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Ethology | Sorbonne Paris Nord @leec-uspn.bsky.social · 3d

Join our Student Course in Behavioral Biology in Paris. 5 invited talks on exciting topics in animal behavior, and round table discussion on AI. Free of charge, registration before 31 Oct (in person) and 12 Nov (online participation). Please RT.
www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · 5d

The 8th International Student Course in Behavioural Biology organized by IFE will be held on November 17th-18th 2025.
Join us on Condorcet campus (Aubervilliers) or online it's free!!!!
leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...
@leec-uspn.bsky.social

leec.univ-paris13.fr

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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · 15d

Only one day left to apply for this 5 year Postdoc. Everyone with experience in electrophysiology and a keen interest in #neuroethology is welcomed to apply. More infos about our lab can also be found here: www.spatial-navigation.com
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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.

This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.

Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.

More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...

Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) at the Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology

Biocenter of the University of Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg

www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · 24d

Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!

Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 26d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 26d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · 28d

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 26d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Ned Dochtermann @neddochtermann.bsky.social · Sep 8

New preprint out from the lab, including @rroyaute.bsky.social:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

In this we test what we refer to as the "standard model" of behavioral variation.

This was inspired by recent work identifying intra-genotypic variation as a major contributor to "individuality".
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Genetic and environmental sources of behavioral individuality: a test of the standard model

Behavioral variation is typically assumed to arise from the combination and interaction of genetic and environmental variation. However, recent work with genetically identical individuals has found th...

www.biorxiv.org

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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · Aug 18

The evolution of reversible plasticity in stable environments
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Nicole Walasek et al.

The evolution of reversible plasticity in stable environments

Abstract. Reversible plasticity, i.e., the ability to deconstruct phenotypic specializations based on environmental conditions, is widespread in nature. De

doi.org

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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

116 FB 5 Research Assistant (m/f/d) field of Theoretical Ecology and Evolution or Computational Biology: Uni Osnabrück

shorturl.at

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · Aug 11

👀 👀 Attention potential post-docs! Stengl-Wyer Scholars are three year post-docs to develop independent projects at UT. If you would like to talk about potential projects please get in touch!

Integrative Biology - UT Austin @texas-ib.bsky.social · Aug 5

Applications for the 2026 Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program are open! The program provides up to 3 years of support for talented postdoctoral researchers in the broad area of the diversity of life and/or organisms in their natural environments. Learn more here: utexas.infoready4.com/CompetitionS...

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · Aug 11

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

eeb.msu.edu

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc

Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

nioo.knaw.nl

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · May 22

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇
shorturl.at/wijEq

Would appreciate a re-post!

Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

lu.varbi.com

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Ryan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · Apr 28

New PhD position available on blackpoll warblers with fieldwork in the boreal forest and tropics. @audubon.org @birdscanada.bsky.social @vtecostudies.bsky.social

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Shoko Sugasawa @shokosugasawa.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Image of a PhD position advert entitled "PhD studentship in Brain, Brawn, and Bugs: cognitive and physical factors of insect dexterity" with images of a praying mantis and a bumblebee foraging.

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r

Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership

This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA).

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

blht-elena.bsky.social @blht-elena.bsky.social · Mar 16

🦒💡Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment les girafes occupent leurs journées ?
Une étude a observé 3 girafes femelles 24h/24 au zoo Opel de Kronberg
Je vous en dis plus ! —>
Lien vers l’article : www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...

#USPN #girafes

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

hinatea.bsky.social @hinatea.bsky.social · Mar 17

Le saviez-vous ❓ Les émotions attirent différemment l’attention des bonobos et des humains ! C’est ce que démontre l’expérience du jour d’Evy Van Beerlo et Tom S. Roth que vous pouvez retrouver ici → doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #éthologie #attention #émotion

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Hanna @cyaena.bsky.social · Mar 18

Nous avons tous étaient victimes au moin une fois de faux souvenirs,mais saviez vous que les animaux marins connaissent ce phénomène?
Nous allons nous intéresser sur le cas des seiches dans ce threads,grace a cette article
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/6 ⬇️⬇️
#ethology#biology #marinebiology

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Lina Noufel @linvz.bsky.social · Mar 18

• Saviez-vous que les animaux pouvaient développer des comportements obsessionnels compulsifs ?

Selon une étude, les animaux de’compagnies et en captivités pourraient développer des OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), semblable aux TOC chez les humains.
doi.org/10.1016/jveb...

doi.org

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Cedric Zimmer @cedriczimmmer.bsky.social · Mar 19

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

devoireec.bsky.social @devoireec.bsky.social · Mar 18

🐝 On confond souvent les abeilles, les bourdons et les guêpes entre-eux... mais EUX ne confondent pas les stimuli ! 🎯
Une étude révèle que les bourdons ont une bonne capacité d’apprentissage visuelle !

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#bumblebee #ethology
#visuallearnig (1/6) ⬇️

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Jonas Lembrechts @jlembrechts.bsky.social · Feb 6

When the same data tells a different story… 📊🔍

You’d think analyzing the same dataset would lead to the same conclusions, but our new BMC Biology study shows otherwise. Different methods - different answers!

Why? It's complicated...

My experience in the study → 🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/02/06/w...

When the same data tells a different story

Scientific research often presents itself as a search for truth—rigorous, objective, and driven by data. But what if the same dataset, analyzed by different researchers, leads to different conclusi…

the3dlab.org

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · Feb 7

This Registered Report masterpiece just dropped at BMC Biology, brilliantly led by a great team with the help of 300+ analysts & reviewers

Same question, same data: go figure!

tl;dr: Substantial heterogeneity among results comes from differences among analytical choices

🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...

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Romain Honorio @r-honorio.bsky.social · Feb 7

Enquête 2025 sur le financement de la recherche publique

societes-savantes.limesurvey.net

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