
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 publications
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A review of environmental enrichment for laying hens during rearing in relation to their behavioral and physiological development
Poultry Science 98 (2019)1. - ISSN 0032-5791 - p. 9 - 28.
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Exploring the unmapped DNA and RNA reads in a songbird genome
BMC Genomics 20 (2019)1. - ISSN 1471-2164
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Stress response, peripheral serotonin and natural antibodies in feather pecking genotypes and phenotypes and their relation with coping style
Physiology and Behavior 199 (2019). - ISSN 0031-9384 - p. 1 - 10.
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Interactions between broiler chickens, soil parameters and short rotation coppice willow in a free-range system
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (2018). - ISSN 2168-3565
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Opportunities for short rotation coppice production on free-range chicken farms in Flanders : Farmers' perceptions and cost-benefit analysis
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2018). - ISSN 1742-1705 - 10 p.