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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Female ruffs grow faster and fledge earlier, shifting the sex ratio from hatching to fledging: Read the new paper from the Küpper & Kempenaers groups!

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New year, new conference! Registration for the next Annual Meeting of the Ethological Society is officially open! 🤩 Save the date, sign up, and join us in beautiful Konstanz 24–27 February, 2027 @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social www.ab.mpg.de/etho-2027

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Exciting conference coming up in Vienna this August!! Safe the date 🦉🎡

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On September 16, 1958, the first Max Planck Institute in Seewiesen was officially inaugurated in the presence of Otto Hahn, then President of the @maxplanck.de. Over the following decades, Seewiesen became a famous location for behavioral research. ➡️ www.bi.mpg.de/mpio-history

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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New #ornithology paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We show that female dotterels can move across large distances within a single breeding season in search of mating opportunities, visiting up to five different sites (median: 3) and travelling up to 1000 km between sites (median: 71 km). 1/n

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Träumen Sepien von elektrischen Garnelen? 🦑💤⚡🦐 Cooke beobachtetet strukturierten Ruhephasen bei Sepien, mit gehäufte Armbewegungen und Wechsel zwischen verschiedenen Verhaltens- und Farbmusterzuständen. Ein Einblick in schlafähnliches Verhalten in freier Wildbahn! #Verhaltensbiologie #Schlaf

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Do cuttlefish dream of electric shrimp? 🦑💤⚡🦐 Cooke observed European cuttlefish showing quiescent states, including arm twitches and transitions between distinct behavioural and colour states. A glimpse into sleep-like behaviour in the wild! #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth.70102

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Do Cuttlefish Dream of Electric Shrimp? A Natural History Note on Behavioral Quiescence Strategies in Wild European Cuttlefish (<fi>Sepia officinalis</fi>)

Continuous video stills documenting an unprovoked alert-to-quiescent-to-alert transition sequence in an individual wild Sepia officinalis. Panels (A–B) show the individual exhibiting localized arm L1...

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Reptilian soundscapes 🦎💬 You can find out more about the vocalization of geckos in the study by Henrik Brumm and Sue Ann Zollinger. Here is the press release: www.bi.mpg.de/1502636/news...

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Do animals align with Earth's magnetic field? 🧲🐆🌍 Landler et al. use leopard data to highlight pitfalls in magnetic alignment studies. Their guide includes R scripts to detect spatial autocorrelation, helping researchers make studies more robust. #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth.70094

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A Practical Guide to Studying Magnetic Alignment of Free‐Living Animals: Lessons From Leopards

We show that spatial autocorrelation in circular data can be detected and provide guidelines how to avoid such issues in magnetic alignment field studies.

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: What keeps animal societies together? 🐘🐒🐺🦜 Kappeler reviews how animal groups form, stay cohesive, and maintain social order. Beyond the benefits of group living, behavioral mechanisms may reduce conflict and promote stable, cooperative societies. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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From Cohesion to Norms: How Animal Groups Come, Stay, and Function Together

The present review underscores two salient points: In the context of evolutionary transitions to pair- and group living, it is imperative to acknowledge the distinction between selective forces that ...

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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Interested in having a symposium at #Behaviour2027 ? We are officially open to proposals! Please carefully follow the guidelines below:

Call for Symposia
Behaviour 2027
23-27 August
Vienna, Austria
The Behaviour 2027 Scientific Committee invites proposals to organize
symposia from individual organizers or teams of two to three co-chairs.
Symposium format
• Each symposium must have at least one chair; the chair must be
registered for the conference and attend in person.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Format: 6 presentations of 12 + 3 minutes each (total 90 minutes);
an alternative format would be 1 invited talk of 25+5 minutes,
followed by contributed talks of 12 + 3 minutes (adjust the number
of contributed talks accordingly to fit within 90 minutes).
• All speakers must register for the conference and attend in person.
The committee reserves the right to propose suitable submissions to the
symposium chair if there is still space available in the symposium.
Proposal preparation
Please provide:
1. Names, affiliation and contact information of the primary chair
(contact person) and co-chairs.
2. Proposed symposium title.
3. A maximum 200-word abstract introducing the topic and justifying
why it merits a symposium at the conference.
4. Names of at least two confirmed speakers (please verify their
availability).
Financial arrangements
The Behaviour 2027 organizers cannot cover registration, travel, or
accommodation for symposium organizers or speakers. The conference
will provide the venue and standard audio-visual equipment.
Diversity and inclusivity
We strongly encourage conveners to assemble speaker line-ups that
reflect diversity in gender, nationality, geography, and career stage.
Fostering diversity and inclusivity is a core priority of Behaviour 2027

Evaluation criteria
Our criteria include originality, interest, and relevance to Behaviour 2027,
and balance across gender, nationality, and career stage of invited
speakers.
If accepted, the chair, in consultation with the Symposium Committee, will
finalize the speaker list and order of appearance. Chairs are requested to
provide a brief introduction at the start and lead the entire session.
Evaluation timeline
Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Notifications will
be sent end of November 2026.
Proposal Submission
Please submit your proposal online via email to
behaviour2027@univie.ac.at by 1 November 2026. Later submissions will
not be considered.
Abstract submission
Upon selection, the chair is responsible for ensuring that speakers submit
their abstracts and register on time to be considered for inclusion in the
symposium.
Decision about contributions submitted to accepted symposia will be
evaluated by the session chairs.
Contact
Questions? Please contact behaviour2027@univie.ac.at

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Entlasten Helfer die Eltern? 🐦🤝 Koenig & Walters zeigen: Die Antwort hängt von der Analyse ab. Eichelspechte füttern über die gesamte Brutzeit weniger in größeren Gruppen, gleichen ihre Fütterungsrate in kurzen Beobachtungen aber an andere Gruppenmitglieder an.

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Do helpers reduce parental workload? 🐦🤝 Koenig & Walters show that the answer depends on the analysis. Acorn woodpeckers feed less overall in larger groups, but during short observations they match the feeding rates of others. Scale matters! #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth.70087

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Load Lightening in the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker Depends on the Analysis

An illustration of load lightening, additive, and compensatory care. The cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker exhibits load lightening when analyzed by group size over the course of a breeding eff...

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Exciting opportunity to share your wildlife photography with the world - the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition! 📸🐊🐎🐞 Deadline is 14 August 2026! royalsociety.org/journals/publishing-activities/photo-competition/

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Tim Janicke @timjanicke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In a new #Viewpoint we argue that the binary definition of #BiologicalSex based on gamete size is a scientifically robust framework that is entirely compatible with the diversity of sexual phenotypes and human gender identities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Biological Sex Is Binary and Rooted in Anisogamy

Drawing on empirical evidence and evolutionary theory, we argue that biological sex is most coherently defined as a binary classification of reproductive strategies rooted in anisogamy (the productio....

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Weibliche Skorpione verteidigen sich lauter! 🦂🔊 Dionisio-da-Silva et al. zeigen, dass weibliche Skorpione lautere Stridulationssignale erzeugen als Männchen. Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede der Lauterzeugungsstrukturen prägen die Signale und stützen ihre Funktion als Abwehr gegen Fressfeinde.

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Female scorpions are the louder defenders! 🦂🔊 Dionisio-da-Silva et al. show that female scorpions produce longer and louder stridulatory signals than males. Sex-specific differences shape these signals, supporting stridulation as antipredator defense. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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She Doesn't Whisper: Female‐Prominent Stridulation Shaped by Morphology in a Buthid Scorpion and Insights on Its Function

Sexual dimorphism and stress-induced stridulatory responses in Jaguajir rochae (Borelli, 1910). Females exhibited greater absolute pectinal size and higher sound pressure levels, whereas males showed...

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Worth reading in full.

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This season we introduced thermal drones into our fieldwork to find and monitor #ruff and #dunlin nests at #Liminka Bay. It has been a relevation, so far we found twice the number of #ruff nests in a third of the time! For the privileged drone pilots, fieldwork is now done from a comfortable chair!

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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Don't forget to re-subscribe to EvolDir to continue receiving emails! EvolDir is such a great thing for the Evolutionary Biology community, great to hear that it will continue in good hands :) @eseb.bsky.social

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C. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New for @undark.org: "What I Learned from Teaching Darwin" "For Darwin at least, science was a conversation between humans and nature, more than it was an industry. I wish that were true today, for all of us." undark.org/2026/04/23/o...

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What I Learned from Teaching Darwin

Opinion | Charles Darwin’s books offer lessons for how to grapple with the current state of science and its complicated future.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We’ve been talking in our lab meetings about sexual conflict and sexual dimorphism, and have some thoughts. What if animal genomes are far more sex-specific and less cosntrained than we assume? @linley-sherin.bsky.social pulled it all together here www.zoology.ubc.ca/mank-lab/pdf... 1/n

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Wolfgang Goymann @dudumizi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Looking for lesser coucal nests on Pongso no Tao and guess who is inside the nest? ...and feeling quite comfortable, obviously!

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This work was led by freshly celebrated PhD Hanna Algora with vital contributions from @koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social @jellybb.bsky.social, Kriszti Kupán and others

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Nest failure in threatened #shorebirds has many reasons. Replacing eggs of vulnerable clutches with dummy eggs boosts nest survival of #Ruffs in grazed coastal meadows. New paper out 🎉 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3... in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #conservation #ornithology

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Congratulations to our Research Group leader @susannehoffmann.bsky.social on receiving a Human Frontier Science Program (@hfspo.bsky.social) Research Grant! 👏 🎉 Together with her Colombian collaborator, she will investigate how birds navigate using echolocation. 📸 phototrip.cz – stock.adobe.com

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Konrad Lorenz Research Center @klf-univienna.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A Look Back: from February 18–21, 2026, Grünau was the hub of behavioral biology as the @ethoges.bsky.social held its annual conference—featuring exciting research insights, lively discussions, and plenty of space for emerging scientists. @univie.ac.at 📸: Archiv KLF, M. Klymenko, D. Matejschek

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Registration and abstract submission for the ECBB in Cambridge are open - yay, don't miss it! 🦩🤩

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Visuelle Signale verändern die Reaktion von Libellenlarven auf Gefahr 👀❗ Tóth et al. zeigen, dass Libellenlarven ihre Aktivität reduzieren, wenn sie chemische Alarmstoffe verletzter Artgenossen wahrnehmen. Können sie jedoch andere Larven sehen, verändert sich diese Reaktion!

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🧪ETHOLOGY: Visual cues change how dragonfly larvae react to danger 🐉🪰👀❗ Tóth et al. show that dragonfly larvae reduce activity when detecting chemical alarm cues from injured conspecifics—but this response changes when they can see nearby larvae. Read here, it's #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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Visual Cues Can Alter the Behavioural Responses of Dragonfly Larvae to Chemical Alarm Cues

Using a controlled experimental approach, we examined how chemical and visual cues influence antipredator behaviour in Aeshna cyanea larvae and tested whether risk-related information can be socially....

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

And the defense @oulu.fi with very thorough but cordial opponent Terje Lislevand (right) was a special experience! Supervisor @koivulakari.bsky.social looks ecstatic (🇫🇮❄️).

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Congratulations 🥂, Dr. Hanna Algora! Thesis on nesting ecology featuring Finnish #waders, ruffs and dunlins, defended convincingly today. Another fledgling 🪺🐦🐣 from @oulu.fi and @mpiforbi.bsky.social

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Penn-Zala Lab @pennzalalab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Great job Maja Peng and Ludmila Kerhartová presenting our work on 🐭 vocal recognition 🎶 at the “Ethology 2026” conference in Grünau 👏. We also listened to Rosemary and Peter Grant giving amazing talks 🐦‍⬛. What an inspiration! @klivvvienna.bsky.social

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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

There were also 3 awsome and very inspiring plenaries at this year's meeting of the @ethoges.bsky.social: Thomas Bugnyar (sadly I took no picture), Rosemary Grant and Lars Chittka 🐦🐝

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Spinnenpheromone im Freiland erfassen 🕷️🌿 Dössel et al. stellen eine einfache Methode zur Sammlung von Sexpheromonen im Feld vor. Am Beispiel einer Wespenspinne schließt der Ansatz die Lücke zwischen Laborergebnissen und natürlichen Signalbedingungen. #Pheromone #Methoden #Feldforschung

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An Easy Method to Sample Headspace Pheromones in the Field

Females of the orb-web spider Argiope bruennichi produces a pheromone to attract males for mating. Most of our knowledge about the pheromone and its strategical use by the females is known from the l...

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: How to sample spider pheromones in the wild 🕷️🌿 Dössel et al. present a simple field method to collect sex pheromones in spiders. Applied to a wasp spider, the approach can help bridge the gap between lab findings and natural signalling conditions. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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An Easy Method to Sample Headspace Pheromones in the Field

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

While an amazing Annual meeting of the Ehtological Society has just passed, we are hoping to see many of you in beautiful Konstanz next year! Save the date: 24.–26. Februar 2027

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Wissen Giftschlangen, wenn ihr Vorrat zur Neige geht? 🐍🧪 Kodama et al. untersuchten, ob die Rotschneckennatter ihre eigenen Toxinreserven erkennt. Nach Entleerung der Nackendrüsen zeigte sich keine Veränderung im Abwehrverhalten – offenbar überwachen die Schlangen ihren „Waffenvorrat“ nicht direkt.

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Do Toxin‐Sequestering Snakes Recognize Their Own Nuchal Gland Toxin Reserve? Insights From Rhabdophis subminiatus

We have little information on whether toxin-sequestering animals can monitor their current toxin reserves. In this study, we examined whether a toxin-sequestering snake (Rhabdophis subminiatus) alter...

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Do toxic snakes know when they’re running low? 🐍🧪 Kodama et al. tested whether the red-necked keelback detects its own toxin reserves. After experimental depletion of toxins, defensive behavior didn’t change—suggesting they may not directly monitor their arsenal. doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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Do Toxin‐Sequestering Snakes Recognize Their Own Nuchal Gland Toxin Reserve? Insights From Rhabdophis subminiatus

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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We got to see the famous geese at the Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle in Grünau during the meeting of the @ethoges.bsky.social

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Schadstoffe wirken nicht auf allen Arten gleichermaßen 🐟🌊 Ozeki et al. untersuchten, ob das Verhütungsöstrogen EE2 auch Kühnheit und Angst eines Meeresfisches beeinflusst. Nach 14-tägiger Exposition blieb das Verhalten unverändert – ein Hinweis auf artspezifische Reaktionen auf Umweltbelastungen.

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: Pollutants don't change behavior equally across species 🐟🌊 Ozeki et al. tested whether the contraceptive estrogen EE2 also affects boldness and anxiety in a marine fish. After 14 day-exposure, behavior remained unchanged—highlighting species-specific responses. doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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Exposure to the Oestrogenic Pollutant 17α‐Ethinyl Estradiol (EE2) Does Not Alter the Behaviour of a Coastal Marine Fish, Cristiceps australis

Environmental contamination with the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) is widespread in coastal ecosystems, yet behavioural effects in marine fishes remain poorly understood. We exposed ...

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Konrad Lorenz Research Center @klf-univienna.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Annual Meeting of the Ethologische Gesellschaft 2026 Keynote: Rosemary Grant In her keynote speech, Rosemary Grant discusses the role of #behavior in the #evolution of Darwin’s finches. 📍 Grünau | 📅 Feb 18–21, 2026 Four days of science and exchange—where ethology made history. @ethoges.bsky.social

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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🧪 ETHOLOGY: When looking alike doesn’t lead to love 💙🌈🪰 Even though blue coloration may honestly signal individual quality in damselflies, Melillo et al. show that mates don’t assort by color. Even as time for reproduction runs out, similar colors don’t attract. #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....

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In Acanthagrion lancea damselflies, both sexes display blue ornamentation, but do they choose mates based on it? We tested whether mutual mate choice and time constraints influence ornament evolution...

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Will Oestreich @will-oestreich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A photo I took in Monterey Bay was on the cover of @behavecol.bsky.social in late 2025! Killer whales are 1 of many case studies explored in our paper "Integrating space, time, and culture in animal conservation practice". tinyurl.com/2pnx2k36 Excited about more ongoing culture + ecology work...

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A richly rewarding two days reviewing @ifv-whv.bsky.social: thriving under the brilliant leadership of Sandra Bouwhuis & Miriam Liedvogel. An exciting programme of research into avian migration & life histories with many future stars. Outstanding @commonternproject.bsky.social museum by frozen sea!

Profs Miriam Liedvogel & Prof Sandra Bouwhuis - brilliant leaders of the Institute of Avian Research (with some old German ornithological leaders in the background)

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Kiran Soma @kiransoma.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o... 🎁 link

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Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage

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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Who benefits from mating with multiple partners? Darwin suspected that in some cases, it may be the females rather than the males. A new long-term study on African coucals shows: when males provide all parental care, females can have more offspring by competing for and mating with multiple partners.

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