The congress venue - Lingotto - is an iconic industrial building: once the historic FIAT factory it’s legendary rooftop test track has been transformed into one of Europe’s largest rooftop garden and an open-air art hub. Delegates will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Turin and the Alps!

There is still time to submit your abstract and apply for a travel award! @behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social

Grateful for received #funding from @koneensaatio.fi for our project on impact of light pollution on the flux of insects between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Will be looking for a #postdoc and a #PhD for 4 years – take contact if interested. koneensaatio.fi/apurahat-ja-...

We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance. Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.

New study from @michellebeyer.bsky.social published in Animal Behaviour: Silk of females performing maternal care elicits reduced courtship responses in male spiders.

Excited to announce our symposium on eco-evolutionary dynamics of #sexualselection & #sexualconflict at the XIII European Congress of Entomology (29 June–3 July 2026, Tours, France), co-organised with Lucas Marie-Orleach! Call for abstracts is open until 15 Dec 2025. www.ece2026.org

Honored to announce the Hamilton Lecture 2026! Leigh Simmons, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Western Australia has made an outstanding contribution to the field of sexual selection acting from the whole organism to its gametes, and to our Society.

Meet our Plenary Speaker Daniela Rößler Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.

Meet our plenary speaker Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.

Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher? You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6 #ChooseEurope #jobs #research

Spiders are precision hunters, not just creepy crawlies. 🕷️ This PNAS Science Sessions episode dives into cutting-edge research on spider webs that hear, silk-powered lifts, and REM sleep-like states in jumping spiders. Tune into this Halloween Special: https://ow.ly/W5NO50XhCZ7

Meet our plenary speaker Eva Ringler! Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.

#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-...

🚨 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! 🚨

Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima! Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.

The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!

Start planning your stay in Turin! Accommodation can be easily booked directly on our website ➡️ isbe2026.com/accommodation/

This week members of the @isbe2026 Local Organizing Committee are sharing their own favourite impressions of the host city! Discover Turin through their eyes!

October kickoff meeting! Our FIS project *TL-REP Thermal limits to reproduction as predictors for population vulnerability to climate warming* is ready to start with a team of talented and enthusiastic researchers!

Spiders have personalities—and in Pisaura mirabilis, opposites might attract: adventurous males and cautious females mate longer, revealing hidden personality-driven patterns in romance. Lead by @cristinatuni.bsky.social Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

TRAVEL AWARDS - Apply for a travel award to support your trip, accommodation and registration! Application guidelines on www.isbe2026.com

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com @behavecol.bsky.social

A Dfg funded phd position is open in our group. In a project led by Andi Fischer. "Sexual and non-sexual communication in a widow spider"🧪

Visit our website and learn more about the @behavecol.bsky.social conference venue, host city and schedule! www.isbe2026.com

We had a fun a productive time in #Turin 🇮🇹 with @mherberstein.bsky.social and @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social (that gave a terrific talk-thanks Mark!) catching up the LOC’s planning of #ISBE26!!!

📢📢Our May/June issue is now complete! Have a look at all the exciting research here: academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... #AnimalBehavior #AnimalBehaviour #Ecology

🕷️🧬 Review Alert: Gene and Genome Duplications in Spiders! We are excited to share our latest work published in JEZ B: 📖 “Gene and Genome Duplication in Spiders” 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jez.... Gene duplication is a powerful force in evolutionary innovation—and spiders offer a unique lens to study it.

Can plants hear their pollinators? Latest news from our talented colleagues from the @vibrantlab.bsky.social @unito! #ASA188 | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Full professor of insect behavioural physiology anyone?

PhD position alert! Fully-funded PhD in my group to work on avian reproductive microbiomes and immunity. Please RT! Deadline June 29th, reach out for more information. #microbiomes #sparrows #spermbiology

PhD opportunity on Oxytocin and social interactions across sexual systems in annelids. Research on the evolutionary conserved role of the “love hormone” at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord and Vienna University. Please RT! www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/documents/LE...

ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon! #ISBE26

Send us a message if you are interested!

Check out our new study 👇 With @denovorego.bsky.social and @alexfhart.bsky.social

Update: Abstract submission for #Behaviour2025 is now extended to Feb 15!

🚨 we're looking for a Senior Editor to join our editorial board! 📝 details can be found here: buff.ly/3PxptAb ⌚ closing date is 13th February 2025, 23:59 GMT

@asab.org has grants to attend #behaviour2025, boosted for applicants (ALL SENIORITIES!) from developed countries up to £2000. Plus the usual £2500 for those from developing countries, and £800 if you're based in India. But get your abstracts in soon - deadline 31st January!

Spent the year doing what we love the most and won’t stop in 2025! We’ll be busy prepping to host #ISBE2026 in Turin and getting started with an exciting #FIS funded project on thermal reproduction of field crickets. Watch out - phd and postdoc positions opening soon!

📣 📣 📣 Still lots of TT jobs being advertised: The 2024-2025 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Hi all, new to Blue Sky, so let me start with sharing a #PhD position @w-u-r.bsky.social that is still open for a few days (2 Dec). Come join our Behavioural Ecology Group! #Birds #Social #Behaviour search.app?link=https%3...