Dr. Carolin Mundinger

Current affiliations

Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)
Badestr. 13, 48149 Münster
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Academic profiles

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

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

Academic Education
2018 - 2023	PhD in the department Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, University of Greifswald, Germany
2008 - 2012	M.Sc. in ´Ecology, Evolution and Conservation` at the University of Potsdam, Germany
2005 - 2008	B.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
2023	Certification Data Scientist, neuefische GmbH
2018 - 2022	Doktorandin und wissenschaftliche MItarbeiterin, Abteilung für Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz, Universität Greifswald
2017 - 2018	Bundesfreiwilligen Dienst, ´Biologische Station Ravensberg´, Herford
2013 - 2017	Biologin für artenschutzrechtliche Prüfung, Planungsbüro ´gutschker & dongus`

Publications

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
Effects of enrichment removal on cognitive judgement bias of mice: a comparison of two paradigms Siewert V, Bierbaum L, Gleske M, Mundinger C, Palme R, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH (2026) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 13, 1813283. doi:10.3389/fvets.2026.1813283 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
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

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