Research topics
Research foci of the Sensory Biology and Psychoacoustics Group are the behavioral and physiological characterization of acoustic perception and communication in bats. Bats are ideal models for the study of acoustic behavior: On the one hand, they have a unique active orientation system with their echolocation, and on the other hand, acoustic communication is particularly important for the social life of these nocturnal mammals.
Sensory biology and psychoacoustics
- Model system bats
- Regional focus abroad: India, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka
- Evolution of the expression of identity and emotion
- Evolution of the perception of identity and emotion
- Acoustic communication and social systems
- Echolocation and ethoecology
- Echolocation and acoustic communication as biodiversity indicators
- Genetic verification of acoustic variation (collaboration with Prof. Heike Pröhl)
Equipment
Low-sound chamber for conducting psychoacoustic studies, ultrasound recording systems, sound synthesis and sound analysis systems, video analysis, basic equipment for conducting sensory biology and behavioral ecology field studies.
