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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 13d

📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org

We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6

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A white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) decides whether to consume a warningly colored white-barred acraea butterfly (Telchinia encedon). Photo (c) Mike Rowe

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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13d

I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds

Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 13d

Interested in vocal #communication? How animals provide referential #information about danger? Then see our 🌟NEW🌟 paper by brilliant ANU #PhD student Chun-Chieh Liao out today in @asab.org Animal Behaviour. 🎉👏

#birds #choughs #fieldwork #ECR
With Rob Magrath and Rob Heinsohn
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White-winged choughs in Canberra, Australia - the bird species studied in the newly published work.

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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 15d

We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 16d

Postdoc job alert! We are hiring a NYU-based postdoc to work on our project on the social and environmental determinants of aging. The 3 year post will be based in James Higham's lab and will focus on endocrine, immune, and inflammatory aspects of aging. Please share! apply.interfolio.com/173938

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨NEW paper🚨 out now in @ecol-evol.bsky.social from the brilliant #Masters of @laurenvane.bsky.social
Hot temperature effects on behaviour & body mass.
Aided by dream #mongoose team of @josharbon.bsky.social Amy Morris-Drake & @juliekern.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Dwarf Mongooses Lose Body Mass in Hot Weather due to Limited Behavioural Plasticity

Using long-term data from wild dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula), we demonstrate that on hot days (≥ 35°C) compared to matched cooler ones (≤ 33°C), mongooses emerged and commenced foraging earlier ...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 4

Review in #ProcB - After the fight: post-contest acoustic signalling #OpenAccess #Behaviour @andyradford.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great new paper led by @laurenvane.bsky.social from her masters work on the dwarf mongooses. Despite early mornings and late nights, the increasing temperatures we’re seeing are stopping the mongooses maintaining body mass. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Lauren Vane @laurenvane.bsky.social · Sep 5

☀️New Paper!☀️ In @ecol-evol.bsky.social

Dwarf mongooses lose body mass in hot weather due to limited behavioural plasticity

With top co-authors: @josharbon.bsky.social, Amy Morris-Drake, @juliekern.bsky.social, @andyradford.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71963
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Dwarf Mongooses Lose Body Mass in Hot Weather due to Limited Behavioural Plasticity

Using long-term data from wild dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula), we demonstrate that on hot days (≥ 35°C) compared to matched cooler ones (≤ 33°C), mongooses emerged and commenced foraging earlier ...

doi.org

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Sep 4

First paper I've read in a while that truly made me go 'woah'

Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Crazy discovery in ants 🤯🐜

One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants | Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Males from the same mother exhibit distinct genomes and morphologies, as they belong to species that diverged over 5 million years ago."

One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature

In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Aug 30

Probably the best title slide I’ve ever made

Sushant Potdar @sushantpotdar.bsky.social · Aug 29

@josharbon.bsky.social spoke on intergroup interactions in African mongooses
#Behaviour2025
@behaviour2025.bsky.social
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Brendan Barrett @bjjbarrett.bsky.social · Aug 20

New paper from my group led by Odd Jacobson, former PhD student & current postdoc @livingingroups.bsky.social : How do animal groups simultaneously balance between- and within-group competition in dynamic environments and does this impact movement and space use? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Between-group competitive advantage offsets foraging costs for bigger groups in harsher seasons

Larger animal groups are widely understood to require more space and travel farther to mitigate the foraging costs of within-group competition. Yet, between-group interactions and shifting resource di...

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here’s a video of an adult that hadn’t quite got the hang of the ‘tolerate juveniles’ part! Paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Work conducted during my PhD at @uniexecec.bsky.social with lovely collaborators @guillmcivor.bsky.social, Noa Truskanov and Emily Stott.

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · Aug 20

New @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social paper out today in @royalsociety.org Biology Letters. We found adult jackdaws can learn to tolerate usually bullied or ignored juveniles when they provided information about a new foraging resource.

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Wild jackdaws learn to tolerate juveniles to exploit new foraging opportunities | Biology Letters

Social tolerance can enhance access to resources and is thought to be crucial in facilitating the evolution of cooperation, social cognition and culture, but it is unknown whether animals can optimize...

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · Aug 6

I learned a lot working on this new paper with this group of network scientists, sociologists, anthropologists and behavioural ecologists. We're hoping it helps anyone who feels (understandably!) lost in the animal social networks weeds.

Daniel Redhead @danielredhead.bsky.social · Aug 4

🐒🕸️ New preprint! Confused about how to model animal social networks?

ASNA can be confusing—but also full of opportunity. We break down 5 common misunderstandings in animal social network analysis and share solutions from behavioural ecology, anthro, stats, & network science. Hope it helps!

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Five misunderstandings in animal social network analysis

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎉NEW PAPER🎉 out today - our review in #ProcB about post-contest acoustic signalling. Started piecemeal and alone years ago, the brilliance and energy of #ECRs @josharbon.bsky.social & Amy Morris-Drake gave it impetus. ☺️

@royalsocietypublishing.org
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After the fight: post-contest acoustic signalling | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Animal contests often involve acoustic signals at different stages, but empirical work has primarily focused on usage before and during antagonistic interactions. Far less attention has been paid to p...

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟 to Lola von Kietzell on completing a brilliant #Masters field season with the wonderful white-winged #choughs. 👏

Thanks to Chun-Chieh Liao & Rob Magrath (@scienceanu.bsky.social) for in-field support & @josharbon.bsky.social for additional advice. 👍

@bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Masters student Lola von Kietzell setting up a cheese trial as part of a field experiment.

Masters student Lola von Kietzell with one of her white-winged chough study groups in Canberra, Australia.

Masters student Lola von Kietzell with her field playback equipment.

Masters student Lola von Kietzell and PhD student Chun-Chieh Liao looking for their study white-winged choughs in Canberra, Australa.

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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · Jun 26

Part of the Phil Trans special issue "Selection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds", edited with @ellileadbeater.bsky.social.

Thanks to co-authors Andoni Sergiou, @josharbon.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social & @shoalgroup.bsky.social and all the special issue contributors.

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1929

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Luca Hahn @lucahahn.bsky.social · Jun 27

In our new paper we discuss the coevolution of cognition and sociality (link: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...). It was a pleasure to work on this project with Andoni Sergiou, @josharbon.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @shoalgroup.bsky.social, and @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social!

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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · Jun 19

Huge loss for @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - you’ll be sorely missed @ebablab.bsky.social!! Hope @camzoology.bsky.social know just how lucky they are! 🦋🧠🍾

Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉We are delighted to announce that Professor Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social‬ will be the 3rd Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolution.

We look forward to welcoming him next year!

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · Jun 13

I think I have been fortunate to work in an institution (and a department) that has been led by people who saw the importance of enabling flexibility between work and personal life. It was crucial when we faced a major personal family challenge some years ago, and remains a core principle

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jun 13

In his #ParentCarerScientist case study, Professor Ben Sheldon FRS talks about navigating crises at home and at work, and why it's important for leaders to set an example when it comes to balancing work with caring responsibilities: #CarersWeek #AndAScientist royalsociety.org/about-us/who...

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Rob Heathcote @rjpheathcote.bsky.social · Jun 13

🐠💥2 year postdoc in fish sensory ecology!! 💥🐟
If you’re into animal colour, collective behaviour, predator-prey interactions, enjoy behavioural experiments and fieldwork, please apply! Based in Oxford with fieldwork in northwest Thailand (and elsewhere). Please repost! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM294/p...

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Brendan Barrett @bjjbarrett.bsky.social · May 15

Preprint @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social arising from @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social animal welfare workshops. How can we develop a better error culture in animal biologging where we can learn from our, and others, mistakes and experiences?

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The burden of a failed error culture in biologging

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Josh Arbon @josharbon.bsky.social · May 15

Bit late to the party due to fieldwork, but whilst I was away this was published alongside a host of fascinating papers investigating how animals cultures interact with conservation

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The flexibility of social learning and its conservation implications in mammals and beyond | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Conservation strategies seek to ensure that populations persist and are resilient to environmental change. As learning from others can shape the development of skills that help animals survive, reproduce and respond to changing conditions, understanding ...

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Mirjam Knörnschild @berlinbatlab.bsky.social · May 13

Mother Bats Shape Their Pups’ Voices
Vocal learning isn’t just about listening—it’s about interactions! Mother bats play a key role in shaping how their pups learn to communicate, showing how important early-life interactions are.
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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