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Boyd Dunster

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Alex L. JordaniD· 2 shared Zoë Goverts· 2 shared Bin MaiD· 1 shared Boshan ZhuiD· 1 shared Dylan Naceur· 1 shared Etienne LeiniD· 1 shared Maëlan TomasekiD· 1 shared Valérie DufouriD· 1 shared

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Decision-making strategies of two related fish species diverge under increased perceptual load

Maëlan Tomasek, Boyd Dunster, Zoë Goverts, Dylan Naceur, Alex L. Jordan, Valérie Dufour

This study compares decision-making strategies of two cichlid fish species under varying perceptual loads, finding divergence when attribute complexity increases.

bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Population comparisons reveal more social interactions are correlated with larger brains in the Lake Tanganyikan cichlid Neolamprologus brevis

Bin Ma, Boyd Dunster, Etienne Lein, Boshan Zhu, Weiwei Li, Zoë Goverts, Alex L. Jordan

The study compares two populations of Neolamprologus brevis cichlids, finding that higher social interaction frequency correlates with larger brain size and specific neuroanatomical changes.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2024 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition