478 search results for “behaviour ecology” in the Student website
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture
In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, challenges the long-held belief that early humans had minimal impact on their environment before the rise of farming.
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Human noise makes cod inactive. When it gets quiet again, they take off
She narrowly defied bureaucracy and spent days angling for cod. In the North Sea, marine biologist Inge van der Knaap discovered that noise significantly disturbs fish behaviour. ‘There is now a lot of attention for underwater noise.’
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Professor calls for more focus on brain impairment in offenders
Maaike Kempes believes more attention should be paid to non-congenital brain injuries in suspects. This may partly explain their criminal behaviour.
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Gijsbert KorevaarFaculty of Science
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Sónia Martins da Cunha
Faculty of Science
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Jean-François BlancFaculty of Science
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Ursula Cardenas Mamani
Faculty of Science
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Catherine Reyes
Faculty of Science
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Patrik HenrikssonFaculty of Science
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Chen Tang
Faculty of Science
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Juan Munizaga-PlazaFaculty of Science
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Embryos of the bitterling perform a somersault. This teaches us something new about natural selection
Even embryos can become embroiled in an evolutionary arms race with another species. Leiden biologists demonstrate this with larvae of the rosy bitterling that parasitize the gills of freshwater mussels. They published their research on February 19 in PNAS.
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Katharina RiebelFaculty of Science
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Michelle Wagner
Faculty of Science
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Han YuFaculty of Science
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Rosalie HagenaarsFaculty of Science
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Simon van LierdeFaculty of Science
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Mariana Braz PiresFaculty of Science
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Anniek KortleveFaculty of Science
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Lisa DörnerFaculty of Science
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Philip SpinhovenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hanna Swaab
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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'I always consider: What would have worked best for me?'
Starting with the ‘why’, putting herself in her students’ shoes and providing structure. These are three ways in which environmental scientist Ranran Wang tries to make her course as interesting and manageable as possible. With success: she has been nominated for Science Teacher of the Year 2022.
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Tales YamamotoFaculty of Science
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Arthur RonnerFaculty of Science
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Xinming XuFaculty of Science
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María Negre Rodríguez
Faculty of Science
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Shruti JainFaculty of Science
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Developing your own self-image and choosing the right study programme
How you think about yourself is important for the choices you make. Adolescents are faced with choosing a study programme that will determine their future, while their self-image is still under development. Tough choice? Research by psychologist Laura van der Aar has shown that taking a training course…
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Students seek sustainable solutions for businesses
Master’s students in Industrial Ecology and Governance of Sustainability have helped answer organisations’ questions about sustainability
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If your friends jump in the river…
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying
How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactive book for teachers and youth workers. This digital book offers the latest insights and plenty of useful tips and advice. Children’s Ombudsman Margrite…
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Tropical bananaquits lose song quality in the city
I think we should go this way. This way! THIS! WAY!! Making yourself heard in a city can be difficult. That is not only the case for humans, but birds seem to be hindered by urban noise as well. Researcher Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University already showed that great tits in Leiden communicate differently…
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Fact or fiction: people with autism are not social
Half the world's population is introverted and comes home drained after an evening of drinks. Their social battery is empty. 'People with autism have a similar experience, but much more intense,' says Boya Li, who researches emotional regulation in children with autism and hearing impairment. Does this…
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Christina GalaftonFaculty of Science
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Filipa FerreiraFaculty of Science
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Christina DrotenkoFaculty of Science
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Timothy NaFaculty of Science
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Aymara WagnerFaculty of Science
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Tanya TsuiFaculty of Science
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Ranran WangFaculty of Science
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Paula van den BergFaculty of Science
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Emanuel Ricardo Bachinger
Faculty of Science
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Hai LinFaculty of Science
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Annegeke JansenFaculty of Science
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Mike SlootwegFaculty of Science
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Kai LiFaculty of Science
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Janneke van OorschotFaculty of Science