Dr. Josefine Kalbitz
Main scientific interests
- Evolution of Social Relationships
- Group Dynamics
- Cooperation and Communication
- Animal Cognition
Education
- October 2003 – July 2009: Studied Biological Science, University of Leipzig.
Thesis: „Reciprocal Altruism in Chimpanzees” at the MPI-EVA, supervised by Prof. M. Tomasello and Prof. Julia Ostner
Professional history and field experience
- May 2011 - October 2016: PhD Student, CRC Evolution of Social Behaviour. Social Bonds in Assamese Macaques
- October 2003 – March 2011: Research Assistant and HIWI at the WKPRC, MPI-EVA
- July 2005 – October 2007: Volunteer work with chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos in different zoos and in the field, supervised by the Humboldt-University, Berlin, St. Andrews University, GB, Oxford-University, GB, and the Jane-Goodall-Institute, UGA
Publications
- Kalbitz J, Schülke O, Ostner J (2017) Triadic male-infant-male interaction serves in bond maintenance in male Assamese macaques. PLoS ONE 12 e0183981. DOI:10.1371/0183981
- Kalbitz J, Ostner J & Schülke O (2016) Strong, equitable and long-term social bonds in the dispersing sex in Assamese macaques, Animal Behaviour 113, 13-22
- Melis A, Grocke P, Kalbitz J & Tomasello M (2016) One for you, one for me: humans' unique turn-taking skills, Psychological Science 27 (7), 987-996
- Klenke R, Tschierschke A, Hempel U, Geissler K, Kalbitz J, Kaulfuss J, Liu Z, Meichsner C & Henle K (2016) Räumliche und zeitliche Aktivitätsmuster von Fischottern (Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758) anhand von frischen Markierungsfunden in einer Teichlandschaft, Säugetierkdl. Inf. 6(37), 229-246