Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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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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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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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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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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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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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.; 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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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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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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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 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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DeNicola, V.; Mezzini, S.; Bursac, P.; Minasandra, P.; Cagnacci, F.: Effects of vasectomy on breeding-related movement and activity in free-ranging white-tailed deer. BMC Movement Ecology 13 (1), 34 (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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Gao, Z.; Couzin, I. D.: Swarming transitions of self-propelled particles with anisotropic social interactions. Physical Review Research 7 (2), 023144 (2025)

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Goldsborough, Z.; Crofoot, M. C.; Jacobson, O. T.; Corewyn, L.; Rosario-Vargas, E. d.; León, J.; Barrett, B. J.: Rise and spread of a social tradition of interspecies abduction. Current Biology 35 (10), pp. R375 - R376 (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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Hansen, K. W.; Brand, J. A.; Aimon, C.; Avgar, T.; Bertram, M. G.; Bontekoe, I. D.; Brodin, T.; Hegemann, A.; Koger, B.; Lourie, E. et al.; Menezes, J. F. S.; Serota, M.; Attias, N.; Aikens, E.: A call for increased integration of experimental approaches in movement ecology. Biological Reviews (2025)

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Hawkes, W. L.; Menz, M. H. M.; Wotton, K. R.: Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant and ecologically important. Biological Reviews (2025)

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Hawkes, W. L.; Menz, M. H. M.; Wotton, K. R.: Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant and ecologically important. Biological Reviews (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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James, L. S.; O'Mara, M. T.; Touchon, J. C.; Ryan, M. J.; Bernal, X. E.; Page, R. A.: The ontogeny of decision-making in an eavesdropping predator. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 292 (2045), 20250450 (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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Lameris, T. K.; Boom, M. P.; Nuijten, R. J. M.; Buitendijk, N. H.; Eichhorn, G.; Ens, B. J.; Exo, K. M.; Glazov, P. M.; Hanssen, S. A.; Hunke, P. et al.; van der Jeugd, H. P.; de Jong, M. E.; Kölzsch, A.; Kondratyev, A.; Kruckenberg, H.; Kulikova, O.; Linssen, H.; Loonen, M.; Loshchagina, J. A.; Madsen, J.; Moe, B.; Moonen, S.; Mueskens, G. J. D. M.; Nolet, B. A.; Pokrovsky, I.; Reneerkens, J.; Scheiber, I. B. R.; Schekkerman, H.; Schreven, K. H. T.; Tal, T.; Tulp, I.; Verhoeven, M. A.; Versluijs, T. S. L.; Volkov, S.; Wikelski, M.; van Bemmelen, R. S. A.: Migratory birds advance spring arrival and egg-laying in the Arctic, mostly by travelling faster. Global Change Biology 31 (4), e70158 (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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Laumer, I. B.; Kansal, S.; van Cauwenberghe, A.; Rahmaeti, T.; Setia, T. M.; Mundry, R.; Haun, D.; Schuppli, C.: Wild and zoo-housed orangutans differ in how they explore objects. Scientific Reports 15 (1), 14853 (2025)

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Lebovich, L.; Kaplan, L.; Hansel, D.; Loewenstein, Y.: Stability and robustness of idiosyncratic choice bias. Communications Psychology 3 (1), 79 (2025)

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Li, L.; Nagy, M.; Amichay, G.; Wu, R.; Wang, W.; Deussen, O.; Rus, D.; Couzin, I. D.: Reverse engineering the control law for schooling in zebrafish using virtual reality. Science Robotics 10 (101), eadq6784 (2025)

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