Reposted by Alper YelimlieşEcology of Animal Societies @livingingroups.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Social play is key for development in many animals, yet how solitary species with single young acquire playmates has remained a quandary. We unlock this using long-term data from 31 Bornean orangutan mother-offspring pairs in our new publication in PNAS. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2621225123. 🧵 13013
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşBehaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Should we let you in on a sneak preview? Join us for #Behaviour2027 in Vienna, Austria, August 23-27 ✨ Follow us to keep up to date and check out our website behaviour2027.eventsairsite.com 0178
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşFrontiers in Social Evolution Seminar FINE @fine-seminar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FINE 6th October 2026. 17:00 Paris Thomas Bugnyar, University of Vienna, Austria Title: Testing social cognition in animals: lessons from ravens I review what we know about the social life and socio-cognitive skills in a large-brained bird, the common raven. wits-za.zoom.us/j/9672789095... 01510
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos about doing a PhD or postdoc abroad. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @dortizba.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social 02018
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşDan Stowell @danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026"Using AI to 'talk to animals' might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?" www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-i… Indeed. #bioacousticstheguardian.comUsing AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly 064
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşDr Lauren K. Common @laurenkcommon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So pleased to have published my first foray into movement ecology, with my co-first author @varalikajain.bsky.social ! These geese are TRAVELLING (or not!), with some going north for the winter! 🪿❄️ 055
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 29/09/2026#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ "Characterizing partial migration using GPS tracking: high individual consistency in greylag geese" 🪿 Sept 2026. Journal of Avian Biology. @laurenkcommon.bsky.social, @varalikajain.bsky.social, A. Cimadom, H. Grabenhofer, S. Kleindorfer & @pesumas.bsky.socialdoi.orgCharacterizing partial migration using GPS tracking: high individual consistency in greylag geeseMigration is a critical ecological strategy throughout the animal kingdom and can be either fixed or flexible at the species, population, and individual levels. In partially migratory species, where ... 043
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşVesta Eleuteri @vestaeleuteri.bsky.social · 28/09/20268 years ago I started monitoring the Marakele wild elephants and dreaming of one day studying their communication. Today my first wild elephant paper exploring intentional gestural communication in the Marakele and Addo populations is out, marking a key personal moment 🐘❤️. rdcu.be/87qLLG6DSs7a 1/4 23711
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 25/09/2026#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️“Resource use and associated energy expenditure of African crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) in an urban-forest mosaic landscape” 🦅🏢🌲 Sept 2026. Conservation Physiology. L. Howard, @varalikajain.bsky.social ... & @pesumas.bsky.social academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...doi.orgResource use and associated energy expenditure of African crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) in an urban-forest mosaic landscapeAbstract. Rapid urbanization is a major driver of global change, making it increasingly important to understand how wildlife persists in highly transformed 044
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşBehaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Spread the word! Behaviour 2027 will be taking place in Vienna, Austria, from August 23-27. 06352
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşClaudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm so excited to finally see the special issue "Addressing Biases in Animal Behaviour" fully published: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu.... Huge thanks to my brilliant co-editors @viveknityananda.bsky.social & @nicolakoyama.bsky.social. Special issue grew from @asab.org's 2024 Winter Meeting 🧵sciencedirect.com 15739
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşClaudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Solo songs, duets and territory defence across seasons in female Galápagos yellow warblers @alperyelimlies.bsky.social, @caglarakcay.bsky.social, et al. find female song is common & year-round. Decades of male-biased birdsong research have missed a lot. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comSolo songs, duets and territory defence across seasons in female Galápagos yellow warblers, Setophaga petechia aureolaAlthough the function of birdsong has been well studied in male songbirds, the function of female song is less well understood. This is partly due to … 131
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşDori Grijseels @dgrijseels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Pre-proof now online of my new article in Animal Behavior, on why we should think twice about using gender inference tools to guess people's genders for studies on gender biases in scientific output: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1137
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşThomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When a female doesn’t show up, a camera will have to do (yes, he also mounted it) 46512
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşAnimal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 15/09/2026📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣 📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT on our YouTube channel: Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) will present “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens” 🐦⬛ 📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoB... 12315
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 09/09/2026So proud that two of our ARAA folk won awards at #ECBB2026! 🤩🥰 Congrats to @annaek.bsky.social and @awanib.bsky.social 🙌 0174
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşThomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Another preprint with Amy Carboon and John Endler on light microhabitat use in Victoria’s riflebird using hemispheric canopy photography, display activity data, and sun track simulations. In short, males display in the VERY early morning under dim light. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... 1269
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşSusana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 27/08/2026I wrote a little something on the value of philosophy for animal cognition. Out now in Science’s Expert Voices column.science.orgScience is based on assumptions. Philosophy can make sure they’re the right ones.When I was a postdoctoral researcher, I spent several years teaching at an interdisciplinary research institute in Vienna, Austria. There, my main course sought to train master’s students—mostly biolo... 715752
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşIzzie Héjja-B. @izziehb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🚨New paper out after several years in the making! "Background-matching patterns are attractive: support for a processing bias" with @tamramendelson.bsky.social, @julien-renoult.bsky.social, Innes Cuthill (CamoLab alumni), Michel Raymond (@isemevol.bsky.social) ▶️ doi.org/10.1016/j.an... 📷 Ed Nisley 1189
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“With same tools used to study human data & whale song, we show that culturally transmitted Bengalese finch song has statistically coherent subsequences whose distribution follows a power law. Parallels between distant species suggest that core properties of language arise via convergent evolution”🧪science.orgLanguage-like statistical structure arises in learned signaling: evidence from birdsongTools inspired by how human infants learn speech reveal language-like statistical structure in birdsong. 0318
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşInternational Bioacoustics Society IBAC @ibacsocial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Applications are open for the 2027 Bioacoustics Winter School! 📅 4–15 January 2027 | Saint-Étienne, France ⏳ Apply by 30 September Two weeks of hands-on training in bioacoustic research, from recording to signal analysis. A fantastic opportunity to learn & connect! www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...eneslab.comBioacoustics Winter School | ENES labMembers 178
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşKonrad Lorenz Research Center @klf-univienna.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New paper: ravens use wild boars as “first tasters” to check if a foraging site is safe. They reduce risk by watching others eat first, foraging in groups, or stealing instead of taking chances. These tactics may help scavengers adapt to changing environments 🌍. doi.org/10.1093/behe... 📸 Daniel Koch 25823
Reposted by Alper Yelimlieşmhoeschele.bsky.social @mhoeschele.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Our book, "Nature Beats" is finally out. It talks all about how we can study rhythm across species and what that can tell us about the evolution of music. link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 07827
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşBehaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Interested in having a symposium at #Behaviour2027 ? We are officially open to proposals! Please carefully follow the guidelines below: 02318
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 24/07/2026The European Central Bank is redesigning the Euro banknotes and has a shortlist of 10 designs, 5 of which are bird themed! Now they're running a public survey to help them decide on the winner. If you're of the correct opinion that birds absolutely should be on our money, go vote for the birdies:surveys.ecb.europa.eu 053
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşIzzie Héjja-B. @izziehb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026And for people at #ISBE2026, I'll be presenting our study on Friday at 1 pm, room 500. We're happy to hear your thoughts and to show pictures of those beautiful birds! 0136
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşThomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Ever wondered what the bizarre dances of male birds of paradise look like to females? Check out our new preprint! @izziehb.bsky.social @fusanilab.bsky.social “The geometry of visual signaling in a bird-of-paradise” ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... 26729
Alper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I will be talking about our study on duetting in Galápagos Yellow Warblers tomorrow morning in the acoustic communication session @isbe2026.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşAnimal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 16/07/2026What’s the trouble with noisy neighbours? Come check it out at Animal Behavior Live 2026! We are delighted to announce Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) as our second plenary speaker at Animal Behaviour Live 2026!🤩 Free registration here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org 12413
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşAlper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New preprint from our Galápagos Yellow Warbler project! Functions of duet answering seem to be sex specific in this species. doi.org/10.64898/202... @caglarakcay.bsky.social @klf-univienna.bsky.social 0126
Alper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New preprint from our Galápagos Yellow Warbler project! Functions of duet answering seem to be sex specific in this species. doi.org/10.64898/202... @caglarakcay.bsky.social @klf-univienna.bsky.social 0126
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 15/07/20262nd European Bird Song Network Meeting Austria 2026, Nov 2-4 More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 024
Reposted by Alper Yelimlieşmathotlab.bsky.social @mathotlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Please share! I have two positions for graduate students in my lab, starting Fall 2027. Details on the position s and application process can be found here: kjmathot.wordpress.com/opportunities/kjmathot.wordpress.comOpportunities********************************************************************************************************* ***Two graduate student positions in the Mathot Lab**** I am recruiting two new graduate st… 02847
Alper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Very cool work from Abbie and the team! @klf-univienna.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşBehaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share! 114485
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşDieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026 0138109
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşKonrad Lorenz Research Center @klf-univienna.bsky.social · 30/06/2026New study: Ravens don’t follow a predictable “weekend effect”. Instead of reacting to weekly human routines, they flexibly adjust to real-time disturbance. @varalikajain.bsky.social @pesumas.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @matthiasloretto.bsky.social doi.org/10.1186/s404... 📸 Daniel Koch 084
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşBarbara Klump @barbaraklump.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a PhD student and a Postdoc to investigate innovation in corvids within the “Comparative ecological innovation styles” project funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social. More info: barbaraklump.com Application deadline July 24th. Please share widely! 2103104
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşAlice Auersperg @auersperga.bsky.social · 01/07/2026We have an exciting new position in our group for a PhD on parrot innovation !!! The position will be part of our new @fwf-at.bsky.social Emerging Fields project with @barbaraklump.bsky.social , @mohara.bsky.social , @christophvoelter.bsky.social and Justus Piater. Apply & share!! 26253
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşJeroen Zewald @zewaldj.bsky.social · 26/06/2026NEW PAPER! 🐒 Cooperation experiments in animals are often done with one cooperation apparatus, creating a specific highly monopolisable setting. We found that presenting multiple apparatuses significantly changed macaques' partner preference compared to one apparatus. doi.org/10.1016/j.an... 1188
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşJacob C. Dunn @jacobcdunn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🚨NEW PAPER🚨 out now in TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social "Constraint and convergence in the evolution of vertebrate sound production". Thanks to Christian Herbst, Coen Elemans, and @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social for a great collaboration. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 15418
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşDenis REALE 🇨🇦 @denisreale.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Should the term 'personality trait' be really used in animal personality studies? With Sasha Dall and @dingemanselab.bsky.social we don't think so. We explain why in this commentary published in Animal Behaviour. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 04823
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşKaja Wierucka @kajawierucka.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Our new paper investigating the temporal dynamics of vocal accommodation in common marmosets is now published in Proceedings B! Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @evocoggroup.bsky.social @nccrlanguage.bsky.social @primatenzentrum.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.orgroyalsocietypublishing.orgDynamic vocal learning in adult marmoset monkeysAbstract. Socially mediated vocal plasticity, such as vocal accommodation, is an important mechanism for maintaining social cohesion and coordination in gr 02210
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşXeno-canto @xeno-canto.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Every recordist is now invited to start annotating their own recordings on XC! Bird & Bat Sounds Global bsg.laji.fi are leading by example, with over 20000 annotated soundscapes. 066
Reposted by Alper Yelimlieşfranz @franzanth.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Finally, footage from that new whale graveyard. The fact that fossils and fresh carcasses mix together in this spot is bonkers. But of course it makes sense, because the scavengers that live down there also need a steady supply over millions of years. They can't just suddenly adapt to the deep.youtube.comWhale graveyard discovered 7km under the seaYouTube video by nature video 15794313
Reposted by Alper YelimlieşARAA @araa.at · 11/06/2026#HotOffThePress 🔥🖊️ "Investigating the structure of the greylag goose vocal repertoire: what can unsupervised methods tell us?“ 🪿 June 2026. Scientific Reports. @lenagies.bsky.social, Jonas Lesigang, Sonia Kleindorfer & @tecumsehfitch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...doi.orgInvestigating the structure of the greylag goose vocal repertoire: what can unsupervised methods tell us? - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Investigating the structure of the greylag goose vocal repertoire: what can unsupervised methods tell us? 031
Alper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Check out the master's work of @lenagies.bsky.social on unsupervised clustering of animal vocalizations! Also, yes, she has a master's on #greylaggoose and her last name is Gies (pronounced "geese")... #bioacoustics 074