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
Head of BHE Group
MSc projects
Do you want to do your thesis at our Behavioural ecology group?
We offer a variety of research topics ranging from sexual selection to animal welfare on both wild and domestic animals.
We also encourage students to bring their own ideas for thesis topics. For more information please contact marc.naguib-at-wur.nl
Courses
Education by the Behaviour Ecology Group covers the whole field of animal behaviour, including basic behavioural mechanisms, behavioural ecology, applied animal behaviour and life history decisions. Our courses are directed at both Biology and Animal Science students.
Research
The main expertise and research focus of the BHE group is on social behaviour, involving a range of projects that specifically address the causes as well the consequences of key aspects of social behaviour.
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Latest publications
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Early-life microbiota transplantation affects behavioural responses, serotonin and immune characteristics in chicken lines divergently selected on feather peckingScientific Reports 10 (2020). - ISSN 2045-2322 - 13 p.
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Experimental translocations to low predation lead to non-parallel increases in relative brain sizeBiology Letters 16 (2020)1. - ISSN 1744-9561 - 1 p.
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Brain size affects responsiveness in mating behaviour to variation in predation pressure and sex ratioJournal of Evolutionary Biology 33 (2020)2. - ISSN 1010-061X - p. 165 - 177.
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Species- and size-related differences in dopamine-like immunoreactive clusters in the brain of Nasonia vitripennis and N. giraultiCell and Tissue Research 379 (2020)2. - ISSN 0302-766X - p. 261 - 273.
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Rein sensor leash tension measurements in owner-dog dyads navigating a course with distractionsJournal of Veterinary Behavior (2019). - ISSN 1558-7878