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Ana Cristina Gomes

@anacrgomes.bsky.social

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PostDoc researcher at Uppsala University Behavioral ecology, phenotypes evolution, sexual selection, social behaviour, coloration, cognition, personality PhD (she/her)

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Ana Cristina Gomes @anacrgomes.bsky.social · Jan 6

📢New paper alert!📢 We found stronger senescence and environmental effects on female colour than on males in a mutually ornamented bird, the common waxbill. with S Guerra, C Romero-Diaz, P Silva, S Trigo, and @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social at Behavioral Ecology (1/5)
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Aging and environment affect female more than male color in a mutually ornamented bird

We found stronger senescence and environmental effects on female than male color in a mutually ornamented bird, the common waxbill. Results indicate plasti

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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 21d

We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Behavioural Ecology Bielefeld @behavecobie.bsky.social · 15d

New paper! 🦎
Urbanization reshapes the social behaviour of wall lizards

Now out in #BiologyLetters @royalsocietypublishing.org
🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @averymaune.bsky.social

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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 15d

I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds

Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...

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SFB 1528 - Cognition of Interaction @sfb1528.bsky.social · 15d

Job Alert!

Come and join our team at our field site CRP Simenti in Senegal. Julia Fischer @julxf.bsky.social (@primatenzentrum.bsky.social) is recruiting a #Research_Manager. Work with the wonderful lovely Guinea baboons and manage our long-term data collection.

👉 www.dpz.eu/karriere/ste...

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Helen Mylne @helephantmylne.bsky.social · 16d

3yr PDRA at @exeter.ac.uk with @york.ac.uk and Centre for Whale Research, studying how killer whale social relationships change with prey availability, partner loss and social info. A fantastic team & unique longterm dataset. Deadline 19 Oct!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/postdoctoral-research-associate

Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Exeter

Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 15d

Another #SPEmebers paper as #ASABEditorsChoice

João Pacheco
Patrícia Beltrão
@trigosandra.bsky.social
@mostlywaxbills.bsky.social

Check out the work
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ASAB @asab.org · 15d

🐦Waxbills! 🥡Food competition! 🕵️Strangers! 🤬Social aggression!

Our September #ASABEditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal:

“Watchful of strangers: Waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals”

Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123288

Screenshot of an article: Animal Behaviour
Volume 227, September 2025, 123288
Watchful of strangers: waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals
João R. Pacheco, Patrícia Beltrão, Sandra Trigo, Gonçalo C. Cardoso

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Smith Bee Lab @smithbeelab.bsky.social · 24d

The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)

No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!

(no jerks, plz)

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Jonathan A. Green @jon-seabirds.bsky.social · 25d

Delighted to be cosupervising this funded PhD with @joewynnbirds.bsky.social on #migration in #birds #seabirds @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Start in early 2026! Register for our online briefing session. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 24d

with SPE members João Pacheco, Patrícia Beltrão, Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social , and Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Animal Behaviour

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Christina Hansen Wheat @chansenwheat.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Ana Cristina Gomes @anacrgomes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to share that I've joined Anna Qvarnström lab @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social at Uppsala University 😁 Looking forward for the 2 years ahead and to share the cool things I'll be doing with the flycatchers at Öland and its long-term data 🤩

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MostlyWaxbills @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social · Sep 3

João Pacheco's new paper - doi.org/10.1016/j.an... - continues a story of fear, reputation, show-off and aggression in waxbills.
Here are all chapters:
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Aug 5

👇👇👇👇👇
etologia.pt/
for more information!

#AnimalBehaviour #spemembers #speetologia #ethology #animalbehaviour #science #evolution #animalwelfare #cognition

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Aug 4

Comunicado da SPE | Reforma do Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação
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SPE statement | Change of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation

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Ana Cristina Gomes @anacrgomes.bsky.social · Aug 1

Yesterday was my last day as PostDoc at Stockholm University! I'm so grateful for what I learned and developed at John Fitzpatrick lab! Many cool research will come soon 😀 For now the colleagues and collaborations stay, and a very well deserved time off is ahead. But not for long! more news soon 😁

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ASAB @asab.org · Jul 29

Join us for #ASABWinter2025 in Edinburgh Dec 15-16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Abstracts for posters/talks due Aug 29

More details here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/

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Frontiers in Social Evolution Seminar FINE @fine-seminar.bsky.social · May 27

Last week season 10 of Fine finished.
You can watch each of the exciting talks we had in this and all previous seasons on our YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/@seminaronfr...

Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution

International Remote Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution (FINE) • Meet weekly with people worldwide who are fascinated by social evolution. • Hear talks about sociality of naturally occurring p...

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 26

When registering in the congress, consider becoming a SPE member and access reduced fees to register in the congress

More info here 👇👇👇👇
etologia.pt/members-en/

#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #EthologicalResearch #BehavioralEcology #BehavioralScience #cognition #societymembership

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 26

Don't miss the last chance to submit an abstract and present it at SPE Congress!
Final deadline is TOMORROW (the 27th)!

Submit your abstract here 👇👇👇
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/xxi...

#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #EthologicalResearch #BehavioralEcology #animalresearch #sciencemeetings

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 21

🤯 There are plenty of benefits to become SPE member!
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etologia.pt/members-en/

📢 You can continue to register even just to attend the congress without submitting an abstract after the 27th!
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Members EN | Sociedade Portuguesa de Etologia

Full members are considered to be professionals in the field of Ethology or similar, and associate members are students, retired, and others interested in animal behaviour. You can consult the SPE's estatues (in portuguese).

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨 Don't miss your last chance to submit your abstract until sunday 27th July!

🎉 You can continue to register even though the early bird prices are over.

🤔 Do consider joining SPE and becoming a member to benefit from reduced prices in the registration.

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 17

Register at early bird prices until 18th of July (tomorrow!!)
Submit your abstract until tomorrow!!
ccmar.ualg.pt/activity/xxi...

English is official language!
Submitting authors need to register as well within dates to benefit from early bird prices.
Students and researchers welcome!

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 11

1 WEEK to submit your abstract and regist in early bird prices!

One reason to submit?
That's easy! Students presenting can win an award! These awards can allow you to attend an international ethological congress. See more infos regarding our Vitor Almada Award in our website
etologia.pt/about-en/

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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · Jun 26

Selection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds: our special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org Phil Trans B on the diverse evolutionary processes underlying cognitive evolution is out today. Thanks to all our contributors! royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1929

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