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Lauren Harrison

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Postdoc -> now at IU Bloomington! Interested in animal behaviour, sexual selection and ageing. Fish and flies!

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological age www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological age
Tracking the biological age of grafted organs suggests that donor pools could be expanded to boost organ availability.
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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Mistranslation protects against lifespan reduction due to mating in Drosophila melanogaster females academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...
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Mistranslation protects against lifespan reduction due to mating in Drosophila melanogaster females
Abstract. Accurate translation of genes into proteins is critical to organism fitness, and errors in this process are usually detrimental and cause proteot
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Men are more likely to accept invitations to review a paper in Ecology and Evolution when the *editor* inviting them is male. Women’s response rate is unaffected onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Maria Moiron @mmoiron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢 My colleague Daniela Perez (not on Bluesky) is looking for a postdoc! The position is for 2 years, working on cooperation, competition & collective decision-making in 🪱. More info: tinyurl.com/mr2vd57n 📅 Deadline: 25 September 2026 📩 Interested? Contact Daniela directly!
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Research Position (m/f/d) (Postdoc)
<div style="margin:0;">The Department of Evolutionary Biology explores how organisms' traits and behaviours evolve in response to envi...
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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Late-life semaglutide treatment slows ageing and extends lifespan in female mice www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Late-life semaglutide treatment slows ageing and extends lifespan in female mice - Nature
Semaglutide treatment for 3 months in female mice improved physiological function, attenuated hallmarks of ageing and modulated nutrient sensors and conserved genetic regulators of ageing.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ovarian aging and the "leaky gut" "These findings provide the strongest evidence to date that menopause may promote gut barrier dysfunction and microbial translocation in otherwise-healthy women." jci.org/articles/vie...
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Joe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Looking for sci comm opportunities? Join us as a writer for American Naturalist press releases! These write-ups are primarily written by graduate students and other early-career scientists. No experience required; we have editors to help along the way. Apps due Sept 1. Please share widely :D
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Looking for Press Release Writers & Editors for The American Naturalist
Sign up for the opportunity to write and/or edit for The American Naturalist! We are seeking authors to write press releases for new journal articles. See examples of recent press releases here. We a...
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Lauren Harrison @laurenmharrison.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Another paper showing a lack of sex differences in behavioural studies 👇👇 I would still argue that studying both sexes is important when looking at shared traits
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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
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Lauren Harrison @laurenmharrison.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
whaaaaaaa I had no idea they were considered predators of birds in the first place!
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...
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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Resveratrol exerts anti-aging effects in young but pro-aging effects in middle-aged C. elegans via a gerosuppressive daf-16/dod-6/sod-3 axis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Resveratrol exerts anti-aging effects in young but pro-aging effects in middle-aged C. elegans via a gerosuppressive daf-16/dod-6/sod-3 axis
Aging, a complex process influenced by genetic and environmental factors, is a major determinant of health and disease. The polyphenolic compound resv…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Recent social loss, not chronic isolation, reshapes sleep in Drosophila www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Dietary restriction is evolutionary conserved on the phenotypic and mechanistic level link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Dietary restriction is evolutionary conserved on the phenotypic and mechanistic level - EMBO Reports
The anti-ageing response to Dietary Restriction (DR) is thought to be mechanistically ancient, reasoning from its phenotypic conservation. However, DR is implemented differently across species and evi...
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 09/07/2026
We're thrilled to welcome Dr Iliana Medina Guzman as a plenary speaker at #ABL2026! 🪲 How do camouflage and warning colours shape the evolution of species?🦜 Dr Medina Guzman (uni. of Melbourne) combines approaches to reveal how antipredator defences influence colonisation & dispersal. 🦋
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Luke Holman @lukeholman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Permanent Lecturer position available at Edinburgh Napier U, where I work - molecular/cell/biomedical focus. Great city and workplace. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions. jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_web...
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Jenny Stynoski @stynoski.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Interested in a postdoc position? Olfaction in poison frog tadpoles! Based in Germany with some field work in Costa Rica (bilateral funding, 3 years). Please share with your froggie and neuro/behavior contacts 🐸 www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We are accepting proposals for a Special Feature celebrating 100 years since the publication of Charles Elton's Animal Ecology. We're interested in contributions that return to Elton’s text and use it as a starting point to ask what we have learned over the past century. buff.ly/PMAqfUC
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Damien Farine @damienfarine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Awesome *postdoc* opportunity with Megan Head at @biologyanu.bsky.social on thermal ecology of beetles. Great place to work, great project, amazing supervisor and really good pay. Don't miss out! jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification:  Academic Level ASalary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms:  Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years) (flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hour...
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Lauren Harrison @laurenmharrison.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Please sign! 👇 Animal behaviour research is important and the loss of such an excellent research group would be devastating for the behaviour community
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Tania Kim @taniakim.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Please repost: I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on projects related to understanding the movement ecology of harmful and beneficial insects in agroecosystems. Applications close on: July 31, 2026 To apply and for more information, visit: lnkd.in/g8gFeB3u
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ASAB @asab.org · 30/06/2026
📚Meta-analyses!⚠️Key pitfalls! 🔬Improved methodology! 🖥️Reliable syntheses! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Biological and methodological pitfalls of meta-analyses in ecology and evolution: Lessons from eyespot function studies” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123448
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Volume 236, June 2026, 123448
Biological and methodological pitfalls of meta-analyses in ecology and evolution: lessons from eyespot function studies
Ayumi Mizuno, Pietro Pollo, Malgorzata Lagisz, Masayo Soma, Shinichi Nakagawa
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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
How does group size shape social evolution? New theory shows that living in smaller versus larger groups changes kinship dynamics, shifting when natural selection favors helping—or harming—others. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
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Group size modulates kinship dynamics and selection on social traits
Abstract. An individual’s relatedness to its group may change with age due to demographic processes, and such kinship dynamics can shape age-linked social
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 27/06/2026
The biological age of individual cell types can be evaluated using plasma proteomics, revealing diverse aging profiles across more than 40 cell types and links between the accelerated aging of specific cell types and disease, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/4xHGvR2 #medsky 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows a framework for modeling cellular aging with plasma proteomics.
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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H
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This campaign needs you now
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New research📖 Playing it safe at early life stages: Balancing energy allocations to maximize fitness under seasonal pathogen dynamics🧪 🦠 🖥️ 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/XofOXf2
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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Maternal senescence broadly reprograms gene expression in offspring www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Maternal senescence broadly reprograms gene expression in offspring
Offspring of older parents have reduced fitness in many species, but the mechanisms mediating this cross-generational dimension of ageing remain poorly understood. Senescence is associated with genome...
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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Still some time to apply to our postdoc position - deadline 3rd July. I'll be at #SMBE2026 if anyone would like to chat about it 😊
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ever wondered what female chickadees look for in a male? An ‘important’ study suggests these socially monogamous birds seek out additional males with better cognitive abilities than their nestmate, to help increase the fitness of their offspring. buff.ly/fQmQKCW
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Lauren Harrison @laurenmharrison.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I’ve only been in Indiana for a week and there’s already been two tornadoes?! I’m also kind of addicted to watching Ryan Hall, Y’all’s storm chasing coverage
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BehavEcolPapers @behavecolpapers.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Skilful attacking trades off with defensive ability in hermit crabs AnimBeh
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Skilful attacking trades off with defensive ability in hermit crabs
Publication date: July 2026 Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 237 Author(s): Joshua Le Pla, Sarah M. Lane, Mark Briffa
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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
So pleased to see post-doc @jessicafoley14.bsky.social paper on evolution of long lifespan in pollen-eating butterflies now out in Nature Communications (www.nature.com/articles/s41...), and what's more, with a nice write-up in The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...). How cool is that!?
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Evolution of increased longevity and slowed ageing in a genus of tropical butterfly - Nature Communications
Studying long-lived species across the animal kingdom could provide insights into healthy ageing in humans. This study reveals long lifespans and slowed ageing in Heliconius butterflies, identifying t...
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Hotter, faster, sicker? Warming shifts the cost of infection from individuals to populations" 📝 read the full paper here: buff.ly/OSOTKbN
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Australasian Evolution Society - AES @ausevosoc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🏆 ECR Best Paper Awards applications now open! ✨ Submit your best/favourite paper and provide a short statement of contribution and impact 🗓️ Closes 10th August 📢 Winners announced 7th Sept latest Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... See you in the 'Gong! 🌊
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Owen Osborne @owengosborne.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🚨Job alert!!🚨 I'm recruiting a 3-year postdoc on amphibian host–microbiome interactions at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social - funded by BBSRC. Deadline: 8 July 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW850/p...
Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki). Photo credit: Brian Gratwicke
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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Behavior evolves as a correlated response to selection on cuticle color in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans #Drosophila
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Behavior evolves as a correlated response to selection on cuticle color in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans #Drosophila
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships | All Souls College
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 28/05/2026
Basic biology of #aging suggests that it can be influenced by transient conditions experienced earlier in life. This Essay discusses these findings, which are essential to understand the plasticity of late-life health and #longevity. 🧪
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Remembrance of things past: Towards a life-course biology of aging
In the last few years, evidence has emerged from the basic biology of ageing suggesting that ageing can be influenced by transient conditions experienced earlier in life. The relevance of these…
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This new Global meta-analysis reveals urban-associated behavioural differences among wild populations 🌍 🔎 🦚 👇️ Read more buff.ly/ZpXeLw3
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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Why do sex chromosomes stop recombining? New models show even weak sexual antagonism can strongly drive recombination suppression, with mating systems shaping the outcome. By @ewanflintham.bsky.social and @charlesmullon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evle...
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Sexual antagonism, mating systems, and recombination suppression on sex chromosomes
Abstract. The suppression of recombination between sex chromosomes is a widespread feature of genetic sex determination systems. Competing explanations for
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BehavEcolPapers @behavecolpapers.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Asymmetric life-history trade-offs shape sex-biased longevity patterns @natcomms.nature.com
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Asymmetric life-history trade-offs shape sex-biased longevity patterns
Nature Communications, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73633-9Males and females often live different lengths of time, but why remains unclear. Here, the authors present a theoretical model showing that trade-offs between survival and reproduction, together with population dynamics, can bias lifespan evolution between the sexes.
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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · 20/05/2026
Ummm guys, this is a board game where you play as a hummingbird! 🦜 www.kickstarter.com/projects/vic...
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Hover - A Surprisingly Brutal Hummingbird Game
🪺 Based on real behaviors 🌸 Hand-drawn art ♟️Cutthroat strategy 🐦 Asymmetric powers
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Lauren Harrison @laurenmharrison.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This looks incredible!
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BehavEcolPapers @behavecolpapers.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The scientific impact of gender in #behavior, ecology and #evolution: authorship and citation performance AnimBeh
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The scientific impact of gender in #behavior, ecology and #evolution: authorship and citation performance
Publication date: June 2026 Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 236 Author(s): Marina Papadopoulou, Andrea Afruni
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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Are seminal fluid proteins a male tool to manipulate females against their interests? Or do females have a say as well? Michalak et al. argue that if females can detect seminal fluids, using it as information can benefit both sexes. Read now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 17/04/2026
An analysis in Nature Aging identifies sex-specific changes in inflammation, autoimmunity and disease risk over the adult lifespan, with more widespread age-related immune remodeling in females. go.nature.com/4mwYVyJ #medsky 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows immune cellular dynamics through the lifespan differ between male and female donors.
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Maria Servedio @servedio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Kuangyi Xu, a current EEB postdoc at UToronto and a former student in my lab, spearheaded this new dissection of the lek paradox. It often doesn't hold! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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When sexual selection through mate choice depletes versus exaggerates genetic variation: Unraveling the lek paradox | PNAS
The evolution of female preferences for male display traits relies on females receiving indirect benefits from their mate. This requires substantia...
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New paper out: Artificial selection for increased reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence and reduces lifespan in a precocial bird url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @uniexecec.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social y.social @oscarvedder.bsky.social
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Any ECRs interested in joining a journal editorial board? I’m leaving an associate editor position due to upcoming maternity leave and other commitments and am happy to offer suggestions to the journal for a relacement. Broad zoology remit, reasonable workload.
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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Do you love animal behavior & want to share that joy with younger folks? Write a short article on animal behavior for Frontiers for Young Minds (ages 8–15), co-authored with an undergrad! Part of an international ABS collection. Expression of interest due April 30. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Flyer advertising special collection of stories for Frontiers for Young Minds. We invite expressions of interest for a curated collection of short articles on animal behavior to be published in Frontiers for Young Minds, an open-access journal for readers ages 8–15.
This international collection, developed in collaboration with the Animal Behavior Society, will introduce young readers to how scientists explain behavior using Tinbergen’s four questions. Each article will be co-authored by a researcher and an undergraduate, with an emphasis on clear, engaging communication.
Articles will be ~1,500 words and designed for a broad student and classroom audience. Contributors will work with an undergraduate co-author and participate in iterative editorial development prior to submission.
We anticipate selecting approximately 10–12 articles, depending on the strength and diversity of submissions.
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