In most vertebrates, social play among peers is considered essential for behavioral development. Yet in solitary species bearing single offspring, ...

Provides functions for prior and likelihood sensitivity analysis in Bayesian models. Currently it implements methods to determine the sensitivity of the posterior to power-scaling perturbations of the...

The official population of the critically endangered kākāpō has reached a recovery-era high of 325 birds.

As of 2026-07-14, this open letter has been signed by 754 people Signatories include 198 Professors and members of 11 National Academies, including 12 Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS) Signatories a...

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Conduct research in in urban bird behaviour with Deakin's PhD scholarship.

The dynamics of spatially structured populations (SSPs) depend on dispersal movements between habitat patches. Individual-level studies show that dispersal can be informed by social cues about habita...

Postdoc position -- Social Learning and Cultural Evolution posted on March 2, 2026 We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual...

For a bird species relying on centuries-old trees and well-timed cyclones, nesting habitats are hard to come by, but an…

Here, the authors combine ancient DNA, stable isotopes, and computational modeling to study colorful feathers from a pre-Incan tomb in Peru. They identify four species of parrots, which were likely ca...

ALT: a white parrot with a yellow crest is standing on a ledge

Cities are challenging places for wildlife, but some species, like sulfur-crested cockatoos, adapt by finding new ways to feed and solve problems. We studi

The bright green parrots start with low-cost social behaviors—like sitting near each other without touching—when first interacting with unfamiliar birds within their species, possibly to avoid…

PhD Project - Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com