Pranav Minasandra

IMPRS Doctoral Student
Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies
Research Group Strandburg-Peshkin

Main Focus

My work deals with animal behavioural processes at various scales, and uses quantitative techniques and novel theoretical approaches. In my PhD, I have uncovered common patterns in behavioural sequences at the fine-scale across species. I also work on the spatio-temporal coordination of vigilance in meerkats, and synchronisation of daily activity patterns in spotted hyenas.

Extra information

I am a computational biologist, interested in collective animal behaviour and movement patterns. My work is focused on social factors that affect synchronisation of wake-sleep cycles in animals. in cooperation with the Jordan lab, I will combine theoretical and experimental approaches to study these factors in cichlid fish. Using a model-fitting approach, I will address questions about the social dimension of synchronisation. 


Behavioural state dynamics Social entrainment Wake-sleep cycle • Spotted hyenas • Cichlid fish
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