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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 12d

📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22d

Two weeks to go before Capturing Ecology closes!

Explore our 8 categories and enter your best photos 📸 that champion the wonders of ecology.

Competition closes on 30 September.

https://f.mtr.cool/bbujqjypnj

A vibrant red-eyed tree frog clings to a branch beside text promoting the British Ecological Society's "Capturing Ecology 2025" competition, closing in 2 weeks on 30 September.

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 22d

The Institute for Evolution und Biodiversity at Universität Münster seeks a Scientific Staff member in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology for research and teaching. Apply by Sept 26, 2025: https://stellen.wwu.de/jobposting/1040eb76dadabb4ac82653f10f31481d6b60af610?ref=homepage #job

Scientific Staff Position (Bes.Gr. A 13 LBesO)

stellen.wwu.de

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Ryan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · 21d

PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.

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10th Hole-nesting Birds Conference @hnbirds2025.bsky.social · 21d

The 10th HNB Conference has finished! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we hope everyone enjoyed both the conference and the city of Olomouc. Congrats to the winners of the student competition: Beau Strijker (Best Poster) and Daisy Abraham (Best Talk)! We’re already looking forward to the next HNB!

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · 25d

And Olomouc gave us great good-bye party in the end! Thank you, everyone!

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · 25d

Great people, great talks, great excursion, and amazing organisation!

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · 25d

Goodbye, Olomouc! I had a great time here at @hnbirds2025.bsky.social

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 26d

The Suzuki Lab at ASU is hiring a postdoc for an NIH project on mammal-microbial coevolution in wild rodents. Ph.D. required. Applications accepted until Nov 15, 2025: https://www.taichilab.org/ #postdoc

SUZUKI LAB

Suzuki Lab at ASU

www.taichilab.org

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · Jul 31

25 Jahre WiD – das feiern wir mit einem kostenlosen Academy-Angebot! 🎉 25 Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen und -Kommunikator*innen können Einblicke in wirkungsvolle #Wisskomm erhalten und Erfahrungen mit strategischer Planung sammeln. Jetzt anmelden:
🎫 eveeno.com/wisskomm-mit...

25 Jahre WiD Wissenschaftskommunikation mit Impact. Gratis Workshop 23. September 2025, 9-13 Uhr, digital. Bis 29. August anmelden! Fotos von Janne Steenback und Michael Wingens beim Präsentieren

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thanks! I have never tried that, but I heard from some others that it is very difficult.

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

More about corvids can (soon) be found in the special collection #VocalCommunicationInCorvids in #AnimalCognition, thanks to @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and Valérie Dufour

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Want to know even more about magpie alarm calls? Then check out our previous publication on pair-coordinated calling in magpies: doi.org/10.1111/eth....

Pair‐Coordinated Calling: Eurasian Magpies Respond Differently to Simulated Intruder Pairs That Overlap or Alternate Their Calls

Visualisation of the two playback treatments, overlapping or alternating magpie chatter calls simulating a rival magpie pair intruding a territory. Magpies responded differently to these two treatmen...

doi.org

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Magpies chatter faster in response to long chatters, though total number of chatters, duration of the first response chatter, and the closest approach distance do not differ.
Are intruders that chatter longer thus more threatening? May short calls indicate a warning about a predator? Read📜

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Together with Arnout Lindeman, @marcnaguib.bsky.social and Sjouke Kingma, we conducted experiments on territorial magpies with playbacks of long chatter calls, short chatter calls at the same rate, and short chatter calls at a high rate.

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miriamkuspiel.bsky.social @miriamkuspiel.bsky.social · Jul 27

Chattering in your territory: Eurasian magpies vary in their response to chatter calls at different durations and rates. How do magpies perceive this alarm and terrritorial defence signal from intruders in their territory? Out now📜 link.springer.com/10.1007/s100... #openAccess #Communication #Corvid

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Jul 26

Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job

Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University

With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (

www.uni-bielefeld.de

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨Job 🚨
Monitoring kākāriki karaka (orange-fronted parakeet) populations

apply here:

conservationjobs.co.nz/job/ranger-o...

Ranger (Orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka) (Permanent Seasonal) – Department of Conservation – Rangiora

Be at the frontline of conservation— undertake work to protect and help recover one of New Zealand’s rarest native birds, the critically endangered kākāriki karaka. Work in remote valleys— …

conservationjobs.co.nz

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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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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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EvoBio Crash Course @evobiocc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Please share widely!
We are offering the 4th iteration of our free & online crash course in Evolutionary Biology, catered to students in the Global South! Join us this summer for an incredible line of up classes & tutorials from amazing graduate student researchers, covering a vast array of topics!

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Markus Melin @markusmelin.bsky.social · Jun 7

Researchers! 📢 We (@luke.fi) are hiring: Principal Scientist in Wildlife Ecology

Permanent position ✅️
Finland, you'll love it ✅️
Flexible hours, proper holidays ✅️
Great colleagues and atmosphere ✅️
Relocation services ✅️
Value to objective research ✅️

#Canada #USA, you have boreal wildlife too 😉

Principal Scientist, Wildlife Ecology - Natural Resources Institute Finland

Open job: Principal Scientist, Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

valtiolle.fi

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jun 2

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Jun 2

Dit jaar lijkt een dramatisch jaar voor koolmezen. Veel jongen sterven voordat ze uitvliegen. In radioprogramma Vroege Vogels leggen onderzoeksassistenten Aniek Albers en Peter de Vries uit waardoor de sterfte komt.

www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/binne...

#koolmees #onderzoek #hogeveluwe

Veel sterfte onder jonge koolmeze

Dit jaar lijkt een dramatisch jaar voor koolmezen. Veel jongen sterven voordat ze uitvliegen aan voedselgebrek. Het Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) doet 70 jaar onderzoek naar deze veel...

www.nporadio1.nl

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