Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

Speciation is a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology, and understanding the mechanisms driving speciation remains the foremost research topic within this field. Hybridisation is often involved...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at the Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a highly qualified

The Department of Zoology at Stockholm University includes about 80 employeese, including Researchers, PhD students and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an inte

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Presently around 100 people, including 35 PhD

More than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline, UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme finds Last summer was the fifth worst in nearly half a century for butterflies in Britain, according to the biggest scientific survey of insect populations in the world. For the first time since scientific recording began in 1976, more than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline. Continue reading...

Abstract. Predator reintroductions are an important tool for conserving vulnerable species and restoring natural communities but can lead to unintended con

The Department of Zoology of Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees, including researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an intern

In species expressing parental care, juveniles often utilize cues from their parents to distinguish between safe and dangerous situations. For example…

Alarm calls, vocal signals given by animals in response to threats, have been studied for decades. For primates, results from alarm call studieshave p…

The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics is offering a four-year PhD position focused on analyzing population-level genomic data from museum bird samples. The project will employ cutting-edge gen...

Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law

Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University

Despite the well-known effects of sexual selection on phenotypes, links between this evolutionary process and reproductive isolation, genomic divergence, and speciation have been difficult to establis...

Dialects and accents in human speech have a demonstrated social function as markers of group identity and often serve as psychological foundations of …

Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology , Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University