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Stephan Reber

@stephanreber.bsky.social
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🇨🇭Cognitive Zoologist @ Lund University 🇸🇪 Evolutionary Biology - Crocodilian Cognition & Communication - Bioacoustics - Animal Behaviour - Comparative Cognition - IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group member

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Dr Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The difference between cognition and intelligence according to @stephanreber.bsky.social : Trump is human, ergo Trump has human cognition - but not necessarily intelligence 😆 #ECBB2026
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Dr Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Some of the most passionate folks in reptile cognition, all in one room! #ECBB2026 🤩 🦎 🐊 🐢 @xiscacassola.bsky.social @annawilkinson.bsky.social @stephanreber.bsky.social @birgitszabo.bsky.social
Francesca, Anna, Stephan and Birgit
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Stephan Reber @stephanreber.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I am happy to present to you our review „The diversity and evolution of vocal communication in nonavian reptiles“, published @annualreviews.bsky.social Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. Huge thanks to @gabrieljcohen.bsky.social and my other co-authors! Must say, I am a bit proud of Figure 1. ….
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The Diversity and Evolution of Vocal Communication in Nonavian Reptiles
Historically, research on nonavian reptile communication has emphasized visual, tactile, and chemical modalities. Recently, growing evidence highlights the significance of acoustic signals in intra- a...
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ManyBirds Project @themanybirds.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology: “A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.” Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @themanybirds.bsky.social
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A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...
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Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
So excited that our first major empirical @themanybirds.bsky.social paper is now out in @plosbiology.org! Leading this big team science project, with our excellent core leadership team, is a labour of love for me, delighted to see our hard work over the past 4 years has reached this milestone!
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ManyBirds Project @themanybirds.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Big thank you to our ManyBirds core leadership team: @drrmiller.bsky.social, Megan Lambert, @vedranaslipogor.bsky.social, @nomascus.bsky.social, @jimeloism.bsky.social, Carl Soulsbury, @stephanreber.bsky.social, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann - and to all of our collaborators!
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Stephan Reber @stephanreber.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I just visited the natural history museum in Berlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Highly recommended! I saw the legendary Archaeopteryx, the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton (Giraffatitan brancai) and good old Tristan Otto (T. rex).
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Stephan Reber @stephanreber.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Alligator Talk! I had a great time as a guest @wildbehaviorpod.bsky.social! Want to hear three old university buddies geek out about crocodilians? Then give it a listen, it was so much fun! Thanks for the invite, Megan and Rachel! Link: linktr.ee/wild_behavior_pod
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Wild Behavior Podcast | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
View wild_behavior_pod’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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Stephan Reber @stephanreber.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
My friends Rachel and Megan started a podcast on Animal Behaviour and it is fantastic! They both have a PhD in the field and in each episode they interview a friend working on different animal species. It is great fun, highly educational, and accessible for everyone. linktr.ee/wild_behavio...
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Wild Behavior Podcast | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
View wild_behavior_pod’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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Stephan Reber @stephanreber.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Hi! If you are interested in whether reptiles could have cultural behaviours, please checkout our new paper in #PhilosophicalTransaction @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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Cold-blooded culture? Assessing cultural behaviour in reptiles and its potential conservation implications | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
It is becoming clear that the cognition of a species plays an important role in successful conservation, with cultural processes being a fundamental part of this. However, in contrast to mammals and b...
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ASAB @asab.org · 15/12/2023
Also a thank you goes out to Meetings Secretary Josh Madden & our wonderful session chairs: Andy Whiten, Lauren Guillette, Vivek Nityananda, Stephan Reber & David Hosken 🤗 All of the sessions went exceptionally well (and thanks to all who asked such good questions) #ASABwinter2023
Josh Madden, Andy Whiten, Lauren Guillette, Vivek Nityananda, Stephan Reber & David Hosken
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