I am happy to present to you our review „The diversity and evolution of vocal communication in nonavian reptiles“, published @annualreviews.bsky.social Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. Huge thanks to @gabrieljcohen.bsky.social and my other co-authors! Must say, I am a bit proud of Figure 1. ….

🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology: “A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.” Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @themanybirds.bsky.social

So excited that our first major empirical @themanybirds.bsky.social paper is now out in @plosbiology.org! Leading this big team science project, with our excellent core leadership team, is a labour of love for me, delighted to see our hard work over the past 4 years has reached this milestone!

Big thank you to our ManyBirds core leadership team: @drrmiller.bsky.social, Megan Lambert, @vedranaslipogor.bsky.social, @nomascus.bsky.social, @jimeloism.bsky.social, Carl Soulsbury, @stephanreber.bsky.social, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann - and to all of our collaborators!

I just visited the natural history museum in Berlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Highly recommended! I saw the legendary Archaeopteryx, the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton (Giraffatitan brancai) and good old Tristan Otto (T. rex).

Alligator Talk! I had a great time as a guest @wildbehaviorpod.bsky.social! Want to hear three old university buddies geek out about crocodilians? Then give it a listen, it was so much fun! Thanks for the invite, Megan and Rachel! Link: linktr.ee/wild_behavior_pod

My friends Rachel and Megan started a podcast on Animal Behaviour and it is fantastic! They both have a PhD in the field and in each episode they interview a friend working on different animal species. It is great fun, highly educational, and accessible for everyone. linktr.ee/wild_behavio...

Hi! If you are interested in whether reptiles could have cultural behaviours, please checkout our new paper in #PhilosophicalTransaction @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Also a thank you goes out to Meetings Secretary Josh Madden & our wonderful session chairs: Andy Whiten, Lauren Guillette, Vivek Nityananda, Stephan Reber & David Hosken 🤗 All of the sessions went exceptionally well (and thanks to all who asked such good questions) #ASABwinter2023