David Bierbach

David Bierbach is a Researcher at the Biology and Ecology of Fishes group within the Faculty of Life Sciences at Humboldt University. His work focuses on collective behavior, animal welfare, and evolutionary ecology in aquatic species.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Collective decision-making in fish shoals
  • Behavioral plasticity in clonal and sexual fish species
  • Environmental stress responses and adaptations
  • Science of Intelligence Cluster collaborations
• Methodological Innovations:
  • Use of biomimetic robots in studying social behavior
  • Development of standardized fish husbandry protocols
• Current Projects:
  • Thermal tolerance in extremophile fish
  • Predator avoidance dynamics in collective systems
  • Behavioral individuality in clonal vertebrates

In recent publications (2024-2025), Bierbach's research spans fish social networks, aquaculture standards, and computational modeling of collective behavior. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches combining biology with robotics and data science to advance both ecological understanding and animal welfare practices.