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Elham Nourani @enourani.bsky.social · 3d

🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Golden eagle on the nest in Finland (by O. Karlin)

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 5d

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

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Ari Strandburg-Peshkin @arispeshkin.bsky.social · 6d

⭐PhD position available!⭐
Come join us @imprs-qbee.bsky.social to study communication and collective behavior in animal groups! We're looking for someone excited to use computational approaches to tackle biological questions, using our full-group tracking datasets
imprs-qbee.mpg.de/121465/analy...

Analysis of communication and collective behavior in animal groups

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 8d

TRAVEL AWARDS - Apply for a travel award to support your trip, accommodation and registration! Application guidelines on www.isbe2026.com

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 8d

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

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Christophe Bousquet @krisanathema.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · Aug 27

The new episode of #intheswarm is now available for listening. In this #podcast, Gabriella Gall talks about #communication among #eggs 😊

The #egg #translator
What is it like being inside an egg? Can you feel your sibling eggs nearby? Do you – can you – try to talk to them? Let them know you are […]

Original post on fediscience.org

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Soapy @soapy2019.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!

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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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Christie Wilcox @nerdychristie.bsky.social · Aug 15

I keep staring at this video showing the movement of aerosols in the atmosphere. It's so mesmerizing! That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨 We’re hiring!

Join JNCC as our Science & Policy Liaison Officer for Wales 🌿

Work with Welsh Gov & ‪@natreswales.bsky.social‬ to shape nature policy with science at its heart 💚

Apply now 👉 bit.ly/JNCCjob-202539

Applications close 31 August 2025

#ConservationCareers #PolicyAndScience

A pair of puffin against the green coastal backdrop of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales copyright W L Davies/iStock

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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · Aug 12

Interested in doing a 3-month #internship on treehopper vibrational communication at STRI in Panama? 🤩 Check this out:

stri.si.edu/academic-pro...

Contact me for more info! #AnimalBehavior

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 7

Could you lead a scientific meeting dedicated to your area of research?
Fast-forward scientific progress in your field by assembling global scientists for two days of discussion and collaboration. Proposals are considered twice a year.
Submit by 24 September 2025: royalsociety.org/science-even...

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Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · Aug 6

And here's @jgmussoi.bsky.social's @aunz.theconversation.com story theconversation.com/sleepy-birds...

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey

Ant invasion reduces lion predation on zebras by disrupting a mutualism that protects trees against elephants.

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Pranav Minasandra @pminasandra.bsky.social · Jul 30

Unser Studie zu Verhaltenssequenzen wurde auf YT Channel MitWissen vorgestellt: youtu.be/5fT-lwwfmZE

MitWissen (auf Deutsch) wird von meiner Kollegin @cinig.bsky.social betrieben.
Schaut euch das Video an und abonniert gerne ihren Channel!

Welche Gemeinsamkeit haben Hyänen, Erdmännchen und Nasenbären?

YouTube video by MitWissen

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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · Jul 16

4 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring.

careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...

Current Vacancies

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Priscila Chaverri @pchaverri.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are still looking for a postdoc to join this project!

Priscila Chaverri @pchaverri.bsky.social · Jul 17

It is official!! I have been awarded an NSF grant of ~$1 million for the project: "Exploring the role of fruit-eating bats in the dispersal of plant pathogens and the Escape hypothesis." Co-principal investigators are Gloriana Chaverri (yes... my sister... @morceglo.bsky.social ) and Max Chavarria.

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Sofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨New PrePrint out on the Kalahari Meerkats. In this study we quantified two axes of sociality to explain how developmental needs of pups shape meerkat social life. @zoejturn.bsky.social Neumann Christof & Tommaso Sacca
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Cini Gall @cinig.bsky.social · Jun 26

MitWissen is the youtube channel where I present already published animal behaviour research - in german. Next wednesday it will restart with new studies after a two months break. Note that the first 15 videos have subtitles, which can be translated into most languages: www.youtube.com/@MitWissen

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Cini Gall @cinig.bsky.social · Jun 26

MitWissen ist der youtube Kanal in dem ich jeden Mittwoch eine bereits publizierte Studie aus der Verhaltensbiologie auf Deutsch vorstelle. Die letzten zwei Monate war Sendepause, aber nächsten Mittwoch gehts wieder los. Bis dahin gibts hier: www.youtube.com/@MitWissenbe... 28 videos zum angucken!

MitWissen

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Gwen Wirobski @gwenwiro.bsky.social · Jun 23

We're hiring📢📢📢
To complement our team we're currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in animal communication and behaviour, ideally canids but not a must! Position is based in Vienna, Austria, and available for 4 years. Please check the attachment for details 🐺🐶😊

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Christopher Wheat @chriswheat.bsky.social · Jun 22

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies

2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.

Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.

Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com

The aim of this proposal is to place population genomic insights into a comparative framework to gain fundamental insights into the determinants of evolutionary outcomes. The project will work within LepEU, the European Lepidopteran Population Genomics Consortium (https://lepeu.github.io/). LepEU provides access to field samples from European populations of diverse species. Chromosome-scale reference genomes are provided by Project Psyche (https://www.projectpsyche.org/). Networking during the postdoc will be facilitated by participation in the 10kLepGenomes COST Action (https://10klepgenomes.eu/). Existing datasets await analysis, while additional samples need DNA extraction and submission for sequencing. Functional validation capability (CRISPR/Cas9 gene manipulations) is also available to test emergent hypotheses of allele-to-phenotype impacts. Personal research interests of the postdoc will be important to determine the exact project, as the project has a generous sequencing budget.

The successful applicant should have a PhD (obtained within 6 years of the application deadline) in a suitable subject area, such as evolutionary biology or population genomics. A strong interest in population genomics, local adaptation, comparative analyses, and experience working with genomic-scale data is essential. The candidate must have a documented publication record demonstrating relevant skills. Experience working with bioinformatic pipelines (e.g., Snakemake), or working with butterflies is welcome but not essential. The net salary is 28,000 SEK/month (~2,430 Euro, not subject to Swedish income tax) and comes directly from the Carl-Trygger Foundation stipend, which is paid out directly to the postdoc. Only PhD candidates acquired outside of the host department can apply. Currently, the lab of Prof. Wheat consists of 3 postdoctoral researchers, while the Dept. of Zoology provides a vibrant and excellent research environment of active, dynamic researchers.

Applications should include: i) a succinct description of research interests and experience, detailing your contribution to any relevant publications (max 1 page), ii) why you are the ideal candidate for this position in the lab (max 1 page); iii) a CV including a list of publications, and iv) the name and contact information of two personal references.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a deadline of 23 August 2025. The project is planned to start on 1 October, but flexibility in the starting date can be provided for a suitable candidate. Please contact Prof. Wheat for additional information.

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Vlad Demartsev @animal-sounds.bsky.social · Jun 11

Apologies for the radio silence, but we've been keeping busy in these last three days! Went to visit the meerkats again, but the Kalahari winter was uncooperative: cloudy, cold, and wet! 🌧️ The meerkats wisely stayed in their burrows, so we waited indoors for a round of "Exploding Kittens"! 😼🃏

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