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Ahana Aurora Fernandez @ahanaaurora.bsky.social · 15h

So excited that our #gradbehav25 is about to start! Looking forward to all the student contributions and two amazing plenary talks! @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 26d

Kicking off our invited talks in the Behavioural Biology section!

First up, @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social shares insights into spider sleep and future directions in this exciting field. 🕷️💤

Fantastic talk with amazing visuals! #DZG2025

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 26d

Someone please call the ant ambulance!

In our second invited talk, @etf1989.bsky.social highlights his research on wound care behaviour in various ant species.

Another fantastic talk, with impressive videos of these behavioural displays!

🐜🐜🐜

#DZG2025

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great start to our "Wildlife in Urban Spaces" symposium! This morning, two excellent speakers, @tanjastraka.bsky.social & Jannis Gottwald, shared insights on interdisciplinary approaches & the latest technical advancements in measuring and understanding human-wildlife interactions.

#dzg2025

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 28d

Kicked off our first behaviour session with 6 fascinating talks—covering everything from spiders, electric fish, and fossil insects to sex pheromones and how parental behaviour shapes immunity. 🌍🕷️🐟🪲

#DZG2025

@janka-p.bsky.social @andifischer10.bsky.social @leo-theo.bsky.social

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · Sep 7

From pigeons to foxes—urban jungles are wilder than you think!

We’re hyped for our Wildlife in Urban Spaces symposium, kicking off right before #DZG2025 sweeps us into 3 fantastic days of conferencing in Berlin!

dzg-meeting.de/en/program/

Antichrist Chaos Reigns GIF

ALT: Antichrist Chaos Reigns GIF

media.tenor.com

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 28d

And #DZG2025 is officially open!

Great opening event at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social - what a stunning venue! We are looking forward to a great conference!

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 29d

some impression from my presentation on elephant vocal learning - IBAC2025

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Mirjam Knörnschild @berlinbatlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

New publication from my lab: Vampyrum spectrum, the Neotropics' largest carnivorous bat, is very cooperative. These gentle apex predators regularly provide prey for family member – documented in the wild for the first time.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · Aug 21

🦇 These giant carnivorous bats hug, cuddle — and even share dinner: www.sciencenews.org/article/carn...

These giant carnivorous bats hug, cuddle — and even share dinner

Infrared cameras in Costa Rica revealed that the world’s largest carnivorous bat maintains close social bonds through wing wraps and prey sharing.

www.sciencenews.org

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · Jun 16

📢 Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting of @ethoges.bsky.social and @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social!

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research and network with peers!

📆 08.10. - 10.10.2025
🌍 Leipzig, Germany
🔗 tinyurl.com/GradMeetingA...

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Ahana Aurora Fernandez @ahanaaurora.bsky.social · Jul 5

Amazing post🦇

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Alex Falcone @alexfalcone.bsky.social · Jul 3

Bats are underrated.

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Dr. Franziska Wegdell @franziswegdell.bsky.social · Jun 26

We studied the evolution of infant-directed communication by comparing vocal input rates across great apes!

A collaborative study led by @carolinefryns.bsky.social, Johanna Schick and me;

www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes

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www.science.org

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Jun 25

One thing that makes humans remarkable is baby talk. And that might be one reason why we have language. Here's my story [Gift link] nyti.ms/4k5duXd

Did Baby Talk Give Rise to Language?

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.

nyti.ms

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · Jun 17

..in the field had already been invited (and) declined to review.

I used to like Frontiers for some high-quality published work and I have had positive experiences publishing with them myself.

My editorial experiences though.. I do hope they take my feedback on board.
(7/7)

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · Jun 17

Originally posted on Twitter in 2023—reposting after a chat with a colleague about possibly publishing in an MDPI journal (whose review practices are similar to Frontiers). Not sure if either has since addressed the issues raised, but I feel process should be public knowledge.

Tweet from 2023 saying: 'I resigned as an Associate Editor for a Frontiers journal because of the way their automated system took away much of my editorial autonomy. some details that might also explain odd reviewer/author experiences:'
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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · Jun 10

For #PrideMonth , an updated reading list
by @jjinsing.bsky.social
via
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/w...
List
jayjinsing.github.io/ReadingList/

& be sure to read Jay's coauthored ICB work
Cross-sexual Transfer Revisited.

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

#LGTBQI #Pride

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · May 28

📅Mark your calendar for #WoCaNet2025, dedicated to connecting & empowering #WomenInScience! June 4–5 @ MPI-NAT, Göttingen.🌟Don’t miss Marieke Schölvinck, Group Leader @ ESI, on alternative models of leadership: 1+1=3: How running a lab together is more than worth it uni-goettingen.de/de/203891.html

Banner advertising the women's career and networks 2025, called wocanet

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DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · May 27

Dear Zoologists (in Germany)!
Before leaving for your extended public holiday weekend... Consider registering for the #DZG2025 to secure the Early Bird fee.
Early bird registration is ending soon.

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Mar 31

👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · May 28

Do #goats exhibit prosocial motivation? This new #RSOS paper looks at insights from a novel food-giving paradigm. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @goatswhostare.bsky.social‬ @jeanlouprault.bsky.social @fbndummerstorf.bsky.social

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · May 22

Bats rely on social calls to stay together, but what happens when predator recognition disrupts communication? Find out more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #BiologyLetters #behaviour #ecology

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eLife @elife.bsky.social · May 24

🌍 Maternal behaviour affects how bat pups learn their songs.

A mother’s touch

In the greater sac-winged bats, maternal behavior affects how pups learn their songs from males.

buff.ly

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Melquisedec Gamba-Rios @mgambarios.bsky.social · May 20

A collaborative work with @morceglo and G. McCracken; T. tricolor is an incredible system that helps us shed some light on 🦇 anti-predator defenses and how acoustic signal recognition mediates a trade-off between predator avoidance and social communication with ecological and social implications.

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Unbreaking @unbreaking.org · May 19

👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.

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