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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 4d

Very cool article by @nickjourjine.bsky.social featuring our paper on acoustic communication networks in the African striped mouse, published in @currentbiology.bsky.social

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

Behavioral ecology: Striped mice speak up

The social behaviors of mice have been a focus of laboratory research for over a century. A new study trades the lab for the coastal shrublands of Sou…

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 4d

🙏🙏 @nickjourjine.bsky.social!

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 4d

Ultrasonic signals support a large-scale communication landscape in wild mice. See our paper here:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social #bioacoustics

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Nick Jourjine @nickjourjine.bsky.social · 4d

Had a blast writing about this new @currentbiology.bsky.social study from @leo-perrier.bsky.social, Lény Lego et al. on African striped mice

The paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

Dispatch with some context about why it's so cool: authors.elsevier.com/a/1luVG3QW8S...

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 27d

Ultrasonic signals support a large-scale communication landscape in wild mice. 👇 New paper by the ENES Bioacoustics Research Team in @currentbiology.bsky.social

authors.elsevier.com/a/1llMH3QW8S...

authors.elsevier.com

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 9d

The International Bioacoustics Society is on Bluesky!
@ibacsocial.bsky.social

#bioacoustics

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to @dmennill.bsky.social & dozens of other fantastic colleagues, the International Master of Bioacoustics MOBI at the Univ of St-Etienne is a very unique training program (and so cheap compared to overseas - 1400 € for the whole year!). Info here: www.masterofbioacoustics.com
#bioacoustics

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15d

Love songs and battle cries: vocal duetting behaviour in tropical wrens. Today was my final lecture of the 2025 International Master's of Bioacoustics program. It was a chance to proudly share our collaborative 22-year study of #bioacoustics in Rufous-and-white Wrens. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you Dan for coming at the MOBI! It has been a pleasure to host you. See you next year, hopefully.

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 16d

#bioacoustics

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 16d

Vocal learning in wild birds! Today I spoke about our collaborative studies of Savannah Sparrows. Followed by great talks by Alex Kirschel, David Wheatcroft, Julie Elie, and Frédéric Theunissen. An information-rich day in Ste. Etienne. Thank you @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 16d

#bioacoustics

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 17d

Today in the International Master's of Bioacoustics program: Prof. Livio Favaro on sound production in birds. Prof. Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard on hearing in reptiles. And Prof. Michael Greenfield on rhythmic calling in animals. What an education! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 17d

Today in the International Master's of Bioacoustics program: Prof. Livio Favaro on sound production in birds. Prof. Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard on hearing in reptiles. And Prof. Michael Greenfield on rhythmic calling in animals. What an education! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 16d

Vocal learning in wild birds! Today I spoke about our collaborative studies of Savannah Sparrows. Followed by great talks by Alex Kirschel, David Wheatcroft, Julie Elie, and Frédéric Theunissen. An information-rich day in Ste. Etienne. Thank you @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 18d

It's "Birds and Reptiles Week" in the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. This week we're on campus at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne. Today we had great lectures and workshops from Profs. Nicolas Mathevon, Ole Larsen, and Magnus Wahlberg. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 20d

What is it a baby cry for? Is the baby hungry? In pain? Lonely? Or simply uncomfortable? This article challenges many of our most cherished beliefs and offer a new, evidence-based framework for understanding this fundamental form of human communication.

theconversation.com/what-babies-...

What babies’ cries really tell us – and why maternal instinct is a myth

Is it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately?

theconversation.com

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 20d

Our week of field-based learning has finished with a beautiful sunset, a campfire lecture, and a starry night. And a shockingly hard acoustic quiz. Can you differentiate a screaming deer, a creaking door, and a shrieking Nazgul? Next week: bird & reptile week on campus. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 22d

phys.org/news/2025-09...

How mice extend short-range ultrasound for public announcements

Mice often communicate in ultrasound, which is so high-pitched that it's beyond human hearing. Because these sounds don't travel very far, it was thought that they were only used for private, close-up...

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 22d

Day 4 at La Maison de L'Eau for the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. An interesting tinkerbird lecture by
Alex Kirschel. Studies of sound recording and filtering with Jérémy Rouch. And the beginning of semester-long independent projects. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23d

30 meters... 60 meters... 120 meters... Students recording white noise, bird songs, and sheep bleats at increasing distances from a loudspeaker on Day 3 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics course. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23d

Day 3 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. Today we conducted a sound transmission experiment in the fields and forests around La Maison de l'Eau in Le Pilat. And we dove deeply into the measurement and representation of sound. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 24d

Day 2 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. We set up Motus Audio recorders to survey migrants and I delivered a lecture on bioacoustic monitoring of migration, among other great sessions. It was a great day of indoor and outdoor learning. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social l

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 24d

theconversation.com/what-babies-...

What babies’ cries really tell us – and why maternal instinct is a myth

Is it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately?

theconversation.com

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 25d

Bioacoustics Winter School - January 2026
Time to apply! 👇Program and application form👇

www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...

Bioacoustics Winter School | ENES lab

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 25d

Day 1 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. Opening lectures, field-based recording, and a hike in Le Pilat... A great start to the fifth class of the MoBi program.
www.masterofbioacoustics.com
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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animal prattle @animal-prattle.bsky.social · 25d

🐀 ultrasonic vocalizations be wildin' 🐀

@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social etc al. use @openacousticdevices.info to study how striped mice use USVs in the wild, new in @currentbiology.bsky.social

See graphical abstract for summary of results (does the work for us 😇) 👇

#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬

Graphical abstract from paper in quoted post

Top panel depicts modulation of vocal repertoire use depending on territorial location

Next panel depicts group& specific information embedded in ultrasonic vocalizations

Bottom panel shows that individuals use this information to adapt their behavioral and vocal response. No behavioral change to groupmate playback, increased vigilance and vocal response to neighbor playback, and in addition to increased vigilance/response, retreat to nest in response to stranger playback

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 26d

See you on Monday in the field! MOBI 1st week!
www.masterofbioacoustics.com

International Master of Bioacoustics

Home page of the International Master of Bioacoustics

www.masterofbioacoustics.com

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