Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Publications of Maëlan Tomasek

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Journal Article

Tomasek, M.; Stark, M.; Dufour, V.; Jordan, A.: Cognitive flexibility in a Tanganyikan bower-building cichlid, Aulonocranus dewindti. Animal Cognition 26, pp. 1959 - 1971 (2023)

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From left: Vlad Demartsev, Baptiste Averly, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Rebecca Schaefer.

From left: Vlad Demartsev, Baptiste Averly, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Rebecca Schaefer.

Dr. Marta Manser

marta.manser@ieu.uzh.ch

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Dr. Vivek Hari Sridhar

IMPRS Alumni, Postdoc +49 7531 88-5286 vsridhar@ab.mpg.de

Dr. Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin

Group Leader, IMPRS Faculty astrandburg@ab.mpg.de

Other Interesting Articles

Collective Ecology of Fossa and Sifaka

How do interactions with competitors and predators shape the collective dynamics of animal communities? All animals must navigate complex landscapes of risk and reward, but social species must accomplish this while balancing their own needs and preferences with those of their group-mates. How do individuals and groups ultimately integrate this…

Collective Decision-Making

Sleeping in Groups

Sleep is an inherently risky behavioral state, defined by decreased sensitivity to environmental stimuli. Sleeping together with other individuals offers a variety of advantages, including protection from predators and buffering against cold nighttime temperatures. However, group members also compete with each other over access to the safest…

Learning and Decision Making in the Canopy

How does life in the canopy shape the evolution of the mind? The foraging decisions of kinkajous - an elusive species that forages in neo-tropical forest canopies at night - may offer some clues. The central aim of this project is to identify the processes of learning and memory that allow kinkajous to keep track of when and where to find their…

Calling to Consensus

Have you ever wondered how animals communicate with one another? Or perhaps, how decisions, such as where to eat, are made in species which live in groups? These questions have puzzled many biologists, but with recent developments in animal tracking technology, answers to these questions can finally be addressed. In my research, I am investigating…

How do baboon troops decide?

To stay together, group-living animals must reach consensus about where to go and what to do. Because individuals differ in their needs and capabilities, group members’ preferences will not always align. Resolving such conflicts of interest is a key challenge to living in stable, socially complex societies. How is influence exerted? How is…