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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 9h

Our first keynote speaker is Thomas Bugnyar from @univie.ac.at, exploring social complexity and intelligence in ravens!

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 14h

Our second session of the day dives into methodologies in animal behaviour research — from facial action coding in wolves to clicker training goats for eye-tracking. Fantastic talks all around!

@nataliekes.bsky.social

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

And we’re off!

Our first session dives into conversation and animal welfare-related research questions — from niche selection in birds to pain perception in ants.

@denisebe.bsky.social @elinatakola.bsky.social

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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 18h

We are almost there - we are looking forward to three exciting days of animal behaviour science and networking!

#gradmeet25

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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 16h

One of the perks of being a section speaker of @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social - providing opportunities for young researchers to showcase their projects, discuss results, and network with peers. Three of the best days of the year are ahead of us! 😍

DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 18h

We are almost there - we are looking forward to three exciting days of animal behaviour science and networking!

#gradmeet25

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 6d

From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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COST Action - Positive animal welfare (LIFT) @liftcostaction.bsky.social · 15d

We’d love your input on translating “Positive animal welfare” into local languages — esp. Spanish, Portuguese & Mandarin 🌍

Share your translation here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 16d

Ten simple rules for leading a many-author non-empirical paper

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Ten simple rules for leading a many-author non-empirical paper

Many-author non-empirical papers include recommendations or consensus statements, catalogs of ideas, roadmaps for future research, calls to action, or “how to” articles. These papers have great potent...

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Drew Altschul @dremalt.bsky.social · 16d

Recently I spoke about @manyprimates.bsky.social for @liftcostaction.bsky.social about distributed research projects and teams in animal sciences!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrA...
If you're interested in BTS projects, comparative cognition etc, have a watch

[Drew Altschul & Bernhard Voelkl] Strategies to optimize cross-institute collaborations

YouTube video by Animal Welfare Slack

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Andrea Sommese @asommese.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to share the latest (but still not the last!) study I had the chance to work on with the Family Dog Project 🐶🇭🇺

We found that Gifted Word Learner dogs' talent goes beyond what we expected; they can generalise words based on function, not just looks.

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Dogs extend verbal labels for functional classification of objects

The relationship between language and human thought is an ongoing debate,1 and it has been proposed that language shapes object categorization.2 Words…

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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 20d

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 21d

New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks for covering our research in your book, Shane!

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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 23d

It’s not black and white: Perspectives of Western Canadian beef farmers on dairy-beef production

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It’s not black and white: Perspectives of Western Canadian beef farmers on dairy-beef production

Non-replacement dairy calves (i.e., males and females not needed for milking herd replacement) can face multiple welfare challenges due to their low economic value in the dairy and beef industries. In...

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

Just wrapped up our 3rd behavioural biology session 🚀

We had fascinating talks ranging from male bee behaviour 🐝 to primate sleep patterns 🐒💤

#DZG2025

@nadjageiger.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 · 27d

We just wrapped up our 2nd behavioural biology session 🧠✨ Great chats about clever fish & insects — and how their smarts connect to genetics and the environment.

#DZG2025

@chiaratenne.bsky.social @tyroneluconxiccato.bsky.social

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COST Action - Positive animal welfare (LIFT) @liftcostaction.bsky.social · 28d

📰✨ Our Feature Paper of the Month! ✨📰

This month's highlight: "Positive Welfare in Science and Society: Differences, Similarities and Synergies" by Belinda Vigors, Peter Sandøe, and Alistair Lawrence.

📖 Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fani...

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COST Action - Positive animal welfare (LIFT) @liftcostaction.bsky.social · 28d

Another month, another successful meeting! 🐾

On Sept 3–4 in Teramo, WG1 held a workshop on “Fostering good lives for animals: Does Positive Animal Welfare move animal welfare further?”.

Huge thanks to @mchincarini.bsky.social & the University of Teramo for hosting us!

#LIFTCostAction

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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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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 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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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️

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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!

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