Genau wie viele Menschen zeigen Tiere Anzeichen von Stress, wenn sie versuchen, für eine Gruppe von Artgenossen die Führung zu übernehmen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt ein internationales Forschungsteam unter Beteiligung von #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social BiologInnen: t1p.de/zud05

New paper out 🥳 The physiological costs of leadership in collective movements. - Trying to lead the group can be stressful, so it might not always be worth it!#openaccess at @currentbiology.bsky.social @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

Read our commentary on a new article discussing animal ethics in behavioural reserach! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

ETHOLOGY: Animal ethics in behavioural studies - read our commentary (by @hanjabrrr.bsky.social and Fritz Trillmich) on a recently published TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social article promoting a more nuanced view on animal testing 🦝🔬 It's #OpenAccess: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Social transmission of stress in zebra finches bird: "Effects were stronger in colonies with a greater proportion of stress-treated individuals. Stressors can reach beyond directly exposed individuals by also affecting their group mates."

🚨 Evidence for social transmission of stress in zebra finches In this huge experiment, Hanja Brandl experimentally stressed zebra finches in replicated colonies, and found that their group mates (who were not exposed) showed similar behavioural responses. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....