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Rebecca Rimbach

@urban-squirrel.bsky.social
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Energetics, eco-physiology, urban ecology | @ University of Münster | mainly 🐭🐿️🐒 but also into 🦎| Mom of 2 | firstgen | she/her | rebecca-rimbach.com

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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Exciting conference coming up in Vienna this August!! Safe the date 🦉🎡
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Dustin Rubenstein @dustinrubenstein.com · 11/09/2026
Join us this Monday (in-person or virtually) as we launch NSCORE with a symposium on AI and Organismal Biology: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
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AI and Organismal Biology Symposium
<p>To celebrate the launch of the Columbia-based National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience (NSCORE), we are hosting a one-day symposium, in person and online, bringing together leaders from ...
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016
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DZG section Behavioural Biology @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The second speaker of our symposium on thermal imaging is @andrea-ferretti.bsky.social who is introducing how this technique can be used to inform avian physiological research, e.g. during bird sleep. #DZG2026
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What a great way of finishing a week of sciencing!!
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Great keybote by @lizabeldm.bsky.social 🦎🦎🦎🏙🏙🏙
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Ahana Aurora Fernandez @ahanaaurora.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Curious about non-invasive methods to study behaviour? Join our satellite symposium this Friday morning in room 234! 🤩💯#DZG2026 @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Enjoyed the first behavior session at the DZG here in Münster.
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Paper out, first one with @lizabeldm.bsky.social @averymaune.bsky.social & Ö. Maraci. Metabolic rate & body condition of🦎are similar across urban & non-urban habitats. Urban ♂️ (not ♀️) were smaller & lighter than non-urban ♂️. Let me know if you want the pdf. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Urbanization, Metabolic Rate, and Body Size Variation of a Common Urban Lizard | Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology: Vol 0, No 0
AbstractHuman-induced rapid environmental change is intensifying globally. Urbanization, a major form of human-induced rapid environmental change, alters ecosystems and exposes wildlife to environment...
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The DZG meeting is approaching fast. You can still join us for our symposium titled: Non-invasive Methods in Behavioural Ecology: Use of Thermography (dzg-meeting.de/en/satellite...). @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
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Satellite Symposia | DZG Meeting
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Amazing plenary talk at #ISBE2026 today, 22/07/26 #snowleopards
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What a lovely plenary by @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social. I learn something new every time about 🕷💤 Just image all-day follows on tiny jumping spiders, in the rain forest. Way to go!! @isbe2026.bsky.social
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Enjoying great plenaries, talks and social events at @isbe2026.bsky.social in Turin. @mdammhahn.bsky.social
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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It begins! @isbe2026.bsky.social is officially on! I'll attempt to skeet from most talks I attend o follow this thread to increase your FOMO levels if you're not already here 😀
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
At this year's DZG meeting in Münster @ahanaaurora.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social, me and others are organizing a symposium titled: Non-invasive Methods in Behavioural Ecology: Use of Thermography. We have some free spots. You can register here: dzg-meeting.de/en/satellite...
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Satellite Symposia | DZG Meeting
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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!
Logo of a gosling looking up at a bee on its beak. "Behaviour" underneath.
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The deadline for the abstract submission got extented to July 1st.
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The abstract submission deadline is approaching fast (June 15th). Hurry up and submit your abstract! ⏰️⌛️ #DZG2026
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us for the next DZG meeting in Münster (September 7-11 2026). The line up is amazing! Looking forward to seeing many people here. 🐭🐸🐖🐟🕷🦇🧪🧬🦴
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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Tinbergen Prize Winner (@ethoges.bsky.social) @ahanaaurora.bsky.social is joining our list of plenary speakers for #ECBB2026.
ECBB 2026 
Tinbergen Prize winner

Left image: Dr Ahana Aurora Fernandez
Lower left: Dr Ahana Aurora Fernandez, University of Münster

Right side text: vocal communication in bats and hummingbirds

understand the mechanisms underlying vocal ontogeny and learning, and how factors such as the social environment shape these processes

how acoustic input and social interactions shape the success of vocal learning

long-term field study of wild bats in Panama

Bottom text:  1-4 September 2026 | Anglia Ruskin University
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
There were also 3 awsome and very inspiring plenaries at this year's meeting of the @ethoges.bsky.social: Thomas Bugnyar (sadly I took no picture), Rosemary Grant and Lars Chittka 🐦🐝
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We got to see the famous geese at the Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle in Grünau during the meeting of the @ethoges.bsky.social
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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 2): Behavioural & Sensory Ecology & Responding to Anthropogenic Change Theme includes animal senses, underpinning behavioural theory & mitigating human impacts www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Job: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34
Dwarf Mongoose - by Shannon Wild
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Oryx @oryxthejournal.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
🗞️ The IUCN SSC has launched a Woodlouse Specialist Group. Woodlice are a group of 4,100+ species that drive litter decomposition, nutrient cycling and soil water retention, and yet have been largely overlooked in conservation planning🪵
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
For the love of mammoths, if you're not going to review a manuscript please decline right away. Don't just ignore the reminders and then let the system auto-decline after two weeks. Happy holidays to all who say "no" in a timely manner, and may those who suggest alternatives have a happy New Year.
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We have a new paper out! @jzoology.bsky.social 🐀🧪🐀🧪
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Our new paper! Led by @miaryras.bsky.social with @wolfgangwuster.bsky.social and others 🦎
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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
IT'S THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN!! 🧪🦢🐸🐀 Registration for the Annual Meeting of the Ethological Society is open! Join the science & networking fun in Grünau im Almtal 16-21 February 2026 univie.eventsair.com/etho26-dkcog...
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a black and white photo of a cat and a duck standing on their hind legs
ALT: a black and white photo of a cat and a duck standing on their hind legs
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Ethological Society @ethoges.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Award alert! 🎖️🚨 Every other year, the Ethologische Gesellschaft awards the Niko Tinbergen Award to outstanding post-doc level researchers in Behavioural Biology (<=6yrs post PhD exam). ...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫵 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...
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Awards – Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V.
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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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Marc Gilles @marcgilles.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Want to know everything about bird smell? I wrote an "Ornithological masterclass" on Avian Olfaction for BTO News @btobirds.bsky.social #ornithology Link to the article 👉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
2025. How human activity impacts urban squirrels' problem-solving abilities phys.org/news/2025-09...
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How human activity impacts urban squirrels' problem-solving abilities
How human activities negatively affect urban red squirrels' problem-solving skills and potentially their chances of thriving is revealed in newly published research from the universities of Chester an...
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Come and work with us! Three new academic posts (including Animal Behaviour) and superb facilities in the new Life & Mind Building
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Loving the colors of the sea
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Actual footage of me on my way into the weekend...
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
When you set traps to capture small rodents, but a least weasel only sees an easy meal
Least weasel sitting in a trap set for small rodents
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Enjoying lizard fieldwork in Croatia
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Do animals dream? Here is a bank vole, sleeping (and dreaming?) in a metabolic chamber
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Fieldwork prep has started! Looking forward to the next field season here in Münster. Let's hope there are loads of small rodents around
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
📸🐭🐿️🦔🐇🏙️New paper out! Using camera trap data we found that small mammal community composition, species diversity and evenness do not change along an urbanization gradient in and around Münster, Germany. First published study with @mdammhahn.bsky.social www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24196
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City life does not change a small mammal community composition
Context Urbanization is a global phenomenon with profound forms of land-use change. Urban areas are characterized by habitat fragmentation and replacement of natural habitat by human-made structures, ...
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A quick recap of our South Africa excursion! So much beauty and diversity @mdammhahn.bsky.social
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
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Brian Lovett @lovettbr.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I am extremely pleased to share this feature articulating why I have lost my sanity lately. www.science.org/content/arti...
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U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories
As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
How your email finds me
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
And a dream came true. We got to visit the Kalahari Meerkat Project run by Marta Manser from Zurich
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
We also visited a very green Addo Elephant National Park
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Just came back from a 3 week excursion to South Africa with 11 students and @mdammhahn.bsky.social. We covered over 4500km and explored 5 different biomes. Here are some of my favorite pictures (more to follow)
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Rebecca Rimbach @urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
New paper alert! The function of plants collected by bush Karoo rats (Otomys unisulcatus): Do dried up food plants represent stored food? Fun collaboration using plant data I collected quite some time aho. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The function of plants collected by bush Karoo rats (Otomys unisulcatus): Do dried up food plants represent stored food?
Food storing to cope with food reduction during winter has been observed in many rodents in the northern hemisphere. Food storing could also be adapti…
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