Huge congratulations to our @icouzin.bsky.social for being recognised once again by @clarivateag.bsky.social as a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 — marking Iain’s 7th consecutive year on the list! #HighlyCited2025 #CollectiveBehaviour #UniKonstanz @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de

Collective behaviour researcher @icouzin.bsky.social from #UniKonstanz and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social was recognized - once again - as “Global Highly Cited Researcher” 2025. The pioneer in collective behaviour research is named among the world’s most influential scientists. t1p.de/7g6kl

This year, @ClarivateAG named Iain Couzin on the Highly Cited Researchers list for significant and broad influence in his fields. This is Iain’s 7th year as an HCR clarivate.com/highly-cited... #HighlyCited2025 @uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social @icouzin.bsky.social @clarivateag.bsky.social

Meet the coordinator for @imprs-qbee.bsky.social 😍 She's a guide, a helping hand, a mentor, a therapist, and more. No doctoral degree is complete without her. youtube.com/shorts/mVbTU... Video by @alexhhchan.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social #AcademicChatter #PhD #Doctoral

On 24 October, Barbara Fruth was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her socio-environmental work in the Congo 🇩🇪 🇨🇩 🐵 💚 🏅. Around 350 people came to the Konzil in Konstanz to watch the Mayor pin the Cross of Merit to Barbara's jacket and present the certificate. 🧵 1/3

What audible components of animal communication serve an alerting function? #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social scientist with international team analyzed wails in rock hyraxes’ songs: t1p.de/i2sjy

How can we learn about animals that hide from view? IMPRS student @galarconnieto.bsky.social, working in @safilab.bsky.social tells us more about his research on oilbirds! @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/lGagO...

Only one week left to apply for the graduate school IMPRS-QBEE ⏰https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply 🏃‍♂️ Applications close on October 31. Not sure what a PhD with us looks like? Check out the video series to see. Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social 🎥 @uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social

Thank you for visiting our exhibition! It was a pleasure to talk to all the animal lovers of Munich.

A long night ahead at the @maxplanck.de HQ. We’re taking over the lobby for the Long Night of Museums Münich on Saturday 18. So many animals, they will be literally crawling up the walls. 🐒🦁🦇🪽🦗🦋🦌🦈 www.ab.mpg.de/events/42342...

🦇 Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) hunting a Noctua moth. Illustration for "Animals on the Move" series for Dina Dechmann's lab at MPI of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social #SciArt #art #bats #wildlifeart #insects

New study from #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social shows: animal swarms don’t need to follow fixed rules; their coordination emerges from brain dynamics. Flexible “ring attractor” networks create complexity from simplicity: https://t1p.de/4c6cd#UniKonstanz@icouzin.bsky.social

Hey prospective Phds, this video was made for you. Our students give you insider info on the doctoral experience @uni-konstanz.de Video by @alexhhchan.bsky.social

In the Guardian, Meg Crofoot weighs in (on behalf of wild animals) on our current obsession: healthy sleep. Piece by @sarahsloat.bsky.social @meg-crofoot.bsky.social @livingingroups.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Interested in a PhD in quantitative animal behavior? Applications are open through October for PhD projects starting in 2026: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply For an inside look at the projects, let our doctoral students be your guide 👇 Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to this year's winners of the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine: Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi! 🏆The trio's groundbreaking work on peripheral immune tolerance is paving the way for crucial new treatments for cancer & autoimmunity. 🧬

Join in the excitement this week 🤩The #NobelPrizes in Physiology or #Medicine, #Physics, and #Chemistry will be announced on Monday (11:30 a.m.), Tuesday (11:45 a.m.), and Wednesday (11:45 a.m. CEST). Live -> www.nobelprize.org

Take a look at these videos from #IMPRS-QBEE doctoral students. They take you behind the scenes into PhD research @uni-konstanz.de and #MPI-AB. Paragliding! VR! Spelunking! And more adventures in quantitative behavior. New episodes every Monday.

⭐PhD position available!⭐ Come join us @imprs-qbee.bsky.social to study communication and collective behavior in animal groups! We're looking for someone excited to use computational approaches to tackle biological questions, using our full-group tracking datasets imprs-qbee.mpg.de/121465/analy...

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The MaxCine Festival kicks off!

Take note, repost far and wide. The Dechmann Lab are hiring ✨

Working on the next piece of the "animals in the move" series for @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social #art #sciart #bats 🦇

MaxCine Festival | 3.-5.10. | Möggingen-Radolfzell: MaxCine, das Zentrum für Kommunikation und Austausch am @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social

Happy Birthday MaxCine 🎂 This October, MaxCine celebrates 15 years of inspiring young scientists. Join us to celebrate this achievement at the MAXCINE FESTIVAL: three days of science, art, ideas, and community. Come in person or participate online. Talks are FREE. Registrations are open👉 maxcine.de

New blog post alert!🚨 Citizen scientist coders for wildlife conservation – a MoveApps story Find out more about the collaboration between the MoveApps team, academic ecologists and volunteer coders 👇 #move_apps #mpiab @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @moveapps.bsky.social buff.ly/56Wuiuc

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠 The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition. Find the 5-letter word 👇 Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...

Detail of two hyenas #SciArt @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

Also many thanks to @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, @imprs-qbee.bsky.social and @daadworldwide.bsky.social who make my research, travels and said Gala dinners possible!

The secret to shrew brain shrinkage? 🤔 Not cell loss, but water loss! Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯 Check the paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social

Initiatives such as the Icarus Initiative from @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @animaltracking.bsky.social are pioneering future efforts to understand where, when and how animals struggle and die in particular areas and context: www.ab.mpg.de/669445/icaru...

MELA — a short documentary on the Mating Ecology of Lek Breeding Antelope — takes you behind the scenes of an interdisciplinary #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social research journey. This film reveals how science is done, shared, and lived: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i4d...

In humans, bigger teams often mean less effort per person — the #Ringelmann effect. Weaver #ants 🐜 flip the script: #teamwork makes them superefficient! Video + paper out now in Current Biology! @cellpress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/44yrvp6m tinyurl.com/3jnnevfn

New work led by Martina Scacco @safilab.bsky.social and Tom Carrard @ethz.ch in collaboration with the Swiss Ornithological Institute and the Konrad Lorenz Institute ⬇️

Unser Studie zu Verhaltenssequenzen wurde auf YT Channel MitWissen vorgestellt: youtu.be/5fT-lwwfmZE MitWissen (auf Deutsch) wird von meiner Kollegin @cinig.bsky.social betrieben. Schaut euch das Video an und abonniert gerne ihren Channel!

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Thrilled to share our new article in @pnas.org highlighting global gaps in where we study animal movement—and outlining the next generation of smart bio-loggers. 👉 Read the full study in PNAS: lnkd.in/exP8NCeZ 1/

From bio-logging to conservation 🔽 New paper by an @animaltracking.bsky.social dream team @diegoellissoto.bsky.social @anflack.bsky.social @arispeshkin.bsky.social Timm Wild, Hannah Williams, @teagueo.bsky.social @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Our bat team's work on noctules was featured by the science show Quarks. It starts at 30 minutes in 🦇 @dechman.bsky.social @edwardhurme.bsky.social www.ardmediathek.de/video/quarks...

We have a full house . Konstanz School of Collective Behavior is off to a great start with Iain Couzin as our opening keynote speaker @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @cbehav.bsky.social

Waving our hands in the air like we don’t care #mpiab #summer #konstanz #maxplanckinstitut #love

Another good reason to read this paper by @pminasandra.bsky.social👇 It just won the "Best Paper Award" from @uni-konstanz.de Bio Dept 👏 Congrats to Pranav + team @livingingroups.bsky.social @meg-crofoot.bsky.social @arispeshkin.bsky.social @animal-sounds.bsky.social ▶️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

If there is an optimal behavior, why is there so much variation in the world? We found that, for white storks, context is everything. @anflack.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social New paper! @cellpress.bsky.social doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.044 🧵1/5

Look at this beautiful new study by @hbronnv.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social, and it even has a pretty animation! Experience AND motivation count when white storks migrate! #birds #migration #biologging #ontogeny #whitestork #ornithology Very proud supervisor here @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

"Salvatore and the Goats of Mount Etna" has been selected for the The Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens list 🎉 #mpiab author Uschi Müller based the tale on research into animals as an early warning system 🌋🐐🛰️ @greystonebooks.bsky.social ▶️ bookcentre.ca/products/sal...

Congrats to Dr. @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social on successfully defending her dissertation @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and @imprs-qbee.bsky.social

Hey Camera Trappers 📸🐺🐗🦌🦅Snapshot Europe is back for 2025! Join us in deploying cameras this Sept-Oct. Help build a crucial snapshot of European biodiversity. Learn more & express interest here ▶️ app.wildlifeinsights.org/initiatives/... Spread the word and help expand our community across Europe🙏

News you can use for better sleep 💤 Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home. @livingingroups.bsky.social www.ab.mpg.de/718751/news_...