Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 20hBig day tomorrow! You have until Oct 1 at MIDNIGHT 🌝 if you’re planning to submit to any of these 👇🏻 033
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Media coverage of PhD student Shannon Kaiser’s paper investigating impacts of coal mine wastewater on amphibians. Link to the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... www.abc.net.au/news/science...abc.net.auScientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewaterA study on the impact of chytrid fungus disease in Royal National Park frogs raises questions about regulation of coalmine wastewater. 0216
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Massive congratulations to @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social on her award for best platform presentation at the @setac.bsky.social Asia-Pacific conference in Tsukuba, Japan, this week 👏. @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social #BobWongLab 2132
Reposted by Bob WongAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’m proud that we moved to online only publishing, instigated paper prizes, moved to mandatory data & code provision, diversified our pool of Editors & Consulting Editors & introduced new article types. Also, as a Society, we widened the range of grants offered to the animal behaviour community. 182
Reposted by Bob WongAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The journal and the Society are only successful because of a large cohort of brilliant people working behind the scenes, including Managing Editors, Editors, Consulting Editors, Editorial Assistants, reviewers, publisher contacts, and ASAB Council members & Trustees. #ThankYou 👏☺️ 173
Reposted by Bob WongAdam Lendvai @lendvaiaz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The departmental seminars @evozoodeb.bsky.social will start next week. The first presentation is by Prof. Hans Hofmann (Uni Texas): "Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Homeostasis in Highly Variable Environments". Join the live stream on Monday 07 Sept, at 12:00 CEST at www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe...youtube.comDE-EvolZoolUniversity of Debreceni - Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Humanbiology 063
Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 04/09/2026The European Conference for Behavioural Biology #ECBB2026 always goes so fast! This was an exceptional conference at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The organizers and volunteers did a fantastic job (with a special shout out to @jacobcdunn.bsky.social and @wascherclaudia.bsky.social) 🙌 1308
Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 04/09/2026Had a great time at #ECBB2026? Don’t worry, there are more conferences coming! There’s #ASABWinter2026 (@asabpsgb2026.bsky.social, full but can still join online), #ASABSpring2027 (@asab-meetings.bsky.social) in Portsmouth & #Behaviour2027 (@behaviour2027.bsky.social) in Vienna Make sure to follow! 01110
Reposted by Bob WongDr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Sad that #ECBB2026 is over?? Fear Not!! 2028 has been confirmed in Dublin 🇮🇪🍺🎉 Save the dates!! 10th-14th July 2028 See you all there! 👍 0184
Reposted by Bob WongHanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Are you into mathematical modelling of ecological and evolutionary systems? Look at this job ad for a senior lecturer in Lund. I've visited many times, splendid compact city, splendid department! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...lu.varbi.comSenior Lecturer in Computational BiologyLund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality, equal opportunities and diversity are fundamental principles in all parts of the University’s activit 04156
Reposted by Bob WongASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🤯 listening to Tim Caro’s talk on colouration. Didn’t realise how camouflaged a giant panda was! Crypsis - to be specific www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ECBB2026nature.comThe giant panda is cryptic - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - The giant panda is cryptic 0136
Reposted by Bob WongChristos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 03/09/2026And one of the key studies published on the same day! After *years* of work, finally published in @royalsocietypublishing.org #proceedingsb Plasticity in collective behaviour helps fish shoals mitigate limited visual information from water turbidity royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 0154
Reposted by Bob WongASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Design a poster that explains an interesting animal behaviour. Your infographic will be inspired by observation of animals in real life or online. Entry age categories: 7-10 years 11-14 years 15-21 years More information and the entry form: www.asab.org/education-news Spread the word #ECBB2026 01111
Reposted by Bob WongSal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!sallykeith.weebly.comTeam***Three new postdoc positions!*** Our team is growing! Join us to unlock animal behaviour as an early warning system, underpinned by mechanistic ecological understanding, delivering responsible and..... 11114
Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 02/09/2026Come by and say hi to our amazing education officer, Charlotte Evans! She does fantastic Animal Behaviour education outreach, not just here, but all over schools in the UK - and has made some really great resources for everyone. Ask her about it! #ECBB2026 093
Reposted by Bob WongDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Are you an ornithology student or postdoc thinking about a career at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)? Register for this webinar hosted by @amornith.bsky.social to hear from myself and several other PUI ornithologists. We'll give you all the dirt! americanornithology.org/calendar/fac... 13020
Reposted by Bob WongDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I would be thrilled to support someone interested in applying to a NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...), reach out if interested. The RFP is focused on AI, & we have some datasets & projects suited to this studying evolution of multilayer biological networksnsf.govPostdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) 0810
Reposted by Bob WongDr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🚨📣 PhD opportunities with @ccioannou.bsky.social starting September 2027!! Check it out: 🐠 ioannougroup.com #ECBB2026 @asab.org 01914
Reposted by Bob WongWendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🏆 Early career researchers: your research could win €1,000! Behaviour is launching its new Early Career Researcher Award 2027, celebrating outstanding research published by ECRs. 🧠🐾 1/3 168
Reposted by Bob WongJack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Glad to see our new review on behavioural diversity in fishes out today in Fish and Fisheries! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/faf.... 0136
Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 02/09/2026The previous executive editor of #AnimalBehaviourJournal, @andyradford.bsky.social, makes it clear at #ECBB2026 that they're not desk rejecting work for the sake of it - if it meets the basic conditions, it'll go to review! And don't be discouraged if you're asked to revise, that's normal 😊 1259
Reposted by Bob WongASAB @asab.org · 01/09/2026Loved that @andyradford.bsky.social kicked off #ECBB2026 with the first plenary. For the last 5 years, Andy has been working extremely hard as the ASAB Executive Editor of the #AnimalBehaviourJournal and today just happens to be the day that he has passed on the torch to @bbmwong.bsky.social 🥰 0358
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Excited to be starting today as an Executive Editor of Animal Behaviour. I look forward to working with the rest of the editorial and production team and, of course, authors to deliver a great experience and top quality science for a wonderful society journal. @asab.org @animbehsociety.bsky.social 41008
Reposted by Bob WongUpama Aich @upama.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Thanks to all the collaborators for their invaluable contribution to the work: @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social, Raiko Rafeeq, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, @jackmanera.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social (6/6) Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...doi.orgAndrogenic agricultural pollution suppresses immune function and alters reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofishAbstract. Anthropogenic pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife. Particularly concerning are endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) due to their abilit 032
Reposted by Bob WongMax Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 13/08/2026How did cognition evolve? 🧠 On the sandy bottom of Lake Tanganyika, scientists asked wild fish how they make decisions, revealing how two closely related species diverge in surprising ways. Paper ▶️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Story ▶️ www.ab.mpg.de/1452608/news... 04017
Reposted by Bob WongOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Sea horses hanging out with a garden eel 332840799
Reposted by Bob WongAustralian Research Council @arc-gov-au.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Join the ARC ⬇️ We’re recruiting: - Assistant Directors (EL1) who will lead teams delivering major govt grants programs & contribute to NCGP reform. - HR Advisor (APS5) who will help support our people and employee experience across the ARC. More: www.arc.gov.au/about-arc/wo... 043
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... 0146202
Reposted by Bob WongShawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Our new Nature Eco Evo paper documents range shifts in 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries, primarily due to climate change. 🦋80% expanded 🦋27% contracted 🦋22% shifted elevation 🦋342 showed multiple shift types. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social 411667
Reposted by Bob WongAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The result of 10+ years of fieldwork & analysis of 1000s of data points is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com... and on the cover! Mongoose pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake doi.org/10.1038/s415... 19626
Reposted by Bob WongSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Are there downstream impacts from coal mining on adult frogs? Shannon Kaiser and co-authors looked at 25 unexposed sites and 22 exposed sites in the Royal National Park NSW and found that wastewater exposure increased amphibian disease risk. @bbmwong.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Bob WongSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Measuring executive function in guppies; is it impacted by anti-depressant pollution? Eleanor Moore and co-authors looked at working memory and cognitive flexibility 2 facets of executive function. @bbmwong.bsky.social @jack-brand.bsky.social @jackmanera.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... 064
Reposted by Bob WongNick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Do you live in Australia, or have you ever travelled here? Then you can help our research on Australian biosecurity by completing a short survey. Scan the QR code below, or click this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/6xah 044
Reposted by Bob WongHanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 30/07/2026.The very talented and fun Jonathan Henshaw has two positions to offer! If you like theoretical eco-evo questions, don't hesitate. Also, Freiburg is a very pretty place PhD: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb... Postdoc: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...uni-freiburg.de 02428
Reposted by Bob WongNicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I have a PhD project to look at the impact of climate change on an endangered WA skink 🦎. Applicants interested in herpetology, thermal ecology and collaborating with First Nations are encouraged to apply. Apply now: www.murdoch.edu.au/study/schola... Lab website: www.nicholaswulab.com 03238
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 30/07/2026How does waster water from coal mine operations impact amphibians? Check out the new open access paper from Shannon Kaiser's PhD research here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ha... 📸 Tnarg 12345 (CC BY-SA 3.0) 092
Reposted by Bob WongPetra Sumasgutner @pesumas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Seeking local volunteer- from Turin #ISBE2026 - to assist with sample collection in www.myurbanbee.com project. Interested in urban biodiversity? To work with an international team? And learn a lot about solitary bees within a week? Urgent: 10.08.-17.08! Please get in touch: wildbienenwien@gmail.com 0510
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 28/07/2026After more than two weeks of Summer in Italy, I’m finally back in Melbourne 🥶 171
Reposted by Bob WongRoyal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 27/07/2026Join us live Thurs 6 August (London, UK time) to celebrate the 43 papers featured in this #ProcB Special Feature and to hear from the scientists behind them. Register for the seminar: cassyni.com/events/EH4z4... #ecology #conservation #biodiversity 051
Reposted by Bob WongPutter Tiatragul @puttert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Megan Head at ANU is advertising this amazing postdoc position on thermal tolerance in insects. Canberra is a great place to live and work. Don't listen to the haters! jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...jobs.anu.edu.auPostdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, AustraliaClassification: Academic Level ASalary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years) (flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hour... 02021
Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 26/07/2026What starts as a research collaboration soon transforms into a friendship and, before you know it, you start to share family meals together and watch the children grow. Before flying back to Australia, it was lovely to spend some time with my Italian family through @gio-polverino.bsky.social 🥰❤️🇮🇹 0160
Reposted by Bob WongISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Meet the people behind those yellow t-shirts! 💛 With endless enthusiasm, dedication and countless hours of hard work our LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITEE made this extraordinary week possible! 0254
Reposted by Bob WongISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 26/07/2026ISBE2026 final moments, with the Early Career Award presentations followed by the prestigious Hamilton Lecture delivered by Leigh W. Simmons 0113
Reposted by Bob WongISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 26/07/2026ISBE2026 SOCIAL PARTY - sharing conversations over nice food and the grooving with the @thehotdogsband and a dj set by @macrobeats Photos @wildlais 0161
Reposted by Bob WongKate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Okay this is pretty hilarious 😆 0439
Reposted by Bob WongJack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Chuffed to be a runner up for the ECR awards at @isbe2026.bsky.social! Congrats to the winners! 0122
