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An interesting #PhDstudent paper by the wonderful
@shiho-ozeki.bsky.social from the fabulous research group led by @bbmwong.bsky.social. It was such a pleasure to be involved in this research on effects of pollution from the contraceptive pill on fish. more cool research will follow!
@shiho-ozeki.bsky.social from the fabulous research group led by @bbmwong.bsky.social. It was such a pleasure to be involved in this research on effects of pollution from the contraceptive pill on fish. more cool research will follow!
🐟No effect of pollutant EE2 on southern crested weedfish behaviour!🐟
Read here:
"Exposure to the Oestrogenic Pollutant 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol
(EE2) Does Not Alter the Behaviour of a Coastal Marine
Fish, Cristiceps australis"
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
#animalbehaviour #research #science
Read here:
"Exposure to the Oestrogenic Pollutant 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol
(EE2) Does Not Alter the Behaviour of a Coastal Marine
Fish, Cristiceps australis"
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
#animalbehaviour #research #science
Exposure to the Oestrogenic Pollutant 17α‐Ethinyl Estradiol (EE2) Does Not Alter the Behaviour of a Coastal Marine Fish, Cristiceps australis
Environmental contamination with the synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) is widespread in coastal ecosystems, yet behavioural effects in marine fishes remain poorly understood. We exposed ...
doi.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
An interesting #PhDstudent paper by the wonderful
@shiho-ozeki.bsky.social from the fabulous research group led by @bbmwong.bsky.social. It was such a pleasure to be involved in this research on effects of pollution from the contraceptive pill on fish. more cool research will follow!
@shiho-ozeki.bsky.social from the fabulous research group led by @bbmwong.bsky.social. It was such a pleasure to be involved in this research on effects of pollution from the contraceptive pill on fish. more cool research will follow!
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More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.
"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.
Size matters. Among the great apes, human penises are unusually large. Why? Check out our new open access paper in @plosbiology.org led by @upama.bsky.social. Link here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
And read the lay article in @theconversation.com here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
And read the lay article in @theconversation.com here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
January 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Size matters. Among the great apes, human penises are unusually large. Why? Check out our new open access paper in @plosbiology.org led by @upama.bsky.social. Link here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
And read the lay article in @theconversation.com here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
And read the lay article in @theconversation.com here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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3/3 None of this would have happened without THE AMAZING Chloe Tan, who collected the vast majority of data single-handedly!
A fun study done! All thanks to this awesome bunch: Chole, @mikejennions.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social Rebecca Bathgate, Khandis Blake, Rob Capp, Jacob Kuek, Brian Mautz
A fun study done! All thanks to this awesome bunch: Chole, @mikejennions.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social Rebecca Bathgate, Khandis Blake, Rob Capp, Jacob Kuek, Brian Mautz
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
3/3 None of this would have happened without THE AMAZING Chloe Tan, who collected the vast majority of data single-handedly!
A fun study done! All thanks to this awesome bunch: Chole, @mikejennions.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social Rebecca Bathgate, Khandis Blake, Rob Capp, Jacob Kuek, Brian Mautz
A fun study done! All thanks to this awesome bunch: Chole, @mikejennions.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social Rebecca Bathgate, Khandis Blake, Rob Capp, Jacob Kuek, Brian Mautz
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2/3 This paper is a COVID baby, and took 6 years into making! Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Experimental evidence that penis size, height, and body shape influence assessment of male sexual attractiveness and fighting ability in humans
Why the human penis is unusually large compared to other primates is a long-standing evolutionary question. This study shows that genital size is a cue used during male-male assessment in humans, sugg...
doi.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
2/3 This paper is a COVID baby, and took 6 years into making! Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Why is the human penis longer and thicker than those of other great apes, such as chimpanzees and gorillas? Read our @aunz.theconversation.com piece to find out!
Full paper from @plosbiology.org below! 👇 1/3
Full paper from @plosbiology.org below! 👇 1/3
Compared to other great apes, human penises are mysteriously large, hinting they act as a signal to mates and rivals alike.
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/why-are...
👉 Read the full article: theconversation.com/why-are...
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Why is the human penis longer and thicker than those of other great apes, such as chimpanzees and gorillas? Read our @aunz.theconversation.com piece to find out!
Full paper from @plosbiology.org below! 👇 1/3
Full paper from @plosbiology.org below! 👇 1/3
Congrats to @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social on her PhD paper studying the potential impacts of pollution from the contraceptive pill on a marine species, the crested weedfish.
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Congrats to @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social on her PhD paper studying the potential impacts of pollution from the contraceptive pill on a marine species, the crested weedfish.
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
doi.org/10.1111/eth....
My uncle, my 大舅舅, passed away a few days ago. He had such a big impact on me and my career…from inspiring me with childhood stories catching fighting fishes in Singapore to driving me across Queensland to collect Pacific blue-eyes for my PhD research. I was so lucky to have had him as my 大舅舅 🥹
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
My uncle, my 大舅舅, passed away a few days ago. He had such a big impact on me and my career…from inspiring me with childhood stories catching fighting fishes in Singapore to driving me across Queensland to collect Pacific blue-eyes for my PhD research. I was so lucky to have had him as my 大舅舅 🥹
Wishing everyone all the best for the festive season 🎄
Image: Christmas Day (detail) by Richard Lewer, National Gallery of Australia
Image: Christmas Day (detail) by Richard Lewer, National Gallery of Australia
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wishing everyone all the best for the festive season 🎄
Image: Christmas Day (detail) by Richard Lewer, National Gallery of Australia
Image: Christmas Day (detail) by Richard Lewer, National Gallery of Australia
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How is behavioural diversity affected by human-induced change? Oded Berger-Tal and co-authors review how anthropogenic disturbances can impact behavioural diversity through the evolutionary forces of selection, flow, mutation and drift. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@bbmwong.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
How is behavioural diversity affected by human-induced change? Oded Berger-Tal and co-authors review how anthropogenic disturbances can impact behavioural diversity through the evolutionary forces of selection, flow, mutation and drift. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@bbmwong.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
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Missed our #ECBB2026 Plenary Speaker reveals? Not to worry!
Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Missed our #ECBB2026 Plenary Speaker reveals? Not to worry!
Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
Here is a quick recap of all the excellent speakers we'll be welcoming at September's meeting!
Congrats to @katefergusson.bsky.social (cosupervised with Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social who submitted her PhD thesis this week 🥳🎉
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congrats to @katefergusson.bsky.social (cosupervised with Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social who submitted her PhD thesis this week 🥳🎉
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Are animals self aware? Intuitively many seem to be, but how do we experimental test this prediction? Using a novel version of the mirror-mark test we claim to have empirical evidence demonstrating self awareness in the cleaner fish. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rapid self-recognition ability in the cleaner fish - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Rapid self-recognition ability in the cleaner fish
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Are animals self aware? Intuitively many seem to be, but how do we experimental test this prediction? Using a novel version of the mirror-mark test we claim to have empirical evidence demonstrating self awareness in the cleaner fish. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Save the date for the next European Conference on Behavioural Biology!
Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene, 1-4 September 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University.
Watch this space for updates on speakers, plenaries, and calls for abstracts!
#AcademicSky #UpcomingConferences
Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene, 1-4 September 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University.
Watch this space for updates on speakers, plenaries, and calls for abstracts!
#AcademicSky #UpcomingConferences
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The pitcher on my Nepenthes tenuis has finally popped open in the office. So cute. I reckon if I wasn’t a behavioural ecologist, a carnivorous plant researcher would be a great alternative 🤔
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The pitcher on my Nepenthes tenuis has finally popped open in the office. So cute. I reckon if I wasn’t a behavioural ecologist, a carnivorous plant researcher would be a great alternative 🤔
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We know you're jumping with excitement to find out the penultimate ECBB 2026 plenary speaker so we won't keep you waiting much longer!
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It's the marvellous @biobiiana.bsky.social!
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It's the marvellous @biobiiana.bsky.social!
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We know you're jumping with excitement to find out the penultimate ECBB 2026 plenary speaker so we won't keep you waiting much longer!
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It's the marvellous @biobiiana.bsky.social!
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It’s great to see our systematic map highted by @envevidence.bsky.social as the most read article of 2025! It was a huge amount of work, so I am glad people are seeing it. We highlighted some major gaps and issues within the field, as well as practical ways to move forward
#pollution #ecotoxicology
#pollution #ecotoxicology
Day 6 • CEE #YearInReview2025
📖 A highlight from the Environmental Evidence journal!
Our most-read article of 2025 examines the impact of pharmaceuticals on aquatic animal behaviour, #Sci4Pol #EnvironmentalEvidence 🧪🌎
Read it here 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📖 A highlight from the Environmental Evidence journal!
Our most-read article of 2025 examines the impact of pharmaceuticals on aquatic animal behaviour, #Sci4Pol #EnvironmentalEvidence 🧪🌎
Read it here 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It’s great to see our systematic map highted by @envevidence.bsky.social as the most read article of 2025! It was a huge amount of work, so I am glad people are seeing it. We highlighted some major gaps and issues within the field, as well as practical ways to move forward
#pollution #ecotoxicology
#pollution #ecotoxicology
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The ASAB medal is awarded annually for contributions to the science of animal behaviour, including teaching, writing, broadcasting, research, and work on behalf of the association.
We’re seeking nominations for the ASAB medal in 2027! Learn more:
www.asab.org/asab-medal
We’re seeking nominations for the ASAB medal in 2027! Learn more:
www.asab.org/asab-medal
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The ASAB medal is awarded annually for contributions to the science of animal behaviour, including teaching, writing, broadcasting, research, and work on behalf of the association.
We’re seeking nominations for the ASAB medal in 2027! Learn more:
www.asab.org/asab-medal
We’re seeking nominations for the ASAB medal in 2027! Learn more:
www.asab.org/asab-medal
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A new (and improved) version of the fantastic BES’s reproducible code guide is now live.
Seriously amazing resource for those wanting to produce code that enables reproducible research.
Featuring some SORTEE members and also code review!!
@sortee.bsky.social
Seriously amazing resource for those wanting to produce code that enables reproducible research.
Featuring some SORTEE members and also code review!!
@sortee.bsky.social
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A new (and improved) version of the fantastic BES’s reproducible code guide is now live.
Seriously amazing resource for those wanting to produce code that enables reproducible research.
Featuring some SORTEE members and also code review!!
@sortee.bsky.social
Seriously amazing resource for those wanting to produce code that enables reproducible research.
Featuring some SORTEE members and also code review!!
@sortee.bsky.social
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Note that there’s a PhD position on this topic, if you found this interesting! #ASABWinter2025
December 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Note that there’s a PhD position on this topic, if you found this interesting! #ASABWinter2025
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Congratulations to Hanna Kokko for receiving this year’s ASAB medal! Hanna has done extraordinary work and we are so pleased to honour her at #ASABWinter2025
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Congratulations to Hanna Kokko for receiving this year’s ASAB medal! Hanna has done extraordinary work and we are so pleased to honour her at #ASABWinter2025
Thank you @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social for your amazing work on our recent paper! And for any colleagues wanting to create an impactful figure for their papers, check out www.lifesciencestudios.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thank you @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social for your amazing work on our recent paper! And for any colleagues wanting to create an impactful figure for their papers, check out www.lifesciencestudios.com
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#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
doi.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
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There is still time to submit your abstract and apply for a travel award!
@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social
@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
There is still time to submit your abstract and apply for a travel award!
@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social
@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social
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The congress venue - Lingotto - is an iconic industrial building: once the historic FIAT factory it’s legendary rooftop test track has been transformed into one of Europe’s largest rooftop garden and an open-air art hub. Delegates will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Turin and the Alps!
December 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The congress venue - Lingotto - is an iconic industrial building: once the historic FIAT factory it’s legendary rooftop test track has been transformed into one of Europe’s largest rooftop garden and an open-air art hub. Delegates will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Turin and the Alps!