Dr. Anastasia Krasheninnikova
Main Focus
• Comparative Cognition
• Problem-solving behaviour
• Social Learning
• Socio-biology
• Evolution of Cognition
• Bioacoustics
• Communication
My main research interest is the evolution of cognitive skills. I am particularly interested in whether, and if so, how, animal cognition is influenced by different socio- ecological living conditions. My current research work is focussing on socio-cognitive adaptations in parrots.
Curriculum Vitae
since Feb. 2015: Postdoctoral researcher, MPIO grant, Comparative Cognition Research station, Tenerife (research group: von Bayern)
Aug. – Dec. 2014: Marine Biology Station Laboe, Laboe, Germany
June 2014: PhD, University of Hamburg, Germany Thesis: “Physical cognition in parrots: a comparative approach”
2011 – 2014: PhD Student at the research group of behaviour biology, University of Hamburg Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jutta Schneider
2008 – 2010: Biology at the University of Hamburg, MSc Master-Thesis: "Means-end comprehension in parrots: a comparative approach" Supervisor: Dr. Ralf Wanker
2005 – 2008: Biology at the University of Hamburg, BSc Bachelor-Thesis: "String- pulling in spectacled parrotlets" Supervisor: Dr. Ralf Wanker