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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Publication network from the last five years
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Despotism promotes dyadic cooperation through enhanced interdependencies in non-human primate societies
Bhattacharjee, D., Zijlstra, T. W., Roth, T. S., Belli, E., Calis, S., Escriche Chova, P., Cousin, E., de Jong, J. A., de Laat, E. J. A. M., Guðjónsdóttir, A. R., Janmaat, K. R. L., Jeunink, E. J., Kluiver, C. E., Kuijer, P. E. N., Middelburg, E., Pflüger, L. S., Schroderus, V. I., van Dijk, E. S. J., Verspeek, J. & Waasdorp, S. & 4 others, , 30 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 3513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Inconsistent use of evolutionary frameworks in accounts of romantic relationships
Roth, T., Massen, J. & Samara, I., 1 Jun 2026, In: The Behavioral and brain sciences. 49, e122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Many facets of self-directed behaviours in macaques
Bhattacharjee, D., van Dijk, E. S. J., de Vries, R. E. M., Kluiver, C. E., Valomy, M., Zeeman, A. N. & Massen, J. J. M., 1 Apr 2026, In: Royal Society Open Science. 13, 4, 252422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Motherhood and Sex Predict Emotional Reactivity During a Predator Confrontation in Two Macaque Species
Escriche Chova, P., Bhattacharjee, D., Andres, T.-J., Sterck, E. H. M., Schel, A. M. & Massen, J. J. M., Apr 2026, In: American Journal of Primatology. 88, 4, 16 p., e70143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
ManyBirds Project, Massen, J. J. M. & Verkleij, J. W., Oct 2025, In: PLoS Biology. 23, 10, 30 p., e3003394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Pro-sociality in desotic macaques: the effect of kinship, friendship and dominance
Massen, J. (Invited speaker)
3 Nov 2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Invited lecture at workshop: Markets and Games in Economics and Biology
Massen, J. (Invited speaker)
15 Dec 2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
In the media
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Wat er omgaat in een apenhoofd is bij uitstek in een dierentuin goed te onderzoeken
20/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Friendship is not just a human emotion: These birds babysit each others kids without any blood relation
22/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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4 minNOSNTR Oppassen geblazen: het broedseizoen van de kraai begonnen Nieuws en Co
2/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Friendly Starlings: Be a Real Pal, Buddy, And Drop Off Lunch
13/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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These Beautiful Birds Form Something Like Lasting Friendships; Trilobites
7/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes & Grants
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Chimpanzee pro-socialilty and personality
Massen, J. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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