Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Admettons, Z.; Bessone, M.; Baraka, J. A.; Botomia, J. E.; Miezi, E.; Nsilu, B.; Mukole, J. N.; Omeno, M. O.; Ngabinzeke, J. S.; Fruth, B.: Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. People and Nature (2025)

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Afridi, R. H.; Afridi, W. H.; Hamza, M.; Wu, M.; Chao, L.-M.; Zhai, Y.; Li, L.; Xie, G.: Beyond propulsion: muscle proprioception enables hydrodynamic sensing in fish body. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292, 20250474 (2025)

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Aguado, W. D.; Zulfa, A.; Bransford, T. D.; Makur, K. P.; van Noordwijk, M. A.; Utami Atmoko, S. S.; Vogel, E. R.: Nutritional importance of a liana species for a population of Bornean orangutans. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 186 (4), e70042 (2025)

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Albery, G. F.; Becker, D. J.; Firth, J. A.; De Moor, D.; Ravindran, S.; Silk, M.; Sweeny, A. R.; Vander Wal, E.; Webber, Q.; Allen, B. et al.; Babayan, S. A.; Barve, S.; Begon, M.; Birtles, R. J.; Block, T. A.; Block, B. A.; Bradley, J. E.; Budischak, S.; Buesching, C.; Burthe, S. J.; Carlisle, A. B.; Caselle, J. E.; Cattuto, C.; Chaine, A. S.; Chapple, T. K.; Cheney, B. J.; Clutton-Brock, T.; Collier, M.; Curnick, D. J.; Delahay, R. J.; Farine, D. R.; Fenton, A.; Ferretti, F.; Feyrer, L.; Fielding, H.; Foroughirad, V.; Frere, C.; Gardner, M. G.; Geffen, E.; Godfrey, S. S.; Graham, A. L.; Hammond, P. S.; Henrich, M.; Heurich, M.; Hopwood, P.; Ilany, A.; Jackson, J. A.; Jackson, N.; Jacoby, D. M. P.; Jacoby, A. M.; Jesek, M.; Kirkpatrick, L.; Klamm, A.; Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Knowles, S.; Koren, L.; Krzyszczyk, E.; Kusch, J. M.; Lambin, X.; Lane, J. E.; Leirs, H.; Leu, S. T.; Lyon, B. E.; Macdonald, D. W.; Madsen, A. E.; Mann, J.; Manser, M.; Mariën, J.; Massawe, A.; McDonald, R. A.; Morelle, K.; Mourier, J.; Newman, C.; Nussear, K.; Nyaguthii, B.; Ogino, M.; Ozella, L.; Packer, C.; Papastamatiou, Y. P.; Paterson, S.; Payne, E.; Pedersen, A. B.; Pemberton, J. M.; Pinter-Wollman, N.; Planes, S.; Raulo, A.; Rodríguez-Muñoz, R.; Rudd, L.; Sabuni, C.; Sah, P.; Schallert, R. J.; Sheldon, B.; Shizuka, D.; Sih, A.; Sinn, D. L.; Sluydts, V.; Spiegel, O.; Telfer, S.; Thomason, C. A.; Tickler, D. M.; Tregenza, T.; Vanderwaal, K.; Walmsley, S.; Walters, E. L.; Wanelik, K. M.; Whitehead, H.; Wielgus, E.; Wilson-Aggarwal, J.; Wohlfeil, C.; Bansal, S.: Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025)

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Amichay, G.; Nagy, M.: On the integration of collective motion and temporal synchrony in animal collectives. BMC Movement Ecology 13 (1), 47 (2025)

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Aplin, L. M.; Crates, R.; Flack, A.; McGregor, P.: Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation. Philosophical Transactions B 380 (1925), 20240128 (2025)

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Ardila-Villamizar, M.; Sandoval, D. T.; Maldonado-Chaparro, A. A.: Birds of a feather resist together: sociality and species predict the resilience and recovery strategies of two Neotropical birds. Ecology and Evolution 15, e71668 (2025)

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Arrondo, E.; Carracedo, J.; McAllister, P.; Morales-Reyes, Z.; Scacco, M.; Pascual-Rico, R.; Cortés-Avizanda, A.; Donazar, J. A.; Moleón, M.; Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.: Unravelling the decision making of foraging vultures: Insights from a field experiment. Royal Society Open Science 12 (4), 250085 (2025)

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Arrondo, E.; Carracedo, J.; McAllister, P.; Morales-Reyes, Z.; Scacco, M.; Pascual-Rico, R.; Cortés-Avizanda, A.; Donazar, J. A.; Moleón, M.; Sánchez-Zapata, J. A.: Unravelling the decision making of foraging vultures: insights from a field experiment. Royal Society Open Science 12 (4), 250085 (2025)

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Ashbury, A. M.; Lamarque, F.; Permana, A. L.; Rahmaeti, T.; Samson, D. R.; Atmoko, S. S. U.; Crofoot, M. C.; Schuppli, C.: Wild orangutans maintain sleep homeostasis through napping, counterbalancing socio-ecological factors that interfere with their sleep. Current Biology 35 (13), pp. 3163 - 3173.e4 (2025)

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Bak-Coleman, J.: Randomized controlled trials cannot identify social media’s causal effects. Nature Reviews Psychology (2025)

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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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Baldoni, C.; Reisert, M.; Smith, B.; Lazaro, J.; Zeng, Y.; Thomas, W. R.; Hertel, M.; Dávalos, L. M.; Nieland, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N. et al.; von Elverfeldt, D.: Programmed seasonal brain shrinkage in the common shrew via water loss without cell death. Current Biology (2025)

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Balduccio, N.; Bessone, M.; Iannarilli, F.; Rovero, F.; Fruth, B.: Long-term research presence mitigates hunting pressure and shapes mammal communities in the Congo Basin. Biological Conservation 312, 111502 (2025)

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Behringer, V.; Sonnweber, R.; Fruth, B.; Housman, G.; Douglas, P. H.; Stevens, J. M. G.; Hohmann, G.; Kivell, T. L.: Wild bonobos experience unusually low bone resorption during early lactation relative to humans and other mammals. Evolutionary Human Sciences 7, e27 (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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Ben Mocha, Y.; Woith, M.; de Gialluly, S. S.; Bruscagnin, L.; Kestel, N.; Markman, S.; Drobniak, S. M.; Baglione, V.; Boersma, J.; Cousseau, L. et al.; Covas, R.; de Miranda, G. H. B.; Dey, C. J.; Doutrelant, C.; Gula, R.; Heinsohn, R.; Keynan, O.; Kingma, S. A.; Leitao, A. V.; Li, J. Q.; Makuya, L.; Middleton, K.; Pruett-Jones, S.; Radford, A. N.; Restrepo, C.; Rubenstein, D. R.; Schradin, C.; Theuerkauf, J.; Warrington, M. H.; Williams, D. A.; Woxvold, I. A.; Griesser, M.: An integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD). Journal of Animal Ecology (2025)

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Best, P.; Araya-Salas, M.; Ekström, A. G.; Freitas, B.; Jensen, F. H.; Kershenbaum, A.; Lameira, A. R.; Lehmann, K. D. S.; Linhart, P.; Liu, R. C. et al.; Madhavan, M.; Markham, A.; Roch, M. A.; Root-Gutteridge, H.; Sálek, M.; Smith-Vidaurre, G.; Strandburg-Peshkin, A.; Warren, M. R.; Wijers, M.; Marxer, R.: Bioacoustic fundamental frequency estimation: a cross-species dataset and deep learning baseline. Bioacoustics (2025)

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Bobo, D. N. B.; Bessone, M.; Cleva, R.; Fruth, B.: Spatial ecology and home range drivers of the Weyns's Duiker (Cephalophus weynsi) in rainforest habitat. African Journal of Ecology 63 (3), e70041 (2025)

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Bolcato, S.; Aplin, L. M.: The effect of habitat health and environmental change on cultural diversity and richness in animals. Philosophical Transactions B 380 (1925), 20240141 (2025)

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Bontekoe, I. D.; Aikens, E. O.; Schlicksupp, A.; Blumenstiel, L.; Honorato, R. G.; Jorzik, I.; Flack, A.: The study of social animal migrations: a synthesis of the past and guidelines for future research. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2049), 20242726 (2025)

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Bose, A. P. H.; Dunster, B.; Henshaw, J.; Koch, L.; Grimm, J.; Sefc, K. M.; Jordan, A.: Habitat differences in resource density and distribution affect ecology and life history of a landscape-modifying fish. Molecular Ecology (2025)

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Bose, A. P. H.; Hodgson, R. Y.; Brown, N.; Cogliati, K. M.; Balshine, S.: Lunar synchrony and reproductive strategies of intertidal-breeding fishes. Marine Biology 172 (5), 75 (2025)

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Bradfer-Lawrence, T.; Buřivalová, Z.; Dent, D. H.: Deriving meaning from acoustic data in hyper-diverse ecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2025)

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Brand, J. A.; Michelangeli, M.; Shry, S. J.; Moore, E. R.; Bose, A. P. H.; Cerveny, D.; Martin, J. M.; Hellström, G.; McCallum, E. S.; Holmgren, A. et al.; Thoré, E. S. J.; Fick, J.; Brodin, T.; Bertram, M. G.: Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Science 388 (6743), pp. 217 - 222 (2025)

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Brandl, H. B.; Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Zuñiga, D.; Hansen Wheat, C.; Christensen, C.; Omengo, F.; Nzomo, C.; Cherono, W.; Nyaguthii, B.; Farine, D. R.: The physiological cost of leadership in collective movements. Current Biology (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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Brønnvik, H.; Flack, A.: Experience and motivation shape the flight performance of white storks migrating long-distance. Current Biology (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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Cano-Povedano, J.; López-Calderón, C.; Hortas, F.; Martín-Vélez, V.; Sánchez, M. I.; Cañuelo-Jurado, B.; Cózar, A.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Müller, W.; Thaxter, C. B. et al.; Lens, L.; Stienen, E.; Forero, M. G.; Afan, I.; Blas, J.; Fiedler, W.; Green, A. J.: Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds. Environmental Research 285, 122477 (2025)

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Carrard, T.; Nourani, E.; Jansing, L.; Zimmermann, T.; Sumasgutner, P.; Tschumi, M.; Jenny, D.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.; Sprenger, M. et al.; Scacco, M.: Golden eagles regularly use gravity waves to soar: New insights from high-resolution weather data. Interface: Journal of the Royal Society 22 (227), 20240891 (2025)

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Carrard, T.; Nourani, E.; Jansing, L.; Zimmermann, T.; Sumasgutner, P.; Tschumi, M.; Jenny, D.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.; Sprenger, M. et al.; Scacco, M.: Golden eagles regularly use gravity waves to soar: new insights from high-resolution weather data. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 22 (227), 20240891 (2025)

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Catitti, B.; Chan, Y. C.; Farine, D. R.; Oppel, S.; Orgeret, F.; Scherler, P.; Tschumi, M.; Witczak, S.; Grüebler, M. U.: COVID-19 lockdown effects on the foraging strategies of a facultative scavenger. Biology Letters 21 (10), 20250223 (2025)

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Cepeda-Duque, J. C.; López-Velasco, V.; Arango-Correa, E.; López-Barrera, Á. M.; Fox-Rosales, L. A.; Lizcano, D. J.: Influential drivers in the occupancy and activity of the last megaherbivore from the Northwestern Andean cloud forest of Colombia. Mammalian Biology (2025)

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Cepeda-Duque, J. C.; López-Velasco, V.; Arango-Correa, E.; López-Barrera, A. M.; Fox-Rosales, L. A.; Lizcano, D. J.: Influential drivers in the occupancy and activity of the last megaherbivore from the Northwestern Andean cloud forest of Colombia. Mammalian Biology (2025)

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Chan, A. H. H.; Putra, P.; Schupp, H.; Köchling, J.; Strassheim, J.; Renner, B.; Schroeder, J.; Pearse, W. D.; Nakagawa, S.; Burke, T. et al.; Griesser, M.; Meltzer, A.; Lubrano, S.; Kano, F.: YOLO-Behaviour: A simple, flexible framework to automatically quantify animal behaviours from videos. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 16 (4), pp. 760 - 774 (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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Chimento, M.; Chan, A. H. H.; Aplin, L. M.; Kano, F.: Peering into the world of wild passerines with 3D-SOCS: Synchronized video capture and posture estimation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (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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Colombo, A.; Sauppe, M.; Al Haddad, A.; Ayyer, K.; Babayan, M.; Boll, R.; Dagar, R.; Dold, S.; Fennel, T.; Hecht, L. et al.; Knopp, G.; Kolatzki, K.; Langbehn, B.; Maia, F.; Mall, A.; Mazumder, P.; Mazza, T.; Ovcharenko, Y.; Polat, I. C.; Raiser, D.; Schäfer-Zimmermann, J. C.; Schnorr, K.; Schubert, M. L.; Sehati, A.; Sellberg, J. A.; Senfftleben, B.; Shen, Z.; Sun, Z. B.; Svensson, P. H. W.; Tümmler, P.; Usenko, S.; Ussling, C. F.; Veteläinen, O.; Wächter, S.; Walsh, N.; Weitnauer, A. V.; You, T.; Zuod, M.; Meyer, M.; Bostedt, C.; Galli, D. E.; Patanen, M.; Rupp, D.: SPRING, an effective and reliable framework for image reconstruction in single-particle Coherent Diffraction Imaging. npj Computational Materials 11 (1), 265 (2025)

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Couzin, I. D.: Collective intelligence in animals and robots. Nature Communications 16 (1), 9574 (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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Curto, M.; Verissimo, A.; Riccioni, G.; Santos, C. D.; Ribeiro, F.; Jentoft, S.; Alves, M. J.; Gante, H. F.: Improving whole biodiversity monitoring and discovery with environmental DNA metagenomics. Molecular Ecology Resources (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 Framond, L.; Sharp, S. P.; Duclos, K.; Beleyur, T.; Brumm, H.: Stream noise induces song plasticity and a shift to visual signals in a riverine songbird. Current Biology 35 (18), pp. 4570 - 4576.e6 (2025)

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de Jager, M.; Buitendijk, N. H.; Baveco, J. M.; Hornman, M.; Kruckenberg, H.; Kölzsch, A.; Moonen, S.; Nolet, B. A.: A multi-species model for goose management: Competition and facilitation drive space use of foraging geese. Ambio (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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