Dr. Sophia Marie Quante
Tel: (+49)-(0)521-106-2703
VHF Bielefeld
CV
Academic Education
- PhD student in the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster; CRC TRR 212 (NC³)
- Master of Science in Biosciences, University of Münster
- Visiting student in the group of Dr. Peter Korsten, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Bielefeld
- Bachelor of Science in Biosciences, University of Münster
Positions
- Research Assistant, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
- Author for the online magazine ETHOlogisch – Verhalten verstehen
- Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Michael Mendl, Bristol University Veterinary School, UK
- Student Assistent, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
- Student assistant, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster
Research Articles (Journals)
- Quante, SM, Groneberg, E, Kaiser, S, and Richter, SH. . “The sound of silence: sex and individual differences in rat ultrasonic vocalization.” Behavioural Brain Research 496 115823. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115823.
- Quante, SM, Zhao, D, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, and Richter, SH. . “Personality tips the scale: how individual differences in exploration shape behavioural and hormonal adjustment to different environments.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 14 1769757. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2026.1769757.
- Quante, SM, Mundinger, C, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, and Richter, SH. . “What it is like to be an optimist: temporal stability of cognitive bias in rats and its link to other individual traits.” Animal Behaviour 224 123202. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123202.
- Quante, SM, Siewert, V, Palme, R, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N, and Richter, SH. . “The power of a touch: Regular touchscreen training but not its termination affects hormones and behavior in mice.” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1112780.
- 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.