News of the Experimental Zoology Group
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Vacancy: Postdoc position: Integrated data collection for automated behavioural pattern recognition
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The soft grip of animals inspires scientists to improve robots
- Next generation robotic grippers should be soft and inspired by the hybrid nature of the versatile hands, tails, and arms of animals. Wageningen... -
Seven Wageningen researches receive Vidi grants for their own research group
- The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded seven experienced Wageningen researchers a Vidi grant worth 800,000 euros. The grant enables them to... -
New trap eliminates more malaria mosquitoes
- A new trap that emits heat and humidity catches over four times more malaria mosquitoes than previous traps. This is the result of research conducted... -
Biofluidmechanics of flying insects and bio-inspired drones
- ONLINE SEMINAR AND PUBLIC PhD THESIS DEFENCE MONDAY, 05.10.2020 -
9th International Conference of Poeciliid Biologists
- We are delighted to be hosting the 9th International Conference of Poeciliid Biologists, which will take place from the 15th to 17th September 2021.... -
The New York Times highlights boxfish research
- Boxfishes (Ostraciidae) are a fascinating group of fishes, which have stirred up scientific debates for years. Because how do these funny and weird... -
Predation risk drives evolution of the placenta
- An international team of scientists, led by assistant professor Bart Pollux from Wageningen University & Research, showed that predators are... -
Interface article E. Quicazan mentioned in ScienceMag
- The article that is published today in Interface entitled "Coasting in live-bearing fish: the drag penalty of being pregnant" by Elsa... -
Kermit’s sticky little fingers: What do we know about tree frog attachment?
Other news facts:
Fun facts:
| F. Muijres in Vroege Vogels (NPO1 radio) (Dutch) |
| P. Boute in 5 Uur Live (RTL4) (Dutch) |
| S. Gussekloo in RTL4 News (Dutch) |