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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Zebra finch song is a very short-range signal in the wild : evidence from an integrated approach
Behavioral Ecology 33 (2022)1. - ISSN 1045-2249 - p. 37 - 46. -
Males of lined seedeaters suggest the nest site, but do not build the nest
Behaviour (2022). - ISSN 0005-7959 - 10 p. -
Small-scale dams deplete frogs and toads
Conservation Science and Practice (2022). - ISSN 2578-4854 -
epiGBS2: Improvements and evaluation of highly multiplexed, epiGBS-based reduced representation bisulfite sequencing
Molecular Ecology Resources (2022). - ISSN 1755-098X -
Prior territorial responses and home range size predict territory defense in radio-tagged great tits
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76 (2022)3. - ISSN 0340-5443
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