Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)

Status: Organisation is active

Website: http://www.uni-muenster.de/Biologie/NeuroVer/

Address:

Badestr. 13

48149 Münster

Germany

Publications

The sound of silence: sex and individual differences in rat ultrasonic vocalization Quante SM, Groneberg E, Kaiser S, Richter SH (2026) In: Behavioural Brain Research, 496, 115823. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115823 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Shaped from an early age: Hormonal and behavioural phenotypes in juvenile male guinea pigs living in distinct social environments Gleske M, Mundinger C, Richter SH, Kaiser S (2026) In: Physiology and Behavior, 305, 115210. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115210 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Animal research revisited - the case of behavioural studies Richter SH, Caspers B, Dammhahn M, Kaiser S (2025) In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 40(2), 99-103. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.014 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
The behavioural ecology of optimism: judgement bias and foraging under predation risk in mice Bračić M, Bierbaum L, Peng M, Nimalavachchlan L, Siewert V, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2025) In: Animal Behaviour, 219, 122991. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.10.005 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Optimism and pessimism: a concept for behavioural ecology Siewert V, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2025) In: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 100, 1152-1162. doi:10.1111/brv.13178 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Projects

Animal Personality Meets Personality Psychology Duration: 26/05/2025 - 25/05/2027 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Creating an interdisciplinary publication platform for international replication research Duration: 06/01/2025 - 05/01/2027 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Rechts oder links? Emotionen, Lateralität und Persönlichkeit bei Hunden (WAU II) Duration: 01/06/2024 - 31/05/2025 Funded by: Josefine-Charlotte-Schiffer-Stiftung Type of project: Individual project
CRC TRR 212 - A02: The behavioural ecology of optimism and pessimism: Do optimists and pessimists realise different individualised niches? Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
CRC TRR 212 - B01: Social niche conformance and social niche transition during adolescence and beyond: effects on biobehavioural profiles and fitness Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster

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Promotionen

Causes and consequences of behavioural lateralisation in rats, and its link to emotionality and mental health Candidate: Gronenberg, Elena \| Supervisors: Kaiser, Sylvia; Richter, Helene; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/07/2020 - 31/05/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The development of individuality and its consequences for animal welfare and quality of life Candidate: Sroka, Marlene \| Supervisors: Richter, Helene; Kaiser, Sylvia; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/06/2020 - 29/03/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Optimistic and pessimistic decision-making under ambiguity: causes and consequences for niche conformance Candidate: Bohn, Lena \| Supervisors: Sachser, Norbert; Richter, Helene Period of time: 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Optimistic and pessimistic decision-making under ambiguity: causes and consequences for niche choice Candidate: Bračić, Marko \| Supervisors: Richter, Helene; Sachser, Norbert; Gadau, Jürgen Period of time: 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The emergence of individuality and its effects on vulnerability to disease Candidate: Binia Stieger \| Supervisors: Richter, S Helene; Sachser, Norbert; Quante, Michael Period of time: 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

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Parent organisational units

University of Münster
- Schools and Faculties
  - FB13 - Faculty of Biology
    - Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology