Fichtel-Kappeler-Lab
@kirindy.bsky.social
At the Fichtel-Kappeler-Lab, we study the behavior, ecology, and biodiversity of lemurs at our study site in Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar
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The entire team:
@elifkarakoc.bsky.social, @richardvogg.bsky.social, Michele Marziliano, Jakob von Petersdorff, @aecker.bsky.social, Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler @kirindy.bsky.social
@primatenzentrum.bsky.social, @uni-goettingen.de @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social
funded by @dfg.de
@elifkarakoc.bsky.social, @richardvogg.bsky.social, Michele Marziliano, Jakob von Petersdorff, @aecker.bsky.social, Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler @kirindy.bsky.social
@primatenzentrum.bsky.social, @uni-goettingen.de @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social
funded by @dfg.de
October 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The entire team:
@elifkarakoc.bsky.social, @richardvogg.bsky.social, Michele Marziliano, Jakob von Petersdorff, @aecker.bsky.social, Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler @kirindy.bsky.social
@primatenzentrum.bsky.social, @uni-goettingen.de @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social
funded by @dfg.de
@elifkarakoc.bsky.social, @richardvogg.bsky.social, Michele Marziliano, Jakob von Petersdorff, @aecker.bsky.social, Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler @kirindy.bsky.social
@primatenzentrum.bsky.social, @uni-goettingen.de @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social
funded by @dfg.de
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Heute ist Tag des Tierpflegers- ein großes Dankeschön an über 40 engagierte Kolleg*innen am Deutschen Primatenzentrum! 💚
Neben der täglichen Versorgung bringen sie immer wieder handwerkliches Geschick und neue Ideen ein, etwa beim Bau der Tipis. 🛖🐒
Schaut selbst: youtube.com/shorts/tt7Oq...
Neben der täglichen Versorgung bringen sie immer wieder handwerkliches Geschick und neue Ideen ein, etwa beim Bau der Tipis. 🛖🐒
Schaut selbst: youtube.com/shorts/tt7Oq...
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October 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Heute ist Tag des Tierpflegers- ein großes Dankeschön an über 40 engagierte Kolleg*innen am Deutschen Primatenzentrum! 💚
Neben der täglichen Versorgung bringen sie immer wieder handwerkliches Geschick und neue Ideen ein, etwa beim Bau der Tipis. 🛖🐒
Schaut selbst: youtube.com/shorts/tt7Oq...
Neben der täglichen Versorgung bringen sie immer wieder handwerkliches Geschick und neue Ideen ein, etwa beim Bau der Tipis. 🛖🐒
Schaut selbst: youtube.com/shorts/tt7Oq...
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We are now expanding the database to include 🪲. So, if you have relevant studies, do get in touch! @ebdonana.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We are now expanding the database to include 🪲. So, if you have relevant studies, do get in touch! @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Mounting this amazing online database was no small feat, and I want to thank all our amazing co-authors, including @arpatoz.bsky.social We hope that it will be useful for others who want to be able to scale from individual responses to population dynamics under global change.
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Mounting this amazing online database was no small feat, and I want to thank all our amazing co-authors, including @arpatoz.bsky.social We hope that it will be useful for others who want to be able to scale from individual responses to population dynamics under global change.
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What do this👇 lovely plant, lemur, and petrel have in common? They have populations where individuals were monitored for decades - and now provide amazing resources to compare complex responses of populations to threats. So, go beyond “it’s context dependent” to find common patterns.
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
What do this👇 lovely plant, lemur, and petrel have in common? They have populations where individuals were monitored for decades - and now provide amazing resources to compare complex responses of populations to threats. So, go beyond “it’s context dependent” to find common patterns.
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Applications open for the new #PhD program “Embracing Transformation” @leuphana.bsky.social (36 positions)
Research how societies respond to change – whether in climate, democracy, work, or digital culture.
Fin me in "Psychology of Transformation"
More info: www.leuphana.de/transformation-phd
Research how societies respond to change – whether in climate, democracy, work, or digital culture.
Fin me in "Psychology of Transformation"
More info: www.leuphana.de/transformation-phd
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Applications open for the new #PhD program “Embracing Transformation” @leuphana.bsky.social (36 positions)
Research how societies respond to change – whether in climate, democracy, work, or digital culture.
Fin me in "Psychology of Transformation"
More info: www.leuphana.de/transformation-phd
Research how societies respond to change – whether in climate, democracy, work, or digital culture.
Fin me in "Psychology of Transformation"
More info: www.leuphana.de/transformation-phd
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That populations could evolve rapidly was a surprise to many. Even fewer believed that zoo animals could evolve too. We show they actualy do so in this great paper with @sauvedrew.bsky.social and Amy Chabot.
For more info ⬇️
For more info ⬇️
Some recently published work with Amy Chabot and @denisreale.bsky.social out in Biological Conservation here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lV9p_9CgT...
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July 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That populations could evolve rapidly was a surprise to many. Even fewer believed that zoo animals could evolve too. We show they actualy do so in this great paper with @sauvedrew.bsky.social and Amy Chabot.
For more info ⬇️
For more info ⬇️
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Chattering in your territory: Eurasian magpies vary in their response to chatter calls at different durations and rates. How do magpies perceive this alarm and terrritorial defence signal from intruders in their territory? Out now📜 link.springer.com/10.1007/s100... #openAccess #Communication #Corvid
July 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Chattering in your territory: Eurasian magpies vary in their response to chatter calls at different durations and rates. How do magpies perceive this alarm and terrritorial defence signal from intruders in their territory? Out now📜 link.springer.com/10.1007/s100... #openAccess #Communication #Corvid
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Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University
With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (
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July 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
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Out now: The physiological costs of leadership
We reveal that initiating movements—especially when attempting to initiate against a majority and when there is directional conflict—drives elevated heart rates in vulturine guineafowl
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@currentbiology.bsky.social
We reveal that initiating movements—especially when attempting to initiate against a majority and when there is directional conflict—drives elevated heart rates in vulturine guineafowl
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@currentbiology.bsky.social
The physiological cost of leadership in collective movements
Individuals can gain substantial benefits from collective actions.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 However, collective behaviors introduce new challenges, like coordinat…
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July 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Out now: The physiological costs of leadership
We reveal that initiating movements—especially when attempting to initiate against a majority and when there is directional conflict—drives elevated heart rates in vulturine guineafowl
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@currentbiology.bsky.social
We reveal that initiating movements—especially when attempting to initiate against a majority and when there is directional conflict—drives elevated heart rates in vulturine guineafowl
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@currentbiology.bsky.social
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Join us tomorrow, July 15th, for the last talk in our SFB Lecture Series before the start of the summer break.
At 10 AM, we have the pleasure to host Joah Madden from the University @exeter.ac.uk.
The lecture is organised by @kirindy.bsky.social
Venue: Lecture hall @primatenzentrum.bsky.social
At 10 AM, we have the pleasure to host Joah Madden from the University @exeter.ac.uk.
The lecture is organised by @kirindy.bsky.social
Venue: Lecture hall @primatenzentrum.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Join us tomorrow, July 15th, for the last talk in our SFB Lecture Series before the start of the summer break.
At 10 AM, we have the pleasure to host Joah Madden from the University @exeter.ac.uk.
The lecture is organised by @kirindy.bsky.social
Venue: Lecture hall @primatenzentrum.bsky.social
At 10 AM, we have the pleasure to host Joah Madden from the University @exeter.ac.uk.
The lecture is organised by @kirindy.bsky.social
Venue: Lecture hall @primatenzentrum.bsky.social
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📢 Our new paper is out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social!
A step toward more comparable approaches in bioacoustics! We tested how different acoustic feature extraction and classification methods affect caller ID classification accuracy.
Read about it here: 🔗 shorturl.at/F31Pb
A step toward more comparable approaches in bioacoustics! We tested how different acoustic feature extraction and classification methods affect caller ID classification accuracy.
Read about it here: 🔗 shorturl.at/F31Pb
July 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📢 Our new paper is out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social!
A step toward more comparable approaches in bioacoustics! We tested how different acoustic feature extraction and classification methods affect caller ID classification accuracy.
Read about it here: 🔗 shorturl.at/F31Pb
A step toward more comparable approaches in bioacoustics! We tested how different acoustic feature extraction and classification methods affect caller ID classification accuracy.
Read about it here: 🔗 shorturl.at/F31Pb
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🧠🐒 Neue Studie räumt mit dem Mythos vom Alpha-Männchen auf: In 70 % der untersuchten Primatenarten gibt es keine klare Geschlechterdominanz – weibliche Dominanz ist nicht die Ausnahme.
Mehr dazu vom #DPZ, #MPI & Uni Montpellier 👉 www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...
Mehr dazu vom #DPZ, #MPI & Uni Montpellier 👉 www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...
Jenseits des Alpha-Männchens
Neue Studie zeigt: Machtverhältnisse zwischen Männchen und Weibchen sind bei Primaten komplexer als gedacht
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July 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🧠🐒 Neue Studie räumt mit dem Mythos vom Alpha-Männchen auf: In 70 % der untersuchten Primatenarten gibt es keine klare Geschlechterdominanz – weibliche Dominanz ist nicht die Ausnahme.
Mehr dazu vom #DPZ, #MPI & Uni Montpellier 👉 www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...
Mehr dazu vom #DPZ, #MPI & Uni Montpellier 👉 www.dpz.eu/im-dialog/ne...
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Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
July 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
Warum spielen Geschlecht und Gender eine so durchdringende Rolle bei der Gestaltung unserer Gesellschaften? Basierend auf Forschungsergebnissen aus Biologie, Evolution und Anthropologie bespricht dieses neue Buch biologische oder kulturelle Erklärungen und Lösungsansätze für Sexismus.
July 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Warum spielen Geschlecht und Gender eine so durchdringende Rolle bei der Gestaltung unserer Gesellschaften? Basierend auf Forschungsergebnissen aus Biologie, Evolution und Anthropologie bespricht dieses neue Buch biologische oder kulturelle Erklärungen und Lösungsansätze für Sexismus.
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📢 Fully-funded PhD opportunity!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
April 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📢 Fully-funded PhD opportunity!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
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Neue Studie: Geistig überlegen zu sein, ist wichtig für den Fortpflanzungserfolg bei männlichen Moskitofischen.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
science.orf.at/stories/3229...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
science.orf.at/stories/3229...
Intelligenz vergrößert Paarungserfolg
Im Tierreich haben kluge Männchen bessere Aussichten auf Paarung – zumindest gilt das für Moskitofische, die gut Probleme lösen können. Unklar ist allerdings, ob Fischdamen ein Faible für die schlauen...
science.orf.at
February 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Neue Studie: Geistig überlegen zu sein, ist wichtig für den Fortpflanzungserfolg bei männlichen Moskitofischen.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
science.orf.at/stories/3229...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
science.orf.at/stories/3229...
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Our paper on #sexualselection and #intelligence / #cognition is now out in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Congrats to @cogniivan.bsky.social, Bec Fox & @kirindy.bsky.social for all their hard work to make this happen.
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
Smart is sexy: evolution of intelligence partly driven by love
www.anu.edu.au
February 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Our paper on #sexualselection and #intelligence / #cognition is now out in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Congrats to @cogniivan.bsky.social, Bec Fox & @kirindy.bsky.social for all their hard work to make this happen.
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
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Fully funded PhD position available!
Join us at @scienceanu.bsky.social to work on an exciting project that was recently funded by the ARC.
Applications close 27th January. See our website for more details:
sites.google.com/site/drfarin...
Contact myself or @jamesklarevas.bsky.social for details.
Join us at @scienceanu.bsky.social to work on an exciting project that was recently funded by the ARC.
Applications close 27th January. See our website for more details:
sites.google.com/site/drfarin...
Contact myself or @jamesklarevas.bsky.social for details.
December 16, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Fully funded PhD position available!
Join us at @scienceanu.bsky.social to work on an exciting project that was recently funded by the ARC.
Applications close 27th January. See our website for more details:
sites.google.com/site/drfarin...
Contact myself or @jamesklarevas.bsky.social for details.
Join us at @scienceanu.bsky.social to work on an exciting project that was recently funded by the ARC.
Applications close 27th January. See our website for more details:
sites.google.com/site/drfarin...
Contact myself or @jamesklarevas.bsky.social for details.
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🚨 Cultural Evolution Job Alert!
The Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology is hiring a group leader. Develop an independent research agenda with budget and team over 6-8 years. 👇
The Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology is hiring a group leader. Develop an independent research agenda with budget and team over 6-8 years. 👇
Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
www.eva.mpg.de
January 12, 2024 at 10:22 AM
🚨 Cultural Evolution Job Alert!
The Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology is hiring a group leader. Develop an independent research agenda with budget and team over 6-8 years. 👇
The Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology is hiring a group leader. Develop an independent research agenda with budget and team over 6-8 years. 👇