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Behavioral Ecology

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Behavioral Ecology is the official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE). Run by @birgitszabo.bsky.social #behavecol

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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 22h
Seasonal variation in trans-oceanic flight and island use in a migratory falcon #Migration #Birds #GPSTracking doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maternal status of female leopards drives spatio-temporal interactions between the sexes #Felid #Cat #SocialInteractions doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Close-Up of a Majestic Leopard
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Differential weighting of lion vocalizations and oxpecker alarm calls in giraffes #Bioacoustics #PredationRisk #Mammal doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Close-up of Giraffe Eating
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Julien Fattebert, PhD 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇨🇭 @fattebertj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Maternal status of female leopards drives spatio-temporal interactions between the sexes  academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
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Maternal status of female leopards drives spatio-temporal interactions between the sexes
Using camera trap data, we found that the spatial behavior of female leopards is strongly influenced by the presence of offspring. Females with cubs consis
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tannermierow.bsky.social @tannermierow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excited to share that my first chapter of my dissertation has been published in @behavecol.bsky.social ! We found species-specific roles in the initiation and maintenance of snapping shrimp goby mutualisms. academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...
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Species-specific behaviors drive the initiation and maintenance of snapping shrimp-goby mutualisms
We studied a well-known mutualism between snapping shrimp and gobies to learn about the nuanced behavioral interactions involved in the initiation and main
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
📢 The new issue of Behavioral Ecology is out! 📢 Volume 37, Issue 5, September/October 2026 Read about all new research here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... Cover set up by Viktor Storozhuk. Regular monitoring camera trap, FSBI ‘Land of the Leopard’ #Behavior #Ecology #Animal
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Factors associated with breeding site fidelity in the sex-role reversed red phalarope #SexRoleReversal #Birds doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Predator hunting modes induce varied selection pressures on prey personality #AnimalPersonality #PredatorPreyInteraction #Mammal doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Malin Klumpp @malinklumpp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Throwback to #ISBE2026 this summer, where I once again had the chance to present my Master's project on reed warbler behaviour & genomics! Very grateful to @behavecol.bsky.social for supporting my 70 h ferry&train journey from 🇫🇮 to 🇮🇹!
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Links between color conspicuousness, territorial behavior, and steroids in a color polymorphic lizard #ColSci #Reptile #Polymorphism doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Group size predicts prenatal investment and offspring growth in a cooperatively breeding bird #GroupLiving #Birds doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Response of leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) towards a multimodal cue simulating a predator #Reptile #MultimodalPerception #PredatorDetection doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A phantom decoy shifts wild forager decisions in a natural environment #Wallaby #BehavioralEconomics #Fitness doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A model of subordinate helping decisions under varying levels of uncertainty #DynamicGameModel #CooperativeBreeding doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Feeding ecology and behavioral adaptations shape injury patterns in central European ants #Injury #Ant doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Approaching humans for food is a behavior transmitted from mothers to offspring in a large herbivore #HumanWildlifeInteraction #Deer doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Avery Russell @draverbee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
How do 🐝 evaluate costs & benefits of foraging w/in 🌸mimicry systems? Turns out 🐝 attend more to costs than to benefits, similar to animals in other contexts! For more, read our new pub in @behavecol.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1093/behe... therusselllab.net/wp-content/u... @jentomology.bsky.social
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Bees attend primarily to aversive costs, not pollen rewards, to avoid exploitation by floral mimics
We varied the benefits and costs of flower mimics and models (rewardless flowers and rewarding flowers, respectively) and investigated how bees responded.
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Fragkiskos Darmis @fragdarm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our new paper out on @behavecol.bsky.social We show that multiple paternity is driven by the social environment females experience, the abundance of roaming and territorial males. Polyandry and male reproductive tactics might be locked in a feedback loop. doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Polyandry is shaped by male mating behavior in house mice living in semi-natural conditions
In house mice, males use different mating strategies—some defend territories, while others roam to sneak matings—and these tactics influence paternity. We
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Drivers of disperser immigration into cooperatively breeding carnivore groups #Dispersal #Wolves #Sociality doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Snake markings facilitate diverse anti-predator functions depending on habitat and viewing angle #Camouflage #BackgroundMatching doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Libby Chapman @libbychaps.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Exciting to see our paper on nest building in wild blue tits as the editor's choice in this issue! doi.org/10.1093/behe... 🪺
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Anna Beatrice Costantini @annacostantini.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🎉Excited to have presented my PhD poster at #ISBE2026! I shared a pilot study on non-invasive saliva collection across mammalian species, the first step of my project 🐒🐺 Very grateful to @behavecol.bsky.social for the Travel Grant that made this trip possible🌿
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The role of personal reproductive experience on nest building in a wild bird #NestBuilding #Birds doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The protective value of the size and movement components of deimatic behavior #DeimaticBehavior #Bird #RobotMoth doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our paper on breeding site fidelity in Red Phalaropes now available in early view @behavecol.bsky.social! academic.oup.com/beheco/advan... We colour banded 169 males and 184 females of this polyandrous shorebird on their Arctic breeding grounds, and monitored their return in the next year 1/4
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Boldness covaries with growth and reproductive traits in female zebrafish #LifeHistoryTheory #Fish #AnimalPersonality doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Tuba Rizvi @tubariz786.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My first ISBE Congress was an incredible experience! Presented one of my recent studies, reunited with friends and had a great time in the beautiful city of Torino! Ending my eurosummer with a bang 🤝@isbe2026.bsky.social @behavecol.bsky.social #behavecol #sexualselection
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Just one more day of #ISBE2026. Today we're featuring "Data from: Wind alters plant-pollinator community structure, bee foraging rate & movements between plants" 🧪 📊 Data on Dryad: bit.ly/4w4RSk1 📖 Article in @behavecol.bsky.social: bit.ly/4yCOv6c #ecology #opendata #behavioralecology
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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For anyone that missed my talk at @isbe2026.bsky.social - never you fear! You can watch my talk and read more about the new Replication Studies section at @behavecol.bsky.social right here! laskowskilab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/2026/07/22/r...
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Centre for Evolutionary Biology at UWA @ceb-uwa.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our director, Leigh W. Simmons, delivers the Hamilton Lecture at #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 @isbe2026.bsky.social @behavecol.bsky.social Highlighting contributions to the understanding of female agency in sexual selection over his career, we congratulate Leigh on being distinguished as 2026’s Hamilton Lecture.
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Predation risk shapes among- and within-individual variation in behavior in poison frog tadpoles #DevelopmentalPlasticity #PoisonFrog #Predation doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In honor of #ISBE2026 we're featuring community datasets. First is "Data from: Body condition reveals hidden correlations between co-infection and behavior in sunfish" 🧪 📊 Data: bit.ly/4psQ16R 🔍 📖 Article @behavecol.bsky.social: bit.ly/45dh4tm #ecology #opendata #openscience #behavioralecology
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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Behavioral Ecology - July/August 2026 academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... *Cover: Kirstin Gaffney Via @behavecol.bsky.social
The cover of Behavioral Ecology - July/August 2026.
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
For #ISBE2026 day 2, explore "Data from: Navigating danger: How environmental cues and individual traits shape breeding dispersal in the endangered common eider" 🧪 📊 Data on Dryad: bit.ly/4b0PGCj 📖 Article in @behavecol.bsky.social: bit.ly/4yuoGFr #ecology #opendata #behavioralecology
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
For #ISBE2026 day 3, we're sharing "Data from: A phantom decoy shifts wild Forager decisions in a natural environment" 🧪 📊 Data on Dryad: bit.ly/4yzcval 📖 Article in @behavecol.bsky.social: bit.ly/44MSuzo #ecology #opendata #openresearch #openscience #behavioralecology
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
📢 New Issue of Behavioral Ecology just dropped! 📢 Volume 37, Issue 4, July/August 2026 Read about all the new research here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... Cover by Kirstin Gaffney. Clark’s anemonefish sheltering among the tentacles of a bubble-tip anemone.
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fighter–pilot parents: relationships of nest defense with species, nest stage, and brood quality #NestDefense #birds #OffspringTraits doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Mylène Dutour @dutourmylene.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Our @behavecol.bsky.social ol.bsky.social‬ article was Editor’s choice for this issue!! @gblackburn.bsky.social @mandyridley.bsky.social @camillasoravia.bsky.social
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The unusual food provisioning by males beyond mating in the spider Manogea porracea (Araneidae) #PreyOfferings #Spider doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Conference participants: don’t forget to fill out the form for ISBE SOCIAL EVENTS Your input helps us organize the best possible social program during the conference week and plan activities that match your interests. ➡️Check your mailbox, you’ll find the link to the form in our latest email!
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Courtship choreography is stabilized among genetically isolated populations #SexualSelection #CourtshipDisplay #Insect doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Biologically inspired warning patterns deter a passerine, Parus major, from digital turbine blades #Aposematism #Birds #TurbineCollisions doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Check out our Editor's Choice for Issue May/June ⬇️⬇️
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Experimental evidence for flexibility in provisioning behavior in a cooperatively breeding bird #Sociality #ParentalCare #FlexibleInvestment doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Theresa Rueger @theresarueger.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📣 Super cool new study on the *evolution of helping* by Kirstin Gaffney open access in @behavecol.bsky.social academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
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Pay-to-stay drives the evolution of helping independent of kin selection in anemonefish societies
We found evidence for “pay-to-stay” in anemonefishes (gaining future benefits from current cooperation at their own expense). This confirms that helping ca
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
High temperatures inhibit quantity discrimination of conspecifics in a wild bird #Cognition #AntiPredatorBehavior #Bird doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Wild crickets can adjust escaping speed under varying predation cues #PredatorPreyDynamics #BehavioralPlasticity #Insect doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Exploring mechanisms underlying heterospecific alarm call responses in meerkats and yellow mongooses #Mammal #Eavesdropping #Cognition #Communication doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Curious Meerkats Peep Out
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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The countdown is on! We’re just one month away from bringing together our vibrant scientific community to Turin! We can’t wait to see you at ISBE2026! @behavecol.bsky.social
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Seasonal transition in metabolic regulation of behavior in a hibernating marsupial #Marsupial #Physiology #Behaviour doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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