© Sylvia Kaiser

Prof. Dr. sylvia kaiser (apl.)

kaisesy@uni-muenster.de

Tel: (+49)-(0)251-83-24676
Fax: (+49)-(0)251-83-23896

Raum 151

Sprechstunde: nach Absprache

 
  • Forschungsschwerpunkte

    • Verhaltensbiologie
    • Stress, Stressvermeidung und Wohlergehen
    • Umwelt, Gene und die Entwicklung einzigartiger Tierpersönlichkeiten
    • Hormone und Verhalten
  • Vita

    Akademische Ausbildung

    Dr. rer. nat (zoology, behavioural biology), Unversity of Münster
    Study of biology, Universities of Bayreuth and Münster

    Beruflicher Werdegang

    Adjunct professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
    Substitute professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, WWU Münster
    Adjunct professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
    Associate professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
    Assistant professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
    Postdoctoral fellow, Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Assistant professor, Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster

    Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten in Gremien

    Member of the extended editorial board of the Ethological Society
    Mitglied des Vorstandes der "Münster Graduate School of Evolution" (MGSE), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Mitglied des Tierschutzausschusses der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Mitglied des Vorstands des "Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience" (OCC), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Mitglied der Koordinierungskommission für tierexperimentelle Forschung, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Manager of the Ethological Society
    Equal opportunity commissioner of the school of Biology
    Member of the "Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology"
    Editorial board: Behaviour
    Co-organization first european conference on behavioural biology (ECBB) / foundation of a conference tradition
    Young German scientist at the Dahlem conference on coping with challenge
    Member of the "Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft" (German Zoological Society)
    Member of the "Verband Deutscher Biologen" (Association of German Biolgists)
    Speaker of the section „Behavioural Biology“ of the German Zoological Society
    Member of the "Ethologische Gesellschaft" (Ethologcial Society)
  • Projekte

    Laufend
    • SFB TRR 212 B01 - Soziale Nischenkonformität bei Hausmeerschweinchen: Ursachen und Konsequenzen ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 212/2
    • SFB TRR 212 - S: Technologieserviceplattformen ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 212/2
    • Stress, Stressvermeidung, Wohlergehen (seit )
      Eigenmittelprojekt
    Abgeschlossen
    • InChangE – Individualisierung in sich ändernden Umwelten ()
      participations in other joint project: MKW - Förderlinie "Profilbildung" | Förderkennzeichen: PROFILNRW-2020-143-B
    • SFB TRR 212 B01 - Anpassung an soziale Nischen während und nach der Adoleszenz ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 212/1
    • SFB TRR 212 - S: Technologieserviceplattformen ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Sonderforschungsbereich | Förderkennzeichen: TRR 212/1
    • 3T: Tierschutz – Tierwohl – Tierethik ()
      Durch die Universität Münster intern gefördertes Projekt: Universität Münster-interne Förderung - Topical Programs
    • Das Individuum im Fokus der Lebenswissenschaften ()
      Durch die Universität Münster intern gefördertes Projekt: Universität Münster-interne Förderung - Topical Programs
    • Kastration oder Sterilisation? Eine grundlagenorientierte Studie zu den Auswirkungen auf Wohlergehen und Partnerwahl von Hausmeerschweinchen ()
      Gefördertes Einzelprojekt: DFG - Sachbeihilfe/Einzelförderung | Förderkennzeichen: KA 1546/10-1
    • MGSE – Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank ()
      Gefördertes Einzelprojekt: Santander Consumer Bank AG
    • FOR 1232 TPZ - Administration of the Research Unit and central platforms for "Genetic paternity determination" and "Endocrinological determination" ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Forschungsgruppe | Förderkennzeichen: KA 1546/9-1
    • FOR 1232 TP03 - The social modulation of behaviour, cognition and stress reactivity during pregnancy and lactation ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Forschungsgruppe | Förderkennzeichen: KA 1546/6-2; 597926
    • FOR 1232 TP03 - Social Environmental during Pregnancy Shapes Behavioural Profile in Adulthood: Constraint or Adaption? ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Forschungsgruppe | Förderkennzeichen: KA 1546/6-1:1
    • FOR 1232 TPZ - Administration of the Research Unit and central platforms for "Genetic paternity determination" and "Endocrinological determination" ()
      Teilprojekt in DFG-Verbund koordiniert außerhalb der Universität Münster: DFG - Forschungsgruppe | Förderkennzeichen: KA 1546/7-1:1
  • Publikationen

    • , , , , und . . „Shaped by you: The effect of social partner on cortisol and behavior during adolescence in a female rodent.Ethology, Nr. 130 e13414. doi: 10.1111/eth.13414.
    • , , , , und . . „Individualized social niches in animals: Theoretical clarifications and processes of niche change.BioScience, Nr. 74: 146158. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biad122.
    • , , , und . . „Social niche shapes social behavior and cortisol concentrations during adolescence in female guinea pigs.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 162 (105539) doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105539.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , und . „Individualisation and individualised science across disciplinary perspectives.European Journal for Philosophy of Science, Nr. 14 (41) 41. doi: 10.1007/s13194-024-00602-8.
    • , , und . . „The guinea pig.“ In The UFAW handbook on the care and management of laboratory and other research animals, herausgegeben von H Golledge und C Richardson. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • , , , , , und . . „Personality matters – The interplay between consistent individual differences and mouse welfare in female C57BL6/J mice.Frontiers in Animal Science, Nr. 5 (14238) doi: 10.3389/fanim.2024.1423814.
    • , , , , und . „Specifically Unspecific – Simple Devices as Feasible and Effective Enrichment for Small Mammals.Animal Behavior and Cognition, Nr. 11 (3): 305329. doi: 10.26451/abc.11.03.05.2024.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , und . . „The gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in a wild vertebrate: dynamic interactions and health impacts.Frontiers in Microbiology, Nr. 15 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1413976.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Stress response of fire salamander larvae differs between habitat types.Royal Society Open Science, Nr. 11 (4) 231304. doi: 10.1098/rsos.231304.

    • , , , , und . . „Behavioral lateralization of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 16 1095567. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1095567.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Effects of castration and sterilization on cortisol responsiveness – a case study in male guinea pigs.Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Nr. 9 (1093157) doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1093157.
    • , , , , , und . . „The power of a touch: Regular touchscreen training but not its termination affects hormones and behavior in mice.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 17 doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1112780.
    • , , , , und . . „Conditional on the social environment? Roots of repeatability in hormone concentrations of male guinea pigs.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 155 105423.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Structural enrichment for laboratory mice: exploring the effects of novelty and complexity.Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Nr. 10 1207332. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1207332.

    • , , , , und . . „When left is right: The effects of paw preference training on behaviour in mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 430 (113929)
    • , , , , , , , , , , , und . . „Do multiple experimenters improve the reproducibility of animal studies?PLoS Biology, Nr. 20(3) (e3001564) doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001564.
    • , , , , und . . „Repeatability of endocrine traits and dominance rank in female guinea pigs.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 19 (1): 4. doi: 10.1186/s12983-021-00449-2.
    • , , , , , , und . . „The impact of varying food availability on gene expression in the liver: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis.Frontiers in Nutrition, Nr. 9 (910762)
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Once an Optimist, Always an Optimist? Studying Cognitive Judgment Bias in Mice.Behavioral Ecology, Nr. 33: 775788.
    • , , , , , , , , , und . „Low heritability and high phenotypic plasticity of salivary cortisol in response to environmental heterogeneity in a wild pinniped.Ecology and Evolution, Nr. 12 (3) doi: 10.1002/ece3.8757.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Transcriptional profiles in the mouse amygdala after a cognitive judgment bias test largely depend on the genotype.Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Nr. 15 1025389. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1025389.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , und . . „Sex roles and sex ratios in animals.Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Nr. 98 (2) doi: 10.1111/brv.12915.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Male social niche conformance? Effects of manipulated opportunity for extra-pair mating on behavior and hormones of male zebra finches.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 146: 105243105243. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105243.
    • , und . . „Don’t worry, be happy? Ein verhaltensbiologischer Blick auf das Gefühlsleben der Tiere.“ In Das unterschätzte Tier, herausgegeben von N Sachser, N Kästner und T Zimmermann. Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

    • , , , , und . . „The impact of varying food availability on health and welfare in mice: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 228 (113193) doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113193.
    • , , , , , und . . „Individuality meets plasticity: Endocrine phenotypes across male dominance rank acquisition in guinea pigs living in a complex social environment.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 131 104967. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104967.
    • , , , , , und . . „A step in the right direction: the effect of context, strain and sex on paw preference in mice.Animal Behaviour, Nr. 174: 2130. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.01.012.
    • , , , , , und . . „Regular touchscreen training affects faecal corticosterone metabolites and anxiety-like behaviour in mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 401: 113080. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113080.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Not all mice are alike: Mixed-strain housing alters social behaviour.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 228 (113220) doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113220.
    • , , , , , , , , , und . . „Individuality, as well as genetic background, affects syntactical features of courtship songs in male mice.Animal Behaviour, Nr. 180: 179196.
    • , , , , und . . „Editorial: Context-Dependent Plasticity in Social Species: Feedback Loops Between Individual and Social Environment.Frontiers in Psychology, Nr. 12: 64519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645191.

    • , , , , , , , und . . „The effects of different feeding routines on welfare in laboratory mice.Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Nr. 6: 479.
    • , , , , , und . . „Improving reproducibility in animal research by splitting the study population into several ‘mini-experiments’.Scientific Reports, Nr. 10 (16579) doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73503-4.
    • , , , und . . „The Power of Infochemicals in Mediating Individualized Niches.Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Nr. 35: 981989. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.001.
    • , , , , , und . . „Adaptive reshaping of the hormonal phenotype after social niche transition in adulthood.Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Nr. 287 20200667. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0667.
    • , , , und . . „Sensitive phases in the development of rodent social behavior.Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Nr. 36: 6370. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.07.014.
    • , , , , , und . . „Effects of different social experiences on emotional state in mice.Scientific Reports, Nr. 10 (15255) doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71994-9.

    • , , , , , , , und . . „High reproductive success despite queuing – Socio-sexual development of males in a complex social environment.Frontiers in Psychology, Nr. 10 2810. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02810.
    • , , , , und . . „Differential effects of serotonin transporter genotype on anxiety-like behavior and cognitive judgment bias in mice.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 13: 263.
    • , , , , , und . . „Heterogenising study samples across testing time improves reproducibility of behavioural data.Scientific Reports, Nr. 9: 8247.
    • , , , , , und . . „Have I been here before? Effects of repeated testing and age on the results of behavioural tests.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 367: 143148.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Can live with ‘em, can live without ‘em: pair housed male C57BL/6J mice show low aggression and increasing sociopositive interactions with age, but can adapt to single housing if separated.Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Nr. 214: 7988.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Brain serotonin deficiency affects female aggression.Scientific Reports, Nr. 9 (1366)
    • , , , , , , und . . „Technology or ecology? New tools to assess cognitive judgement bias in mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 362: 279287.

    • , , , , , und . . „Evidence-based severity assessment: Impact of repeated versus single open-field testing on welfare in C57BL/6J mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 336: 261268.
    • , , , und . . „Does the early social environment prepare individuals for the future? A match-mismatch experiment in female wild cavies.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 15:13 doi: 10.1186/s12983-018-0261-1.
    • , , , , , und . . „Varying social experiences in adulthood do not differentially affect anxiety-like behavior but stress hormone levels.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 12: 72.
    • , , und . . „The adaptive shaping of social behavioural phenotypes during adolescence.Biology Letters, Nr. 14 doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0536.
    • , , und . . „Artgerecht/tiergerecht.“ In Handbuch Tierethik, herausgegeben von JS Ach und D Borchers. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler Verlag.
    • , , und . . „Emotionen.“ In Handbuch Tierethik, herausgegeben von JS Ach und D Borchers. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler Verlag.

    • , , , und . „Stress responsiveness and anxiety-like behavior: The early social environment differentially shapes stability over time in a small rodent.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 90 (null): 9097. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.010.
    • , , und . . „The adaptiveness of a queuing strategy shaped by social experiences during adolescence.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 181: 2937. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.08.025.
    • , , , , und . . „Social experiences during adolescence affect anxiety-like behavior but not aggressiveness in male mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 326: 147153. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.03.017.
    • , , , , und . . „Start early! Does social instability during the pre- and early postnatal development prepare male wild cavies for social challenge later in life?Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 14:2
    • , , , und . . „Adaptive shaping of the behavioural and neuroendocrine phenotype during adolescence.Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Nr. 284 (1849) doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2784.
    • , , , , und . . „What a difference a day makes - female behaviour is less predictable near ovulation.Royal Society Open Science, Nr. 4 doi: 10.1098/rsos.160998.

    • , , , und . . „Looking on the bright side of bias - validation of an affective bias test for laboratory mice.Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Nr. 181: 173181.
    • , , , , , , und . . „The Unexpected Effects of Beneficial and Adverse Social Experiences during Adolescence on Anxiety and Aggression and Their Modulation by Genotype.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 10 (97) doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00097.
    • , , , , , , , , und . . „A time to wean? Impact of weaning age on anxiety-like behaviour and stability of behavioural traits in full adulthood.PloS one, Nr. 11(12): e0167652. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167652.
    • , , , , und . . „Play matters - the surprising relationship between juvenile playfulness and anxiety in later life.Animal Behaviour, Nr. 114: 261271. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.02.003.

    • , , und . . „Domestication affects the structure, development and stability of biobehavioural profiles.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 12 (Suppl1): 19
    • , , , und . . „Social instability during pregnancy and lactation alters female wild cavy offsprings endocrine status and behaviour later in life.Behaviour, Nr. 152 (7-8): 837859.
    • , , , , , , , , , und . . „Benefits of adversity?! How life history affects the behavioral profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 9 (47) doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00047.
    • , , , , , und . „Benefits of a "vulnerability gene"? A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 283 doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.01.031.
    • , , , und . . „Stability and change: Stress responses and the shaping of behavioral phenotypes over the life span.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 12 (Suppl 1): 18. doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-12-S1_S18.

    • , , , , , , , , und . „Hope for the best or prepare for the worst? Towards a spatial cognitive bias test for mice.PloS one, Nr. 9 (8) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105431.
    • , , , und . . „Effects of domestication on biobehavioural profiles: a comparison of domestic guinea pigs and wild cavies from early to late adolescence.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 11
    • , , , , und . . „Photoperiodic effects on reproductive development in male cavies (Cavia aperea).Physiology and Behaviour, Nr. 123: 142147.

    • , , und . . „Behavioural profiles are shaped by social experience: when, how and why.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Nr. 368 (1618): 20120344. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0344.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , und . . „5-HTT Deficiency Affects Neuroplasticity and Increases Stress Sensitivity Resulting in Altered Spatial Learning Performance in the Morris Water Maze but Not in the Barnes Maze.PloS one, Nr. 8 (10): e78238.
    • , , , , , , , , , , und . . „Effect of acute stressor and serotonin transporter genotype on amygdala first wave transcriptome in mice.PloS one, Nr. 8 (3): e58880.
    • , , , , , und . . „Early social instability affects plasma testosterone during adolescence but does not alter reproductive capacity or measures of stress later in life.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 120C: 143149. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.08.008.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Unexpected effects of early-life adversity and social enrichment on the anxiety profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 247C: 248258. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.03.039.
    • , , und . . „Dimensions of Animal Personalities in Guinea Pigs.Ethology, Nr. 119 (11): 970982.

    • , und . . „Humanbiologische Grundlagen der Gesundheitswissenschaften.“ In Handbuch Gesundheitswissenschaften., herausgegeben von K Hurrelmann und O Razum. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa.
    • , , , , , , , , , , , , , und . . „A Comparison of Brain Gene Expression Levels in Domesticated and Wild Animals.PLoS Genetics, Nr. 8(9): e1002962.

    • , , und . . „Adaptive Modulation of Behavioural Profiles by Social Stress During Early Phase of Life and Adolescence.Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Nr. 35 (7): 15181533. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.09.002.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. Volume 60 (4): 397–407. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.006.
    • , , und . . „The social environment during pregnancy and lactation shapes the behavioural and hormonal profile of male offspring in wild cavies.Developmental Psychobiology, Nr. 53: 575584.
    • , , , , und . . „Inhibiting influence of testosterone on stress responsiveness during adolescence.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 60 (5): 691698.
    • , , und . . „Social interaction decreases stress responsiveness during adolescence.Psychoneuroendocrinology, Nr. 36 (9): 13707. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.03.010.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Away game or home match: The influence of venue and serotonin transporter genotype on the display of offensive aggression.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 219 (2): 291301. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.029.

    • , , und . „The guinea pig.“ In The care and management of laboratory and other research animals, herausgegeben von R Hubrecht und J. Kirkwood. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch27.
    • , und . „The social modulation of behavioural development.“ In Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms, herausgegeben von Kappeler P.. Düsseldorf: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-02624-9_17.
    • , und . „Sex-Specific Effects of Early Social Stress in Mammals: A Study in Guinea Pigs.“ In Encyclopedia of Stress, Bd.null , herausgegeben von G Fink. Amsterdam: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-012373947-6.00478-5.
    • , , , und . „Wild genius - domestic fool? Spatial learning abilities of wild and domestic guinea pigs.Frontiers in Zoology, Nr. 7 (null) doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-7-9.
    • , , , , , , , und . . „Social Status and Day-to-Day Behaviour of Male Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 211 (2): 220228. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.03.035.
    • , , und . . „Social Interaction, Testosterone, and Stress Responsiveness During Adolescence.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 99 (1): 4046. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.10.005.

    • , , , , , und . . „An Unstable Social Environment Affects Sex Ratio in Guinea Pigs: An Adaptive Maternal Effect?Behaviour, Nr. 146 (11): 15131529. doi: 10.1163/156853909X445579.
    • , , , , , und . . „Living in a dangerous world: the shaping of behavioral profile by early environment and 5-HTT genotype.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nr. 3 (26) doi: 10.3389/neuro.08.026.2009.
    • , , , und . . „Puberty in female cavies (Cavia aperea) is affected by photoperiod and social conditions.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 96 (3): 476480. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.11.014.
    • , , und . . „Social Buffering of the Stress Response: Diversity, Mechanisms, and Functions.Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, Nr. 30 (4): 470482. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.06.001.
    • , und . . „Effects of Prenatal Social Stress on Offspring Development: Pathology or Adaptation?Current Directions in Psychological Science, Nr. 18 (2): 118121. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01620.x.

    • , , , und . „Animal Suffering - Fact or Fiction?“ In Theology meets biology. Anthropological perspectives on animals and human beings, herausgegeben von K Müller und N. Sachser. Salzburg: Verlag Anton Pustet.
    • , , , , , , und . . „Female Influences on Pair Formation, Reproduction and Male Stress Responses in a Monogamous Cavy (Galea Monasteriensis).Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 53 (3): 403412. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.11.009.
    • , , und . . „Prenatal Stress Does Not Impair Coping with Challenge Later in Life.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 93 (1-2): 6875. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.07.013.

    • , , und . . „Prenatal Maternal Programming Determines Testosterone Response During Social Challenge.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 51 (3): 387394. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.12.009.
    • , , , und . . „Social Housing Conditions Around Puberty Determine Later Changes in Plasma Cortisol Levels and Behavior.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 90 (2-3): 405411. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.10.002.

    • , , , und . . „Cortisol Responses and Social Buffering: A Study Throughout the Life Span.Hormones and Behavior, Nr. 49 (3): 383390. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.08.006.
    • , , , , und . . „Social Organization Predicts Nature of Infant-Adult Interactions in Two Species of Wild Guinea Pigs (Cavia aperea and Galea Monasteriensis).Journal of Comparative Psychology, Nr. 120 (1): 1218. doi: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.1.12.

    • , und . . „The Effects of Prenatal Social Stress on Behaviour: Mechanisms and Function.Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Nr. 29 (2): 283294. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.09.015.
    • , , und . . „Application of an Antiandrogen During Pregnancy Infantilizes the Male Offsprings' Behaviour.Behavioural Brain Research, Nr. 158 (1): 8995. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.08.009.

    • , , und . . „The welfare of laboratory guinea pigs.“ In The welfare of laboratory animals, herausgegeben von E Kalista. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.

    • , , , und . . „Pregnant female guinea pigs adapt easily to a new social environment irrespective of their rearing conditions.Physiology and Behavior, Nr. 80 (1): 14753. doi: 10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00228-2.
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