"Sorry that I was late, hon, the javelina got stuck in traffic again"

📢 City lizards are more social ! Thrilled to share the first paper from my PhD, out now in #BiologyLetters @royalsocietypublishing.org ! We show that urban lizards are more social than their non-urban counterparts 🦎🏙️🌳🧪 doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... @behavecobie.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest paper from our on-going #BritishCarnivoreProject, showing that encounters with wild red #foxes could be an important gateway to broader #nature connectedness in people, particularly in cities. 🦊🍃🏙️ Link here: doi.org/10.1080/1087...

**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!)

Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Hot off the press! Check out our new paper on sleepy lizard aka shingleback skink fire cue discrimination led by @ecolojolly.bsky.social DM if you want a PDF.

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right! tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr... Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community! DM me for questions!

After two years of work, I'm super happy to share our last work of review on protected areas zoning. 🌲🪸Do we know if this space managment schemes actually works for Biodiversity? Check it out

Ultrasonic signals support a large-scale communication landscape in wild mice: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...

Looking forward to discussing open methods in comparative cognition, including the challenge of 'species fair' task design as part of the ManyManys webinar series 🤩 🐒🦜🐜🐕👶🦎🐐🐟 📅 September 12, 11:00 a.m. (ET) on Zoom 🔗Registration: airtable.com/app0bcw8jYPv... #openscience #bigteamscience

We’re offering a fully funded 4 yr PhD position to work on Sexual selection in complex environments at the @uv.es. Co-supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social. Find details below 👇

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨 Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve. Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs liu.se/en/work-at-l...

3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info! nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Our team has two fully-funded @MitacsCanada Globalink Research Internships for Summer 2026. Application deadline: 17 Sept 2025 Apply at: https://bit.ly/3UZw8Wj More about our team here: https://bit.ly/4mHxlgY Details of projects: https://bit.ly/3JfaTNM Please RT! 1/3

Call for article submission for a special issue "Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition" in Acta Ethologica. Deadline is 15 Oct 2025 https://bit.ly/47KZgYX #Behaviour2025

Sharing on behalf of my colleague Marcel Eens: Post-doc position on #UrbanBirds at University of Antwerp: 6-10 month position with intention of submitting fellowship application (extends postdoc by 3 years if successful). Deadline Aug 28. www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

Opportunities for scientists to have art students design a comic about their research

If we're connecting here for the first time and you're curious about what exactly wild animal welfare science is, this introductory blog post explains it. Related fields: #biology #ecology #ecoevo #ethology #animalbehavior #physiology #conservation

Does language have to be a barrier for academic conferences? If you think that we can do things better, join our workshop at #Behaviour2025 and fill out this short survey - we'd love to hear your experiences and ideas!

🧪ETHOLOGY: Are reversal learning & inhibitory control linked? 🧠⏪🐦 Biagiotti Barchiesi et al. tested urban kelp gulls on reversal & detour tasks. Gulls adapted well, with those showing ledd inhibitory control performing better during reversal. No age effect found. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/eth.... #Cognition

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

We’re recruiting for a multi-university (and ECCC) cross-city project on urban biodiversity, connectivity, and ecosystem services: 1) a Concordia or U Laval MSc student (PhD possible), 2) a UBC MSc student, 3) a postdoc. I’ll link to each position below. Please share broadly!

Join us online for our Festival Follow-Up for reflection, practical skills, and community conversation. Two sessions. One goal: Better research culture. Date & Time Oct 13, 2025 10:00 AM (CET) or 08:00 (UTC). Participation is free, registration is required univienna.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Cognitive processes are robust to early environmental conditions in two lizard species #Reptile #Learning #DevelopmentalPlasticity doi.org/10.1093/behe...

Come join my lab!!! 🧪🦊🐺🐱seeking a PhD student for urban mesocarnivore research. Details at jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... or my website: drjuliekyoung.weebly.com

Animal energetics, movement, and coexistence are inextricably linked. What insights emerge when we consider these processes together? In our new paper, we present a conceptual framework that integrates these domains, outlines their connections, and highlights the value of their joint study.

A new theme issue in #PhilTransB looks at how and why animal minds have evolved to be so different from one another, framing animal #cognition as a diverse set of solutions to life’s many challenges buff.ly/csMZa3R

Really cool study looking at how behaviour precedes morphological change across taxa - and implications for human evolution 💀🧪 massive congrats to all the authors, including @vivek123.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 Calling all dog behavior & cognition researchers - ManyDogs Project is launching ManyDogs 2! 🔍🐕‍🦺We're studying overimitation: Do dogs copy irrelevant actions just b/c their favorite human does them? Email [email protected] to collaborate globally and contribute to reproducible science!

The first paper from my postdoc is finally out! In collaboration with @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social and Amy Angert, we outline how behavioral plasticity influences animal species’ distributions and can improve our understanding of range shifts under climate change! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Save the date for the next European Conference on Behavioural Biology! Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene, 1-4 September 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University. Watch this space for updates on speakers, plenaries, and calls for abstracts! #AcademicSky #UpcomingConferences

🚨 Call for abstracts! Present your work live at #ABL2025: 15min talk + 5min Q&A via YouTube chat 💬🐾 📅 Nov 13–14, free & online 🌎 Reach a global audience of animal behaviour researchers 🔗 Learn more, register, submit ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

Octopuses respond to the rubber hand illusion. Check out the video abstract. Cool work by Sumire Kawashima and Yuzuru Ikeda--these are the kinds of questions we can be asking to investigate the nature of consciousness www.cell.com/current-biol...

Our review led by S. Savazza "Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach" is out, free open access, in mammal review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Urbanization enhances biodiversity loss. Yet sometimes cities may *paradoxically* shelter species threatened by other components of global change We studied if urban areas are sheltering an endangered iconic lizard 🦎 from a rapidly spreading predator 🐍 in Ibiza👇 📸G. Casbas doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Are you passionate about wildlife and communicating science? Consider joining the #WildlifeResearch editorial team as Social Media Editor! Find out more about this opportunity: www.publish.csiro.au/wr/Expressio... #EditorialBoard #WildlifeScience #Ecology #SciComm

Check our new preprint! Our systematic review of 206 reversal learning studies shows that behavioural flexibility research is heavily biased towards birds, rodents, and humans, with most animal diversity virtually untested. #Manymanys #BigTeamScience #ComparativeCognition

Important new paper by Luigi Baciadonna, Eleonora Rovegno, Giulia Bigazzi & David Baracchi: pronounced interindivual variation in delay gratification in bumblebees! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31. More details: www.asab.org/opportunities

I very much appreciate this report from the UK's sentience committee, urging the government to give due regard to the welfare of local wild animals when planning new infrastructure www.gov.uk/government/p...

From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪 plos.io/4edGlY4

PhD positions in bird cognition and behavior at the University of Hong Kong are open for motivated candidates. Applicants should have a biology background. Apply to Dr. Simon Sin at [email protected]. More info: www.simonywsin.com. #phd

📢 Abstract submissions for Animal Behaviour Live Annual Conference are now OPEN! 🗓 Deadline: 7 Sept 2025 🎤 Choose from: 🔹 15-min live or recorded talk 🔹 5-min pre-recorded video poster (our classic format!) 📄 Submit here: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org #ABL2025

📣 Registration for #ABL2025 is now OPEN! Join the Animal Behavior Live Annual Conference on 13–14 November 2025 — a free, global, online event celebrating animal behavior research🧠🌍 🆓 The event is FREE, but registration is mandatory. 📄 Register here: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

Clever #cockatoos and a playful title: A media report by @oliviaferrari.bsky.social on recent work by @barbaraklump.bsky.social and @lucymaplin.bsky.social. Enjoyed the chance to offer a brief comment alongside others 🙂 www.livescience.com/animals/bird... #SciComm #AnimalBehaviour @livescience.com