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Hanne Løvlie

Senior Associate Professor

I am research leader in Lovlie Group. Read about my research on the group's website https://liu.se/en/research/lovlie-group.

Publications

2023

Kristoffer Lundgren, Hanne Lovlie (2023) Increased dietary 5-hydroxytryptophan reduces fearfulness in red junglefowl hens (Gallus gallus) Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 14, Article 1213986 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2022

Laura Garnham, Charlie Clarke, Hanne Lovlie (2022) How Inhibitory Control Relates to Positive and Negative Affective States in Red Junglefowl Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 9, Article 872487 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Arthur Simoni, Karine Germain, Christine Leterrier, Lea Lansade, Anne Collin, Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Elodie Guettier, Helene Leruste, Hanne Lovlie, Ludovic Calandreau, Vanessa Guesdon (2022) Foraging Behavior Shows Individual-Consistency Over Time, and Predicts Range Use in Slow-Growing Free-Range Male Broiler Chickens Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 9, Article 814054 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Laura Garnham, Robert Boddington, Hanne Løvlie (2022) Variation in inhibitory control does not influence social rank, foraging efficiency, or risk taking, in red junglefowl females Animal Cognition, Vol. 25, p. 867-879 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2021

Anna Favati, Hanne Lovlie, Olof Leimar (2021) Effects of social experience, aggressiveness and comb size on contest success in male domestic fowl Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 8, Article 201213 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

red junglefowl chick looking at mealworm through transparent plastic tube.

Impulsivity is influenced by early experiences and gene expression

Differences in impulsivity between individuals are linked to both experience and gene expression, according to a study on the ancestor of domestic chickens, the red junglefowl.
three chickens

Genes influence optimism in the red junglefowl

Researchers found that dopaminergic and serotoninergic genes affect cognitive functions in the animal.
fighting roosters

Personality and cognition help red junglefowl climb the pecking order

Individual variation in personality or cognition can have important consequences. LiU researchers show that differences in behavioural and cognitive traits can affect whether adult junglefowl win contests and become the highest-ranking bird.

My research

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Animal behaviour, personality and cognition - Lovlie Group

We are interested in understanding behavioural variation, and most of our research is on causes and consequences of animal personality, including links to cognition, sexual selection. We mainly (but not only) use red junglefowl as our model species.
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Good growing environment gives happier hens despite stress

Chickens that grow up in a varied and controllable environment maintain their optimistic view of life and handle stress better than individuals growing up in a harsh environment, according to research led by Hanne Løvlie at Linköping University.

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Junglefowl's personality

Hanne Løvlie talks about jungelfowl, their personality and if the glas is half full or half empty. Video filmed by Vetenskapsfestivalen.  

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Roosters are kinder to relatives

Research shows that roosters are less aggressive towards roosters with which they have familial relations than towards unrelated roosters. This research has been conducted at Tovetorp in collaboration with, among others, Stockholm University. Still footage courtesy of Hanna Løvlie.

Related news

red junglefowl chick looking at mealworm through transparent plastic tube.

Impulsivity is influenced by early experiences and gene expression

Differences in impulsivity between individuals are linked to both experience and gene expression, according to a study on the ancestor of domestic chickens, the red junglefowl.
three chickens

Genes influence optimism in the red junglefowl

Researchers found that dopaminergic and serotoninergic genes affect cognitive functions in the animal.
fighting roosters

Personality and cognition help red junglefowl climb the pecking order

Individual variation in personality or cognition can have important consequences. LiU researchers show that differences in behavioural and cognitive traits can affect whether adult junglefowl win contests and become the highest-ranking bird.

Publications

2023

Kristoffer Lundgren, Hanne Lovlie (2023) Increased dietary 5-hydroxytryptophan reduces fearfulness in red junglefowl hens (Gallus gallus) Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 14, Article 1213986 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2022

Laura Garnham, Charlie Clarke, Hanne Lovlie (2022) How Inhibitory Control Relates to Positive and Negative Affective States in Red Junglefowl Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 9, Article 872487 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Arthur Simoni, Karine Germain, Christine Leterrier, Lea Lansade, Anne Collin, Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Elodie Guettier, Helene Leruste, Hanne Lovlie, Ludovic Calandreau, Vanessa Guesdon (2022) Foraging Behavior Shows Individual-Consistency Over Time, and Predicts Range Use in Slow-Growing Free-Range Male Broiler Chickens Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 9, Article 814054 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Laura Garnham, Robert Boddington, Hanne Løvlie (2022) Variation in inhibitory control does not influence social rank, foraging efficiency, or risk taking, in red junglefowl females Animal Cognition, Vol. 25, p. 867-879 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2021

Anna Favati, Hanne Lovlie, Olof Leimar (2021) Effects of social experience, aggressiveness and comb size on contest success in male domestic fowl Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 8, Article 201213 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Diana Rubene, Hanne Lovlie (2021) Red Junglefowl Chicks Seek Contact With Humans During Foraging Task Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, Article 675526 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Sara Ryding, Laura Garnham, Robin Abbey-Lee, Irina Petkova, Anastasia Kreshchenko, Hanne Lovlie (2021) Impulsivity is affected by cognitive enrichment and links to brain gene expression in red junglefowl chicks Animal Behaviour, Vol. 178, p. 195-207 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Allison M. Roth, Niels J. Dingemanse, Shinichi Nakagawa, Grant C. McDonald, Hanne Lovlie, Diana A. Robledo-Ruiz, Tommaso Pizzari (2021) Sexual selection and personality: Individual and group-level effects on mating behaviour in red junglefowl Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 90, p. 1288-1306 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Kristoffer Lundgren, Robin Abbey-Lee, Laura Garnham, Anastasia Kreshchenko, Sara Ryding, Hanne Lovlie (2021) Manipulating monoamines reduces exploration and boldness of Mediterranean field crickets Behavioural Processes, Vol. 183, Article 104298 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2020

Malgorzata Lagisz, Josefina Zidar, Shinichi Nakagawa, Vikki Neville, Enrico Sorato, Elizabeth S. Paul, Melissa Bateson, Michael Mendl, Hanne Lovlie (2020) Optimism, pessimism and judgement bias in animals: A systematic review and meta-analysis Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Vol. 118 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Robert Boddington, Clara Gomez Dunlop, Laura Garnham, Sara Ryding, Robin Abbey-Lee, Anastasia Kreshchenko, Hanne Lovlie (2020) The relationship between monoaminergic gene expression, learning, and optimism in red junglefowl chicks Animal Cognition, Vol. 23, p. 901-911 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Maxence Barbarat, Flore Lormant, Karine Germain, Mathilde Brachet, Hanne Lovlie, Ludovic Calandreau, Vanessa Guesdon (2020) Social motivation and the use of distal, but not local, featural cues are related to ranging behavior in free-range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Animal Cognition, Vol. 23, p. 769-780 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Vikki Neville, Shinichi Nakagawa, Josefina Zidar, Elizabeth S. Paul, Malgorzata Lagisz, Melissa Bateson, Hanne Lovlie, Michael Mendl (2020) Pharmacological manipulations of judgement bias: A systematic review and meta-analysis Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Vol. 108, p. 269-286 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI

2019

Laura Garnham, Sabina Ahlgren Porthen, Sarah Child, Sara Forslind, Hanne Lovlie (2019) The role of personality, cognition, and affective state in same-sex contests in the red junglefowl Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 73, Article UNSP 149 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Josefina Zidar, Alexandra Balogh, Olof Leimar, Hanne Lovlie (2019) Generalization of learned preferences covaries with behavioral flexibility in red junglefowl chicks Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 30, p. 1375-1381 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
El Kahina Meziane, Nicola D. Potts, Birgit C. Viertlboeck, Hanne Lovlie, Andrew P. Krupa, Terry A. Burke, Stewart Brown, Kellie A. Watson, David S. Richardson, Tommaso Pizzari, Thomas W. Goebel, Jim Kaufman (2019) Bi-Functional Chicken Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors With a Single Extracellular Domain (ChIR-AB1): Potential Framework Genes Among a Relatively Stable Number of Genes Per Haplotype Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 10, Article 2222 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Robin N. Abbey-Lee, Anastasia Kreshchenko, Xavier Fernandez Sala, Irina Petkova, Hanne Løvlie (2019) Effects of monoamine manipulations on the personality and gene expression of three-spined sticklebacks Journal of Experimental Biology, Effects of monoamine manipulations on the personality and gene expression of three-spined sticklebacks, Vol. 222, Article jeb211888 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Robin N. Abbey-Lee, Anastasia Kreshchenko, Xavier Fernandez Sala, Irina Petkova, Hanne Løvlie (2019) Effects of monoamine manipulations on the personality and gene expression of three-spined sticklebacks

2018

Robin Abbey-Lee, Emily Uhrig, Laura Garnham, Kristoffer Lundgren, Sarah Child, Hanne Lovlie (2018) Experimental manipulation of monoamine levels alters personality in crickets Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, Article 16211 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Josefina Zidar, Alexandra Balogh, Anna Favati, Per Jensen, Olof Leimar, Enrico Sorato, Hanne Lovlie (2018) The relationship between learning speed and personality is age- and task-dependent in red junglefowl Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 72, Article UNSP 168 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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