Alice Auersperg is an Austrian cognitive biologist specializing in the evolution of intelligence in birds. Her research is primarily focused on the physical cognition, play behavior, problem-solving and tool-making abilities in parrots and corvids.[1][2][3] Since 2011, she has managed the Goffin Lab of Comparative Cognition at the Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria, where she has extensively studied the intelligence of the Tanimbar corella, also known as the Goffin's cockatoo.[4]
Alice Auersperg | |
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| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Evolution of intelligence in birds, physical cognition, play behavior, problem-solving, tool-making abilities in parrots and corvids |
| Awards | Science Prize of the State of Lower Austria, Kardinal Innitzer Promotion Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive biology, Ornithology, Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna |
Auersperg graduated from the University of Vienna in 2011.[5] She wrote her thesis on the spatial awareness of kea (Nestor notabilis).[6] She has also published research on the abilities of corvids, parrots,[7] and orangutans[8] to create tools in order to solve problems and complete tasks.
In 2021, she was awarded both the Science Prize of the State of Lower Austria and the Kardinal Innitzer Promotion Prize.[9]
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References edit
- ^ Foerst, Jenny Jennings (November–December 2013). "Even Birdbrains Learn from Experience". American Scientist.
- ^ Ouellette, Jennifer (9 February 2022). "Watch a clever cockatoo named Figaro play "golf" for a tasty reward". Ars Technica.
- ^ Lobinger, Teresa (12 December 2021). "Neidlinger Wissenschaftlerin und clevere Vögel". Niederösterreichische Nachrichten.
- ^ "Das Goffin Lab Goldegg (Niederösterreich)". Vetmeduni. Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Auersperg, Alice M. I.; Gajdon, Gyula K.; Huber, Ludwig (2009-05-01). "Kea (Nestor notabilis) consider spatial relationships between objects in the support problem". Biology Letters. 5 (4): 455–458. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0114. PMC 2781911. PMID 19411271.
- ^ Laumer, I. B.; Bugnyar, T.; Reber, S. A.; Auersperg, A. M. I. (2017-09-06). "Can hook-bending be let off the hook? Bending/unbending of pliant tools by cockatoos". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284 (1862): 20171026. doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.1026. PMC 5597828. PMID 28878059.
- ^ Laumer, I. B.; Call, J.; Bugnyar, T.; Auersperg, A. M. I. (2018-11-08). "Spontaneous innovation of hook-bending and unbending in orangutans (Pongo abelii)". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 16518. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34607-0. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6224503. PMID 30410111.
- ^ "Anerkennungspreise für Alice Auersperg". Austria Presse Agentur. 18 November 2021.
External links edit
- Dr. Alice Auersperg's Goffin Lab at the Messerli Research Institute