Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEmpire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We have some wonderful news to share... We’ve surpassed 100 million downloads! Thank you to everyone who tunes in. You’ve made this incredible milestone possible, and we appreciate you more than you can possibly imagine. Here's to the next 100 million... 👀 3453
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#ECBB2026 We hope everyone had a fantastic time over these past four days! We would like to take a moment to thank our volunteers for their outstanding help and our organising committee for their monumental efforts! See you in Dublin for #ECBB2028 1289
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#ECBB2026 Day 4 opened by @biobiiana.bsky.social with her talk on poison frog behaviour, morphology and life history under anthropogenic stress 0177
Krishna Balasubramaniam @krishsubramaniam.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Delighted to have spoken about the links between kinship & gut microbiomes among the Kalahari meerkats @ecbb2026.bsky.social ! The gist: having more kin impacts the relative abundance of several key bacterial taxa that also co-occur within the same host (meerkat) & bring health benefits.. 040
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#ECBB2026 Day 3 opening with @queenfireface.bsky.social introducing the one and only Tim Caro for his plenary talk on Mammalian Colouration. 096
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#ECBB2026 Opening the afternoon sessions on Day 3 is @mherberstein.bsky.social with her talk titled The evolution of deception: ant mimicry in spiders and the power of museum collections. 0123
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#ECBB2026 Day 2 kicks off with a plenary from Prof @ljnbrent.bsky.social! 0153
Krishna Balasubramaniam @krishsubramaniam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Brilliant, entertaining, but above all eye-opening stuff from Christopher Schell, on how redlining and structural racism has impacted the urban ecology of #coyotes in American cities! @ecbb2026.bsky.social #ECBB2026 🐺 0195
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#ECBB2026 This afternoon we kick off with Chris Schell and his talk on societal legacies and urban animal behaviour. 1195
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Honoured to have been trusted with the opening #plenary at #ECBB2026 in Cambridge. A chance to showcase the fantastic work of many #ECRs and colleagues who make research & academia so fun. Thank you! Looking forward to enjoying the rest of a great conference. @asab.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 0519
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamASAB @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
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamVivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Great advice for an academic jobs as well! Rejection and criticism is constant but it helps to remind yourself "That’s what I do, that’s not what I am". 0136
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 17/07/2026🤗Delighted our review on pre-emptive behaviour in a landscape of intergroup conflict is out now in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🎓Resulting from endless fascinating chats with @josharbon.bsky.social #warfare #NERC #conflict #mammals #birds @bristolbiosci.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 13412
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamDieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026 0138109
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamJournal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📖 Understanding mammal avoidance of human settlements These findings suggest that animals living alongside humans exhibit greater plasticity when people change their behaviour🐵 🌍 🏙️ 🔎 buff.ly/Me6U2go 0119
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamLiran Samuni @lirsamuni.bsky.social · 09/07/2026🐒 Work with primates? Have you observed 3 or more individuals grooming together? Polyadic grooming is barely documented and we know little about its distribution. Please take 1–2 minutes to fill out this short survey and share: forms.gle/cLPB1mnwrjJo...forms.glePolyadic grooming in primatessurvey about observations of polyadic grooming in primate species 13737
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamPaddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🚨🐵 Paid primate work: We are seeking a new camp and research coordinator for the Born To Be Wild Project; Tazekka National Park, Morocco: Details here (sadly due to funding constraints only available for EU, and potentially UK applicants at a push): groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w... 02328
Krishna Balasubramaniam @krishsubramaniam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Delighted to have given a plenary talk at @efp2026.bsky.social this morning! 020
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Looking for more reasons to register for #ECBB2026? How about these excellent symposia topics? These twelve sessions, delivered by our fantastic moderators, will be joined by researchers of all career stages sharing their knowledge and insights into Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene! 0118
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamSofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 29/06/2026🚨New primate urbanization paper🚨We looked at weather anthropogenic experiences link to within population innovativeness. Our new results from @urbanvervetproject.bsky.social can be found here 👇🏼 Behavioral flexibility and its drivers in semi-urban vervet monkeys academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...academic.oup.comBehavioral flexibility and its drivers in semi-urban vervet monkeysMonkeys bring their own skills to the city. Urban animals are often seen as especially flexible or innovative—but do urban environments make them that way? 0176
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamBarbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 21/05/2026We are recruiting 🌟2 postdoctoral researchers🌟 for a NERC Large Grant project on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of badger - bovine tuberculosis (bTB) interactions. 4142104
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamCyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New paper out (Biology Letters, OA): in primates, male-biased size differences are better predicted by between-group competition than by mating system. Time to look beyond the group in studies of sexual selection. doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... 1319
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamJason Kamilar @jasonkamilar.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Excited about our new paper led by postdoc Jacob Feder, which examines social organization variation of baboons and their relatives. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Jacob's website here: jacobfeder.weebly.com UMass news release here: www.umass.edu/news/article...umass.eduBaboon Societies Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All, Study Finds | UMass AmherstUMass Amherst researchers identify three distinct social groups; findings offer fresh insight into evolutionary forces shaping social systems in primates, including humans. 22013
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamJamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 08/05/2026🐒 Post-doc Opportunity 🐒 ... annndd we're now also advertising a 3-year Research Fellow position at NTU as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... Deadline: 19th June :) Please repost! 12427
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Sir David Attenborough… on your 100th birthday, we thank you. For a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with such grace and wonder. Generations have fallen in love with nature because of you. Happy birthday, Sir. 🎉 162304612
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamDr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 29/04/2026PhD Opportunity! 4-year funded PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social: “From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions”. Closes: 5 June 2026. Funding: @royalsociety.org (UK/Home students only). More info & to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 1/exeter.ac.ukFrom cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions, PhD (Funded) | University of ExeterThe University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD studentship (UK fees), ideally commencing Sept 2026. 13252
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamAnimal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Don't forget about this excellent opportunity to share your joy and story-telling passion with younger generations! Expressions of interest are due on April 30th: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 12718
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamSofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We have an open MSc Project Position at the Urban Vervet Project, and are currently looking for a motivated teammate to discover species interactions in a human altered environment 👇🏼 For more INFO👇🏼 01716
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamJamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Thrilled to be awarded a @leverhulme.ac.uk Research Project Grant! We’ll investigate how primates use facial expressions to construct mental representations of their social world. Jobs coming soon, watch this space: 3-year postdoc + PhD position available 👀 34310
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamFichtel-Kappeler-Lab @kirindy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Seeking a motivated postdoc (2+3 yrs) to study links between cognition, behavior, and fitness in lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Join an interdisciplinary team working on wild populations. @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu 02742
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamMatthias Loretto @handle.invalid · 13/03/2026For decades biologists assumed ravens follow wolves to their kills. Our paper @science.org shows something different: ravens rarely follow wolves far. Instead they remember areas where wolf kills are common and return to them—sometimes from >150 km away. doi.org/10.1126/science.adz9467 📷Dan Stahler 421867
Krishna Balasubramaniam @krishsubramaniam.bsky.social · 09/02/2026‼️ one week to go ‼️ please consider submitting presentations for symposia at ECBB-2026 (conference theme: 'Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene'), which we're hosting in Cambridge this September! More details here: www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-... @ecbb2026.bsky.social @aru-biology.bsky.socialaru.ac.ukEuropean Conference for Behavioural Biology (ECBB) 2026 - ARUFind out about the European Congress for Behavioural Biology (ECBB) 2026, taking place from 1-4 September at ARU in Cambridge. 011
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamClaudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 04/02/2026🎉 Celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Join my inaugural lecture Social by Nature — exploring how social worlds shape animal minds 11 Feb 26 • 18:00–19:00 GMT • Cambridge + Online Register: www.aru.ac.uk/events/inaug... #EveryVoiceInScience #WomenInSTEM #LGBTQHistoryMonth 03012
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 28/01/2026January can be tough enough without an extra deadline looming. That's why we've extended our #ECBB2026 call for symposia to 15 February 2026! For more information and for the submission form click the link: www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-... 01110
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamDarren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We are hiring – postdoc position exploring how kinship shapes social ageing in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social and Prof Rufus Johnstone (Cambridge) starts 1st April 2026 and ends 31st March 2029. Apps close 2nd Feb. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ788/p... 15458
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 12/01/2026Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates is associated with ecological factors, life history and social structure, according to research in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/3LBPHD0 🧪 17428
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamClaudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 06/01/2026If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇 I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦 doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)doi.orgCORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae - Scientific DataScientific Data - CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae 27558
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 05/01/2026We know you don't want to start your year by forgetting to submit a symposia proposal before the 31 January deadline. www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-... #academicsky #ecbb2026 01616
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 30/12/2025🚨Roll up, roll up, fully-funded #PhD deadlines approaching... 6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6 8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp Social monitoring & manipulation #meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 02741
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamClaudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Join us for the @ecbb2026.bsky.social at @angliaruskin.bsky.social in September! @asab.org meeting secretary @viveknityananda.bsky.social advertising our conference at #asabwinter2025 02712
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 17/12/2025We've crawled, swam, hopped, flew, scuttled and run through our ECBB 2026 Plenary Speaker list to reach the final plenary announcement. Who is rounding off our speaker list? 🥁 🥁 🥁 It's the fantastic Dr Christopher Schell! 096
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 10/12/2025We are delighted to announce our second ECBB 2026 Plenary Speaker! 🥁 🥁 🥁 The amazing Professor Tim Caro! #ecbb #ecbb2026 12010
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 15/12/2025We've announced half of our ECBB plenary speakers already! Are you ready to keep going with our next reveal? Who could it be??? 🥁 🥁 🥁 It's the brilliant @andyradford.bsky.social! 0147
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social 02314
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Our call for symposia now open! We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026. For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇 www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...aru.ac.ukCall for symposia/papers - ECBB 2026 - ARUFind out how to propose a symposium, paper, or poster for the European Congress for Behavioural Biology (ECBB) at ARU in Cambridge, 1-4 September 2026. 01116
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEuropean Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Line up! Slither up! Crawl up! Climb up! No matter how you're moving or on how many legs, it's time to find out our first ECBB 2026 plenary speaker. 🥁 🥁 🥁 It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social! 12111
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamEFP2026 @efp2026.bsky.social · 12/12/2025🚄✈️🐒 EFP2026 Mobility Grants are open! Funding available for students, PhD, and postdocs to join the conference. Deadlines: – 15 Jan 2026: primate-range countries – 13 Feb 2026: Europe Apply here: Primate-range countries: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/pri... Europe: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/pri... 274
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025📢Out in the NEW issue of @animalecology.bsky.social is our hugely #collaborative paper: An integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD) #mammals #birds #cooperation #openscience #datasets #alloparents Led by @benmocha.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...doi.orgAn integrative, peer‐reviewed and open‐source cooperative‐breeding database (Co‐BreeD)Co-BreeD is the first updatable and open-source database dedicated to cooperative breeding. It enables continuous, non-binary measurement of cooperative breeding, transforming how we study breeding s... 0279
Reposted by Krishna BalasubramaniamPrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!! Details in thread. Please re-post! 24953