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Prof. Dr. Melanie Dammhahn was nominated as a professor for Behavioural Biology at the Faculty of Biology at the University of Münster on May 1^st 2022.

Ab sofort können sich Studierende der WWU Münster für ProTalent-Stipendien im Förderjahr 2022/23 bewerben. Das Programm richtet sich an Studierende der WWU, die bisher gute bis sehr gute Studienleistungen erzielt haben, sowie an Studienanfänger, deren bisherige Leistungen ein erfolgreiches Studium erwarten lassen. Zusätzlich werden der persönliche Werdegang, das gesellschaftliche Engagement und besondere soziale, familiäre oder persönliche Umstände berücksichtigt.

Die Online-Bewerbung ist bis einschließlich 14. Juli 2022 hier möglich. Das Förderjahr beginnt am 1. Oktober 2022.

A paper is published in "Behavioural Ecology".

Bračić, M; Bohn, L; Siewert, V; von Kortzfleisch, VT; Schielzeth, H; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2022): nce an optimist, always an optimist? Studying cognitive judgment bias in mice. Behavioral Ecology arac040. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arac040

A paper is published in "Behavioural Brain Research".

Stieger, B; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2022): When left is right: The effects of paw preference training on behaviour in mice. Behavioural Brain Research 430: 113929.

A paper is published in "PLOS Biology".

von Kortzfleisch, VT; Ambrée, O; Karp, NA; Meyer, N; Novak, J; Palme, R; Rosso, M; Touma, C; Würbel, H; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2022): Do multiple experimenters improve the reproducibility of animal studies? PLOS Biology 20(5): e3001564.

For more information see also: Newsportal of the University of Münster

A paper is published in "Frontiers in Zoology".

Rystrom, TL; Prawitt, RC; Richter, SH; Sachser, N; Kaiser, S (2022): Repeatability of endocrine traits and dominance rank in female guinea pigs. Frontiers in Zoology 19: 4. doi: 10.1186/s12983-021-00449-2

 

Come and get to know our Citizen Science Project as well as our Smartphone App WAU. See your dog with different eyes and learn with the aid of WAU more about the behaviour and emotions of dogs!

When? Saturday, December 4^th 2021, 9-18 h
Where? Meadow at the promenade in front of the castle (Schlossplatz 6)
Waht to bring with me? Dog, Smartphone and a little bit of time

For more information see also: Newsportal of the University of Münster
 

The lecture series “Tierschutz - Tierwohl - Tierethik“, December 2^nd 6.15 p.m., takes place online (via Zoom). You can join via the following link:

Join Zoom-Meeting
https://wwu.zoom.us/j/65743062857?pwd=MGlQQ3NIeFdRVXp3T2VXZWZaaGZJZz09

Meeting-ID: 657 4306 2857
Kenncode: 680504

The program of the lecture series can be found here.

“Tierschutz - Tierwohl - Tierethik“: The lecture series about animal welfare includes talks from different scientific diciplines such as biology, medicine, law, philosophy, and theology. You should not miss it!

The program of the lecture series can be found here.

“Der Mensch im Tier – Ein Thema für Münster“: the event series addresses different questions based on the book "The Human Animal" of behavioural biologist Prof. Dr. Norbert Sachser in public talks, conversations and discussions. Feel free to join! 

Homepage of the event series
 

A paper is published in "Hormones and Behavior".

Mutwill, AM; Schielzeth, H; Zimmermann, TD; Richter, SH; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N (2021): Individuality meets plasticity: Endocrine phenotypes across male dominance rank acquisition in guinea pigs living in a complex social environment. Hormones and Behavior 131: 104967. doi: 10.1016/J.YHBEH.2021.104967

 

A paper is published in "Behavioural Brain Research".

Krakenberg, V; Wewer, M; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2021): Regular touchscreen training affects faecal corticosterone metabolites and anxiety-like behaviour in mice. Behavioural Brain Research 401: 113080. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113080
 

Two paper are published in "Physiology & Behavior".

Feige-Diller, J; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2021): The impact of varying food availability on health and welfare in mice: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis. Physiology & Behavior 228: 113193. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113193

Bodden, C; Wewer, M; Kästner, N; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter, SH (2021): Not all mice are alike: Mixed-strain housing alters social behaviour. Physiology & Behavior 228: 113220. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113220
 

A paper is published in "Scientific Reports".

von Kortzfleisch, V.T., Karp, N.A., Palme, R., Kaiser, S., Sachser, N., Richter, S.H. (2020). Improving reproducibility in animal research by splitting the study population into several ‘mini-experiments’. Scientific Reports 10: 16579.

For more information see also: Newsportal of the University of Münster
 

A Correspondence Letter is published in "Nature Reviews Neuroscience".

Richter, S.H., von Kortzfleisch, V. (2020). It is time for an empirically informed paradigm shift in animal research. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 21: 660.

An opinion paper is published in "Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences".

Sachser, N., Zimmermann, T.D., Hennessy, M.B., Kaiser, S. (2020). Sensitive phases in the development of rodent social behavior. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 36: 63–70.

A paper is published in "Scientific Reports".

Krakenberg, V., Siestrup, S., Palme, R., Kaiser, S., Sachser, N., Richter, S.H. (2020). Effects of different social experiences on emotional state in mice. Scientific Reports 10: 1-12.

An opinion paper is published in "Trends in Ecology & Evolution".

Müller, C., Caspers, B. A., Gadau, J., & Kaiser, S. (2020). The power of infochemicals in mediating individualized niches. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35: 981–989.
 

Talk with Prof. Dr. Helene Richter about animal welfare, animal protection and reproducibility in animal experimental research!

Find the interview here: Podcast of the University of Münster
 

A paper is published in "Proceedings of the Royal Society B".

Mutwill, A.M., Zimmermann, T.D., Hennicke, A., Richter, S.H., Kaiser, S., Sachser, N. (2020). Adaptive reshaping of the hormonal phenotype after social niche transition in adulthood. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 287: 20200667.

For more information see also: Newsportal of the University of Münster
 

Norbert Sachser, Michael B. Hennessy und Sylvia Kaiser publish a review in "Biology Letters".

Sachser, N., Hennessy, M.B. and Kaiser, S. (2018). The adaptive shaping of social behavioural phenotypes during adolescence. Biol. Lett. 14: 20180536.

Prof. Dr. Norbert Sachser publishes his book with the title "Der Mensch im Tier" (The Human Animal).