© Sylvia Kaiser

Prof. Dr. sylvia kaiser (apl.)

kaisesy@uni-muenster.de

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

Room 151

Office hours: upon consultation

 

  • Research Foci

    • behavioural biology
    • Stress, stress avoidance and welfare
    • Environment, genes and the development of unique animal personalities
    • Hormones and behaviour

  • CV

    Academic Education

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

    Positions

    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

    External Functions

    Member of the extended editorial board of the Ethological Society
    Member of the steering committee of the Münster Graduate School of Evolution (MGSE), University of Münster
    Member of the Animal Welfare Committee, University of Münster
    Member of the steering committee of the Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (OCC), University of Münster
    Member of the University Animal Experimentation Committee, University of 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" (Ethological Society)

  • Projects

    In Process
    • CRC TRR 212 B01 - Social niche conformance and social niche transition during adolescence and beyond: effects on biobehavioural profiles and fitness ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/2
    • CRC TRR 212 - S: Technology Service Platforms ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/2
    • Stress, Stress Avoidance and Animal Welfare (since )
      Own Resources Project
    Finished
    • InChangE – Individualisierung in sich ändernden Umwelten ( – )
      participations in other joint project: MKW - Förderlinie "Profilbildung" | Project Number: PROFILNRW-2020-143-B
    • CRC TRR 212 B01 - Social niche conformance and social niche transition during adolescence and beyond: effects on biobehavioural profile and fitness ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/1
    • CRC TRR 212 - S: Technology Service Platforms ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre | Project Number: TRR 212/1
    • 3T: Animal Protection, Animal Welfare, Animal Ethics ( – )
      Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
    • The Individual in the Focus of Life Sciences ( – )
      Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
    • Kastration oder Sterilisation? Eine grundlagenorientierte Studie zu den Auswirkungen auf Wohlergehen und Partnerwahl von Hausmeerschweinchen ( – )
      Individual Granted Project: DFG - Individual Grants Programme | Project Number: KA 1546/10-1
    • MGSE – Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank ( – )
      Individual Granted Project: Santander Consumer Bank AG
    • FOR 1232 TPZ - Administration of the Research Unit and central platforms for "Genetic paternity determination" and "Endocrinological determination" ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit | Project Number: KA 1546/9-1
    • FOR 1232 WP03 - The social modulation of behaviour, cognition and stress reactivity during pregnancy and lactation ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit | Project Number: KA 1546/6-2; 597926
    • FOR 1232 WP03 - Social Environmental during Pregnancy Shapes Behavioural Profile in Adulthood: Constraint or Adaption? ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit | Project Number: KA 1546/6-1:1
    • FOR 1232 TPZ - Administration of the Research Unit and central platforms for "Genetic paternity determination" and "Endocrinological determination" ( – )
      Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit | Project Number: KA 1546/7-1:1

  • Publications

    • Rystrom TL, Wesseler Y, Richter SH, Sachser N, Kaiser S. . ‘Shaped by you: The effect of social partner on cortisol and behavior during adolescence in a female rodent.’ Ethology 130: e13414. doi: 10.1111/eth.13414.
    • Kaiser M, Gadau J, Kaiser S, Müller C, Richter SH. . ‘Individualized social niches in animals: Theoretical clarifications and processes of niche change.’ BioScience 74: 146–158. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biad122.
    • Rystrom, TL; Richter, SH; Sachser, N; Kaiser, S. . ‘Social niche shapes social behavior and cortisol concentrations during adolescence in female guinea pigs.’ Hormones and Behavior 162, № 105539. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105539.
    • Kaiser, M. I., Killin, A., Abendroth, A.-K., Back, M. D., Baune, B. T., Bilstein, N., Breitmoser, Y., Caspers, B. A., Gadau, J., Gossmann, T. I., Kaiser, S., Krüger, O., Kurtz, J. Lengersdorf, D., Malsch, A. K. F., Müller, C. Rauthmann, J.F., Reinhold, K., Richter, S. H., Stummer, C., Trappes, R., Voelcker-Rehage, C., Wittmann, M. J. . ‘Individualisation and individualised science across disciplinary perspectives.’ European Journal for Philosophy of Science 14, № 41: 41. doi: 10.1007/s13194-024-00602-8.
    • Kaiser, S; Krüger, C; Sachser, N. . ‘The guinea pig.’ In The UFAW handbook on the care and management of laboratory and other research animals, edited by Golledge, H; Richardson, C, 465–483. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley-Blackwell.
    • Sroka, MGU; Ambree, O; Dohmen, C; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Richter, SH. . ‘Personality matters – The interplay between consistent individual differences and mouse welfare in female C57BL6/J mice.’ Frontiers in Animal Science 5, № 14238. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2024.1423814.
    • Göbel, M.; Kaiser, S.; Richter, S.H.; Wagner, P.; Wehrenberg, G. . ‘Specifically Unspecific – Simple Devices as Feasible and Effective Enrichment for Small Mammals.’ Animal Behavior and Cognition 11, № 3: 305–329. doi: 10.26451/abc.11.03.05.2024.
    • Pereira; H; Hoffman, JI; Krüger, O; Czirják, GA; Rinaud, T; Ottensmann, M; Gladow, K-P;. Caspers, BA; Maraci, Ö; Kaiser, S; Chakarov, N. . ‘The gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in a wild vertebrate: dynamic interactions and health impacts.’ Frontiers in Microbiology 15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1413976.
    • Schulte L; Oswald P; Mühlenhaupt M; Ossendorf E; Kruse S; Kaiser S; Caspers BA. . ‘Stress response of fire salamander larvae differs between habitat types.’ Royal Society Open Science 11, № 4: 231304. doi: 10.1098/rsos.231304.

    • Stieger B, Wesseler Y, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Behavioral lateralization of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 16: 1095567. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1095567.
    • Kaiser S, Korte A, Wistuba J, Baldy M, Wissmann A, Dubičanac A, Richter SH, Sachser N. . ‘Effects of castration and sterilization on cortisol responsiveness – a case study in male guinea pigs.’ Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9, № 1093157. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1093157.
    • Quante, SM; Siewert, V; Palme, R; Kaiser, S; Sachser, N; Richter SH. . ‘The power of a touch: Regular touchscreen training but not its termination affects hormones and behavior in mice.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1112780.
    • Mutwill AM, Schielzeth H, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Conditional on the social environment? Roots of repeatability in hormone concentrations of male guinea pigs.’ Hormones and Behavior 155: 105423.
    • Bohn L, Bierbaum L, Kästner N, von Kortzfleisch VT, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Structural enrichment for laboratory mice: exploring the effects of novelty and complexity.’ Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10: 1207332. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1207332.

    • Stieger B, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘When left is right: The effects of paw preference training on behaviour in mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 430, № 113929.
    • Von Kortzfleisch VT, Ambrée O, Karp NA, Meyer N, Novak J, Palme R, Rosso M, Touma C, Würbel H, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Do multiple experimenters improve the reproducibility of animal studies?’ PLoS Biology 20(3), № e3001564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001564.
    • Rystrom TL, Prawitt RC, Richter SH, Sachser N, Kaiser S. . ‘Repeatability of endocrine traits and dominance rank in female guinea pigs.’ Frontiers in Zoology 19, № 1: 4. doi: 10.1186/s12983-021-00449-2.
    • Feige-Diller J, Herrera-Rivero M, Witten A, Stoll M, Kaiser S, Richter SH, Sachser N. . ‘The impact of varying food availability on gene expression in the liver: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis.’ Frontiers in Nutrition 9, № 910762.
    • Bračić M, Bohn L, Siewert V, von Kortzfleisch V, Schielzeth H, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Once an Optimist, Always an Optimist? Studying Cognitive Judgment Bias in Mice.’ Behavioral Ecology 33: 775–788.
    • Nagel R., Kaiser S., Stainfield C., Toscani C., Fox-Clarke C., Paijmans A.J., Costa Castro C., Vendrami D.L.J., Forcada J., Hoffman J.I. . ‘Low heritability and high phenotypic plasticity of salivary cortisol in response to environmental heterogeneity in a wild pinniped.’ Ecology and Evolution 12, № 3. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8757.
    • Herrera-Rivero M, Bohn L, Witten A, Jüngling K, Kaiser S, Richter SH, Stoll M, Sachser N. . ‘Transcriptional profiles in the mouse amygdala after a cognitive judgment bias test largely depend on the genotype.’ Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 15: 1025389. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1025389.
    • Kappeler, Peter M.; Benhaiem, Sarah; Fichtel, Claudia; Fromhage, Lutz; Hoener, Oliver P.; Jennions, Michael D.; Kaiser, Sylvia; Krueger, Oliver; Schneider, Jutta M.; Tuni, Cristina; van Schaik, Jaap; Goymann, Wolfgang. . ‘Sex roles and sex ratios in animals.’ Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 98, № 2. doi: 10.1111/brv.12915.
    • Lilie ND, Riyahi S, Kalinowski A, Salazar SM, Kaiser S, Schmoll T, Korsten P. . ‘Male social niche conformance? Effects of manipulated opportunity for extra-pair mating on behavior and hormones of male zebra finches.’ Hormones and Behavior 146: 105243. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105243.
    • Kaiser S, Richter SH. . „Don’t worry, be happy? Ein verhaltensbiologischer Blick auf das Gefühlsleben der Tiere.“ In Das unterschätzte Tier, herausgegeben von Sachser N, Kästner N, Zimmermann T, 33–48. Reinbek: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

    • Melotti L, Siestrup S, Peng M, Vitali V, Dowling D, von Kortzfleisch VT, Bracic M, Sachser N, Kaiser S, Richter SH. . ‘Individuality, as well as genetic background, affects syntactical features of courtship songs in male mice.’ Animal Behaviour 180: 179–196.
    • Lihoreau, Mathieu; Kaiser, Sylvia; Resende, Briseida; Rodel, Heiko G.; Chaline, Nicolas. . ‘Editorial: Context-Dependent Plasticity in Social Species: Feedback Loops Between Individual and Social Environment.’ Frontiers in Psychology 12: 64519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645191.
    • Feige-Diller J, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘The impact of varying food availability on health and welfare in mice: Testing the Match-Mismatch hypothesis.’ Physiology and Behavior 228, № 113193. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113193.
    • Mutwill AM, Schielzeth H, Zimmermann TD, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Individuality meets plasticity: Endocrine phenotypes across male dominance rank acquisition in guinea pigs living in a complex social environment.’ Hormones and Behavior 131: 104967. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104967.
    • Stieger B, Melotti L, Quante SM, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘A step in the right direction: the effect of context, strain and sex on paw preference in mice.’ Animal Behaviour 174: 21–30. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.01.012.
    • Krakenberg V, Wewer M, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Regular touchscreen training affects faecal corticosterone metabolites and anxiety-like behaviour in mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 401: 113080. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113080.
    • Bodden C, Wewer M, Kästner N, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Not all mice are alike: Mixed-strain housing alters social behaviour.’ Physiology and Behavior 228, № 113220. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113220.

    • Krakenberg, Viktoria; Siestrup, Sophie; Palme, Rupert; Kaiser, Sylvia; Sachser, Norbert; Richter, Sophie Helene. . ‘Effects of different social experiences on emotional state in mice.’ Scientific Reports 10, № 15255. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71994-9.
    • Feige-Diller J, Krakenberg V, Bierbaum L, Seifert L, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘The effects of different feeding routines on welfare in laboratory mice.’ Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6: 479.
    • Von Kortzfleisch VT, Karp NA, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Improving reproducibility in animal research by splitting the study population into several ‘mini-experiments’.’ Scientific Reports 10, № 16579. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73503-4.
    • Müller C, Caspers BA, Gadau J, Kaiser S. . ‘The Power of Infochemicals in Mediating Individualized Niches.’ Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35: 981–989. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.001.
    • Mutwill AM, Zimmermann TD, Hennicke A, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Adaptive reshaping of the hormonal phenotype after social niche transition in adulthood.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287: 20200667. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0667.
    • Sachser N, Zimmermann TD, Hennessy MB, Kaiser S. . ‘Sensitive phases in the development of rodent social behavior.’ Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 36: 63–70. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.07.014.

    • Mutwill AM, Zimmermann TD, Reuland C, Fuchs S, Kunert J, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘High reproductive success despite queuing – Socio-sexual development of males in a complex social environment.’ Frontiers in Psychology 10: 2810. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02810.
    • Krakenberg V, von Kortzfleisch V, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Differential effects of serotonin transporter genotype on anxiety-like behavior and cognitive judgment bias in mice.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 13: 263.
    • Bodden C, von Kortzfleisch V, Karwinkel F, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Heterogenising study samples across testing time improves reproducibility of behavioural data.’ Scientific Reports 9: 8247.
    • Von Kortzfleisch V, Kästner N, Prange L, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Have I been here before? Effects of repeated testing and age on the results of behavioural tests.’ Behavioural Brain Research 367: 143–148.
    • Melotti L, Kästner N, Eick AK, Schnelle AL, Palme R, Sachser N, Kaiser S, Richter SH. . ‘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 214: 79–88.
    • Kästner N, Richter SH, Urbanik S, Kunert J, Waider J, Lesch K-P, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Brain serotonin deficiency affects female aggression.’ Scientific Reports 9, № 1366.
    • Krakenberg V, Woigk I, Garcia Rodriguez L, Kästner N, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Technology or ecology? New tools to assess cognitive judgement bias in mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 362: 279–287.

    • Bodden C, Siestrup S, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Evidence-based severity assessment: Impact of repeated versus single open-field testing on welfare in C57BL/6J mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 336: 261–268.
    • Sangenstedt S, Szardenings C, Sachser N, Kaiser, S. . ‘Does the early social environment prepare individuals for the future? A match-mismatch experiment in female wild cavies.’ Frontiers in Zoology 15:13. doi: 10.1186/s12983-018-0261-1.
    • Kästner N, Richter SH, Bodden C, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Varying social experiences in adulthood do not differentially affect anxiety-like behavior but stress hormone levels.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 12: 72.
    • Sachser N, Hennessy MB, Kaiser S. . ‘The adaptive shaping of social behavioural phenotypes during adolescence.’ Biology Letters 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0536.
    • Sachser N, Richter SH, Kaiser S. . „Artgerecht/tiergerecht.“ In Handbuch Tierethik, herausgegeben von Ach JS, Borchers D, 155–160. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler Verlag.
    • Richter SH, Sachser N, Kaiser S. . „Emotionen.“ In Handbuch Tierethik, herausgegeben von Ach JS, Borchers D, 64–69. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler Verlag.

    • Sangenstedt S., Jaljuli I., Sachser N., Kaiser S. . ‘Stress responsiveness and anxiety-like behavior: The early social environment differentially shapes stability over time in a small rodent.’ Hormones and Behavior 90, № null: 90–97. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.010.
    • Zimmermann TD, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘The adaptiveness of a queuing strategy shaped by social experiences during adolescence.’ Physiology and Behavior 181: 29–37. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.08.025.
    • Meyer N, Jenikejew J, Richter SH, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Social experiences during adolescence affect anxiety-like behavior but not aggressiveness in male mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 326: 147–153. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.03.017.
    • Siegeler K, Lewejohann L, Failing K., Sachser N, Kaiser S. . ‘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 14:2.
    • Zimmermann TD, Kaiser S, Hennessy MB, Sachser N. . ‘Adaptive shaping of the behavioural and neuroendocrine phenotype during adolescence.’ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284, № 1849. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2784.
    • Kästner, N, Richter, SH, Gamer, M, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N. . ‘What a difference a day makes - female behaviour is less predictable near ovulation.’ Royal Society Open Science 4. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160998.

    • Graulich DM, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. . ‘Looking on the bright side of bias - validation of an affective bias test for laboratory mice.’ Applied Animal Behaviour Science 181: 173–181.
    • Meyer N, Richter SH, Schreiber RS, Kloke V, Kaiser S, Lesch KP, Sachser N. . ‘The Unexpected Effects of Beneficial and Adverse Social Experiences during Adolescence on Anxiety and Aggression and Their Modulation by Genotype.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 10, № 97. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00097.
    • Richter SH, Kästner, N, Loddenkemper, DH, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N. . ‘A time to wean? Impact of weaning age on anxiety-like behaviour and stability of behavioural traits in full adulthood.’ PloS one 11(12): e0167652. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167652.
    • Richter, SH, Kästner, N, Kriwet, M, Kaiser, S, Sachser, N. . ‘Play matters - the surprising relationship between juvenile playfulness and anxiety in later life.’ Animal Behaviour 114: 261–271. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.02.003.

    • Kaiser S, Hennessy MB, Sachser N. . ‘ Domestication affects the structure, development and stability of biobehavioural profiles.’ Frontiers in Zoology 12 (Suppl1): 19.
    • Kaiser, S; Siegeler, K; Schwerdt, B; Sachser N. . ‘Social instability during pregnancy and lactation alters female wild cavy offsprings endocrine status and behaviour later in life.’ Behaviour 152, № 7-8: 837–859.
    • Bodden, C; Richter, SH; Schreiber, RS; Kloke, V; Gerss, J; Palme, R; Lesch, KP; Lewejohann, L; Kaiser, S; Sacher, N. . ‘Benefits of adversity?! How life history affects the behavioral profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.’ Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 9, № 47. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00047.
    • Kästner N., Richter S.H., Lesch K.P., Schreiber R.S., Kaiser S., Sachser N. . ‘Benefits of a "vulnerability gene"? A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 283. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.01.031.
    • Hennessy MB, Kaiser S, Tiedtke T, Sachser N. . ‘Stability and change: Stress responses and the shaping of behavioral phenotypes over the life span.’ Frontiers in Zoology 12 (Suppl 1): 18. doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-12-S1_S18.

    • Kloke V., Schreiber R., Bodden C., Möllers J., Ruhmann H., Kaiser S., Lesch K., Sachser N., Lewejohann L. . ‘Hope for the best or prepare for the worst? Towards a spatial cognitive bias test for mice.’ PloS one 9, № 8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105431.
    • Zipser B, Schleking A, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Effects of domestication on biobehavioural profiles: a comparison of domestic guinea pigs and wild cavies from early to late adolescence.’ Frontiers in Zoology 11.
    • Guenther A, Palme R, Dersen M, Kaiser S, Trillmich F. . ‘Photoperiodic effects on reproductive development in male cavies (Cavia aperea).’ Physiology and Behaviour 123: 142–147.

    • Sachser N, Kaiser S, Hennessy MB. . ‘Behavioural profiles are shaped by social experience: when, how and why.’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368, № 1618: 20120344. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0344.
    • Karabeg MM, Grauthoff S, Kollert SY, Weidner M, Heiming RS, Jansen F, Popp S, Kaiser S, Lesch KP, Sachser N, Schmitt AG, Lewejohann L. . ‘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 8, № 10: e78238.
    • Hohoff C, Gorji A, Kaiser S, Willscher E, Korsching E, Ambree O, Arolt V, Lesch KP, Sachser N, Deckert J, Lewejohann L. . ‘Effect of acute stressor and serotonin transporter genotype on amygdala first wave transcriptome in mice.’ PloS one 8, № 3: e58880.
    • Siegeler K, Wistuba J, Damm OS, von Engelhardt N, Sachser N, Kaiser S. . ‘Early social instability affects plasma testosterone during adolescence but does not alter reproductive capacity or measures of stress later in life.’ Physiology and Behavior 120C: 143–149. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.08.008.
    • Kloke V, Heiming RS, Bölting S, Kaiser S, Lewejohann L, Lesch KP, Sachser N. . ‘Unexpected effects of early-life adversity and social enrichment on the anxiety profile of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype.’ Behavioural Brain Research 247C: 248–258. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.03.039.
    • Zipser B, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Dimensions of Animal Personalities in Guinea Pigs.’ Ethology 119, № 11: 970–982.

    • Stock C, Kaiser S. . „Humanbiologische Grundlagen der Gesundheitswissenschaften.“ In Handbuch Gesundheitswissenschaften., herausgegeben von Hurrelmann K, Razum O, 99–122. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa.
    • Albert FW, Somel M, Carneiro M, Aximu-Petri A, Halbwax M, Thalmann O, Blanco-Aguiar JA, Plyusnina IZ, Trut L, Villafuerte R, Ferrand N, Kaiser S, Jensen P, Pääbo S. . ‘A Comparison of Brain Gene Expression Levels in Domesticated and Wild Animals.’ PLoS Genetics 8(9): e1002962.

    • Lürzel S, Kaiser S, Krüger, C., Sachser N. . ‘Inhibiting influence of testosterone on stress responsiveness during adolescence.’ Hormones and Behavior 60, № 5: 691–698.
    • Sachser N, Hennessy MB, Kaiser S. . ‘Adaptive Modulation of Behavioural Profiles by Social Stress During Early Phase of Life and Adolescence.’ Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 35, № 7: 1518–1533. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.09.002.
    • Heiming RS, Bodden C, Jansen F, Lewejohann L, Kaiser S, Lesch KP, Palme R, Sachser N. . ‘Living in a dangerous world decreases maternal care: A study in serotonin transporter knockout mice.’ Hormones and Behavior Volume 60, № 4: 397–407. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.006.
    • Siegeler K, Sachser N, Kaiser S. . ‘The social environment during pregnancy and lactation shapes the behavioural and hormonal profile of male offspring in wild cavies.’ Developmental Psychobiology 53: 575–584.
    • Lürzel S, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Social interaction decreases stress responsiveness during adolescence.’ Psychoneuroendocrinology 36, № 9: 1370. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.03.010.
    • Jansen F, Heiming RS, Kloke V, Kaiser S, Palme R, Lesch KP, Sachser N. . ‘Away game or home match: The influence of venue and serotonin transporter genotype on the display of offensive aggression.’ Behavioural Brain Research 219, № 2: 291–301. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.029.

    • Kaiser S, Krüger C, Sachser N. . ‘The guinea pig.’ In The care and management of laboratory and other research animals, edited by Hubrecht R, Kirkwood J., 380–398. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch27.
    • Sachser N., Kaiser S. . ‘The social modulation of behavioural development.’ In Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms, edited by Kappeler P., 505–536. Düsseldorf: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-02624-9_17.
    • Kaiser S., Sachser N. . ‘Sex-Specific Effects of Early Social Stress in Mammals: A Study in Guinea Pigs.’ In Encyclopedia of Stress, edited by Fink, G, 479–484. Amsterdam: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-012373947-6.00478-5.
    • Lewejohann L., Pickel T., Sachser N., Kaiser S. . ‘Wild genius - domestic fool? Spatial learning abilities of wild and domestic guinea pigs.’ Frontiers in Zoology 7, № null. doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-7-9.
    • Lewejohann L, Kloke V, Heiming RS, Jansen F, Kaiser S, Schmitt A, Lesch KP, Sachser N. . ‘Social Status and Day-to-Day Behaviour of Male Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice.’ Behavioural Brain Research 211, № 2: 220–228. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.03.035.
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    • Kemme K, Kaiser S, von Engelhardt N, Wewers D, Groothuis T, Sachser N. . ‘An Unstable Social Environment Affects Sex Ratio in Guinea Pigs: An Adaptive Maternal Effect?’ Behaviour 146, № 11: 1513–1529. doi: 10.1163/156853909X445579.
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    • Kaiser S, Touma C, Galert T, Würbel H. . ‘Animal Suffering - Fact or Fiction?’ In Theology meets biology. Anthropological perspectives on animals and human beings, edited by Müller K, Sachser N., 123–136. Salzburg: Verlag Anton Pustet.
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    • Kemme K, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Prenatal Maternal Programming Determines Testosterone Response During Social Challenge.’ Hormones and Behavior 51, № 3: 387–394. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.12.009.
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    • Hennessy MB, Hornschuh G, Kaiser S, Sachser N. . ‘Cortisol Responses and Social Buffering: A Study Throughout the Life Span.’ Hormones and Behavior 49, № 3: 383–390. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.08.006.
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    • Kaiser S, Brendel H, Sachser N. . ‘Effects of ACTH Applications During Pregnancy on the Female Offsprings' Endocrine Status and Behavior in Guinea Pigs.’ Physiology and Behavior 70, № 1-2: 157–162. doi: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00248-1.

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