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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)
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Society founded in 1987 to promote the study of animal behaviour | Follow us for new research of #SPEmembers, new #actaethologica issues, and updates of activities Organização não governamental e sem fins lucrativos Portugal www.etologia.pt @spe.etologia
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Aug 27
Celebrating a symposium of @behaviour2025.bsky.social, call for article submission for a special issue "Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition" in Acta Ethologica.

Submissions are open to everyone!
Information at link.springer.com/collections/...

#Behaviour2025 #actaethologica
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 1d
Do you need more reasons to attend SPE Congress?!

Register TODAY!!
Only 10 more days for registration deadline!

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 2d
This study shows that measuring animal sounds in Hz can bias analyses and distort spectrograms. Using logHz provides a scale closer to perception, improving accuracy and visualization. The work recommends adopting logHz in bioacoustic research.

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 2d
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#AnimalCommunication #SoundAnalysis #Ecoacoustics #LogScale #AnimalBehavior #EvolutionaryBiology #AcousticResearch #Spectrograms
Let's stop measuring animal sound frequencies in hertz
Research on the function and evolution of animal sounds typically analyses sound frequency on a linear scale (Hz), despite the perception and modulation of sound frequency by animals being better ...
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Bioacoustics

"Let's stop measuring animal sound frequencies in hertz"
New Perspective paper @ Methods Ecol Evol by SPE member Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 5d
Join the workshops from the conference!! Limited spots! More info in the registration website!
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 5d
Only 15 more days to register in SPE conference! 😱 don't miss it!!

Join us for 2 days full of some of the best research in #animalbehaviour #ethology .

Full scientific program already available ! 👇👇👇
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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

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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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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 7d
Jane Goodall’s pioneering work reshaped ethological research. She leaves behind a legacy that transformed animal behavior study and inspired many generations of researchers.

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
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Ana V. Leitão @anavleitao.bsky.social · 7d
Remembering Mark Elgar, a brilliant mind in #BehaviouralEcology. His work reshaped our understanding of animal behaviour, and his warmth and mentorship inspired generations. A true loss for science & community.
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Obituary: Mark Elgar
Raoul A Mulder, Therésa M Jones, Devi M Stuart-Fox, Louise Barrett; Obituary: Mark Elgar, Behavioral Ecology, , araf111, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ara
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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 19d
We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!

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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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SFB 1528 - Cognition of Interaction @sfb1528.bsky.social · 13d
Job Alert!

Come and join our team at our field site CRP Simenti in Senegal. Julia Fischer @julxf.bsky.social (@primatenzentrum.bsky.social) is recruiting a #Research_Manager. Work with the wonderful lovely Guinea baboons and manage our long-term data collection.

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LaurenGuillette.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social · 23d
Accepting applications for Graduate Students! PhD & MSc

I am seeking highly motivated individuals to join my research team.

Application details here: https://bit.ly/4mlBd6x

Deadline 01 Dec 2025

Please share widely!

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Helen Mylne @helephantmylne.bsky.social · 14d
3yr PDRA at @exeter.ac.uk with @york.ac.uk and Centre for Whale Research, studying how killer whale social relationships change with prey availability, partner loss and social info. A fantastic team & unique longterm dataset. Deadline 19 Oct!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/postdoctoral-research-associate
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Exeter
Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 15d
Join our next live seminar on 14 October, 5 PM (Europe, UK time) to hear #ProcB author Laura Simone Lewis talk about a new study investigating whether chimpanzees and young children show particular interest in social interactions among third parties. Reserve a free place: cassyni.com/events/R9W1m...
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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 15d
**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 13d
Another #SPEmebers paper as #ASABEditorsChoice

João Pacheco
Patrícia Beltrão
@trigosandra.bsky.social
@mostlywaxbills.bsky.social

Check out the work
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ASAB @asab.org · 13d
🐦Waxbills! 🥡Food competition! 🕵️Strangers! 🤬Social aggression!

Our September #ASABEditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal:

“Watchful of strangers: Waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals”

Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123288
Screenshot of an article: Animal Behaviour Volume 227, September 2025, 123288 Watchful of strangers: waxbills redirect aggression from unfamiliar to familiar individuals João R. Pacheco, Patrícia Beltrão, Sandra Trigo, Gonçalo C. Cardoso
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 21d
Register now for #SORTEE2025 conference!

We thank our sponsors (@asn-amnat.bsky.social, @cdnsciencepub.com, @datadryad.bsky.social, @peercommunityin.bsky.social, @royalsociety.org, @sse-evolution.bsky.social, @biologists.bsky.social) who are eligible for free registration.
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 1
📷 The 2025 SORTEE conference program is now online!

Visit sortee.org/upcoming/ to register and explore the exciting lineup of various sessions.

#SORTEE2025

If you know a great open science project, now is the time to nominate it for a SORTEE Award www.sortee.org/awards/
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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin @ecodynizw.bsky.social · 19d
Please RT!

📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
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Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m
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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 19d
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🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦
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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 19d
Don't forget to register for the congress!
REGISTER 👇👇👇👇
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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 20d
Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 20d
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess

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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 20d
⏳4 weeks left! Submissions for the CogSci Mind Challenge close Oct 17!

Make a 5-min video answering: “How do different minds (i.e. different groups of humans, animals, artificial systems) learn language, if at all?”

💰Prizes up to $1000!

Learn more at cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
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