Research Foci
- Behavioural lateralization
- Individuality
- Social behaviour, cooperation, reciprocity
CV
Academic Education
- Ph.D. studies at the Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
- Master of Science in Biology, Department of Behavioral Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, Department of Behavioral Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Positions
- Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
- PhD student at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
Research Articles (Journals)
- Stieger, B, Wesseler, Y, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. . “Behavioral lateralization of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 16 1095567. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1095567.
- Stieger, B, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. . “When left is right: The effects of paw preference training on behaviour in mice.” Behavioural Brain Research 430 (113929).
- Stieger, B, Melotti, L, Quante, SM, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. . “A step in the right direction: the effect of context, strain and sex on paw preference in mice.” Animal Behaviour 174: 21–30. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.01.012.
- Stieger, B, Schweinfurth, MK, and Taborsky, M. . “Reciprocal allogrooming among unrelated Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) is affected by previously received cooperative, affiliative and aggressive behaviours.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71 (182). doi: 10.1007/s00265-017-2406-1.
- Schweinfurth, MK, Stieger, B, and Taborsky, M. . “Experimental evidence for reciprocity in allogrooming among wild-type Norway rats.” Scientific Reports 7 4010. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03841-3.