Behavioural Ecology and Endocrinology

• iCWild-Swansea baboon project
• Behavioural endocrinology of domestic and wild ungulates
• Endocrine personality and plasticity in vertebrates

• Dr Ines Fürtbauer (Senior Lecturer, Biosciences)

• SHOALgroup
• Dr Michael Heistermann, Endocrinology Laboratory, German Primate Centre,
• iCWild
• Anna Wilkinson, Lincoln University
• Mathieu Garel, ONCFS - CNERA Faune de Montagne, France

Endocrinology Research Laboratory:

The Endocrinology Research Lab is specialised in non-invasive hormone analysis and tackles timely questions in general and behavioural endocrinology. Work involves the quantification of various hormones (e.g. reproductive and stress hormones) in water, hair, saliva, urine, and faecal samples, collected from a wide range of species from fish to humans.

Animal Behaviour and Physiology Laboratory:

The Animal Behaviour and Physiology Lab is a flexible experimental lab space with controlled light and temperature conditions. We study both aquatic (fish, crabs) and terrestrial organisms (invertebrates). The lab space is shared with SHOALgroup.

1. King, A. J., Fehlmann, G., Biro, D. Ward, A.J., Fürtbauer, I. [2018] Re-wilding collective behaviour: an ecological perspective. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 33, 349-359 doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.004
2. Fürtbauer, I. & Fry, A. [2018] Social conformity in solitary crabs, Carcinus maenas, is driven by individual differences in behavioural plasticity. Animal Behaviour 135, 131-137 doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.11.010
3. King, A. J. & Fürtbauer, I. [2017]. Collective decision-making. In: International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley-Liss.
4. King, A. J. & Fürtbauer, I. [2017]. Social networks. In: International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley-Liss.
5. Duteil, M., Pope, E. C., Pérez-Escudero, A., de Polavieja, G. G., Fürtbauer, I., Brown, M. R., King, A. J. [2016]. European sea bass show behavioural resilience to near-future ocean acidification. Royal Society Open Science 3(11), 160656.
6. Fürtbauer, I., & Heistermann, M. [2016] Cortisol coregulation in fish. Scientific Reports 6, 30334. doi: 10.1038/srep30334
7. Hansen, M.J., Ward, A.J., Fürtbauer, I.* & King A.J.* [2016] Environmental quality determines finder-joiner dynamics in socially foraging three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology doi: 10.1007/s00265-016-2111-5 *Authors contributed equally
8. King, A.J., Myatt, J.P., Fürtbauer, I., Oesch, N., Dunbar, R.I.M., Sumner, S., Usherwood, J., Hailes, S., Brown, M.R. (2015) Social density processes regulate the functioning and performance of foraging human teams. Scientific Reports 5: 18260. doi:10.1038/srep18260.
9. Fürtbauer, I. [2015] Consistent individual differences in haemolymph density reflect risk propensity in a marine invertebrate. Royal Society Open Science. 2: 140482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140482.
10. Fürtbauer, I., King A.J., & Heistermann, M. [2015] Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) tagging and simulated predation risk elicit similar physiological stress responses in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Journal of Fish Biology. 86, 1644-1649. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12662
11. Fürtbauer, I., Pond, A., Heistermann, M., & King A.J. [2015] Personality, plasticity, and predation: linking endocrine and behavioural reaction norms in stickleback fish. Functional Ecology. 29, 931-940. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12400
12. Fürtbauer, I., Heistermann, M., Schülke, O., & Ostner, J. [2014] Low female stress hormone levels are predicted by same- or opposite-sex sociality depending on the season in wild Assamese macaques. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 48: 19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.022
13. King, A. J., Fürtbauer, I., Mamuneas, D., James, C., Manica, A. [2013]. Sex-differences and temporal consistency in stickleback fish boldness. PLoS ONE 8(12): e81116 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081116
14. Fürtbauer, I., Heistermann, M., Schülke, O., & Ostner, J. [2013] Female pre-mating season androgens reflect readiness to conceive in reproductively quiescent female macaques. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 151: 311-5. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.22273
15. Fürtbauer, I., Heistermann, M., Schülke, O., & Ostner, J. [2012] Brief communication: Fecal androgen excretion and fetal sex effects during gestation in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 147: 334-339. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.21646
16. Fürtbauer, I., Mundry, R., Heistermann, M., Schülke, O., & Ostner, J. [2011] You mate, I mate: macaque females synchronize sex not cycles. PLoS ONE 6(10): e26144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026144
17. Fürtbauer, I., Heistermann, M., Schülke, O., & Ostner, J. [2011] Concealed fertility and extended female sexuality in a non-human primate (Macaca assamensis). PLoS ONE  6(8): e23105 10.1371/journal.pone.0023105
18. Fürtbauer, I., Schülke, O., Heistermann, M., & Ostner, J. [2010] Reproductive and life history parameters of wild female Macaca assamensis. International Journal of Primatology. 31: 501-517. doi: 00640010.1007/s10764-010-9409-3

MRes Biosciences:

I supervise 1-2 MRes students each year. If you are interested in our MRes Biosciences programme at Swansea take a look at our webpage.

PhDs:

If you are interested in doing a PhD with me, then get in touch with a CV and a brief cover letter outlining your interests and research skills.

Twitter: @InesFuertbauer 

Email: i.fuertbauer@swansea.ac.uk

Office:  +441792602932

Lab:     +441792604833

http://ines.fuertbauer.com