*co-first author; ^#co-last author; ⁺equal contribution

• Davidian E & Höner OP (2022) Kinship and similarity drive coordination of breeding-group choice in male spotted hyenas. Biology Letters
• Kappeler PM, Benhaiem S, Fichtel C, Fromhage L, Höner OP, Jennions M, Kaiser S, Krüger O, Schneider JM, Tuni C, van Schaik J, Goymann W (2022) Sex roles and sex ratios in animals. Biological Reviews
• Dheer A, Davidian E, Courtiol A, Bailey LD, Wauters J, Naman P, Shayo V, Höner OP (2022) Diurnal pastoralism does not reduce juvenile recruitment nor elevate allostatic load in spotted hyenas. Journal of Animal Ecology
• Ellis S, Johnstone RA, Cant MA, Franks DE, Weiss MN, Alberts SC, Balcomb KS, Benton CH, Brent LJN, Crockford C, Davidian E, Delahay RJ, Ellifrit DK, Höner OP, Meniri M, McDonald RA, Nichols HJ, Thompson FJ, Vigilant L, Wittig RM, Croft DP (2022) Patterns and consequences of age-linked change in local relatedness in animal societies. Nature Ecology & Evolution
• Kappeler P*, Huchard E*, Baniel A, Canteloup C, Charpentier M, Cheng L, Davidian E, Duboscq J, Fichtel C, Hemelrijk CK, Höner OP, Koren L, Micheletta J, Prox L, Saccà T, Seex L, Smit N, Surbeck M, van de Waal E, Girard-Buttoz C (2022) Sex and dominance: How to assess and interpret intersexual dominance relationships in mammalian societies. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 918773.
• Davidian E⁺, Surbeck M, Lukas D, Kappeler PM, Huchard E⁺ (2022) The eco-evolutionary landscape of power relationships between males and females. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37: 706–718.
  
• Bonnet T, Morissey MB, de Villemereuil P, Alberts SC, Arcese P, Bailey LD, Boutin S, Brekke P, Brent LJN, Camenisch G, Charmantier A, Clutton-Brock TH, Cockburn A, Coltman DW, Courtiol A, Davidian E, Evans SR, Ewen JG, Festa-Bianchet M, de Franceschi C, Gustafsson L, Höner OP, Houslay TM, Keller LF, Manser M, McAdam AG, McLean E, Nietlisbach P, Osmond HL, Pemberton JM, Postma E, Reid JM, Rutschmann A, Santure AW, Sheldon BC, Slate J, Teplitsky C, Visser ME, Wachter B, Kruuk LEB (2022) Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals. Science 376: 1012-1016.
• Mwasi S, Dheer A (2022). Habitat degradation and wildlife-livestock interactions in Amboseli wildlife sanctuaries, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology.
• Dheer A, Samarasinghe D, Dloniak S, Braczkowski A (2022) Using camera traps to study hyenas: challenges, opportunities, and outlook. Mammalian Biology 102: 825–832.
• Braczkowski A, Schenk R, Samarasinghe D, Biggs D, Richardson A, Swanson N, Swanson M, Dheer A, Fattebert J (2022) Leopard and spotted hyena densities in the Lake Mburo National Park, southwestern Uganda. PeerJ 10:e12307.
• Davidian E, Höner P (2021) A king among queens. Frontiers EcoPics. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19(10): 573.
• Davidian E, Wachter B, Heckmann I, Dehnhard M, Hofer H, Höner OP (2021) The interplay between social rank, physiological constraints and investment in courtship in male spotted hyenas. Functional Ecology 35: 635-649.
• Dheer A, Davidian E, Jacobs M, Ndorosa J, Straka T, Höner OP (2021) Emotions and cultural importance predict the acceptance of large carnivore management strategies by Maasai pastoralists. Frontiers in Conservation Science 23.
• Akash M, Dheer A, Dloniak S, Jacobson, A (2021) The faded stripes of Bengal: A historical perspective on the easternmost distribution of the striped hyena. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 67(6), 1-12.
• Vullioud C*, Davidian E*, Wachter B, Rousset F, Courtiol A^#, Höner OP^# (2019) Social support drives female dominance in the spotted hyaena. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 71-76.
• Davidian E, Courtiol A, Wachter B, Hofer H, Höner OP (2016) Why do some males choose to breed at home when most other males disperse? Science Advances 2: e1501236.
• Davidian E*, Benhaiem S*, Courtiol A, Hofer H, Höner OP, Dehnhard M (2015) Determining hormone metabolite concentrations when enzyme immunoassay accuracy varies over time. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6(5): 576-583.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, Goller KV, Hofer H, Runyoro V, Thierer D, Fyumagwa RD, Müller T, East ML (2012) The impact of a pathogenic bacterium on a social carnivore population. Journal of Animal Ecology 81(1): 36-46.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, Hofer H, Wilhelm K, Thierer D, Trillmich F, Burke T, East ML (2010) The fitness of dispersing spotted hyaena sons is influenced by maternal social status. Nature Communications 1: 60.
• East ML, Höner OP, Wachter B, Wilhelm K, Burke T, Hofer H (2009) Maternal effects on offspring social status in spotted hyenas. Behavioral Ecology 20(3): 478-483.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, East ML, Streich WJ, Wilhelm K, Burke T, Hofer H (2008) Do female hyaenas choose mates based on tenure? Reply. Nature 454: E2.
• Speck S, Höner OP, Wachter B, Fickel J (2008) Characterization of Streptococcus equi subsp. ruminatorum isolated from spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and plains zebras (Equus burchelli), and identification of a M-like protein (SrM) encoding gene. Veterinary Microbiology 128(1-2): 148-159.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, East ML, Streich WJ, Wilhelm K, Burke T, Hofer H (2007) Female mate-choice drives the evolution of male-biased dispersal in a social mammal. Nature 448(7155): 798-801.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, Speck S, Wibbelt G, Ludwig A, Fyumagwa RD, Wohlsein P, Lieckfeldt D, Hofer H, East ML (2006) Severe Streptococcus infection in spotted hyenas in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Veterinary Microbiology 115(1-3): 223-228.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, East ML, Runyoro VA, Hofer H (2005) The effect of prey abundance and foraging tactics on the population dynamics of a social, territorial carnivore, the spotted hyena. Oikos 108(3): 544-554.
• East ML, Möstl K, Benetka V, Pitra C, Höner OP, Wachter B, Hofer H (2004) Coronavirus infection of spotted hyenas in the Serengeti ecosystem. Veterinary Microbiology 102(1-2): 1-9.
• Goymann W, East ML, Wachter B, Höner OP, Möstl E, Hofer H (2003) Social status does not predict corticosteroid levels in postdispersal male spotted hyenas. Hormones and Behavior 43(3): 474-479.
• Wachter B, Höner OP, East ML, Golla W, Hofer H (2002) Low aggression levels and unbiased sex ratios in a prey-rich environment: no evidence of siblicide in Ngorongoro spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 52(4): 348-356.
• Höner OP, Wachter B, Hofer H, East ML (2002) The response of spotted hyenas to long-term changes in prey populations: functional response and interspecific kleptoparasitism. Journal of Animal Ecology 71(2): 236-246.
• Goymann W, East ML, Wachter B, Höner OP, Möstl E, Van’t Hof TJ, Hofer H (2001) Social, state-dependent and environmental modulation of faecal corticosteroid levels in free-ranging female spotted hyenas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 268(1484): 2453-2459.