Dr Pawel Fedurek

Lecturer in Psychology

Psychology Stirling

Dr Pawel Fedurek

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About me

About me

I did my first degree in Biology followed by MSc in Human Biology (both at the University of Wroclaw, Poland) and MSc in Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. I did my PhD in Psychology at the University of York, UK (2013), looking at vocal production in wild chimpanzees. I then held postdoc positions at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2013-2016), exploring social correlates of chimpanzee vocal behaviour, and at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany (2016-2018), investigating proximate mechanisms of chimpanzee social bonding. I am also a holder of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I joined the University of Stirling as a lecturer in Psychology in January 2019.

Research

My research has centred mainly around vocal behaviour in non-human primates, particularly chimpanzees, and I have done extensive fieldwork on several communities of wild chimpanzees in Uganda. The topic of particular interest to me has been the social function of chimpanzee calls, especially their role in mediating affiliative and aggressive interactions. I also investigate the link between the acoustic complexity of calls and their function. More recently, I established the Crow Behaviour and Cognition Project studying the carrion crows residing on the University's campus. In a broader perspective, I am interested in how the above relates to human evolution. I have been also involved in research on chimpanzee conservation. I am a member of the Behaviour and Evolution Research Group. I welcome applications for PhD projects related to animal behaviour and conservation.

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Outputs

Book Chapter

Fedurek P (2022) Affiliative Bond. In: Vonk J & Shackelford T (eds.) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior: Springer Publishing Company, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_717-1

Article

Tkaczynski PJ, Behringer V, Ackermann CY, Fedurek P, Fruth B, Girard-Buttoz C, Hobaiter C, Lee SM, Löhrich T, Preis A, Samuni L, Zommers Z, Zuberbühler K, Deschner T & Wittig RM (2020) Patterns of urinary cortisol levels during ontogeny appear population specific rather than species specific in wild chimpanzees and bonobos. Journal of Human Evolution, 147, Art. No.: 102869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102869

Article

Danel DP, Kalinowski K, Nowak-Szczepanska N, Ziomkiewicz-Wichary A, Apanasewicz A, Borysławski K, Kozieł S, Kornafel D & Fedurek P (2020) Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (14), Art. No.: 5176. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145176

Article

Sonnweber R, Araya-Ajoy YG, Behringer V, Deschner T, Tkaczynski P, Fedurek P, Preis A, Samuni L, Zommers Z, Gomes C, Zuberbühler K, Wittig RM & Crockford C (2018) Circadian Rhythms of Urinary Cortisol Levels Vary Between Individuals in Wild Male Chimpanzees: A Reaction Norm Approach. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6, Art. No.: 85. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00085

Book Chapter

Zuberbuhler K & Fedurek P (2016) Vocal Grooming. In: Shackleford T & Weekes-Shackleford V (eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3315-1