May 2020
I am offering a postdoc position for 3 years (extension possible) to work on olfactory communication or host microbe interactions.
More information can be found here.
Deadline ist May 31st.
February 2020
Congratulations, Marc won the Gwinner Poster Prize of the Ethological Society at the annual meeting in Tübingen. Smelly Plovers rock.
September 2019
A warm welcome to our new group member Marc, who will work on the “Smelly Plover” Project.
May 2019
We are searching for a PhD student to work on scent communication on Plovers in Madagascar.
February 2019
14th Annual Meeting of Ethologische Gesellschaft: 06.-08. February 2019
What a great meeting! Bielefeld was well represented and congrats to Pia for the Poster prize!
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Our latest paper on avian olfaction is online:
Social Odour Activates the Hippocampal Formation in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia Guttata)
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December 2018
I am currently on a field trip in Costa Rica, looking for the greater sac winged bat Saccoptery bilineata and the perfume the males produce.
Comming soon
October 8th/9th
More information is coming soon, in case you are interested please contact me.
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July 2018
Our new paper is out:
Olfactory Communication via Microbiota: What Is Known in Birds?
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June 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Golüke !!! What a great talk.
My first chick fleged! Thanks for everything.
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April 2018
Do Diamond firetails recognise the scent of their nest? our new paper is online
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Taking group picture can be very funny. Thank you all for being part of such a wonderful group.
March 2018
Our review on “Olfaction in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata): What Is
Known and Further Perspectives” is published in Advances in the Study of Behavior (50)
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A warm welcome to our new group member Pia
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All the best for
2018
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December 2017
Kathrins and Jans paper on species- and individual-specific differences in skin microbe communities in three different estridild finch species is online. Congratulations!!
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Zebrafinken im Fernsehen – Schlaue Singvögel: WDR Lokalzeit
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PhD position available
I am looking for a PhD working on consequences of Niche confromance in Fire salamander larvae. This PhD will be embedded in the new Collaborative Research Center
A Novel Synthesis of Individualsation across Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution: Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction
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New Collaborative Research Center funded:
A Novel Synthesis of Individualsation across Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution: Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction link
Thanks for being part of this great team.
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Gain Time to think
College for Life Sciences, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin!!
The call for applications for the academic year 2017/2018 is out !
Deadline is January 7th!
Don´t miss this wonderful opportunity.
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October 2017
Our new paper on olfcation in the Zebra Finch out.
September 2017
Looking forward to seeing you at the annual DZG meeting in Bielefeld.
12.-16. September 2017
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August 2017
Sarah’s paper on preen gland size enlargement during the course of breeding in zebra finches is online. Blog entry
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Our Review on animal coloration is out! 
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May 2017
Verena received a fellowship for young researchers from Bielefeld University, Congratulations Verena!!!
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Our newest paper on olfaction in blue tits is online link
Nestling blue tits can discriminate between the smell of other nestlings and adapt their begging behaviour accordingly.
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January 2017
There are two new member in the group
Welcome Verena and Öncü!!!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE BEST FOR
2017
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November 2016
College for Life Sciences, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin!!
The call for applications for the academic year 2017/2018 is out !
Deadline is January 8th!
Don´t miss this wonderful opportunity.
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September 2016
I am happy to welcome a new member in the group.
Jan Sauer started his postdoc project on the Impact of skin microbes on odour production.
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August 2016
Our new paper on chicken olfaction is online.
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July 2016
Our latest paper on wing sac chemistry of greater sac-winged bats is online.
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June 2016
What a great meeting! Thanks to all participants and the Ethological Society and the DZG for financial support!
Graduate meeting of the Ethological Society and the Section “Animal Behavior” of the DZG. 3.06-5.06 in Gülpe.
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May 2016
Our newest paper is online:
Female Zebra Finches Smell Their Eggs
Congratulations Sarah!
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Coming soon
There are only a few places left. Deadline for abstracts has been prolonged until all slots are filled.
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I am currently looking for a PhD student!
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Our newest paper on
“Long-term consequences of early nutritional conditions on the behaviour and growth of fire salamanders” is online
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College for Life Sciences, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin!!
The call fro applications for the academic year 2016/2017 is out !
Deadline is February 7th!
Don´t miss this wonderful opportunity.
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Bachelor and Master Students Welcome
There are several interesting projects available. In case you are interested please contact me via email.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THE BEST FOR
2016
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Have a look at a great comment on our latest PNAS article by Steve Portugal in the Journal of Experimental Biology
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from October 2015 untill March 2016 I am a fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
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Oktober 2015
Kathrin Engel ist seit heute in unserem Team
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September 2015
Herzlichen Glückwunsch Sarah, zum Posterpreis auf der Jahrestagung der DZG
September 2015
Our paper on
Impact on kin odour on reproduction in zebra finches
is online
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August 2015
Our latest paper is online
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June 2015
Our newest paper on odour discrimination in zebra finch hatchlings is online
An Easy Method to Test Odour Recognition in Songbird Hatchlings
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February 2015
Marta Rossi started her internship.
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Januar 2015
Meine Arbeitsgruppe hat zwei neue Mitglieder
Herzlich Willkommen : Sarah Golüke und Sebastian Dörrenberg
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22. Dezember 2014
Frohe Weihnachten und alles Gute für 2015!!
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16. Dezember 2014
Our paper on fire salamanders is online:
Caspers BA, Steinfartz S, Krause Et (Online first) Larval deposition behaviour and maternal investment of females reflect differential habtat adaptation in a genetically diverging salamander population. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology link
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11.-14. September 2014
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft.
Vielen Dank an die Fachgruppe Verhaltensbiologie für die Einladung. Es war einfach toll.
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18. August 2014
Our newest paper on avian olfaction is online:
Krause ET, Brummel C, Kohlwey S, Baier MC, Müller C, Bonadonna F, Caspers BA (Online first) Differences in olfactory species recognition in the females of two Australian songbird species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology link
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1. Juli 2014
I am currently looking for two PhD students.
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Coming soon
International Society of Chemical Ecology/Chemical Signals in Vertebrates
8.-12. Juli 2014 in Illinois, USA
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29. April 2014:
Es war unglaublich spannend und aufregend – die Preisverleihung der Freigeist-Stipendien. Ein wunderschöner Abend im Schloss Herrenhausen und ein großer Dank an die VolkswagenStiftung.
Suhwa Lee für VolkswagenStiftung
