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Reader in Animal Behaviour, Soundscape Ecology, Underwater Bioacoustics
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#Camouflage on the move.

Trumpetfish more often selected similarly coloured fish to ‘shadow’ (swim alongside when hunting).
Doing so reduced the anti-predator responses of prey.

#experiments #fieldwork #fish #mimicy #predation #marine

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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1️⃣ month to go! ⏰

#ABL2025, our annual international online conference is on the 13–14 Nov 🎉

6 plenaries • 24 talks • 40+ posters • 3 workshops • lively Discord chats.. and more !

🌐 Free registration — register now!
👉 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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🎥 Missed it live? Catch the replay!

Get practical tips on resilience, communication, and building healthier research cultures with our amazing panellists Marion Miezenbeek, Raquel Cossío-Bayúgar & Karla Rossanet Dzul-Rosado.

▶️ Watch now: youtube.com/live/4g6bv3Q...
#AcademicCareers
Round Table Series 2025: 1. Coaching early career scientists
YouTube video by Animal Behaviour Live
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July 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job

More details: www.asab.org/opportunities

PLEASE share widely.
Opportunities — ASAB
www.asab.org
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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"Wartime innovation." Fucking ghouls.

Israel is testing their weapons on Palestinians!
July 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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We’re thrilled to announce plenary speakers at #ABL2025. 🙌

Dr Amir Patel @ucl.ac.uk blends robotics & biology to decode the cheetah’s lightning-fast moves. 🐆 From deep learning to legged robots, get ready for a wild sprint through biomechanics, evolution & tech!

#Biomechanics #Robotics
July 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🗨️ ABL Roundtable Series 2025 — TODAY!🗨️ 🗓️ July 4th, 10:00 GMT

Let’s talk resilience, communication & positive research culture 🗣️
Join us LIVE in just a few hours! 🌐 youtube.com/live/4g6bv3Q...

#SciComm #AcademicCoaching #ResearchCulture
Round Table Series 2025: 1. Coaching early career scientists
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July 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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🎬 MISSED THE SEMINAR? Watch the replay! 🐘

TNC Vidya, Athira TK & Ankana Sanyal share insights from the Kabini Elephant Project and explore elephant social behaviour through the lens of socioecological theory.
📺 Replay now on YouTube → www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpdD...
#AsianElephants #AnimalBehaviour
Seminar Series 2025: 2. Dr. TNC Vidya
YouTube video by Animal Behaviour Live
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July 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Will you be at #SEB2025 this week? Visit the @biologists.bsky.social booth (#3 & 4) in the exhibition hall to ask about the @biologyopen.bsky.social Fast & Fair peer review initiative. bit.ly/41N31tO
@sebiology.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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What a fascinating study on the false heads of some butterflies! 🤩🦋 Great presentation by @tarunyumnam.bsky.social #EMPSEB30 @empseb30.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

PhD studentship! Comparative Analysis and Modelling of Collective Behaviour in Natural and Artificial Systems.

**this scholarship for UK residents only, as defined by UKCISA regulations**

Details below! Please RT

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June 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
An interesting talk organized by #DOSITS dosits.org and presented by Marta Solé www.lab.upc.edu/index2.php?i...
April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Note that there’s been an abstract extension for #ASABSpring2025 !
🚨 Big news everyone! 🚨

We have decided to extend our abstract deadline for #ASABSpring2025 until the 28th of February! That gives you two more weeks to send us your applications🎉

Register here: tinyurl.com/884wzzsy
February 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🚨NEW paper🚨 out today in @royalsociety.org experimentally testing the combined effects of elevated #predation risk & anthropogenic #noise on dwarf mongoose #vigilance behaviour.

First paper for 🌟Lucy Westover🌟 from her #Masters.
#OpenAccess #cover @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
The combined effects of elevated predation risk and anthropogenic noise on dwarf mongoose vigilance behaviour | Biology Letters
Anthropogenic noise is a pervasive pollutant in the world’s ecosystems, with numerous studies demonstrating negative physiological, developmental and behavioural impacts across taxa. However, research...
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February 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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⏳ The Countdown is On! ⏳

📣🚨 Only 4 days left to submit your abstract! 🚨📣

✨We’ve already received several fascinating submissions and are looking forward to your contributions.

📅 submission deadline - 15th February 2025

Portal closes on 11:59 PM IST on 15th of February.
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Here's one of the remarkable entomologists I include in my upcoming graphic novel Insectopolis. He deserves to be credited as the brilliant pioneer that he was. #entomology www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
This Pioneering Black Zoologist's Insights Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
Charles Henry Turner conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders and more
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Male dolphins form alliances with really complex social structures.
Find out why in episode 1 with Prof. Stephanie King @stephanielking.bsky.social

Links in bio or wherever you get your pods.

(photo from Stephanie King)
#dolphins #podcast #SciComm
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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🚢 🔊
We will have our next #bioacoustics FishSounds Educate seminar on Friday Feb 7 at 9 am Pacific—all about underwater noise pollution with Dr. Kieran Cox! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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📢100+ abstracts received 📢

📣We are happy to announce that we have received 100+ abstracts from brilliant minds across the globe for Behaviour 2025.🌏

We welcome further submissions from experts in the field and look forward to reviewing your proposals.

📅 submission deadline - 15th February 2025
January 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM