Dr. Binia Stieger

Current affiliations

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

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Behavioural lateralization
Individuality
Social behaviour, cooperation, reciprocity

Academic Education
07/2017 - 03/2023	Ph.D. studies at the Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
10/2014 - 05/2017	Master of Science in Biology, Department of Behavioral Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
09/2011 - 10/2014	Bachelor of Science in Biology, Department of Behavioral Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Work Experience
since 09/2023	Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
07/2017 - 03/2023	PhD student at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster

Publications

Behavioral lateralization of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype Stieger B, Wesseler Y, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2023) In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16, 1095567. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1095567 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
When left is right: The effects of paw preference training on behaviour in mice Stieger B, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2022) In: Behavioural Brain Research, 430(113929). Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
A step in the right direction: the effect of context, strain and sex on paw preference in mice Stieger B, Melotti L, Quante SM, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2021) In: Animal Behaviour, 174, 21-30. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.01.012 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Reciprocal allogrooming among unrelated Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) is affected by previously received cooperative, affiliative and aggressive behaviours Stieger, B; Schweinfurth, MK; Taborsky, M (2017) In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71(182). doi:10.1007/s00265-017-2406-1 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Experimental evidence for reciprocity in allogrooming among wild-type Norway rats Schweinfurth, MK; Stieger, B; Taborsky, M (2017) In: Scientific Reports, 7, 4010. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-03841-3 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

Projects

RTG 2220: Evolutionary Processes in Adaptation and Disease (RTG 2220 EvoPAD)

Duration: 01/04/2017 - 30/09/2023 | 1st Funding period

Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group

Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster