Heiko G. Rödel
@heikorodel.bsky.social
Ecology and behavior, mostly mammals. Effects of early life conditions. R stats. Rabbitologist.
Prof. at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord. Editor of Mammalian Biology.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CYj8VnoAAAAJ&hl=eng
@leec-uspn.bsky.social
Prof. at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord. Editor of Mammalian Biology.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CYj8VnoAAAAJ&hl=eng
@leec-uspn.bsky.social
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1/2 New publication in our Journal "Mammalian Biology" 📢
🧪 🦊 🦤 🌍
Granata, M., Di Paolo, F., Luciano, L. et al. How to catch a ghost? Comparing two camera trap-based monitoring methods for elusive small mustelids in the Italian Alps. Mamm Biol (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s429...
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Granata, M., Di Paolo, F., Luciano, L. et al. How to catch a ghost? Comparing two camera trap-based monitoring methods for elusive small mustelids in the Italian Alps. Mamm Biol (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s429...
How to catch a ghost? Comparing two camera trap-based monitoring methods for elusive small mustelids in the Italian Alps - Mammalian Biology
Mammalian Biology - Small mustelids are increasingly recognized as species requiring conservation attention. In recent years, several camera-based methodologies have been developed to study them,...
doi.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1/2 New publication in our Journal "Mammalian Biology" 📢
🧪 🦊 🦤 🌍
Granata, M., Di Paolo, F., Luciano, L. et al. How to catch a ghost? Comparing two camera trap-based monitoring methods for elusive small mustelids in the Italian Alps. Mamm Biol (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s429...
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Granata, M., Di Paolo, F., Luciano, L. et al. How to catch a ghost? Comparing two camera trap-based monitoring methods for elusive small mustelids in the Italian Alps. Mamm Biol (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s429...
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🦇 Save the Date 🦊
We’re excited to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place from 21 - 25 September 2026 in Berlin!
📅 When: 21 - 25 September 2026
📍 Where: IZW & MfN, Berlin
🧪 More information coming soon!
We’re excited to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place from 21 - 25 September 2026 in Berlin!
📅 When: 21 - 25 September 2026
📍 Where: IZW & MfN, Berlin
🧪 More information coming soon!
Meetings
Save the date! 99th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology Berlin 21 - 25 September 2026 ______________________________________________________________________
www.mammalian-biology.de
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🦇 Save the Date 🦊
We’re excited to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place from 21 - 25 September 2026 in Berlin!
📅 When: 21 - 25 September 2026
📍 Where: IZW & MfN, Berlin
🧪 More information coming soon!
We’re excited to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place from 21 - 25 September 2026 in Berlin!
📅 When: 21 - 25 September 2026
📍 Where: IZW & MfN, Berlin
🧪 More information coming soon!
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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...
www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...
October 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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...
www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...
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Please RT!
📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m
📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m
September 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Please RT!
📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m
📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m
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Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!
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 🐦
🚨 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 🐦
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!
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What a great experience the 2025 meeting in Siena was!
We had inspiring talks, shared knowledge, sparked discussions, and strengthend the amazing community of mammalogists.
A big thanks goes out to the coordination team and the Italian Mammal Society- Associazione Teriologica Italiana!
We had inspiring talks, shared knowledge, sparked discussions, and strengthend the amazing community of mammalogists.
A big thanks goes out to the coordination team and the Italian Mammal Society- Associazione Teriologica Italiana!
September 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What a great experience the 2025 meeting in Siena was!
We had inspiring talks, shared knowledge, sparked discussions, and strengthend the amazing community of mammalogists.
A big thanks goes out to the coordination team and the Italian Mammal Society- Associazione Teriologica Italiana!
We had inspiring talks, shared knowledge, sparked discussions, and strengthend the amazing community of mammalogists.
A big thanks goes out to the coordination team and the Italian Mammal Society- Associazione Teriologica Italiana!
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This is awesome! In a weird coincidence I created something similar a few weeks (github.com/rbcavanaugh/..., mostly with Claude because I’m course prepping 2.5 courses and have enough to do already). I’m glad someone has created something with a bit more intention.
GitHub - rbcavanaugh/toddler: Base R Functions to Mess Up Clean Data for Teaching
Base R Functions to Mess Up Clean Data for Teaching - rbcavanaugh/toddler
github.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is awesome! In a weird coincidence I created something similar a few weeks (github.com/rbcavanaugh/..., mostly with Claude because I’m course prepping 2.5 courses and have enough to do already). I’m glad someone has created something with a bit more intention.
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@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025
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✨3 months until our online conference ! ✨
Discover our amazing plenary speakers in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌
Free registrations here : ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference #ABL2025
Discover our amazing plenary speakers in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌
Free registrations here : ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference #ABL2025
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
✨3 months until our online conference ! ✨
Discover our amazing plenary speakers in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌
Free registrations here : ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference #ABL2025
Discover our amazing plenary speakers in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌
Free registrations here : ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference #ABL2025
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We have truly reached a moment in time where this is a perfectly accurate headline:
RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook
He clearly has no idea what antigenic shift means.
arstechnica.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We have truly reached a moment in time where this is a perfectly accurate headline:
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We had the pleasure of awarding the Fyssen International Prize last June to two outstanding laureates — Prof. Jean-Louis Deneubourg and @icouzin.bsky.social Prof. Iain Couzin — in recognition of the excellence of their work on the theme "Collective behavior across species".
July 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We had the pleasure of awarding the Fyssen International Prize last June to two outstanding laureates — Prof. Jean-Louis Deneubourg and @icouzin.bsky.social Prof. Iain Couzin — in recognition of the excellence of their work on the theme "Collective behavior across species".
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The peer review process is a flawless system that has no issues whatsoever /s
July 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The peer review process is a flawless system that has no issues whatsoever /s
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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
More info here 👇👇👇👇
etologia.pt/members-en/
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #EthologicalResearch #BehavioralEcology #BehavioralScience #cognition #societymembership
July 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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
More info here 👇👇👇👇
etologia.pt/members-en/
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #EthologicalResearch #BehavioralEcology #BehavioralScience #cognition #societymembership
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Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University
With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (
www.uni-bielefeld.de
July 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
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The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
June 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
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We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk
June 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position Gull Foraging Ecology in the North Sea - NO-REGRETS Project
Are you passionate about animal movement ecology? Interested in studying gull foraging ecology at sea? Apply for this unique PhD opportunity at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology ...
werkenbij.uva.nl
June 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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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...
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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May 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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...
You can watch each of the exciting talks we had in this and all previous seasons on our YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/@seminaronfr...
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Plus que quelques jours pour s'inscrire : iussi-sf-2025.sciencesconf.org
May 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Plus que quelques jours pour s'inscrire : iussi-sf-2025.sciencesconf.org
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We’re looking for two Research Ecologists. Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology
These roles in our Terrestrial Ecology team focus on farmland, heathland & woodland bird projects using landscape-scale, local, volunteer & professional surveys.
📅 Closing date: Monday 16th June
These roles in our Terrestrial Ecology team focus on farmland, heathland & woodland bird projects using landscape-scale, local, volunteer & professional surveys.
📅 Closing date: Monday 16th June
May 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We’re looking for two Research Ecologists. Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology
These roles in our Terrestrial Ecology team focus on farmland, heathland & woodland bird projects using landscape-scale, local, volunteer & professional surveys.
📅 Closing date: Monday 16th June
These roles in our Terrestrial Ecology team focus on farmland, heathland & woodland bird projects using landscape-scale, local, volunteer & professional surveys.
📅 Closing date: Monday 16th June
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1/3 DGS Meeting 2025 - Travel Grants for early career scientists - application open! 🧪 🦊 🌍 🦤
The DGS offers 5 grants of 300 € each to junior scientists who want to present their work at the 2025 meeting. Every pre-PhD DGS-member without own budget can apply.
The DGS offers 5 grants of 300 € each to junior scientists who want to present their work at the 2025 meeting. Every pre-PhD DGS-member without own budget can apply.
98 th Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology
© 2025 98 th Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology
www.congressi.unisi.it
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1/3 DGS Meeting 2025 - Travel Grants for early career scientists - application open! 🧪 🦊 🌍 🦤
The DGS offers 5 grants of 300 € each to junior scientists who want to present their work at the 2025 meeting. Every pre-PhD DGS-member without own budget can apply.
The DGS offers 5 grants of 300 € each to junior scientists who want to present their work at the 2025 meeting. Every pre-PhD DGS-member without own budget can apply.
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Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching! 🧪
DGS Meeting 2025 – Siena, Italy - Don’t miss your chance to present!
🔹 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔹 Conference dates: 1 – 5 September 2025
Submit your abstract via the official conference website: www.congressi.unisi.it/dgsmeeting
DGS Meeting 2025 – Siena, Italy - Don’t miss your chance to present!
🔹 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔹 Conference dates: 1 – 5 September 2025
Submit your abstract via the official conference website: www.congressi.unisi.it/dgsmeeting
98 th Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology
© 2025 98 th Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology
www.congressi.unisi.it
May 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching! 🧪
DGS Meeting 2025 – Siena, Italy - Don’t miss your chance to present!
🔹 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔹 Conference dates: 1 – 5 September 2025
Submit your abstract via the official conference website: www.congressi.unisi.it/dgsmeeting
DGS Meeting 2025 – Siena, Italy - Don’t miss your chance to present!
🔹 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔹 Conference dates: 1 – 5 September 2025
Submit your abstract via the official conference website: www.congressi.unisi.it/dgsmeeting
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🚨The second paper from my PhD is out🚨 If you want to know more about infanticide in a small mammal species and whether females would delay pregnancies to avoid it, check out our new Behavioral Ecology paper🐹available at doi.org/10.1093/behe...
@heikorodel.bsky.social @jasminfiroz.bsky.social
@heikorodel.bsky.social @jasminfiroz.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨The second paper from my PhD is out🚨 If you want to know more about infanticide in a small mammal species and whether females would delay pregnancies to avoid it, check out our new Behavioral Ecology paper🐹available at doi.org/10.1093/behe...
@heikorodel.bsky.social @jasminfiroz.bsky.social
@heikorodel.bsky.social @jasminfiroz.bsky.social
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PhD opportunity on Oxytocin and social interactions across sexual systems in annelids. Research on the evolutionary conserved role of the “love hormone” at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord and Vienna University. Please RT! www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/documents/LE...
April 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
PhD opportunity on Oxytocin and social interactions across sexual systems in annelids. Research on the evolutionary conserved role of the “love hormone” at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord and Vienna University. Please RT! www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/documents/LE...
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My NSF CS for All grant was just terminated (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).
Nationwide, we were:
• Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
• Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
• Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers
Nationwide, we were:
• Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
• Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
• Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers
NSF Award Search: Award # 2318257 - Collaborative Research: An Equitable, Justice-Focused Ecosystem for Pacific Northwest Secondary CS Teaching Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My NSF CS for All grant was just terminated (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).
Nationwide, we were:
• Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
• Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
• Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers
Nationwide, we were:
• Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
• Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
• Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers