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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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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · Jun 26

Amazing work leaded by @karthikeyanc.bsky.social !! Well done everyone !!

Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran @karthikeyanc.bsky.social · Jun 24

@bluethread.bsky.social
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Larval competition... profoundly alters adult body size, survival, reproductive output, host-seeking behavior, olfactory neurophysiology, and vector competence."
In our new study, we trace how early-life environment reshapes adult disease risk in Aedes aegypti. #Preprint

doi.org

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Nice illustration (and review paper) summarising the ecosystem services provided by spiders 👇

Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 4

🕷️🌍🕸️ Spiders aren't creepy crawlies—they're ecosystem heroes! From pest control to biotech inspiration to key figures in our collective culture, a new review reveals the many services spiders provide:

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/brv....

(drawing by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social)

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Julien Devilliers @juliendevilliers.bsky.social · Mar 27

Glad to announce I joined the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab this week! More work on mosquitoes and sensory system to come 🦟

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Apr 15

📣SEMINAR SERIES 2025📣
We are kicking off 2025 with our first seminar.

📆Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 2pm GMT on our Youtube channel: @damienfarine.bsky.social will talk about “The costs of collective behaviour” 🐦

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9z...

This event is free, no registration required. 🤗

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Michael Reiser @michaelreiser.bsky.social · Mar 27

I know there's a 𝒍𝒐𝒕 going on right now, but I couldn’t be prouder to share this long-incubated labor of love: the complete connectome of the male 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑎 optic lobe 🧠🪰
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system - Nature

A connectome of the right optic lobe from a male fruitfly is presented together with an extensive collection of genetic drivers matched to a comprehensive neuron-type catalogue.

www.nature.com

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Nov 27

🦋 Nice to meet you, Bluesky! 🦋

We are Animal Behaviour Live (ABL), an international platform promoting sustainable & inclusive events in animal behavior research. 💚

📌 Conferences, seminars & roundtables freely broadcast on YouTube.

📢 Follow us for updates & replays, or visit animalbehaviour.live

Home - Animal Behaviour Live

Fully broadcasted online on YouTube, Animal Behaviour Live events bring together researchers in animal behaviour from all over the world. Join us today!

animalbehaviour.live

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Clement Vinauger @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social · Dec 13

The lab is super excited to welcome @mdessart.bsky.social as a new postdoc fellow! Stay tuned for the work to come on mosquito sensory ecology and chronobiology. Welcome, Martin!

Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · Nov 30

I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently started a postdoc position at Virginia Tech, joining the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab to continue diving into the fascinating world of mosquito behaviour! I'm enthusiastic to collaborate with a talented team and do exciting research on 🦟 🦟 🦟

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Chloé Lahondère @lahonderelab.bsky.social · Dec 10

I created a starter pack highlighting Women in the field of Disease Vector Biology and Ecology: go.bsky.app/E7wuQus Please share and let me know if you’d like to be added! 🦟🦠🪰

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Dec 1

I made the Insect Sensory Neuro starter pack - let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added! (and also I'm sure I missed tons of people - tag them in!)
go.bsky.app/JW7c5LN

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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · Nov 30

Hi, happy to join as well ! Thanks !

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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · Nov 30

I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently started a postdoc position at Virginia Tech, joining the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab to continue diving into the fascinating world of mosquito behaviour! I'm enthusiastic to collaborate with a talented team and do exciting research on 🦟 🦟 🦟

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