Studying how animals learn, use information strategically, and evaluate their options
Animal Comparative Economics lab
The ACE team
Team Leader
Leads all ACE research projects, and is also involved in a wide variety of behavioural ecology projects.
Post-doctoral researcher
Studies individual and collective cognition in ants - nutritional balance, tool use, self-control, inference, and more!
Doctoral researcher
Studies how plants may be using behavioural economics to manipulate pollinators - in our case bumblebees.
Doctoral researcher
Studies how preference can be steered in Argentine ants using behavioural economics and comparative psychology. Works closely with Thomas Wagner.
Doctoral researcher
Studies how preference can be steered in Argentine ants using behavioural economics and comparative psychology. Works closely with Henrique Galante.
Alexandra Koch
Research assistant
A long-term fixture in the ACElab, Alex does... everything.
MSc & BSc students
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Benedikt Haas - BSc thesis
Algorithmic learning in ants
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Moritz Forster - BSc thesis
Conflict interference in ant-like humans, with Prof. Gesine Dreisbach
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Lena Rohmrig - MSc thesis
The effect of anasthesia on learning in insects
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Luisa Sturm - BSc thesis
Odour-based algorithmic learning in ants
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Alumni
PhD student alumni
Dr. Stephanie Wendt
Dr. Massimo de Agro (also a Post-doc alumnus)
Katharina Wenig
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MSc and BSc students
Alexandra Koch (now back as a research assistant!)
St. Popp (but probably his parents call him Stefan)
Caroline Hübner
Jack Beckwith
Daniel Grimwade
Pragya Kumar
Stealth Human
Chiara Matschunas
Melanie Kabas
Rebecca Paintner
Laura Neubauer
Stefanie Kau
Paula Streckenbach
Yannick Hartmann
Melina Kienitz (now back as a research assistant!)
Countless 3- and 6-week practical students: you know who you are!
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