Behavioural Ecology Group
The Behavioural Ecology Group (BHE) studies the causes and consequences of animal behaviour with a focus on social contexts. We provide education in Behavioural Ecology and Applied Animal Behaviour.
Our research focuses on:
• Behavioural Ecology
• Applied Animal Behaviour
• Behaviour of Companion Animals
Latest News
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Young birds do household chores
- Young birds support their parents in raising youngsters, defending the territory and keeping predators at bay. This social... -
How Dutch migratory birds are caught by trapping nets
- Each year, large numbers of migratory birds (including Dutch birds) are caught in the Mediterranean. These birds, ranging from quails to nightingales,... -
Animals rarely avoid inbreeding
- The widespread general assumption is that inbreeding is bad for genetic reasons and something that should be avoided under all circumstances. A new... -
Tweeting zebra finches in the Australian outback
- The zebra finch is one of the most widely studied songbirds in a laboratory setting, but little is known about its ecology and behaviour in the wild.... -
Guppies with friends eat more
- Guppies that socialise with more conspecifics get more food. This applies to both males and females, despite the common assumption that males... -
Aggressive wasp eats baby bird's head
- An aggressive wasp has attacked a baby bird in its nest and then ate its head. This special attack was captured on camera during a study by Wageningen...
Latest publications
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Territorial behavior of the migratory Lined Seedeater during the breeding season
Ornithology Research (2021). - ISSN 2662-673X -
Residency and movement patterns of adult Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) at a breeding aggregation site
Journal of Fish Biology (2021). - ISSN 0022-1112 -
Fast life-histories are associated with larger brain size in killifishes
Evolution (2021). - ISSN 0014-3820 -
The relationship between gait and automated recordings of individual broiler activity levels
Poultry Science 100 (2021)9. - ISSN 0032-5791 -
Male aggressiveness and risk-taking during reproduction are repeatable but not correlated in a wild bird population
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75 (2021)7. - ISSN 0340-5443
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