Valeria Mazza
@valmazza.bsky.social
Behavioural biologist interested in all things animal cognition. Senior lecturer @UniTuscia. Proud citizen of Humboldt's Republic of the Letters.📖🐛She/her
https://valeriamazza.net
https://valeriamazza.net
Really proud of this one. Our first study on innovative problem-solving in free-ranging small mammals is fresh off the press of Animal Cognition rdcu.be/eOHl3. We looked at what happens with human disturbance in a protected area...without disturbing our most precious collaborators!
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Really proud of this one. Our first study on innovative problem-solving in free-ranging small mammals is fresh off the press of Animal Cognition rdcu.be/eOHl3. We looked at what happens with human disturbance in a protected area...without disturbing our most precious collaborators!
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PhD project on the evolution of animal memory now available in my research group, through the TREES DLA: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/evo.... Come and join us if you're interested in the evolution of animal minds and you want to do some cool experimental evolution!
Evolutionary ecology of animal memory | TREES DLA
This project seeks to explore how memory evolves in response to the ecological tasks that animals face in their natural environment. Associative memory exists in some form in almost all animal species...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
PhD project on the evolution of animal memory now available in my research group, through the TREES DLA: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/evo.... Come and join us if you're interested in the evolution of animal minds and you want to do some cool experimental evolution!
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PhD position available from April 2026 at Charles University, Prague, focusing on ecological interactions of Gammarus species. Apply by November 2025: [email protected]. More info: http://bit.ly/4hC0Orc #phd
PhD position Prague Gammarus 2026+ FULL.pdf
PhD position Prague Gammarus 2026+ FULL.pdf
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November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
PhD position available from April 2026 at Charles University, Prague, focusing on ecological interactions of Gammarus species. Apply by November 2025: [email protected]. More info: http://bit.ly/4hC0Orc #phd
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Ever wondered if the habitat also influences the way individuals smell? In our latest paper we found that fire salamander larvae show habitat specific chemical fingerprints.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Fire salamander larvae show habitat type-specific surface chemical fingerprints - Chemoecology
In a fire salamander population near Bonn, Germany, fire salamander females use two different habitats for larval deposition, i.e. ponds or streams. As it is known that females can discriminate betwee...
link.springer.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ever wondered if the habitat also influences the way individuals smell? In our latest paper we found that fire salamander larvae show habitat specific chemical fingerprints.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Watch out world, a new Dr. is in town! 🎓@avezyrakis.bsky.social's defence was a success, and this proud supervisor is sure he'll go far, making both science and the world better places.
I could not have imagined a better outcome for our DFG project on animal innovation. Go Alex! 🎉
I could not have imagined a better outcome for our DFG project on animal innovation. Go Alex! 🎉
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Watch out world, a new Dr. is in town! 🎓@avezyrakis.bsky.social's defence was a success, and this proud supervisor is sure he'll go far, making both science and the world better places.
I could not have imagined a better outcome for our DFG project on animal innovation. Go Alex! 🎉
I could not have imagined a better outcome for our DFG project on animal innovation. Go Alex! 🎉
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New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees
iapetus.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns
📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
#seabirds #ecotoxicology
@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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Exciting new work from former team members Eric Romero, Cwyn Solvi, Fei Peng and colleagues makes the cover of Science: affective contagion in bumblebees! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Exciting new work from former team members Eric Romero, Cwyn Solvi, Fei Peng and colleagues makes the cover of Science: affective contagion in bumblebees! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Happy to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Happy to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
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MSc by Res opportunity - developing behavioural indicators to inform killer whale conservation with
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
MSc by Res opportunity - developing behavioural indicators to inform killer whale conservation with
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social
People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.
Deadline 19Dec
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Excited to announce that Eli Garcia-Pelegrin and I are co-editing a special collection for Animal Cognition on "Social Cognition in a Human World". Do you study how urbanization, pollution, heat stress, fragmentation, ... affects cognition? We want to hear from you! link.springer.com/collections/...
Social Cognition in a Human World
As humanity exploits and reshapes the environment to accommodate for development and population growth demands, animals need to adapt to these human-induced ...
link.springer.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Excited to announce that Eli Garcia-Pelegrin and I are co-editing a special collection for Animal Cognition on "Social Cognition in a Human World". Do you study how urbanization, pollution, heat stress, fragmentation, ... affects cognition? We want to hear from you! link.springer.com/collections/...
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🐟 Our special issue "Measuring Fish Cognition: Empirical-based Guidance for Designing Cognition Assays" is out! From acclimation protocols to automated tracking, these studies tackle a range of methodological issues. Check it out: tinyurl.com/vdprfbf4 #FishCognition #AnimalBehaviour
Special Issue: Measuring fish cognition: Empirical based guidance for designing cognition assays: Journal of Fish Biology: Vol 107, No 4
The <em>Journal of Fish Biology</em> is a leading international ichthyology journal, addressing all aspects of fish biology, their exploitation and importance to human society.
tinyurl.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🐟 Our special issue "Measuring Fish Cognition: Empirical-based Guidance for Designing Cognition Assays" is out! From acclimation protocols to automated tracking, these studies tackle a range of methodological issues. Check it out: tinyurl.com/vdprfbf4 #FishCognition #AnimalBehaviour
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PhD position at the University of Bristol (with me!) entitled 'The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physiology, and fitness'.
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physio...
PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal beh...
www.findaphd.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
PhD position at the University of Bristol (with me!) entitled 'The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physiology, and fitness'.
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
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📢 Open PhD position at our Institute: Bioacoustics / cheetah vocal communication 🐆🎶
You’ll study the cheetah’s high-pitched “chirps” that sound surprisingly like birds 🐦— exploring their acoustic structure and function. 👉 Details and application: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=34u4...
You’ll study the cheetah’s high-pitched “chirps” that sound surprisingly like birds 🐦— exploring their acoustic structure and function. 👉 Details and application: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=34u4...
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢 Open PhD position at our Institute: Bioacoustics / cheetah vocal communication 🐆🎶
You’ll study the cheetah’s high-pitched “chirps” that sound surprisingly like birds 🐦— exploring their acoustic structure and function. 👉 Details and application: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=34u4...
You’ll study the cheetah’s high-pitched “chirps” that sound surprisingly like birds 🐦— exploring their acoustic structure and function. 👉 Details and application: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=34u4...
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#BiologyLetters A new framework is proposed that can be used to test hypotheses about how animals solve problems. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #behaviour #cognition
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#BiologyLetters A new framework is proposed that can be used to test hypotheses about how animals solve problems. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #behaviour #cognition
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We studied lizards from 12 Croatian islands and found substantial variation in their chemical signal profiles. Ecological factors didn’t explain it. Instead, divergence was best explained by non-adaptive processes 🦎🏝️ @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We studied lizards from 12 Croatian islands and found substantial variation in their chemical signal profiles. Ecological factors didn’t explain it. Instead, divergence was best explained by non-adaptive processes 🦎🏝️ @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS!
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
Special Issue ‘Towards an integration of personality research across psychology and biology’ in Personality Science
Editors: Mitja Back, Barbara Caspers, @mdammhahn.bsky.social & @niclaskuper.bsky.social
Submit your proposal before November 30!
More info tinyurl.com/y9demmtt
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Looking for a PhD position? Come and work with us on migratory songbirds at the University of Oldenburg!
uol.de/job788en
uol.de/job788en
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Looking for a PhD position? Come and work with us on migratory songbirds at the University of Oldenburg!
uol.de/job788en
uol.de/job788en
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#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
October 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
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🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
September 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
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🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾
Find out by studying meerkats!
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Long-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾
Find out by studying meerkats!
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Long-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾
Find out by studying meerkats!
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Long-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾
Find out by studying meerkats!
🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Long-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions
Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...