To sting or not to sting? An alarm pheromone plays a decisive role in bees' willingness to sting - and their group size, as scientists from Constance have now shown
Rhythmic accuracy pays off, as researchers from Konstanz (Germany) and Israel show in their behavioural study on the courtship song of the rock hyrax. Males that sang more often and kept the beat with greater precision had higher reproductive success than their less rhythmically accurate peers.
Prof. Margaret E. Roberts receives Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2022 for a collaborative project with the University of Konstanz and the Technical University of Munich.
Contribution to a better understanding of the evolution of sleep in animals: Konstanz biologist Daniela Rößler and her team discover jumping spiders experience a state similar to REM sleep.
TeilnehmerInnen gesucht: Das Forschungsprojekt ANCHOR der Universitäten Konstanz und Osnabrück untersucht, wie sich „Body Checking“ auf unsere Gefühle und Gedanken sowie auf psychische Erkrankungen auswirkt
An employee referral programme introduced in an experiment involving Konstanz economist Professor Nick Zubanov reduces staff turnover by 15%. The most plausible reason: workers like being involved in the hiring process