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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
11
Mar
Isochrony in barks of Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pups and adults
Animal vocal communication often relies on call sequences. The temporal patterns of such sequences can be adjusted to other callers, fo...
11
Mar
Strong individual distinctiveness across the vocal repertoire of a colonial seabird, the little auk, Alle alle
For species maintaining long-term social bonds, particularly in complex networks such as dense colonies, vocal cues to identity can be ...
27
Feb
Calls of the little auk (Alle alle) chicks reflect their behavioural contexts
Animal vocalisations can often inform conspecifics about the behavioural context of production and the underlying affective states, hen...
03
Jan
Coexisting with carnivores: insights into local attitudes toward African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Coexistence between humans and carnivores enables the persistence or recovery of wildlife populations. In 2018, we conducted a survey i...
03
Jan
Facing danger: exploring personality and reactions of european hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) towards robotic lawn mowers
The populations of European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) are in decline, and it is essential that research identifies and mitigates t...
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 species...