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All animals behave. Behaviour allows animals flexibility in dealing with heterogeneous, dynamic environments, and a key goal of the field of animal behaviour is to understand how, when, and why animals do what they do. To better understand behaviour, we can view it as a sequence of discrete ... [more]

Both foraging and socializing have a profound influence on animal survival and reproductive success, and for many species, are interdependent. Social foraging thus encompasses a wide range of behaviors that help animals overcome diverse challenges. When animals exploit food sources that are ... [more]

Doing a PhD is very much related to a hero’s story. Starting highly motivated defining the research topic, PhD-students soon encounter the first obstacles. However, like heroes they will meet someone, a mentor, who will get deeply involved in their training as a researcher. This may be a supervisor ... [more]