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Çağlar Akçay
@caglarakcay.bsky.social
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Animal social behaviour and cognition.
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wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
Did you ever hear the myth that birds can't smell? Well... here's a fascinating roundup of different ways that birds use their sense of smell! #ornithology
The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell – from natural cologne to pest control
Humans and birds both have an underappreciated sense of smell.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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grrlscientist.bsky.social
How Human Behavior Is Driving Evolution In Wild Birds

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#ornithology🪶 #evolution #BirdFeeding #Birding #birds🦉 grrlscientist.medium.com/how-human-be...
How Human Behavior Is Driving Evolution In Wild Birds
How a simple pleasure, feeding birds, has been translated into a mechanism for rapid evolutionary change in beak length in a British…
grrlscientist.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 AM
caglarakcay.bsky.social
Great team to work with!!
birdsonglab.bsky.social birdsonglab.bsky.social @birdsonglab.bsky.social · 1d
The Birdsong Lab is recruiting graduate students to study vocal communication in tropical birds. The deadline to apply is less than a week away! #birds #birdsong #ornithology #animalbehavior #BirdsCanada #AcademicSky #SciComm
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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btobirds.bsky.social
We're hiring Field Ornithologists and Surveyors! Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs

📝 Full and part time opportunities.
📆 Closing date: Tuesday 17 February.

#Ornithology
A Yellowhammer perches on a branch with its bill open as it sings. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring. Field Ornithologist/Survey Mentor (BBS Surveys) - Northern Ireland. Field Ornithologists (EFS Surveys) - Northern Ireland. Field Surveyors (LandSpAES Project) - England. The logo for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and BTO feature at the bottom of the image.
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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jacobcdunn.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! "Honestly exaggerated: howler monkey roars are reliable signals of body size and behaviourally relevant to listeners"

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We show that formants advertise body size and mediate social interactions in black and gold howler monkeys.
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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elmlingersteven.bsky.social
1/11 Animals often communicate in phrases with sequential structure. Infant vocal learners, however, are often studied one note or syllable at a time. What are the origins of vocal sequences in animals that learn vocal communication? Find out in our new paper spanning songbirds and human infants! 🧵
The social origins of vocal sequences in songbirds and human infants
Abstract. From birdsong to human language, acoustic communication by vocal learners involves the concatenation of sounds into sequences. Sequences are more
royalsocietypublishing.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
caglarakcay.bsky.social
Female reed warblers in social pairs with low MHC dissimilarity achieve higher MHC dissimilarity through random extra-pair mating url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
Female reed warblers in social pairs with low MHC dissimilarity achieve higher MHC dissimilarity through random extra-pair mating
Mate choice for a dissimilar partner is a mechanism by which the MHC repertoire of offspring can be improved. In this study of reed warblers, we provide ev
academic.oup.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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ecbb2026.bsky.social
January can be tough enough without an extra deadline looming. That's why we've extended our #ECBB2026 call for symposia to 15 February 2026!

For more information and for the submission form click the link: www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
Top left ECBB logo, yellow text with blue outline next to it reads 'Did you hear' Background image of a black British bird looking inquisitive. Bottom text, yellow with blue outline, reads 'Symposia submission extended to 15 February'.
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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klf-univienna.bsky.social
📣 Interested in a 4-year postdoc in the movement ecology group? @univie.ac.at is recruiting outstanding female researchers through the E-STEEM programme. @pesumas.bsky.social is a registered host and welcomes applications from potential candidates.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
caglarakcay.bsky.social
a recent article on the cute little bundles of anger that also features our research www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/... our paper can be found here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Robins are more aggressive than we think – and why it may be our fault
Beloved by the nation, robins have a darker side – but humans play their part in it
www.countryliving.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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ncecire.bsky.social
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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ninamarkl.bsky.social
the phrase "earned settlement" is in the same category with "hostile environment" -- can't accuse them of not saying what they mean

take a moment to respond to the consultation on this here:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
January 22, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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darrencroft.bsky.social
We are hiring – postdoc position exploring how kinship shapes social ageing in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social and Prof Rufus Johnstone (Cambridge) starts 1st April 2026 and ends 31st March 2029. Apps close 2nd Feb. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ788/p...
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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ecbb2026.bsky.social
With ten days to go to submit your symposia proposal, we're here to answer your most burning question: What is the registration cost?

#AcademicTwitter #Conferencechatter #ECBB2026
Background image: blue-and-yellow macaw ECBB2026 logo and image title ECBB Registration Middle table reads Registration - Early bird (until 31 Mar) - General Registration Prices listed are Early Bird Students £250 | General Registration £300 Early Bird Students from developing countries £200 | General Registration £250 Early Bird Non-Students £340 | General Registration £390 Early Bird Non-Students from developing countries £300 | General Registration £350 Excursions, dinner, and additional items available to add on Registration opening soon 1-4 September 2026 | Anglia Ruskin University
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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slowbikeiain.bsky.social
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
Headline: "Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images"
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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mcmahok.bsky.social
We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing
We are seeking to appoint four full-time field assistants to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2026. Two 8-week field assistants will join the nest monitoring team; duties for these posts will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of blue and great tits, (ii) catching and ringing parent birds, (iii) ringing nestlings, and (iv) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with run from approximately Tuesday 7th April to Monday 1st June. Successful candidates for these positions must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits and blue tits. A further two field assistants will be hired to support a project collecting behavioural (foraging) data for great tits breeding in the Wytham population. These roles will involve a significant amount of nightwork. Duties will include (i) setting up and calibrating electronic tracking equipment and nest box cameras in the field, (ii) mapping tracking equipment locations using GPS, (iii) helping with catching and ringing parent birds and fitting tracking devices, (iv) assisting with mistnetting to re-trap tagged parents, and (v) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with be approximately 7 and 4 weeks in duration, starting from 13th April and 4th May, respectively. Possession of a BTO ringing permit with misnet endorsement and driving license are highly desirable for these roles. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. All Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successsful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.37/hour). Contact eleanor.cole@Biology.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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asn-amnat.bsky.social
Ever wonder how birds are able to identify their nest? Jennings et al. show that nests can become scented like the birds that occupy them, which may enable birds to use olfaction to accomplish this critical task.

Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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rabihalameddine.bsky.social
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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jbakcoleman.bsky.social
Ever wonder what proportion of high profile social media research is tied to the tech industry?

New from me, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com.

Thread tomorrow.

arxiv.org/abs/2601.11507
Industry Influence in High-Profile Social Media Research
To what extent is social media research independent from industry influence? Leveraging openly available data, we show that half of the research published in top journals has disclosable ties to indus...
arxiv.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
Note to self: Avoid low hanging branches.
July 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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biotay.bsky.social
Cow Tools!

We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them

It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS

Here I describe our study

(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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grrlscientist.bsky.social
A Beneficial Role For Orange Pigments In Birds And Animals

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#physiology #cancer #pigments🎨 #pheomelanin🟠 #evolution #ecology #birds🦉 #ornithology🪶 www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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ecbb2026.bsky.social
If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition for #ECBB2026, and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch with us at ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk

#academicconference #academicsky #animalbehaviour
Image background: a Javan slow loris in the jungle of Java, Indonesia on the right. Left hand is a close up blur of jungle greenery. Text reads: Organising a symposium related to animal cognition? If you would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch with us at ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk Conference dates at the bottom read 1-4 September 2026, Anglia Ruskin University
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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agc-alcantara.bsky.social
Has anyone in #bioacoustics used hydromoth cases for terrestrial PAM? Does it change the sound quality? My study site (Philippines) is very typhoon-centric and sometimes water gets inside my IPX7 case
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
caglarakcay.bsky.social
‘Dear Enemies’ Are Made When A Song Sparrow Learns To Sing
www.forbes.com/sites/rebecc...
‘Dear Enemies’ Are Made When A Song Sparrow Learns To Sing
When a young male learns from a neighboring adult male, chances are that tutor and tutee will become “dear enemies.”
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM