Studying how animals learn, use information strageically, 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. Collects data on occasion.
Post-doctoral researcher
In charge of developing a robotic flower meadow for our bumblebees. Cameras! Micro-computers! Lots and lots of mini-pumps! Also does spider vision research in his spare time.
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.
Katharina Wenig
Visiting doctoral researcher
Normally studies emotional contagion in ravens in Vienna, in the ACElab she studies learning flexibility in ants.
Alexandra Koch
Research assistent
A long-term fixture in the ACElab, Alex does... everything.
MSc & BSc students
Sophie Schmid - BSc thesis
The effect of urban heat islands on ant behaviour
Melina Kienitz - BSc thesis
Visual discrimination of sucrose in Bumblebees
Chiara Matschunas - MSc project practical
Insect Behavioural Economics: bundling and integration in ants
Melanie Kabas - MSc project practical
Effect of trail pheromone on learning in ants
Alumni
PhD student alumni
Dr. Stephanie Wendt
Dr. Massimo de Agro (now back as a post-doc!)
MSc and BSc students
Alexandra Koch (now back as a research assistant!)
St. Popp
Caroline Hübner
Jack Beckwith
Daniel Grimwade
Pragya Kumar
Stealth Human
Countless 3- and 6-week practical students: you know who you are!
