Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Baldoni, C.; Raptis, K.; Farantouri, M.; Lenzi, I.; Lim, K. S.; Menz, M. H. M.; Muturi, M.; Reisert, M.; Bedoya Duque, M. A.; Thomas, W. R. et al.; Dávalos, L. M.; Nieland, J. D.; von Elverfeldt, D.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Captivity alters behaviour but not seasonal brain size change in semi-naturally housed shrews. Royal Society Open Science 12 (3), 242138 (2025)

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Beltran, R. S.; Kilpatrick, A. M.; Adamczak, S. K.; Beumer, L. T.; Czapanskiy, M. F.; Davidson, S. C.; McLean, B. S.; Mueller, T.; Payne, A. R.; Soria, C. D. et al.; Weeks, B. C.; Williams, T. M.; Salguero-Gómez, R.: Integrating animal tracking and trait data to facilitate global ecological discoveries. The Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (2025)

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Brandl, H. B.; Trillmich, F.: Animal ethics in behavioral studies - advocating a differentiated view. Ethology (2025)

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Calderon-Capote, M. C.; O'Mara, M. T.; Crofoot, M. C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Intraspecific variability of social structure and linked foraging behavior in females of a widespread bat species (Phyllostomus hastatus). PLOS ONE 20 (3), e0313782 (2025)

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Chao, L.-M.; Li, L.: Hydrodynamic interactions in schooling fish: prioritizing real fish kinematics over travelling-wavy undulation. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 16895 - 16900 (2025)

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Chock, R. Y.; Bessa, E.; Arteaga-Torres, J. D.; Baker, L.; Buchholz, R.; Clucas, B.; Nunez, C.; Pinho, G. M.; Schulte, B. A.; Blumstein, D. T. et al.; Kitheka, B.; Allison, A. G.; Arevalo, J. E.; Hamilton, D. A.; Monteza-Moreno, C. M.; Nute, L. H.; Rodriguez-Fonseca, J.; Sandoval, L.; Stamn, J.; Verdolin, J. L.; Von Hagen, L.; Wehsener, J. W.; Seymoure, B. M.: Balancing ecotourism and wildlife management through a conservation behavior approach. Conservation Science and Practice (2025)

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Cruz, S. M.; Halpin, L. R.; Proaño, C. B.; Anderson, D. J.; Wikelski, M.: The owl gull: exclusively nocturnal foraging by the swallow-tailed gull Creagrus furcatus in Galapagos. Marine Ornithology 53 (1), pp. 67 - 73 (2025)

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Curk, T.; Rast, W.; Portas, R.; Kohles, J. E.; Shatumbu, G.; Cloete, C.; Curk, T.; Radchuk, V.; Aschenborn, O.; Melzheimer, J.: Advantages and disadvantages of using social information for carcass detection-A case study using white-backed vultures. Ecological Modelling 499, 110941 (2025)

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Curto, M.; Batista, S.; Santos, C. D.; Ribeiro, F.; Nogueira, S.; Ribeiro, D.; Prindle, B.; Licari, D.; Riccioni, G.; Dias, D. et al.; Pina-Martins, F.; Jentoft, S.; Veríssimo, A.; Alves, M. J.; Gante, H. F.: Freshwater fish community assessment using eDNA metabarcoding vs. capture-based methods: Differences in efficiency and resolution coupled to habitat and ecology. Environmental Research 274, 121238 (2025)

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Davidson, S. C.; Cagnacci, F.; Newman, P.; Dettki, H.; Urbano, F.; Desmet, P.; Bajona, L.; Bryant, E.; Carneiro, A. P. B.; Dias, M. P. et al.; Fujioka, E.; Gambin, D.; Hoenner, X.; Hunter, C.; Kato, A.; Kot, C. Y.; Kranstauber, B.; Lam, C. H.; Lepage, D.; Naik, H.; Pye, J. D.; Sequeira, A. M. M.; Tsontos, V. M.; van Loon, E.; Vo, D.; Rutz, C.: Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025)

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de Wit, L. A.; Akre, K. L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Flanders, J.; Nakamoto, M.; Frick, W. F.: Co-benefits from species-level conservation contribute to multilateral environmental agreement targets. Conservation Letters 18 (1), e13072 (2025)

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Dehnen, T.; Nyaguthii, B.; Cherono, W.; Boogert, N. J.; Farine, D. R.: Breeding-related changes in social interactions among female vulturine guineafowl. Ecology and Evolution 15 (2), e70943 (2025)

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Duque, M. A. B.; Thomas, W. R.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Nieland, J.; Baldoni, C.; von Elverfeldt, D.; Muturi, M.; Corthals, A. P.; Dávalos, L. M.: Gene expression comparisons between captive and wild shrew brains reveal captivity effects. Biology Letters 21 (1), 20240478 (2025)

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Efrat, R.; Lehnardt, Y.; Berkowic, D.; Leshem, Y.; Dor, R.; Bragin, A.; Bragin, E.; Katzner, T.; Sapir, N.: Using GPS tracking data to validate the conservation value of bird migration counts. Biological Conservation 302, 110959 (2025)

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Feare, C. J.; Bristol, R. M.; Larose, C. S.; Wikelski, M.; Müller, U.: Nest site and mate fidelity in a large sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus breeding colony. Ardea 113 (1), pp. 1 - 9 (2025)

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Fluhr, J.; Duriez, O.; Blary, C.; Chambert, T.; Almasi, B.; Byholm, P.; Buitendijk, N.; Champagnon, J.; Dagys, M.; Fiedler, W. et al.; Francesiaz, C.; Jiguet, F.; Lee, S.; Millon, A.; Monti, F.; Morcelet, L.; Nathan, R.; Nolet, B.; Nuijten, R.; Pilard, P.; Ponchon, C.; Roulin, A.; Santos, C. D.; Spiegel, O.; Schalcher, K.; De Seynes, A.; Spanoghe, G.; Wikelski, M.; Žydelis, R.; Besnard, A.: Eoldist, a web application for estimating cautionary detection distance of birds by automatic detection systems to reduce collisions with wind turbines. Wind Energy 28 (2), e2971 (2025)

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Fruth, B.: Self-medication in humans (Homo sapiens) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Medical Anthropology, pp. 1 - 15 (2025)

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Goldshtein, A.; Mazar, O.; Harten, L.; Amichai, E.; Assa, R.; Levi, A.; Orchan, Y.; Toledo, S.; Nathan, R.; Yovel, Y.: Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (14), e2407810122 (2025)

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Griesser, M.; Bennett, N. C.; Burkart, J. M.; Hart, D. W.; Uomini, N.; Warrington, M. H.: The power of caring touch: from survival to prosocial cooperation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2025)

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Hurme, E.; Lenzi, I.; Wikelski, M.; Wild, T. A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Bats surf storm fronts during spring migration. Science 387 (6729), pp. 97 - 102 (2025)

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Jiguet, F.; Mayrose, A.; Piha, M.; Efrat, R.; Seimola, T.; Sapir, N.; Timonen, S.; Wasserlauf, Y.; Besnard, A.; Bocher, P. et al.; Kölzsch, A.; Lehikoinen, A.; Monnet, A. C.; Procházka, P.; Perlman, Y.: GNSS spoofing in conflict zones disrupts wildlife tracking and hampers research and conservation efforts. Nature Communications 16 (1), 1199 (2025)

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Kaur, P.; Ciuti, S.; Salter-Townshend, M.; Farine, D. R.: Using an agent-based model to inform sampling design for animal social network analysis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 79 (3), 45 (2025)

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Kazaba, P. K.; Kulik, L.; Choumbou, G. B. B.; Tiémoko, C. B. D.; Oni, F. L.; Kamgang, S. A.; Heinicke, S.; Kone, I.; Mucyo, S. J. P.; Sop, T. et al.; Boesch, C.; Stephens, C.; Agbor, A.; Angedakin, S.; Bailey, E.; Bessone, M.; Coupland, C.; Deschner, T.; Dieguez, P.; Granjon, A. C.; Harder, B.; Head, J.; Hicks, T. C.; Jones, S.; Kadam, P.; Kalan, A. K.; Langergraber, K. E.; Lapuente, J.; Lee, K. C.; Lynn, L. K.; Maldonado, N.; McCarthy, M. S.; Meier, A. C.; Ormsby, L. J.; Piel, A.; Robbins, M. M.; Sciaky, L.; Sommer, V.; Stewart, F. A.; Widness, J.; Wittig, R. M.; Wessling, E. G.; Arandjelovic, M.; Kühl, H.; van der Hoek, Y.: Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) indicate mammalian abundance across broad spatial scales. Ecology and Evolution 15 (3), e71000 (2025)

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Keskin, G.; Duriez, O.; Lacerda, P.; Flack, A.; Nagy, M.: Adaptive cross-country optimization strategies in thermal soaring birds. iScience 28 (3), 112090 (2025)

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Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Nyaguthii, B.; Farine, D. R.: Moving as a group imposes constraints on the energetic efficiency of movement. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2041), 20242760 (2025)

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Komar, E.; Szafrańska, P. A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Keicher, L.; Koprowska, D.; Shipley, J. R.; Ruczyński, I.: Positive consequences of group living among male bats during spermatogenesis. The Journal of Experimental Biology (2025)

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Kukofka, P.; Young, R.; Kunz, J. A.; Nellissen, L.; Alavi, S. E.; Rahmaeti, T.; Basalamah, F.; Haun, D.B.M.; Schuppli, C.: The development of social attention in orangutans: Comparing peering behavior in wild and zoo-housed individuals. iScience 28 (1), 111542 (2025)

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Lauer, P.; Chapman, C. A.; Omeja, P.; Rothman, J. M.; Kalbitzer, U.: A long-term study on food choices and nutritional goals of a leaf-eating primate. Ecosphere 16 (1), e70162 (2025)

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Lötters, S.; Böning, P.; Bailon, S.; Castañeda, J. D. B.; Boistel, R.; Catenazzi, A.; Chaparro, J. C.; Chávez, G.; Chujutalli, A.; Coen, L. et al.; Coloma, L. A.; Crawford, A. J.; Culebras, J.; Martínez, J. C. C.; Daza, J. M.; Riva, I. D. L.; Ellwein, D. J.; Ernst, R.; Flechas, S. V.; Fouquet, A.; Guayasamin, J. M.; Heine, C.; Jorge, R. F.; Jung, A.; Jungfer, K.-H.; Kaffenberger, N.; Krehenwinkel, H.; Marca, E. L.; Lampo, M.; Rangel Guido F., M.; Orsen, L.; Paluh, D. J.; Gonzalez, J. L. P.; Perrin, J.; Riera, A. B. Q.; Reyes-Puig, J. P.; Ross, B. R.-R.; Rößler, D. C.; Solano, L. A. R.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D.; Vazquez, J. C. S.; Sowinski, M.; Terán-Valdez, A.; Tovar-Ortiz, A.; Veith, M.; Venegas, P.; von May, R.; Weitkamp, T.; Plewnia, A.: A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius. Zootaxa 5571 (1), pp. 1 - 76 (2025)

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McGarvey, K.; Daura-Jorge, F. G.; Machado, A. M. S.; Farine, D. R.; Rogan, E.; Cantor, M.: The influence of dolphin group coordination on cooperative foraging with humans. Current Zoology (2025)

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Mentesana, L.; Hau, M.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Adreani, M. N.; Sánchez-Tójar, A.: Do egg hormones have fitness consequences in wild birds? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 28 (3), e70100 (2025)

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Montalcini, C. M.; Driver, C.C.; Mendl, M. T.: Relevance of state-behaviour feedbacks for animal welfare. Biological Reviews (2025)

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Montenegro, V. M.; Mateo-Tomás, P.; Schneider, J.; Dent, D. H.; Crowther, T.; Bello, C.: Linking functional traits to trophic roles in scavenger assemblages. Ecology and Evolution 15 (1), e70485 (2025)

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Nabeel, A.; Karichannavar, A.; Palathingal, S.; Jhawar, J.; Brückner, D. B.; Raj, M. D.; Guttal, V.: Discovering stochastic dynamical equations from ecological time series data. American Naturalist (2025)

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Nehrer, S. W.; Laursen, J. E.; Heins, R. C.; Friston, K.; Mathys, C.; Waade, P. T.: Introducing ActiveInference.jl: A Julia library for simulation and parameter estimation with active inference models. Entropy 27 (1), 62 (2025)

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Nyaguthii, B.; Dehnen, T.; Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Papageorgiou, D.; Kosgey, J.; Farine, D. R.: Cooperative and plural breeding by the precocial vulturine guineafowl. Ibis (2025)

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Oehler, F.; Hagen, R.; Hackländer, K.; Walton, Z.; Ashish, K.; Arnold, J.: How do red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) explore their environment? Characteristics of movement patterns in time and space. BMC Movement Ecology 13 (1), 4 (2025)

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Panter, C. T.; Nebel, C.; Raab, M.; Strauss, V.; Freytag, C.; Wojta, M.; Böing, H.; Hacker, P.; Raab, R.; Windt, J. et al.; Posautz, A.; Kuebber-Heiss, A.; Scherler, P.; Grüebler, M. U.; Kormann, U. G.; Kolbe, M.; Millon, A.; de la Puente, J.; Viñuela, J.; Orr-Ewing, D.; Krone, O.; Langgemach, T.; Åkesson, S.; Mattsson, B.; Sumasgutner, P.; Alcántara de la Fuente, M.; Alvarez, E.; Arizaga, J.; Bach Pagès, A.; Bermejo, A.; Ceccolini, G.; Chakarov, N.; Derpmann-Hagenström, P.; Dostál, M.; Fabian, G.; Fiedler, W.; Galán, M.; Ganier, C.; Gärtner, A.; Glesener, L.; Godino, A.; Guziová, Z.; Haraszthy, L.; Karlsson, C.; Klein, K.; Literák, I.; Lorenzini, N.; Löwold, M.; Lüning, C.; Maderič, B.; Makoň, K.; Mammen, K.; Mammen, U.; Marczak, T.; Matušík, H.; Mionnet, A.; Morollón, S.; Mráz, J.; Nachtigall, W.; Nicolai, B.; Olalde Fernández, M.; Ottensmann, M.; Palacios González, M. J.; Paquet, J.-Y.; Pečeňák, V.; Peške, L.; Pfeiffer, T.; Pudwill, R.; Rak, D.; Rapp, T. M.; Resetaritz, A.; van Rijn, S.; Riols, R.; Rodríguez, A.; Scholze, L.; Schulte, L.; de Seynes, A.; Škrábal, J.; Spakovszky, P.; Steinborn, E.; Svetlík, J.; Talhoet, S.; Vaczi, M.; Verdier, A.-G.; Vermouzek, Z.; Villanúa Inglada, D.; Westphal, J.; Raab, R.: A LEAP forward in wildlife conservation: a standardized framework to determine mortality causes in large GPS-tagged birds. Ecology and Evolution 15 (4), e70975 (2025)

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Parker, A.V.; Stemmer, M.; Grätsch, S.; Dorigo, A.; Ramirez, O. R.; Adel, A.; Jordan, A.; Baier, H.: Intrinsic timing of brood care in shell-dwelling cichlids. Current Biology 35 (3), pp. 672 - 680 (2025)

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Roura-Torres, B.; Baniel, A.; Cryer, A.; Sauvadet, L.; De Pastors, M.; Havill, G.; Kreyer, M.; Meric de Bellefon, J.; Abaga, S.; Harté, M. et al.; Kappeler, P. M.; Charpentier, M. J.E.: Toward independence: maternal social status and experience shape mother–infant relationships in mandrills. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 79 (3), 42 (2025)

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Salahshour, M.: The interplay of trophic interactions and game dynamics gives rise to life-history trade-offs, consistent personalities, and predator-prey and aggression power laws. New Journal of Physics 27 (2), 023009 (2025)

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Salerno, J.; Warrier, R.; Breck, S. W.; Carter, N. H.; Berger, J.; Barrett, B. J.; Lukumay, J. R.; Kaduma, J. F.; Grau, A.; Dickman, A. J. et al.; Crooks, K. R.: Beneficial spillover effects of antipredation interventions support human–carnivore coexistence. Conservation Letters 18 (2), e13085 (2025)

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Sampaio, E.; Schnell, A. K.; Amodio, P.: Cognition in multi-species sociality. Current Biology 35 (4), pp. R132 - R136 (2025)

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Santos, C. D.; Paludo, D.; Silvestro, P.; Monteiro, J. O.; Pachelle, P. P. G.; Oliveira, V.; Mobley, J. A.: Sea-level rise causes feeding habitat loss for migratory shorebirds in remote coastal wetlands of Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research Letters 20 (3), 034038 (2025)

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Sayin, S.; Couzin-Fuchs, E.; Petelski, I.; Günzel, Y.; Salahshour, M.; Lee, C. Y.; Graving, J. M.; Li, L.; Deussen, O.; Sword, G. A. et al.; Couzin, I. D.: The behavioral mechanisms governing collective motion in swarming locusts. Science 387, pp. 995 - 1000 (2025)

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Sehner, S.; Willems, E. P.; Baumeyer, A.; Davis, L.; van Schaik, C. P.; Burkart, J. M.: Sensitivity to immature skill deficits. Food sharing experiments in squirrel nonkeys (Saimiri boliviensis) and common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Journal of Comparative Psychology (2025)

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Snell, K. R. S.; Machado dos Santos, I. A.; van Bemmelen, R. S. A.; Moe, B.; Thorup, K.: Wintering, rather than breeding, oceanic conditions may modulate declining survival in a long-distance migratory seabird. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 754, pp. 93 - 103 (2025)

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Taborsky, M.: The evolution of division of labour: preconditions and evolutionary feedback. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 380 (1922), 20230262 (2025)

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Taborsky, M.; Fewell, J. H.; Gilles, R.; Taborsky, B.: Division of labour as key driver of social evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 380 (1922), 20230261 (2025)

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Tomasek, M.; Soller, K.; Jordan, A.: Wild fish use visual cues to recognize individual divers. Biology Letters 21 (2), 20240558 (2025)

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