Today, we celebrate the incredible women who are shaping the future of science, breaking barriers, and making groundbreaking contributions to the field of animal behavior! 🦋🐾🐒🦭🐜🐙🐦🐠🦎🐋🦚🐸

🚨New study by #SPEmembers🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #cognition "Cognitive performance of dusky damselfish in a detour task with increasing difficulty" de Souza et al. with SPE members Marta Soares @ Animal Cognition

The Birdsong Lab is recruiting graduate students to study vocal communication in tropical birds. The deadline to apply is less than a week away! #birds #birdsong #ornithology #animalbehavior #BirdsCanada #AcademicSky #SciComm

New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me, @iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "ManyFishes: a big team science collaboration on fish comparative cognition" Prétôt et al. with SPE members María Cabrera-Álvarez @ Animal Cognition

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution "Nest weave pattern in weaverbirds: a sexual signal selected through sensory drive?" Harscouet-Commecy et al. with SPE members Rita Covas @sociableweaver.bsky.social @ Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Trophic group responses to marine reserve protection in temperate and tropical reefs: a systematic review and meta-analysis" Cardoso-Andrade et al. with SPE members Bárbara Horta e Costa @ njp ocean sustainability

I am looking for a PhD working on tracking trait changes in insects/spiders at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity change @leibnizlib.bsky.social and the University of Hamburg. Apply here: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

Attention - the first round of microgrants for 2026 is running! Apply and read terms and conditions here : opencollective.com/animal-behav...

BIRDBASE, a new publicly available dataset, brings together "ecological and life history traits for 11,589 bird species across 254 families." #ornithology

Registration for #ASABSpring2026 is now open! asab-spring-conference2026.github.io Don't forget the travel grant AND abstract deadlines are Feb 1!

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/...

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu

We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing

Our group at the University of Magdeburg 🇩🇪 is looking for a motivated PhD candidate to study cognitive fleixbility and uncertainty in mice within the DZPG/C-I-R-C (c-i-r-c.de). 🧠🐭 For more information, please see: www.med.ovgu.de/Karriere/Ste... #PhDPosition #BehavioralNeuroscience

Internships are now available with the Cornish Jackdaw Project! 🐦‍⬛ Duties will include assisting with nest monitoring, bird ringing, data entry, and the potential to help with ongoing research projects.

🚨 PhD offer (please share) Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species Deadline: 20 Feb 2026 Starting: June 2026 Supervision: Martins Briedis & me Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Cardiac activity cessation during slaughtering combinations in farmed European seabass" Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez, and Maria Cabrera-Álvarez @ Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project. Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour. drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...

POSTDOC ALERT🚨 Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today! We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January. Collaboration with @dustinrubenstein.com @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Cognition "Optimistic and pessimistic cognitive judgement bias modulates the stress response and cancer progression in zebrafish" Espigares et al. with SPE members M. Victoria Alvarado, Susana Varela, Rui Oliveira @ Translational Psychiatry

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets" Stephenson et al. with SPE members Barbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Biologging assessment of behavioural and physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during stress challenges" Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Scientific reports

The WSL is hiring a Group Leader for Conservation Biology by August 2026. Ideal candidates hold a biology doctorate and have expertise in conservation. Learn more: https://www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/organisation/research-units/biodiversity-and-conservation-biology/ #job

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps)" Ben Mocha et al. with SPE members Yitzchak Ben Mocha @benmocha.bsky.social @ Royal Society Open Science

Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...

I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky

I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : ) Please share !! www.eifwooster.org/opportunities

Master Projects available in the Qvarnström lab @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social studying climate adaptation and speciation using a natural flycatcher hybrid zone on Öland, Sweden! Check available projects here 👇👇 drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...

Line up! Slither up! Crawl up! Climb up! No matter how you're moving or on how many legs, it's time to find out our first ECBB 2026 plenary speaker. 🥁 🥁 🥁 It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!

We are delighted to announce our second ECBB 2026 Plenary Speaker! 🥁 🥁 🥁 The amazing Professor Tim Caro! #ecbb #ecbb2026

Our call for symposia now open! We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026. For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇 www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...

Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution "A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia" ManyBirds Project et al. with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ PLOS Biology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution "Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection" Porzio & Mota with SPE member Paulo Mota @ BMC Ecology and Evolution

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Preliminary observations of hunting behaviour by a freshwater threatened Leuciscidae" Soares et al. with SPE members Marta Soares, and Sónia Cardoso @ Behaviour

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 by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution "Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra-Family Competitors"

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution "Should Comparative Models Be Weighted when Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty?" Piccoli et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Evolutionary Biology

🚨Job Alert plz RT! Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition! We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals Open-rank apply.interfolio.com/178146

Make sure you don’t miss our key dates for abstract submission and registration!

🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina. One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st Please share among potential students!

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalWelfare "Stunning challenges: Operational indicators flag failures, but neurological validation is needed to confirm stunning effectiveness in seabass and seabream" Gräns et al. with SPE members João Saraiva @ Aquaculture Reports

Birds and environment: exploring the interconnections and conservation challenges - Part II with #SPEmember Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social as Guest Editor

🎉 The 22nd Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) took place 1 month ago at the University of Algarve. The congress highlighted recent research in animal behavior, cognition, and welfare. FishEthoGroup, @ccmar.bsky.social , SPE #Ethology #AnimalBehaviour #SPEmembers #SPEetologia

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalAcoustic "Auditory representation of conspecific calls improves throughout ontogeny in a singing fish" Vasconcelos et al. with SPE members Raquel Vasconcelos, M Clara Amorim, and Paulo Fonseca @ Biology letters

SEA WOLVES!!!! This is cool. After Haíɫzaqv Guardians saw damaged crab traps, video cameras were set. Great article: Tool use by wolves (Canis lupus): crab trap pulling in Haíɫzaqv Nation Territory! It has videos: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (also here www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMSY...) 🦀🐺