
Álvaro López Caicoya
@CaicoyaA
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Researcher in animal cognition, behavior, and welfare. Postdoc @FBNDummerstorf
Dummerstorf, Deutschland
Joined June 2013
New Giraffe paper is out on Scientific Reports! Giraffes might be known for their long necks, but did you know they also have impressive statistical capabilities? Link to the paper at the end of the thread (1/5)
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RT @KathelijneKoops: 📣ATTENTION!!! Two PhD positions on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩@snsf_ch @UZH_en @univofstandrews Come….
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Love cross-species comparisons like this! In Pan, individual differences in consolation outweigh species differences. Fascinating findings!.
some coverage from the @BBCNews about our new study comparing empathic tendencies of bonobos and chimpanzees 🐵🐵.
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RT @zannaclay: Despite assumptions of bonobos as sexy hippies and chimps as aggressive, we find that both ape species overlap in their use….
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When competition for food is high, both chimps and bonobos sometimes rub their genitals together to cope
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RT @Will_0_Tree: BEHOLD THE FLAGSHIP PAPER OF MY PHD! 🚢 I trained wild and zoo housed Guinea baboons to pull a lever for peanuts to test wh….
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Don't miss out on this fascinating study on innovative big birds! Rheas and emus figured it out, but ostriches. well, they tried. 😅👇.
We found evidence of technical innovation in palaeognath birds - not so bird-brained any more!! Rheas outperformed emus, and ostriches did terribly. Published in Scientific Reports today
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Ever wondered how giraffes stand tall in cognitive tasks? 🦒 Check out our new study comparing quantity discrimination across 9 ungulate species! 🐐🦏🦓🦙🦬🐃
"Quantity discrimination in 9 ungulate species: Individuals take item number and size into account to discriminate quantities". 📢New paper from: Alina Schaffer, Alvaro Caicoya, Anja Widdig, Ruben Holland, & Federica Amici. @karlandthegang @CaicoyaA (1/8).
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RT @BerardoCaterina: 👏🏻🐐I am proud to share my first paper about “Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep,….
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Animal Cognition - Optical illusions have long been used in behavioural studies to investigate the perceptual mechanisms underlying vision in animals. So far, three studies have focused on...
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RT @karlandthegang: Preprint out!🦓🦓.The role of fission-fusion dynamics on cognitive skills in two zebra species:..
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In animals, high fission-fusion dynamics characterize groups in which individuals frequently split into subgroups of different size and composition, and may be linked to the enhancement of cognitive...
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Exciting news! Thrilled to embark on a new academic journey as a Post-Doc at @FBNDummerstorf! From studying giraffes under the Spanish sun to diving into the world of pigs amidst the German snow🐷. Excited for the chilly challenges and scientific discoveries ahead!
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🎓It's official, PhD successfully defended!.Immense gratitude to the exceptional committee members B. Alvarez, @GoatsThatStare and @jordigalbany, for their valuable insights. Shoutout to F. Amici and @MimoMuntsa for being my rocks throughout this journey. Excited for the future!
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