Ashley Mensing
amensing.bsky.social
Ashley Mensing
@amensing.bsky.social
PhD candidate interested in primate behavioral ecology, behavioral endocrinology, and developmental plasticity at UCLA
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Behaviors and reproductive characteristics may evolve faster than other traits, thanks to the genetic effects of social interactions
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Francesca Santostefano, Maria Moiron, Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar, and David N Fisher
November 25, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Both excessively low AND excessively high rates of rainfall are associated with the dissolution of pair bonds in Seychelles warblers. Droughts get a lot of attention, but this is a reminder (mainly just to myself) not to overlook the impact of ‘floods’!
Bird divorce rates may be linked to rainfall
Bird divorce rates may be linked to rainfall A 16-year study on a closed population of Seychelles warblers (Acrocephalus sechellensis) on Cousin Island, Seychelles, has uncovered significant...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Ashley Mensing
Finally our editorial for the "What makes a good theory?" special issue is out (co-edited with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, @jcskewes.bsky.social, Sashank Varma, and Todd Wareham). It's an interdisciplinary issue and the contents are transdisciplinary.

#philsci #metasci #cogsci #ai #psych 🧪
What Makes a Good Theory? Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Computational Brain & Behavior
Computational Brain & Behavior -
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November 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM