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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔔 Registration deadline for the 53rd Conference of the Czech and Slovak Ethological Society has been extended to Sep 27, 2026 ⏳ Looking forward to your participation! 🔗 Register here: www.csets.sk/konference/r... #conference #ethology #animalbehaviour #csets #etodny26
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Registrace na 53. konferenci | ČSEtS
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🦌🐺 New #PhD position! Behavioural and Physiological Responses of Red Deer to the Risk of Predation by Grey Wolves Interested in mammal behaviour, large carnivores and non-invasive research methods? 💼 50% position for 4 years | Institute of Animal Science 📩 Dr Adam Dušek: vuzv.cz/en/people/du...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
53rd conference of the CSEtS 🦅🦎 We are pleased to present this year’s plenary speakers. Very interesting talks ahead of us 😊 🔗 Conference registration: www.csets.sk/konference/r... ⏳ Registration deadline: Sep 20, 2026 Looking forward to your participation!
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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We've updated our speaker list for Wednesday's workshop! 🤩Don't miss your chance to sign up: www.psgb.org/pages/cognit...
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Cognition for Conservation & Captive Care | Primate Society of Great Britain
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣 REGISTRATION FOR THE 53RD CSETS CONFERENCE IS OPEN! 📣 ⏳ Deadline for registration and abstract submission: September 20, 2026 🗓️ November 5-8, 2026, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia 🇸🇰🤩 #ethology #conference #etodny26 #animalbehaviour #csets www.csets.sk/konference/r...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Check these very interesting positions #PhD #Postdoc at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna 🇦🇹
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Urban Vervet Project @urbanvervetproject.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨🐒Join the Urban Vervet Project! We are currently looking for a research assistant to strengthen our on-site team at the beautiful Simbithi Eco Estate in South Africa. More info below 👇 @sofiaforss.bsky.social
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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We 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!
Logo of a gosling looking up at a bee on its beak. "Behaviour" underneath.
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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Save the date! 📅 PSGB is hosting an online workshop on the topic “Cognition for Conservation and Captive Care” (2nd September 2026). Check out the first look for our speakers working across primate behaviour and cognition & register your interest to receive the workshop link! 🐒 shorturl.at/HDvXA
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⭐️ How do leopard #geckos detect a predator in the dark? 🦎 Scientists from @sciencecharles.bsky.social found that while vision and vibrations increase their alertness, they won't actually attack or flee until they smell the threat. 🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/behe... #NewPaper #SensoryEcology
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ASABPSGB2026 @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We are approaching venue capacity to register for the ASAB & PSGB Winter Meeting - sign up soon to secure your spot! When capacity is reached we'll be operating a waiting list. More details about the meeting and registration at: asabpsgbwinter.github.io//2026/
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Joint Winter Conference of ASAB and PSGB
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Alice Auersperg @auersperga.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We 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!!
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 15/06/2026
📢 Abstract submissions for #ABL2026 are now OPEN! 🗓 Deadline: 6 September 2026 This year's theme: "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World" 🌍🧠 🎤 Choose from: 🔹 15-min live talk 🔹 5-min pre-recorded video poster 📄 Submit here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org #ScienceConference #AnimalBehaviour
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Elena Belli @elenabelli.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I am looking for a MSc student to conduct their thesis within my PhD project on multimodal communication in common marmosets! 🐒🌞 You will be part of the Evolutionary Cognition Group at UZH (@nccrlanguage.bsky.social). Unpaid position (funding options would need to be applied for by the candidate).
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Blair Costelloe @blaircostelloe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We are offering a PhD position with the WildBotics project @uni-konstanz.de! Want to join an interdisciplinary research network and use drones and computer vision to study animal behavior, ecology and conservation in Kenya? 🇰🇪🐘 Please apply! Deadline June 21 🧪🌍🌿 Full details: tinyurl.com/yn8jkzcf
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
📣 Conference announcement 📣 The 53rd conference of the Czech and Slovak ethological society will take place from 5 to 8 November 2026 in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia 🇸🇰 More information and registration will be available in August. Save the date! 🗓️ #etodny26 #conference #animalbehaviour #ethology
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Czech Centre of Cognitive Ethology @ckecz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
❗️New PhD position in our lab ❗️ Nest defence in passerines: parental quality, investment and fitness 🐦 ➡️ 4 years, fully funded position 🗓️ Start: July 2026 ⏳ Application deadline: May 10, 2026 ✉️ veselp03@jcu.cz, krausl07@jcu.cz #PhD #PhDjobs #ornithology #ethology #cognition
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
⏰Time running out - deadline 19th April - to apply for funded #PhD: 🪶Quantifying animal movement patterns & behavioural interactions in a changing world 👥Joint with us @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #SimonGriffith #MacquarieUniversity #modelling #birds #mammals #Australia ℹ️ tinyurl.com/343acaev
Dwarf mongoose group in South AfricaZebra finches on wire in Australia
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CIMeC_UniTrento @cimecunitrento.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Applications are now OPEN for 13 PhD fellowships in the Doctoral Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences at CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy! 📅 Deadline: May 7, 2026 🧠 Research fields: brain, neuroscience, cognition, language, neuroimaging, vision and more. ℹ More info 🔗 phd.unitn.it/drcimec/
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
📸 Is a photo enough, or do we need to see an #animal in person to feel something towards it? 👀🕷️ 👉 Scientists from @sciencecharles.bsky.social focused on whether we can trust studies that examine human #fear, #disgust, or #perception of animal beauty using only images. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🦷 How is bite force related to reproduction in Mole-rats? 🦷 Scientists from @prfju.bsky.social have discovered that breeding males have a remarkably stronger bite, which helps them maintain a reproductive monopoly. 🤯 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42... #Molerats #Fukomys #Reproduction #SocialAnimals
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Breeding male mole-rats (Fukomys) use strong bites to defend reproductive monopoly - Communications Biology
Breeding status shapes bite force in social African Fukomys mole-rats: strong male competition drives higher bite force in breeding males, while weaker female competition results in lower bite force i...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
🐴🐄 ISAE Regional Conference in Prague in June! 🐴🐄 @applied-ethology.bsky.social 🗓️ June 9-12, 2026 📍Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague 📋 Abstracts can be submitted from March 1, 2026 #ISAE #AppliedEthology #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare #Conference #SaveTheDate #FromSensorsToCognition
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Grant C. McDonald @gcmcdon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: The impact of global change on parental care systems Interested in Shorebirds? Global change? Parental care? Fieldwork? 🐣☀️ Come join us in Budapest! Interested candidates - get in touch! Deadline Feb 28 2026
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ASAB @asab.org · 27/01/2026
A lot of deadlines this week! Abstract submission and conference travel grants for #ASABSpring2026 are due Feb 1, as are ASAB research grants and undergraduate scholarships! ✍️ 💰 Also #ECBB2026 symposia proposals are due Jan 31! 🏃 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃 🏃🏻‍♀️
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Eleanor Bath @eleanorbath.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We're advertising a PhD project on how social isolation influences aggression in flies. Based at Durham, co-supervised by @clarahowcroft.bsky.social . Despite what the ad says, this is also open to international applicants! Any questions, shoot me a msg! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
👀 How do disgust-eliciting stimuli influence #attention? Is it a cognitive or reflexive mechanism? 🤔 ➡️ Read the new study by a team of scientists from @sciencecharles.bsky.social 👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬 #emotion #threat #Cognition #disgust #newpaper #publication 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0269...
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Attention on visual disgust: comparison of intentional and unintentional gaze on disgusting images
Disgust-eliciting stimuli have been shown to both capture attention, even when task-irrelevant, and to be visually avoided when alternative stimuli are available. This study investigated these effe...
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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Joy to All! ❄️ We wish you all a very festive Christmas and a happy New Year!🎄✨ EHBEA is approaching, and we’re excited to welcome you! Check www.ehbea2026.com for new info on hotel deals and room-sharing options. Don’t forget: the abstract submission deadline is 9 January. See you in Leiden in 2026!
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Overview | EHBEA2026
The upcoming conference of the European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association will take place in Leiden, The Netherlands, 14th-17th of April 2026. EHBEA conferences bring together researchers applyi...
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
📢Two fully-funded #PhD opportunities to work with us: Topic: Social monitoring & manipulation UK-domiciled black-heritage scheme: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6 NERC DLTP: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp Cosupervisors: #PatrickKennedy @ljnbrent.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #bioacoustics #mammals #fieldwork
Meerkat pups in the Kalahari, South AfricaRhesus macaques in Cayo Santiago
Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera, South Africa.
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
🐒 With or without you? 🤔 📌 A recent study shows how the presence of conspecifics affects the #personality expression of #marmosets. 🤩 #animalbehaviour #primates #sociality #callithrix 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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With or without you: common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, personality expression is mediated by social setting
Animal personality has been studied in many solitary and socially living taxa, but the effect of conspecifics on the individuals' personality expressi…
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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
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.
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Wouldn’t it be better together? 🐮 ➡️ Scientists from our society bring an interesting review on individual and pair housing and its influence on the #behaviour and #welfare of calves. Check the link below! 😊 #dairycalves #housing #animalbehaviour 🔗 www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S002...
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Invited review: A systematic review of the effects of pair housing on dairy calf welfare and productivity
The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes.
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The largest scientific study to date on #neophobia, or fear of the new and unfamiliar, has revealed why some #bird species are more afraid than others 🐦🦜 ➡️ Find out in a brand new paper with Czech and Slovak footprint! 🇨🇿🇸🇰 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🌐 Online platform @thebehaviourforum.bsky.social 🌐 📌 Intended (not only) for users of automatic monitoring systems in animal behaviour research, mainly focused on researching the behaviour of laboratory rodents as biological models 🐁 Feel free to register here: 🔗 www.thebehaviourforum.org
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A place to discuss experimental methods in animal behaviour
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🦋 How do ecosystem characteristics influence the effectiveness of antipredator colour strategies, such as camouflage and aposematism? 🎨 Find out in a new study, with huge contributions from researchers at @sciencecharles.bsky.social 🤩 #science #aposematism #camouflage #antipredator
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Global selection on insect antipredator coloration
Natural selection has repeatedly led to the evolution of two alternative antipredator color strategies—camouflage to avoid detection and aposematism to advertise unprofitability—but we lack understand...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
👨🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫 We are pleased to present the plenary speakers at the 52nd ČSEtS conference! 🤩 🐾 #etodny25 🔔 Reminder: The registration for the conference has been extended until Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 23:59. Feel free to register at this link: www.csets.sk/index.php?s=11 Looking forward to seeing you! ✨
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
‼️ Registration for the 52nd ČSEtS Conference in Prague is OPEN ✅ 🔗 Registration (till September 30): www.csets.sk/index.php?s=11 Conference info: 🗓️ November 13-16, 2025 📍 Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague We look forward to your participation! ✨
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ASAB Spring 2027 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 December 15-16 Edinburgh How sensory information affects behaviour.
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
📌 We would like to invite you to the 52nd #conference of our society, which will take place from November 13th to 16th, 2025 at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. Save the date! 🗓️ 🔗 For accommodation options and more, follow our website csets.sk 🤩
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🐴 What role do fathers play in the horse world? What is the impact of paternal separation on behaviour of foals? 🤔 A team of scientists from the Czech University of Life Sciences and the University of South Bohemia comes up with interesting findings. Read below! ⬇️🤩 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🐗 How do Wild Boars differ in movement, space use and daily activity? How do these differences affect their ability to survive and thrive in human-altered landscape? 🌲 👩🏻‍🔬 Dr. Michaela Masilkova and colleagues provide answers in a new study! ⬇️ #wildboars #movement
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Consistent inter-individual variability in movement traits shapes the wild boar movement syndrome
Wild boars' unique movement patterns, shaped by their personalities, might help them avoid humans and thrive in diverse environments. Recognizing these beh
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Ondrej Fiser @laniusondrej.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧠🦅 Facial configuration matters 🦅🧠 We tested if wild #GreatTits recognise predators not just by what facial elements are present (eyes, beak), but also how they’re arranged. 👁️🔄 Rotate the eyes 90° = more fear 👁️↩️ Rotate them 180° = same fear 👁️🚫 No eyes/beak = no fear #BirdCognition 🐦🪶🧪 #JCOMP
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
❗️📝 PhD Thesis Offer: Impact of infant’s odour on parental bonding and behaviour 👩🏻‍🍼👃 📍 Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague ⏳ Application deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 www.etologiecloveka.cz
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🐝 According to the discovery of a new fossil hoverfly with a well-preserved mimetic color pattern, the occurrence of accurate wasp mimics preceded the dominance of passerine birds in Europe. 🐦 Read more in a new paper ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
🐍 Why are people across continents most afraid of thick-bodied #snakes? 📄 In a brand new paper, Prof. Frynta from @sciencecharles.bsky.social and his colleagues uncover the evolutionary origins of the fear of snakes. doi.org/10.3390/ani1...
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ISHE @ishe-society.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🌍 As you know, this year ISHE is hosting events in two different locations: Valparaíso and Vienna. 📢 Abstract submission for both 10th ISHE Summer Institutes is now open! 🧠✨ 📌 Deadline: April 20th, 2025 📎 Submit now – ishe.org/conferences-... #ISHE2025 #HumanEthology #CallForAbstracts
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
‼️ CogEvo 2025 🧠 🚨 A unique workshop on cognition, neuroscience, evolution and development organized by the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences. 🗓️ July 17-18, 2025 📍 Rovereto, Italy 🇮🇹 🔗 Registration: event.unitn.it/cogevo/ #CogEvo2025 #CogEvo #Cognition #Neuroscience
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CogEvo 25 - Workshop on Cognition and Evolution
CogEvo 25 Workshop on Cognition and Evolution will be held in Rovereto from 17 to 18 July 2025
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🛡️🐍 Did you know that some #snakes have hidden armour? 👩🏻‍🔬 Dr. Frýdlová and her colleagues have discovered #osteoderms in three additional snake species, including the very first record of osteoderms in shield-tailed snakes (Uropeltidae). 🤩 Link below ⬇️ doi.org/10.1002/jmor...
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Hidden Armour: The Passive Protective Function of Caudal Osteoderms in Snakes
Well-developed caudal osteoderms were discovered in shield-tailed snakes (Uropeltidae). Dermal armour at the tail tip likely provides passive protection against predators, though roles in locomotion ...
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🐍 What role do defensive postures of #snakes play in evoking #fear in humans? And why is the effect of posture so strong in hooding cobras? 🤔 Prof. Frynta from the @sciencecharles.bsky.social and his colleagues come up with the answers in a new cross-cultural paper. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
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