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Dr. Carolin Mundinger

Current affiliations

  • Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)
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0000-0003-3776-4090

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Behavioral ecology, adaptations to climate change, reproducibility, laterality and emotions, animal personality, Citizen Science

Academic Education

04/2018 - 01/2023PhD in the department Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, University of Greifswald, Germany
10/2008 - 01/2012M.Sc. in ´Ecology, Evolution and Conservation` at the University of Potsdam, Germany
10/2005 - 09/2008B.Sc. in ´Biology of Organisms` at the University of Osnabrueck, Germany

Work Experience

since 09/2023 Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster
05/2023 - 08/2023Certification Data Scientist, neuefische GmbH
11/2022 - 12/2022Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Abteilung Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz, Universität Greifswald
09/2021 - 09/2022Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Abteilung Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz, Universität Greifswald
09/2017 - 03/2018Bundesfreiwilligen Dienst, ´Biologische Station Ravensberg´, Herford
07/2013 - 08/2017Biologin für artenschutzrechtliche Prüfung, Planungsbüro ´gutschker & dongus`

Publications

Testing the reproducibility of ecological studies on insect behavior in a multi-laboratory setting identifies opportunities for improving experimental rigour
Mundinger C, Schulz NKE, Singh P, Janz S, Schurig M, Seidemann J, Kurtz J, Müller C, Schielzeth H, von Kortzfleisch VT, Richter SH  (2025)
In: PLoS Biology, 23(4), e3003019. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003019
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
What it is like to be an optimist: temporal stability of cognitive bias in rats and its link to other individual traits
Quante SM, Mundinger C, Palme R, Kaiser S, Richter SH (2025)
In: Animal Behaviour, 224, 123202. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123202
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Forever an optimist? Investigating the temporal consistency of optimism within and across life phases in rats
Bierbaum L, Mundinger C, Siewert S, Kaiser S, Richter SH (2025)
In: Animal Behaviour, 229, 123334. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123334
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Artificial Intelligence in Senology - Where Do We Stand and What Are the Future Horizons?
Mundinger Alexander , Mundinger Carolin (2024)
In: European Journal of Breast Health , 20(2). doi:10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2024.2023-12-13
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Artificially raised roost temperatures lead to larger body sizes in wild bats
Mundinger, Carolin; Wolf, Janis M.; Gogarten, Jan F.; Fierz, Marcel; Scheuerlein, Alexander; Kerth, Gerald (2023)
In: Current biology, 33(18). doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.004
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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