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cornishjackdaws.bsky.social
Cornish Jackdaw Project
@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social
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Research team led by Alex Thornton at the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation, studying cognition in wild jackdaws and other creatures. wildcognitionresearch.com
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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · Aug 20
New paper led by @josharbon.bsky.social. Adults jackdaws often bully youngsters, but we show they can learn to be tolerant and attend to juveniles as sources of information. @uniexecec.bsky.social. Funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk & @swbiodtp.bsky.social

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Laura Kelley @lauraakelley.bsky.social · 1d
Back in the land of bowers this week! Investigating how male courtship signals are affected by urbanisation #greatbowerbirds @uniexecec.bsky.social
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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 2d
Research assistant + postdoc position on a NERC funded project working w @darrenobbard.bsky.social and collaborating with @savebutterflies.bsky.social on the ecological and evolutionary drivers of the virome of UK moths @uniexecec.bsky.social. Descriptions below and links here benlongdon.com/join/
RA job description postdoc job description Our local beach - blue waters and white sand Elephant hawk moth
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ASAB @asab.org · 7d
Sad news. We know Jane Goodall was an inspiration to many of our members. She brought real change not only to animal behaviour, but to the world 🌍
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8d
BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 7d
“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.”

Goodnight Jane, thanks for caring. ✊🏻
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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 10d
Are you a student studying ecology or conservation? Do you lecture ecology or conservation? I created this playlist for you and hope it is useful. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Conservation concepts for undergraduates and postgraduates - YouTube
Key concepts underpinning undergraduate ecology and conservation courses
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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · 9d
Great postdoc opportunity to work with a fantastic team!
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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 9d
📢🚨Please share! We’re hiring! 📢🚨Have a strong interests in wildlife ecology and gut microbiome bioinformatics? 3 year Senior Research Associate for NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant. Apply here: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18.... Informal enquiries welcome! drgldavidson.github.io/ACMEresearch
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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · 13d
Selection Shapes Animal Minds: next up in our highlighted talks from last year's Royal Society Discussion Meeting is Michael Sheehan (Cornell) talking about pop gen approaches to the evolution of cognition youtu.be/VIlSj5lwSMQ @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org
Mutational origins and selection dynamics of cognitive traits in animals
YouTube video by Selection shapes diverse animal minds
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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 14d
Incredible animal system, awesome science and the nicest group of people to work with - what’s not to like? ⬇️
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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 16d
We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

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Wild Animal Initiative @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social · 14d
📢 #CFP: We are now accepting #grant applications for research projects in wild animal welfare science.

To learn more about the grants we offer, what we're looking for, and how to apply, visit our grants page: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/grants

Submit your EOI by November 14.
Grants — Wild Animal Initiative
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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · 17d
Selection Shapes Animal Minds: More completely free videos of talks from our Royal Society Discussion meeting last year. Today's highlighted talk: Dr Zegni Triki (Neuchatel) @zegnitriki.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social youtu.be/WQLjnfhSyD4?...
The fish challenge to vertebrate cognitive evolution
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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Sep 5
Great new paper led by @laurenvane.bsky.social from her masters work on the dwarf mongooses. Despite early mornings and late nights, the increasing temperatures we’re seeing are stopping the mongooses maintaining body mass. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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Lauren Vane @laurenvane.bsky.social · Sep 5
☀️New Paper!☀️ In @ecol-evol.bsky.social

Dwarf mongooses lose body mass in hot weather due to limited behavioural plasticity

With top co-authors: @josharbon.bsky.social, Amy Morris-Drake, @juliekern.bsky.social, @andyradford.bsky.social

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Dwarf Mongooses Lose Body Mass in Hot Weather due to Limited Behavioural Plasticity
Using long-term data from wild dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula), we demonstrate that on hot days (≥ 35°C) compared to matched cooler ones (≤ 33°C), mongooses emerged and commenced foraging earlier ...
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 29
New research from #BiologyLetters: Wild jackdaws learn to tolerate juveniles to exploit new foraging opportunities buff.ly/CXm7rPe | #AnimalBehaviour #Cognition #Ecology
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Delphine De Moor @delphinedemoor.bsky.social · Aug 30
@lucahahn.bsky.social gave a very interesting talk on his research investigating feedback effects between social relationships and social information in jackdaws @behaviour2025.bsky.social @asab.org
Full audience listening to Luca's talk on the interplay between social networks and social information in jackdaws
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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · Aug 29
More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home waters to importing seafood from almost 90 countries

Read more here 👇 @exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @profcallum.bsky.social @ruththurstan.bsky.social
Study tracks UK’s journey from seafood self-sufficiency to dependence on imports
More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home waters to importing seafood from almost 90 countries. University of Exeter researcher...
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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · Aug 19
A bit late on this, but here we explore how cultural information
can guide development of behavior & cognitive skills just like genes. Can cultural evolution result in teaching trajectories that promote incremental acquisition of complex tasks?
#culturalevolution #developmentalpsychology #modelling
Screenshot of article with abstract, article reference is: Enquist, M., Ghirlanda, S., Hattiangadi, A., Lind, J., & Gredebäck, G. (2024). A joint future for cultural evolution and developmental psychology. Developmental Review, 73, 101147.
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University of Exeter CEC @uniexecec.bsky.social · Aug 27
Are you a current student with us and want a part-time job running our social media platforms?

Our social media manager position is up for grabs!

If you’re interested, contact Chris Laing ([email protected]) for all enquiries and applications!

#ExeterCEC #StudentJobs #SocialMedia
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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · Aug 27
Last but not least! today we share the talk of Christine Caldwell as plenary speaker at @ehbea2025.bsky.social

Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠

Don’t miss it! 👇

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Christine Caldwell - EHBEA 2025
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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · Aug 28
Lovely to receive this hefty tome in the post! Featuring our chapter with @josharbon.bsky.social on mammalian social learning among many other juicy nuggets of culture. Big thanks to editors Jamie Tehrani @rachkendal.bsky.social and @jeremykendal.bsky.social. Get your copy now!
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Theresa Burt @burt15theresa.bsky.social · Aug 26
Fantastic new job, advert now live - Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Dept Biology, Oxford. Closing date 8th Oct. Come and join us!
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Kevin Lala @kevinlala.bsky.social · Aug 27
Our article "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience" (with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social, @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marc Feldman) is now published online.

We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Aug 27
📢Congratulations!

🎖️Prof Andrew Balmford FRS has won the
@royalsociety.org's new Environment Medal and Lecture!

Awarded for groundbreaking contributions to #conservationscience & redefining conservation education.

Read more: bit.ly/41oPGr1

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Aug 25
Immune genetic and disease surveillance of a wild meerkat population over 20 years shows that tuberculosis imposes strong pathogen-mediated balancing selection on major histocompatibility complex and identifies underlying mechanisms

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Twenty years of tuberculosis-driven selection shaped the evolution of the meerkat major histocompatibility complex - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Immune genetic and disease surveillance of a wild meerkat population over 20 years shows that tuberculosis imposes strong pathogen-mediated balancing selection on the meerkats’ major histocompatibilit...
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Wild Animal Initiative @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social · Aug 26
We're tabling all week at #Behaviour2025. Come chat about wild animal welfare, learn about the grants we offer, and pick up some free resources.

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Laura Kelley @lauraakelley.bsky.social · Aug 26
Deadline for submitting an abstract to give a talk or poster is this Friday!
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ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · Aug 5
ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh!

Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 December 15-16 Edinburgh How sensory information affects behaviour.
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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · Aug 21
Thanks! It would be great to hear about the crows. Do drop me an email. Alex Thornton