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We promote the study of animal behaviour, organise conferences, fund research & support teaching of animal behaviour in schools. Co-publisher of #AnimalBehaviourJournal. Skeets by @raccoonologist.bsky.social
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📢LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS📢 Tomorrow is the deadline to submit an abstract to our #ASABSpring2025 conference 😱 don't miss out on this opportunity to present your research! 🔗 Follow our registration guide here: tinyurl.com/y8vjzyzt

Help Flocks take flight! With no further NSF funding for this project, we need your donations to move forward with this important initiative for diversity and belong in #ornithology.

Postdoc position at the University of Adelaide for research on reptilian brain evolution in changing environments. Applications due by March 25, 2025. Learn more: https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/515720/arc-grantfunded-researcher-a. #postdoc

Exiting opportunity: Doctoral student to promote sustainable management of natural resources, pollinators & biodiversity through experiments based around bees in the climate change-pollination nexus – @cyanistesnord.bsky.social Please apply no later than 20 march! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

🎉microPublications EEB is looking for new editors! -Editorial load is extremely light (but we work quickly) -Awesome format and journal, serves the EEB community well IMO -We cover all of EEB so we're looking for breath/generalists/complimentary expertise -DM me if interested (or suggest someone)!

Are you looking for an easy way to help among the chaos? Please consider donating to Stand Up For Science! This nationwide event - will engage scientists and advocate for critical policy goals. Please spread the word! standupforscience2025.org/donate/ 🌎🧪🌊 @standupforscience.bsky.social

I am recruiting 1-2 postbacs for my parakeet sociality & cognition project! This position is for people finished with undergrad but who have not yet started grad school. Must be totally fascinated by parakeet social drama (there's a lot of it!)🪶🧪 Job ad here: ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/s...

Deadline Alert: The GSPC is looking for a Graduate Student and a Postdoc to fill two vacancies on the committee this year. Learn more and express your interest here: https://buff.ly/3Q2iQpF

I am excited to announce that @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition on "Cognition in the Wild". Submissions are due by June 15. We are excited to see the amazing work you have been doing! link.springer.com/collections/...

A big thank you to the French weekly newspaper #LePays for their article highlighting our recent paper "Mobbing sequences of American wrens elicit mobbing responses in European tits," published in #AnimalBehaviourJournal!

2-year postdoc in Tübingen on the communicative plasticity in wild & captive bonobos, fully funded by @VolkswagenSt. Applications open until March 15th. bit.ly/4gVa5Je

Little Terns - does anyone have video of them in flight so that an animation has the right movement? Thanks. #superseabirdsunday #terns #seabird #tern

🚀 Exciting news! The second part of our webinar The Art of Communicating Animal Research in the 21st Century now has a date! 📅 Stay tuned for details—this session will dive into AI tools for making research communication easier & more engaging. 🔥 #AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social

Proposals due this Saturday for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach! This program awards up to $1,000 USD for a variety of evolution education and outreach projects, workshops, and events. Apply now! https://rb.gy/swgrn

Could you help with the upcoming BTO @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey in Northumberland. Our effort will concentrate on Nightjar, and the survey period is between 25 May and 15 July. There are many suitable squares, follow this link and choose to suit yourself. app.bto.org/heathland/sq...

Chimp&See is back - we missed you! Come by chimpandsee.org today and do a few classifications or just say "hi"! 🐵 A big thank you to the @zooniverse.bsky.social for putting this great intro video together featuring our amazing moderator Laura ( @ LauraKLynn ) youtu.be/RROwoB7c6C8?...

Job announcement - we're hiring! Postdoctoral Fellow, 2 yrs, Adelaide Uni Plastic brains: Neural adaptations to changing environments in reptiles Team led by @jcroweriddell.bsky.social with @draliceclement.bsky.social‬ Shaun Collin & myself. Details here: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

📅 The deadline for registration for #BOARD25 has been extended to 7 March. 👇 Scan the QR code to register before the deadline! #AnimalResearch

We invite you to @eseb2025.bsky.social in Barcelona 😁 With 51 symposia at a unique location and around 2000 delegates expected, this is shaping up to be the biggest ESEB meeting ever! ESEB members are entitled to reduced registration fee - we look forward to seeing you there - don't miss out!

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Field Ornithologist (full or part-time) to join BTO Northern Ireland for the spring survey season (April-June). Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology 📝 Closing date: Wednesday 5th March

A reminder that the deadline for our Research Grants is the 28th of February - this Friday! 🕊️ Get your applications in this week if you haven’t done so, via seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants.

📢 VACANCY Are you committed to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility within #ornithology ? Perhaps you could be our next Equality and Diversity Support Officer Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

Join the ESEB Symposium on "Behavioural Diversity" from Aug 17-22, 2025, in Barcelona. Abstracts due by April 25, 2025. Explore ecology to neurobiology. More info: https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/ #conference

Want to be an #intern at the ERC? Or know someone who would? Applications for the October '25-February '26 session are open! Discover the details 👉 traineeships.ec.europa.eu When applying, don't forget to select the ERC ☑️ as your #1 choice 🧡. #internship #traineeship #trainee #research #science

Each year we celebrate remarkable ecologists in our BES awards🏆 Categories cover the breadth of experiences and career stages, so let us know which ecologists inspire you! Make your nominations by 7 April  https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/bes-prizes/

Join Sarah (@sarahhasnain.bsky.social)at the #SEBconference in Antwerp Book your place now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Check out our animal sessions ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a... More information ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

Science advances our economic, physical, and social and cultural wellbeing, and is key to a sustainable future. However, we live in times of great change, and the values that have driven science for the benefit of humanity are under threat. Read our statement here: royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...

Today the 10th season of FINE starts with an exciting talk by Hal Whitehead: Sperm whale clans and human societies Summary: Sperm whale society is structured into clans that are primarily distinguished by vocal dialects, which may be symbolic markers of clan identity.

The University of Adelaide offers a 2-year postdoctoral position in reptile brain evolution, focusing on snakes and lizards. Applications are due by March 25, 2025. More info: [careers.adelaide.edu.au](https://careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/515720/arc-grantfunded-researcher-a) #postdoc

Important reminder that abstracts for #ASABSpring2025 are due! ⬇️

🚨 DEADLINE APPROACHING🚨 The deadline to submit an abstract for the #ASABSpring2025 conference is in only four days. Don't miss out on this opportunity to present your work 🔬 🔗 Follow our registration guide here: tinyurl.com/y8vjzyzt

Very excited about this project. Shoko is super cool and so brilliant - please spread the word and apply if you're looking for a PhD position!

🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Just a few more days to apply for a PhD with me! Use new technologies to study movement and ecology of serotine bats in UK. Evidence can guide future rabies control strategies, helping bats and people. Click on project 'Understanding transmission..' here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex... #PhD #bats

📢 VACANCY Could you be our next Social Media Support Officer? We're looking for a social media whizz to support our output across multiple platforms Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

Do you know of a researcher working in the field of zoology and/or conservation who you think has made an outstanding contribution that deserves recognition? Nominations are due on Feb 25th for the ZSL awards program, which spans all career levels from UG onwards www.zsl.org/about-zsl/aw...

📣🚨 Extension of Early Bird Registration Deadline 🚨📣 We are pleased to announce that the Early Bird Registration deadline for Behaviour Conference 2025 has been extended to accommodate ongoing interest from participants. 🗓 New registration deadline: 7th April 2025. 🗒️

We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project). Applications close 25th March 2025! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

🚨TWO WEEKS left 🚨 to submit your abstract to our session (A8) "Animal responses to a changing world: what about cognition?" at the Society Experimental Biology conference in Antwerp this summer! Abstract submission & info ➡️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... 🐠🐤🐙🦎 @sebiology.bsky.social

🚨New PDRA position available at the Healy Lab🚨 Project on avian nest construction. Duties will include conducting behavioural experiments with zebra finches on nest building. Post available for 24 months starting ASAP. Closing date 18 March www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

🔄 REPLAY FRIDAY 🔄 Ever wondered how publication metrics shape research impact? Or how to make your work more accessible?🤔 📽️ Catch the replay of our first 2024 roundtable on publishing, with @maggiesymes.bsky.social & @samnesbit.bsky.social (Sussex Uni.) 🎥 Watch now 👉 www.youtube.com/live/XuW3AnY...

Are you a Chester birder? We are looking for a volunteer to count waterbirds at Queen's Park once a month! If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... #WeBSSiteInsight #YourWeBSJourney

1/ Can you help monitor raptors & Ravens in Wales? Cudyll Cymru is a new #CitizenScience project that asks volunteers to choose a survey patch & record key species. Sign up to survey in your local area via our website. ➡️ www.bto.org/CudyllCymru #Ornithology #birdingWales

Looking for something to do on this fine Friday afternoon? Perhaps you could register for Evolution 2025! Virtual May 29-30, in-person June 20-24. Dormitory accommodations are now available! www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

✨We are proud to have @mongabay.bsky.social as our Knowledge Partner for Behaviour 2025. 📖 📌Mongabay has been in the forefront of reporting credible and accurate journalism essential in addressing environmental issues. We are excited to have Mongabay India on board with Behaviour 2025.

FINE starts again next week with exciting free online seminars. In its 10th season we will hear about whales, parental care, neuroethology, aging, group-living lizards and much more!

Uppsala University seeks a PhD student for climate-change adaptation and speciation research on flycatchers. Applicants must hold a Master's degree in biology. More info: https://www.uu.se/en/department/ecology-and-genetics/research/animal-ecology/qvarnstrom-lab. Apply by March 18, 2025. #phd

Only a couple days left to submit your abstracts for #ICCB2025! Join us for the largest global meeting for addressing #conservation challenges and presenting the latest in conservation research and practice. 🌍 #MarineLife #ecology #biodiversity conbio.org/mini-sites/i...

Interested in learning more about data exploration and linear modeling in R? This set of #datascience modules from @csulbquanteco.bsky.social uses real cognitive and demographic data from the #CayoSantiago #rhesus macaque population in #PuertoRico! sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearn...

✨Thank you for an overwhelming response! We are happy to have received nearly 500 great abstracts from across the globe. 📌Abstract decisions will be announced between mid to late March. Stay tuned for further updates. 👉🏻https://behaviourindia2025.in/