• Lions in Botswana. Copyright: Natalia Borrego

    In the realm of lions
    Insights from the field

    “Contrary to ‘The Lion King’ there is no king or queen in lion societies. No single individual gets priority access to resources, whether that be access to mates or access to food after participating in a hunt”, says Konstanz researcher Natalia Borrego.

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    Annual Report 2023

    We cordially invite you to read about our exciting research avenues pursued at the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour in 2023.

  • Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour

    The second Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour (KSCB) will take place from 22 July - 9 August 2024. The school aims to prepare the next generation of scientists that are exposed to a breadth of approaches to study collective behaviour. The registration for the school is now open.

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Migrating animals learn by experience

Research from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) shows that migrating storks refine their behaviour as they get older, suggesting that experiential learning is an important part of successful migration. While genetics and social behaviour are important factors shaping animal migrations, information learned within a lifetime also appears to guide migratory movements. The findings appear…

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Poster der Veranstaltung

Orang-Utans und die Evolution von Intelligenz

Am 14. März 2024 wird das Konstanzer Konzil in ein Lernlabor verwandelt: Das Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie und die Universität Konstanz laden zu einer kostenlosen, interaktiven Veranstaltung ein, auf der BesucherInnen das geheime Leben der Orang-Utans in freier Wildbahn entdecken.

Eating together

Behavioural biologist Barbara Fruth and health psychologist Britta Renner from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour provide insights into the importance of eating together for humans and animals in a new episode of the German podcast "Exzellent erklärt - Spitzenforschung für alle". They also talk about research into swarm intelligence.

Podcast „In the Swarm“

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behaviour have set off on a journey to find out more about collective phenomena. They present the research of their colleagues and share their impressions in the podcast "In the Swarm"

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