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How do birds regulate seasonal expression of the migratory state? The gut hormone ghrelin could play a key role, suggests an experimental study in common quails

The seasonal expression and the migratory phenotype is signalled by rapid and marked changes in food intake, fuelling, and amount of nocturnality. We used common quails (Coturnix coturnix) to assess if the hormone corticosterone and the gut-derived hormone ghrelin play…

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New grant to implement novel feeding strategies on fish farms

Stefan Fischer and other group members received a new grant to improve animal welfare on fish farms funded by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund.

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Claudia Janiczek wins the prize for the best poster at the PhD academy

Another recognition for our group: Claudia Janiczek won the prize for the best poster at the PhD Academy, an event organized by the CoBeNe Doctoral School of the University of Vienna. Claudia presented her work on the comparison of courtship…

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Christina Krumpholz wins the price for the best talk at the PhD academy

The PhD Academy was launched last year and is aimed primarily at PhD students from the CoBeNe Doctoral School of the University of Vienna. This year, our PhD student Christina Krumpholz gave a talk on the relative contribution of voice…

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Giovanni Spezie defended his PhD

After a few adventurous years, during which he had to face droughts, pandemics and wildfires, Giovanni eventually defended his PhD on December 6th. His contributiions on the courtship of bowerbirds and in general about the role of learning in the…

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Sneaky copulations by ‘apprentices’ bowerbirds

Unknown aspects of bowerbird courtship revealed

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The importance of synchronization in courtship

Male ring dove perching on a window box

The timing of vocal and visual components may influence attractiveness of multimodal signals

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Ghrelin modifies migratory behaviour in nature

Decision making in migration is influenced by gut hormones

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Expression of Interest for PostDoc Fellowships

The University of Vienna is opening an Expression of Interest (EoI) to identify candidates with the necessary profile to be successful in obtaining a MSCA European Fellowships. The EoI will allow potential fellows to identify a supervisor who can guide…

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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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