Dr. Anna Osiecka

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Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsSensory and Behavioural Biology
KeywordsRhythmicity, Signal evolution, Bioacoustics, Vocal communication, Animal behaviour

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityBerlin
InstitutionHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
InstituteInstitut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB)

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Lara Sophie BurchardtInstitut für Theoretische Biologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Dr. Lara Sophie BurchardtInstitut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Susanne SchreiberInstitut für Theoretische Biologie (ITB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2025

Programme(s)

2024Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Osiecka, A.N et al.: Yellowhammer males sing using individual isochronous rhythms and maximize rhythmic dissimilarity with neighbours. In: Animal Behaviour, 2026,
2025Osiecka, A.N., Lefèvre, R., Briefer, E.F.: Emotional contexts influence vocal individuality in ungulates. In: Animal Behaviour, 231, 2025, 123405
2025Gidl, H., Binder, S., Osiecka, A. N., & Klump, B. C: The ontogeny of vocal identity in carrion crows (Corvus corone). In: Animal Cognition, 29, 2025, 17
2025Darras, K. F. A. et al.: Worldwide Soundscapes: a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms. In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34, 2025, e70021
2024Osiecka, A. N., Bryndza, P., Briefer, E., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.: Long distance calls: Negligible information loss of little auk social vocalisations due to high frequency propagation losses. In: PLOS Computational Biology, 20, 2024, e1011961
2024siecka, A. N., Briefer, E. F., Kidawa, D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.: Strong individual distinctiveness across the vocal repertoire of a colonial seabird, the little auk, Alle alle. In: Animal Behaviour, 210, 2024, 199-211
2024Osiecka, A. N., Briefer, E. F., Kidawa, D., Żurawska, F., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.: Calls of the little auk (Alle alle) chicks reflect their behavioural contexts. In: Plos one, 19, 2024, e0299033
2024Osiecka, A. N., Fearey, J., Ravignani, A., Burchardt, L.: Isochrony in barks of Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pups and adults. Ecology and Evolution. In: Ecology and Evolution, 14, 2024, e11085
2023Osiecka, A. N., Briefer, E., F., Kidawa, D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.: Seabird’s cry: repertoire and vocal expression of contextual valence in the little auk (Alle alle). In: Scientific Reports, 13, 2023, 8623
2023Osiecka, A. N., Briefer, E. F., Kidawa, D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.: Social calls of the little auk (Alle alle) reflect body size and possibly partnership, but not sex. In: Royal Society Open Science, 10, 2023, 130845
2022Osiecka, A. N., Wróbel, A., Hendricks, I. W., Osiecka-Brzeska, K.: Being ECR in marine science: results of a survey among early-career marine scientists and conservationists.. In: Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 2022, 835692
2022Bergler, C., et al.: ANIMAL-SPOT enables animal-independent signal detection and classification using deep learning. In: Scientific Reports, 12, 2022, 21966
2022Melbourne-Thomas et al. Integrating human dimensions in decadal-scale prediction for marine social–ecological systems: lighting the grey zone.. In: ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80, 2022, 8623
2022Osiecka, A. N., Gridley, T., Fearey, J. Temporal patterns in Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) mother and pup attraction calls. In: Belgian Journal of Zoology, 152, 2022,
2021Osiecka, A. N., Quer, S., Wróbel, A., Osiecka-Brzeska, K. Unpaid work in marine science: a snapshot of the early-career job market. In: Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 2021, 690163
2021Mäkelin, S., Wahlberg, M., Osiecka, A. N., Hermans, C., Balsby, T. J. S.: Vocal behaviour of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis during the breeding season. In: Bird Study, 68, 2021, 211-219
2020Osiecka, A. N., Fearey, J., Elwen, S. H., Gridley, T.: Prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) at Cape Cross colony, Namibia. In: African Zoology, 55, 2020, 233-239
2020Osiecka, A. N., Jones, O., Wahlberg, M.: The diel pattern in harbour porpoise clicking behaviour is not a response to prey activity. . In: Scientific Reports, 10, 2020, 14876