Kleespies MW, Feucht V, Dierkes PW (2025) Naturnähe gezielt fördern - Zoologische Gärten als Lernorte für Artenschutz und Umweltbildung. Manatimagazin 25/02: 18-19

Feucht V, Kleespies MW, Dierkes PW (2025) Ranking our future: University students' prioritization of Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to nature. Sustainable Development 33 (3), 3266-3282. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3278

Henrich M, Formella-Zimmermann S, Schneider S, Dierkes PW (2025) Free word association analysis of students' perception of artificial intelligence. Frontiers in Education 10, 1543746. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1543746

Kleespies MW, Dierkes PW (2025) Die Naturverbundenheit stärken–Auch eine Aufgabe von Universitäten. Biologie in unserer Zeit 55 (2), 111–112

Hahn J, Nett S, Burger-Schulz AL, Dierkes PW, Schneider S (2025) Tracking Enclosure Use in Mixed-Species Exhibits: Insights from the Zoo-Observer App. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 13 (4), 192-203. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v13i4.860

Schweikhard J, Pauly A, Dierkes PW, Zoelzer F (2025) From leaves to microbes: How diet and season shape the fecal microbiome of captive Coquerel´s Sifakas (Propithecus coquereli). Frontiers in Microbiomes 4, 1680152. https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2025.1680152

Wolf RL, Dierkes PW, Kleespies MW (2025) Zoos as educational and conservation spaces: perspectives from (future) teachers. Frontiers in Education 10, 1680014. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1680014

Kleespies MW, Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes PW (2025) Relational values of nature—a global empirical study of environmental students in 37 countries. Ecology and Society, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-16513-300403

Grand E, Krauss C, Hauffe A, Hahn-Klimroth M, et al. (2025) Body mass records of zoo-managed rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum, Diceros bicornis, Rhinoceros unicornis) as compared to field data of free-ranging specimens. Zoo Biology 45: 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.70034

Feucht V, Hahn-Klimroth M, Kleespies MW, et al. (2025) Demographics, format, or topic – what influences the success of an environmental education program at the zoo? Environmental Education Research https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025.2543009

Hahn-Klimroth M, Meireles JP, Lackey LB, van Eeuwijk N, Bertelsen MF, Dierkes PW, Clauss M (2025) A semi-automatic approach to study population dynamics based on population pyramids. MethodsX 15, 103581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103591

Ukrow J, Gübert J, Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes PW, Schneider G (2025) Modeling coordination and regularity in nocturnal behavior of ungulates in zoos. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 32: 1143-1175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-025-00675-5

Hambrecht S, Clauss M, Dierkes PW (2025) Individual variation and repeatability of the behavioral response to novel objects in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Discover Animals 2, 70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44338-025-00127-1

Meireles JP, Hahn-Klimroth M, Müller DWH, Dierkes PW, Clauss M (2025) Body mass of adult zoo hippos (Hippopotamidae) and how they compare to data from populations in the wild. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 13(2), 108-116. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v13i2.905

Kleespies MW, Haller A, Feucht V, Becker M, Dierkes PW, Burger AL (2025) Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 13(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v13i1.709

Kubi M, Kleespies MW, Wenzel V (2025). Comparing Zoom and In-Person Zoo Tours on Students' Interest in Animals: A Case Study during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Visitor Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10645578.2025.2532299

Emge D, Wenzel V, Dierkes PW, Liebecke RW (2025). Winzige Giganten: Insektenausstellung im Zoo Leipzig. Biologie in unserer Zeit, 55(2), 128–129. https://doi.org/10.11576/biuz-8050

Kubi M, Kleespies MW, Wenzel V (2025). Dinosaurs as skeletons or lifelike replicas - effects on interest in extinct animals. Front. Ecol. Evol. 13:1557255. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1557255

Kubi M, Kleespies MW, Wenzel V (2024). Effects of online tours at the zoo and natural history museum on interest in extant and extinct animals. Journal of Biological Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2024.2386249

Emge D, Kleespies MW, Wenzel V (2024). Measuring attitudes towards historic gardens: development and validation of the Garden Heritage Scale. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11:911. doi: 10.1057/s41599-03323-8

Kleespies MW, Scheersoi A, Dierkes PW, Wenzel V (2024). Measuring interest: development and application of a three-dimensional situational interest short scale. European J Ed Res. 2024; 13(2): 795-811. doi: 10.12973/eu-jer.13.2.795

Kleespies MW, Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes PW (2023): How university students assess the planetary boundaries: A global empirical study. Environmental Challenges, 100712

Kleespies MW, Dierkes PW (2023): Connection to nature of university students in the environmental field—An empirical study in 41 countries. Biological Conservation 283, 110093

Zoelzer F, Schneider S, Dierkes PW (2023). Time series cluster analysis reveals individual assignment of microbiota in captive tiger (Panthera tigris) and wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Ecology & Evolution 13, e10066.

Feucht V, Dierkes PW, Kleespies MW (2023). The different values of nature: a comparison between university students' perceptions of nature's instrumental, intrinsic and relational values. Sustainability Science.

Gübert J, Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes PW (2023). A large-scale study on the nocturnal behavior of African ungulates in zoos and its influencing factors. Frontiers in Ethology, 2, 1219977

Henrich M, Formella-Zimmermann S, Gübert J, Dierkes PW (2023) Students' technology acceptance of computer-based applications for analyzing animal behavior in an out-of-school lab. Frontiers in Education, 8, 1216318

Dierkes PW (2023): Research partners. Zooquaria, 118, 22-23

Kleespies MW, Dierkes PW (2023): Connection to nature for sustainable development at universities - What should be done? Frontiers in Sustainability, 4, 1249328

Burger AL, Dierkes PW (2023) Big Mama is watching you—A bedtime story about how giraffes sleep. Frontiers Young Minds 11, 1086538

Gübert J, Hahn-Klimroth M, Schneider G, Dierkes PW (2023). Nocturnal behavioral patterns of African ungulates in zoos. Ecology and Evolution 13, e10777

Burger-Schulz AL, Thiel E, Fennessy J, Fennessy S, Dierkes PW (2023): Accelerometry reveals nocturnal biphasic sleep behavior in wild giraffe. Frontiers in Mammal Science 2, 1243883

Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes PW, Kleespies MW (2023): An unsupervised learning approach to evaluate questionnaire data--what one can learn from violations of measurement invariance. arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.06309

Schneider S, Hammerschmidt K, Dierkes PW(2022): Introducing the Software CASE (Cluster and Analyze Sound Events) by Comparing Different Clustering Methods and Audio Transformation Techniques Using Animal Vocalizations. Animals 12, 2020

Seyrling I, Dierkes PW, Burger AL (2022): Diurnal and Nocturnal Behaviour of Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and Lions (Panthera leo) in Zoos. Animals 12, 2367

Spiriti MM, Melchiori FM, Dierkes PW, Ferrante L, Bandoli F, Biasetti P, de Mori B (2022): Development of A Tool for Assessing the Reputation of Zoos: The Zoo Ethical Reputation Survey (ZERS). Animals 12(20), 2802

Dietz, C (2022): Ein Schulgarten vielfältig gedacht. Jahresberichte der Wetterauischen Gesellschaft für die gesamte Naturkunde zu Hanau. Themenband Gärten (171.-172. Jahrgang), 287-320

Formella-Zimmermann, S (2022): VirtualBrainLab – Digitale Forschungsexperimente für den Unterricht. Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 52(4), 383–395. VBiO Magazin. https://doi.org/10.11576/biuz-6003

Kärtner V, Formella-Zimmermann S (2022): Wie wirkt Crystal Meth auf Synapsen? Klausur & Abitur. Unterricht Biologie 471: 38-40

Kleespies MW, Feucht V, Becker M, Dierkes PW (2022): Environmental Education in Zoos—Exploring the Impact of Guided Zoo Tours on Connection to Nature and Attitudes towards Species Conservation. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3, 56-68. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3010005

Kleespies MW, Dierkes, PW (2022): Can a Guided Zoo Tour Improve Connection to Nature? Frontiers for Young Minds, 10, 662905. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.662905

Kleespies MW, Dierkes PW (2022): The importance of the Sustainable Development Goals to students of environmental and sustainability studies—a global survey in 41 countries. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9, 218. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01242-0

Gübert J, Hahn-Klimroth M, Dierkes, PW ( 2022). BOVIDS: A deep learning-based software package for pose estimation to evaluate nightly behavior and its application to common elands (Tragelaphus oryx) in zoos. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e8701. (doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8701 )

Formella-Zimmermann S, Kleespies MW and Dierkes PW (2022): Motivation and Technology Acceptance in a Neuroscience Student Lab—An Empirical Comparison Between Virtual Experiments With and Without Hands-on Elements. Educ. 7:817598. (doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.817598 )

Schneider S, Goettlich S, Diercks C, Dierkes PW (2021): Discrimination of acoustic stimuli and maintenance of graded alarm call structure in captive meerkats. Animals 11 (11): 3064

Zölzer F, Burger AL, Dierkes PW (2021): Unraveling differences in fecal microbiota stability in mammals: from high variable carnivores and consistently stable herbivores. Animal Microbiome 3: 77

Hambrecht S, Oerke AK, Heistermann M, Hartig J, Dierkes PW (2021): Effects of Positive Reinforcement Training and Novel Object Exposure on Salivary Cortisol Levels under Consideration of Individual Variation in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana). Animals 11 (12), 3525

F-Zimmermann S, Henrich M (2021): Der Blue Brain Club. Ein Serious Game für die Vermittlung neurobiologischer Inhalte. Digital unterrichten BIOLOGIE. Friedrich Kompakt 9/2021: 8-9.

Kleespies MW, Doderer L, Dierkes PW, Wenzel V (2021) Nature Interest
Scale -Development and Evaluation of a Measurement Instrument for
Individual Interest in Nature. Frontiers in Psychology 12:774333.
(doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774333 )

Wenzel V, Kubi M, Dierkes PW, Kästner, A, (2021) Dinosaurier im Zoo
Leipzig. Biologie in unserer Zeit 3/2021 (51), 227-228
(doi.org/10.11576/biuz-4631 )

Hahn‐Klimroth M, Kapetanopoulos T, Gübert J, Dierkes PW (2021) Deep learning‐based pose estimation for African ungulates in zoos. Ecology and Evolution 11 (11), 6015-6032 (doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7367 )

Kleespies MW, Álvarez Montes N, Bambach, AM, Gricar E, Wenzel, V, Dierkes, PW (2021): Identifying factors influencing attitudes towards species conservation – a transnational study in the context of zoos. Environmental Education Research, 1-19 (doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2021.1927993 ) Download this article.

Formella-Zimmermann S, Henrich M, Dierkes PW (2021) Forschen im VirtualBrainLab – Nervengewebe mit einem virtuellen Mikroskop betrachten. Digital Unterrichten BIOLOGIE 4: 10-11

Burger AL, Hartig J, Dierkes PW (2021) Biological and environmental factors as sources of variation in nocturnal behavior of giraffe. Zoo Biology (doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21596 )

Schneider S, Dierkes PW (2021) Localize Animal Sound Events Reliably (LASER): A New Software for Sound Localization in Zoos. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 2(2): 146-163 (doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2020011 )

Huertas M, Wenzel V, Burger AL, Formella-Zimmermann S (2021): Lehre in Zeiten von Corona. UniReport 1-2021

Kleespies MW, Braun T, Dierkes PW, Wenzel V (2021): Measuring Connection to Nature—A Illustrated Extension of the Inclusion of Nature in Self Scale. Sustainability 13, (1761)

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