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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 4h

Animal behaviour research often looks for general patterns, but unusual behaviours can reveal how behavioural diversity emerges. 🐒 2026 Frans de Waal PhD Dissertation Award winner @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social explores rare cultural traditions in tool-using white-faced capuchins in Panama.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 4h

Rising temperatures can challenge animals’ ability to regulate body temperature. While heat effects on adult birds are well documented, less is known about #Juveniles. A new #OpenAccess study examines how wild post-fledging #GreatTits respond to rising temperatures.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 17h

The paper on unusual animal behaviours by @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social, winner of the 2nd Frans de Waal PhD Dissertation Award, is now published online. In #OpenAccess, so everyone can read her great contribution to the forthcoming 2nd Frans de Waal special issue in our journal #Behaviour. 😍

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌊 Intertidal zones are natural laboratories, with strong gradients in temperature, salinity and water movement. But how do #Seaweed functional strategies change along these gradients? A new model explores this using three strategies: competitive (C), stress-tolerant (S) and ruderal (R).

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Epiphytic #Algae can reduce the productivity of cultivated carrageenophytes, especially Kappaphycus spp. and Eucheuma denticulatum. But their diversity remains poorly documented. New research uses #DNA barcoding to investigate these overlooked algae.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

⏰ More time to submit! The deadline for the Multisensory Research special issue with the Body Representation Network has been extended to 4 December 2026. 🧠 Multisensory mechanisms for constructing and deconstructing body representations. @multisensoryres.bsky.social @bodyrepnetwork.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🐉 One species. 12 countries. One shared conservation plan. The @seh-herpetology.bsky.social has published the Danube Dragon Action Plan – the first conservation plan dedicated specifically to the Danube crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus). Read in Amphibia-Reptilia: doi.org/10.1163/1568...

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The Danube Dragon Action Plan is now available

"The Danube Dragon Action Plan is now available" published on 24 Sep 2026 by Brill.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🐾 Large African #Mammals often show clear genetic differences across regions. But do smaller, less mobile mammals show similar patterns? Researchers analysed 22 mitochondrial genomes from two poorly studied mustelids: the Saharan striped #Polecat and #Zorilla.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌳 Two new OA articles, two fresh perspectives on wood anatomy – now published in the IAWA Journal. From #AI-powered growth ring detection to a closer look at how water moves through #Xylem, these studies show how new tools and approaches can reveal surprising details in wood structure and function.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🦎 A #Gecko thought to be restricted to the Democratic Republic of the #Congo has turned up in #Angola! Researchers report the first confirmed Angolan record of Hemidactylus gramineus, from a newly discovered population near Quinguengue, Malanje Province. @carodittrich.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Are you a Master student in (Evolutionary) Psychology, Biology & Evolution? Mariska Kret is offering a position at the CoPAN lab @copan-leiden.bsky.social at @unileiden.bsky.social in her Gibbon touchscreen-study on emotions. 💚 Under her personal supervision!!!

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌿🐾 A small patch of Brazil’s #Cerrado can still pack a serious #Biodiversity punch! Camera traps in a 90-ha remnant near an urban area in southeastern Goiás recorded 19 native medium and large #Mammal species – 45% of those expected in the region.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🦇 A rare #Bat has been found again in #Vietnam! The Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat, Murina kontumensis, was first described in 2015 from a single female. No other specimens had been reported – until now. And this time, it’s a male! 👀 @tamasgorfol.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🦔 A #Mole has just rewritten the map of its own distribution! Père David’s mole, Talpa davidiana, was previously confirmed only from southeastern #Anatolia. Now, researchers report the first recent record from #Lebanon, found at 1,696 m on Fnaidek Mountain.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What do we really know about the natural history of Neotropical #Porcupines? Surprisingly little. New observations of the stump-tailed #Porcupine (Coendou rufescens) from Colombia’s Massif are adding valuable pieces to the puzzle.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Woolly flying #Squirrels of the genus Eupetaurus are among the world’s rarest and least-studied endangered #Mammals, found only in restricted parts of the Himalayan region.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

⏱️ How long does an image feel as though it lasts? Research using Van Gogh paintings finds that perceived duration varies with visual features such as brightness, texture & structural complexity. Chronotype & day length also play a role. 🎨 Our sense of time depends on both what we see & when.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🐸🦎 Hidden biodiversity. Museum specimens. Taxonomic mysteries. Welcome @alicepetzold.bsky.social from the University of Potsdam, Germany, as our new Associate Editor for Amphibia-Reptilia! Her research explores amphibian & reptile diversity, evolution and systematics. @carodittrich.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🐜 The #LittleFireAnt, Wasmannia auropunctata, threatens #Biodiversity and #Agriculture across tropical and subtropical regions. One-way traps using an alarm pheromone can help capture these invasive #Ants, but how long do they stay effective? @flaentomosociety.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🦌 Antlers can signal strength and social rank in male #Deer, but growing and replacing them every year is costly. For #SikaDeer in #Japan, limited food creates a trade-off: invest in antlers or maintain body condition.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They’re ready! 🎉 I can finally reveal the two new logos for our two Behaviour journal awards, beautifully designed by the incredibly talented @brendadegroot.bsky.social. One celebrates Frans de Waal. The other looks to Niko Tinbergen for inspiration.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌊 As the global Blue Economy expands, #Macroalgae are gaining ground in #Food, #Bioremediation, industrial materials and ecological #Restoration. Scaling up cultivation means understanding #Light, #Temperature, #Salinity and #Nutrients and making the most of new genomic tools. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

💧 Tiny creatures. Big ecosystem impact. Aquatic #Macroinvertebrates are vital to #Freshwater #Ecosystems, but much remains unknown. 🔬 New Special Issue: “Advances in Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research”, covering #Conservation, #ClimateChange, #eDNA, taxonomy, evolution and ecology. 1/2

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dutch scientists in the 19th century documented #Hammerhead land #Flatworms, primarily from the former Dutch East Indies. Kuhl, van Hasselt, Loman and Weber contributed through drawings, specimen collection and taxonomic work, which helped inform Ludwig von Graff’s 1899 monograph. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🪲 Not all #Arthropods follow the textbook – and that’s precisely the point. A new Contributions to Zoology Special Issue, “Exceptional larval types and metamorphoses in Arthropoda”, explores unusual larval forms, metamorphoses and developmental pathways. 🔬 1/2

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Who really belongs in Son Tra Nature Reserve? 🐒 New surveys in #Vietnam recorded six primate species – but evidence suggests only three are native: the red-shanked #Douc, southern pygmy #Loris and rhesus #Macaque. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Can training improve a horse’s ability to carry weight? 🐴 A new #OpenAccess study in Comparative Exercise Physiology tested 14 #IcelandicHorses after 7 weeks of ridden or unridden training. Horses then completed an incremental weight-carrying test, reaching ~35% of body weight. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

😎 I don’t often use the word “cool”… but this is cool! Today, @rollingstone.com published a Taylor Swift-related article in our journal, Insect Systematics & Evolution, written by Brad Balukjian. 1/3

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There Are Now Four Kinds of Bugs Named After Taylor Swift

The Swiftiephylus species are found in Australia — but that shouldn't stop them from getting global fans, just like Taylor Swift.

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@sciam.bsky.social published an article about Jorg Massen, who, as a child, would watch birds flying overhead and wonder whether they enjoyed it. His paper on this childhood inspired topic was recently published in the journal #Behaviour. 1/2

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🧠 What happens when your senses can’t be trusted? Every movement relies on sensory information – but signals can be noisy, delayed, incomplete or conflicting. How does the brain decide what to do next? 📣 @multisensoryres.bsky.social explores these questions in a new Special Issue. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What can Antarctic waters reveal about Pseudo-nitzschia? Inna V. Stonik examined #Phytoplankton from the Weddell Sea and identified P. chiniana based on its distinctive morphological features. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Molecular life sciences are evolving rapidly – make sure your research keeps pace. Biological Chemistry welcomes high-quality submissions in #Biochemistry, #MolecularBiology, genetics, #Epigenetics, molecular medicine, #CancerResearch, #Virology, #Immunology and more. 1/3 @boristurk.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🎨👁️ What can art reveal about how we see, hear and experience the world? The latest Art & Perception explores art, perception and multisensory experience across music, cinema, architecture and visual art. 📖 brill.com/view/journal...

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

⏱️ How do we experience, judge & predict time? New Timing & Time Perception issue explores duration, temporal judgments & more. Read now: brill.com/view/journal... @argirovatakis.bsky.social @van-rijn.org @timingresforum.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New issue of Insect Systematics & Evolution explores insect diversity, taxonomy & DNA barcoding. 🪲 5 new Empicoris species + Neotropical Polypedilum research. Read more: brill.com/view/journal...

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎉 The #ECBB2026 Best Presentation Prize goes to @giuliaseverino.bsky.social and colleagues! 🏆🐒 Huge congratulations to Giulia, Felipe Villa-Larenas, María José Idalsoaga Ferrer, Esteban Idalsoaga Ferrer and Miquel Llorente! 1/4 @ecbb2026.bsky.social @univgirona.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌊 New species, deep-sea discoveries & fresh insights into #Crustaceana! 🦐 Vol. 99, Issue 9 explores #DecapodCrustaceans, from new deep-water #Shrimp and a new Lebbeus species to #Crab biology, genes and nutrition. Read the issue brill.com/view/journal... @nephropseu.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🪱 What can nematodes tell us about crop health, biodiversity and biocontrol? The latest issue of #Nematology explores these questions, from cover crops and pest control to nematode identification, taxonomy and plant–nematode interactions. 📖 brill.com/view/journal... @andreaskantar.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#MarineDiatoms are ecologically important, but taxonomy can get complicated when morphology and evolutionary relationships tell different stories. The classification of Planktoniella muriformis has long been debated. Now, new evidence is helping set the record straight. 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

☀️ Night or day? Put the hypothesis to the test. Did our primate ancestors make the evolutionary leap from night into day around the K–T extinction? The new Folia Primatologica Special Issue ‘Night and Day’ / ‘Into the Light’ invites original research & reviews. 📅 Submit by 31 Jan 2027. 1/2

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

People were like vultures around the table! 🦅📚 And we’re taking that as a very good sign. 😄 The De Gruyter Brill Life Sciences table is getting plenty of attention at @ecbb2026.bsky.social in Cambridge, with Anna Nekaris, EiC of Folia Primatologica, on hand. 1/2 @queenfireface.bsky.social @asab.org

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🏆 Early career researchers: your research could win €1,000! Behaviour is launching its new Early Career Researcher Award 2027, celebrating outstanding research published by ECRs. 🧠🐾 1/3

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🐞 New #OpenAccess research in Florida Entomologist! Two new articles explore practical approaches to pest monitoring and management, from optimising pheromone traps to evaluating entomopathogenic fungi as potential biological control tools. 🪤🍄 1/3 @flaentomosociety.bsky.social

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📣 One week to go until EAAP 2026! My colleague Mascha Sappok is getting ready for the 77th Meeting of the EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science, taking place September 7–11 in Hamburg, Germany. 🇩🇪 1/2 Please go and meet her at the Wageningen Academic | De Gruyter Brill Life Sciences stand. 👋

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