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.
Latest News
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INREF grants funding for project “Beyond Anthropocene Pressures: convivialconservation integrating ECOlogy and ECOnomics along the Nile and its wetlands(Eco2)”. -
Zebra finches tweet when it’s hot, but not to warn their offspring - Zebra finches produce calls under high temperatures. Research by Macquarie University and Wageningen University & Research has shown that this is... -
Bionieuws: ‘Hitteroep vink is bijeffect hijgen’ -
A well-informed dog owner is a satisfied dog owner - Being informed about what owning a dog will ask of you, may be key to becoming a satisfied, happy dog owner, researchers from the Behavioural Ecology... -
Understanding animal societies - The Behavioural Ecology group shows how animal societies function by mapping social and communication networks. This provides fundamental... -
Kees van Oers appointed as professor by special appointment of Animal Personality - Wageningen University & Research has appointed Kees van Oers as professor by special appointment of Animal Personality. This chair position is...
Latest publications
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Chicken lines divergently selected on feather pecking differ in immune characteristics
Physiology and Behavior 212 (2019). - ISSN 0031-9384
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Experimentally induced antipredator responses are mediated by social and environmental factors
Behavioral Ecology 30 (2019)4. - ISSN 1045-2249 - p. 986 - 992.
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Alternation of nest visits varies with experimentally manipulated workload in brood-provisioning great tits
Animal Behaviour 156 (2019). - ISSN 0003-3472 - p. 139 - 146.
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Species- and size-related differences in dopamine-like immunoreactive clusters in the brain of Nasonia vitripennis and N. giraulti
Cell and Tissue Research (2019). - ISSN 0302-766X - 13 p.
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Rapid plastic breeding response to rain matches peak prey abundance in a tropical savanna bird
Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (2019)11. - ISSN 0021-8790 - p. 1799 - 1811.