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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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... -
Animal Behaviour MOOC awarded!
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Wageningen World: Koolmeesvrouwtje mijdt de beste zangers
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Introduction to Animal Behaviour MOOC in the new Class Central's best online courses of all-time ranking!
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Male dogs often neutered without advice from behavioural experts
- Male dogs are more frequently neutered than females to influence their behaviour. However, some dogs exhibit undesired behaviour such as aggression,...
Latest publications
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Temporal changes in DNA methylation and RNA expression in a small song bird: within- and between-tissue comparisons
BMC Genomics (2021). - ISSN 1471-2164 -
Extra-territorial forays by great tits are associated with dawn song in unexpected ways
Behavioral Ecology 31 (2020). - ISSN 1045-2249 - p. 873 - 873. -
Artificial selection for schooling behaviour and its effects on associative learning abilities
Journal of Experimental Biology 223 (2020). - ISSN 0022-0949 -
No evidence for an adaptive role of early molt into breeding plumage in a female fairy wren
Behavioral Ecology 31 (2020)2. - ISSN 1045-2249 - p. 411 - 420. -
Rapid evolution of coordinated and collective movement in response to artificial selection
Science Advances 6 (2020)49. - ISSN 2375-2548