

Should you keep the table talk light? How does communication influence foraging behavior and foraging success in the Common Raven (Corvus corax)?

Ida Rasmussen

Master

A Study on Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) Social Network Structure

Sabrina Raun Zarlang

Master

Non-Signature Whistle Repertoire in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Calves, in Relation to Calf Age, Age of the Mother, and Social Centrality

Sofia Fekade-Sellassie

Master

Assessing Affective States in Zoo-Housed Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus): Evaluation of Two Novel Qualitative Behavioral Assessment-Inspired Methods

Timotheos Armodoros

Master

Understanding the effects of isolation and predation on the behavior of an island endemic species: the case study of the Milos wall lizard (Podarcis milensis)

Elena Nicale

Master

Bioacoustic Pack Identification of Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone National Park

Clara Mardov-Egvang & Hannah Møller

Bachelor

Using Qualitative Behavioral Assessment to explore behavioral changes and assess inter-observer reliability in chimpanzees following new female introduction

Diana Alves Andersen

Bachelor

Changes to the social network in a herd of free-ranging cows at calving

Sofie Bang-Justesen & Oscar Rasmussen

Bachelor

Reappraisal of the vocal repertoire of The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus): A quantitative, clustering-based approach

Dominika Płaza

Thesis preparation project

Activity of grey wolf under human pressure in 3 areas of Poland

Sidonie Brault

Project

Analyse de données d’une expérience de propagation sur quatorze espèces d’ongulés domestiques et sauvages