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Behaviour, Physiology & Ornithology
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Physiological innovation and courtship behaviour
Specialized metabolic, respiratory and cardiovascular systems sustain the neuromuscular demands of physically demanding courtship
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Deciphering choreographies of elaborate courtship displays
3D motion capture to study courtship displays in the field
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Read our article about bird migration in Der Standard
A look into the physiology of spring migration
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Females ring doves prefer long courtship but low frequency calls
What female doves respond to during courtship
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Show me how you sleep and I will tell you how much heat you lose
Heat loss during sleep in migratory warblers
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Out of Africa: who’s running ahead?
Changes in migration timing of birds depend on where they spend the winter
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Ig Nobel Prize Winners 2020
The Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) that participated in the Heliox – study that won the Ig Nobel Prize 2020.
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Manakins adapt their courtship display to environmental disruptions
Males use motor sequence learning to modify their display when the physical structure of the court is altered
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Corticosterone in feathers is affected by tropical forest management
Corticosterone in feathers as potential mediator of carry‐over effects of silvicultural practices
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Stopover strategies of 12 passerines on Ponza
Resting and sleeping could be the main reason for stopovers
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Using an immune response to measure stress in migrating birds
Leukocyte Coping Capacity (LCC) as a complementary tool to measure stress
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Lean migratory songbirds move more when food is scarce
Studies with captive birds show effects of food availability on locomotor activity
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Energy reserves but not oxidative balance influence sleep
Sleep pattern associated with energy reserves but not oxidative status
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Why birds sleep with their head tucked in
A function for sleep in migratory strategies
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Review paper on multimodal courtship displays
Why are many courtship displays so complex?
About our lab
Our lab is based at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, and at the Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna. The lab was created thanks to a special grant of…
Research
We study several aspects of avian biology, from migration physiology to sexual selection, both in the laboratory and in the field. A unifying feature of our research is the broad approach that includes both proximate and ultimate questions. Besides long-term…
Join us
We are accepting applications for internships, Bachelor, and Master dissertations. When available, job openings for specific projects are listed below this text, in the Blog page, and at the bottom of this page in the category ‘Jobs’. If you are…
News
Females ring doves prefer long courtship but low frequency calls
What female doves respond to during courtship
Show me how you sleep and I will tell you how much heat you lose
Heat loss during sleep in migratory warblers
Ig Nobel Prize Winners 2020
The Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) that participated in the Heliox – study that won the Ig Nobel Prize 2020.
MSc project in behavioural biology and migratory bird physiology
We are looking for a motivated Master/Diploma student who would like to gain experience and knowledge on migratory physiology and behavioural biology. The student will be based in the Fusani’s lab a highly vibrant and constantly expanding research environment. The…
Stopover Strategies in the Sahara
Migratory songbirds use diverse strategies during stopover to cross the Sahara Desert.
