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Dr Chris Young
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Senior lecturer in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, research focus on primate social behaviour, ecology and endocrinology
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bridgetwaller.bsky.social
Fixed-term Research Assistant post in primate behaviour, likely desk based but good experience before applying for PhD funding. Join us at NTU! @ntupsychology.bsky.social
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Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour:City Campus
Join us as a Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour! Gain excellent experience and skills working with a range of primatologists across NTU. A great stepping stone before embarking on a PhD!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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sfb1528.bsky.social
Peter Kappeler, in akademischer Festrobe, nach der Verleihung seiner Ehrendoktorwürde an der Universität Antananarivo. Er steht gemeinsam mit Claudia Fichtel und einer Gruppe madagassischer Studierender in türkisfarbenen Poloshirts vor dem Universitätsgebäude. Alle blicken lächelnd in die Kamera und unterstreichen die feierliche und zugleich gemeinschaftliche Atmosphäre des Anlasses.
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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vicmartignac.bsky.social
So happy to see my first PhD paper out royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

With my amazing supervisor @robinmorrison.bsky.social and the @savinggorillas.bsky.social, we examined female dispersal decisions in mountain gorillas.
Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information individuals use when dispersing. Mountain gorillas exhibit a flexible ...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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robinmorrison.bsky.social
Female gorillas can change groups many times across their lives. These decisions are undoubtedly shaped by mating opportunities and infant protection, but what about the wider social relationships females have across groups? Check out this thread to see what we found!
August 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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amelinlab.bsky.social
Our paper on how capuchin pee smells, and why monkeys might rub it all over their bodies is now out in @royalsociety.org RSOS. Led by Alice Poirier, @nellekulick.bsky.social, & a great team of collaborators, this was a complicated but fascinating project.

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Urine washing and urinary odour profiles in relation to dominance rank status in wild male capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) | Royal Society Open Science
Urine plays an essential role in mammalian olfactory communication, although its potential role in primates has long been overlooked owing to focus on their visual adaptations for communication. Here,...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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meganpetersdorf.bsky.social
Do you have field work experience? Do you want more? Our team wants YOU to manage our field site studying Kinda baboons in Kasanka National Park, Zambia!

Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP!

Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon
July 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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bbmwong.bsky.social
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
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Genomics:
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June 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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evoldir.bsky.social
Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning, Aarhus, Aarhus Universitet
www.au.dk
June 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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bjornlindstrom.bsky.social
💥New postdoc position! 💥

Join us to explore how people learn from each other—and how that drives cultural evolution.

Run experiments, build computational models & collaborate across Europe w. @lucasmolleman.bsky.social
📍 Stockholm
More info: shorturl.at/CY4wk
Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution
Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at the Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a highly qualified
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June 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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ips-primatenews.bsky.social
The IPS EDEI committee has put together Conference tips for first timers with loads of great guidance on how to navigate your 1st conference. Available in English, en Français, & en Español Please share widely! Feedback welcome!

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🧪🐒 #IPS2025
a lemur with orange eyes is standing in front of a tree with a blue sky in the background
Alt: a lemur with orange eyes is standing in front of a tree with a blue sky in the background looking confused
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June 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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evoldir.bsky.social
Lund University is offering 2-year visiting professorships (20% time) for full professors, with a deadline of August 17. Women are encouraged to apply. More info: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:835541/ #job
Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science, Lund University Visiting Professors Programme
Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science, Lund University Visiting Professors Programme
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June 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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gwenwiro.bsky.social
We're hiring📢📢📢
To complement our team we're currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in animal communication and behaviour, ideally canids but not a must! Position is based in Vienna, Austria, and available for 4 years. Please check the attachment for details 🐺🐶😊
June 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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bjornlindstrom.bsky.social
Join our @erc.europa.eu funded lab @ki.se! We're hiring a postdoc to explore how humans learn from each other — with fMRI, modeling, & behavioral experiments. 🧠👫
A chance to lead cutting-edge work in social neuro & computational psychology.
Apply: shorturl.at/GJQuW
Postdoctoral Researcher in social/cognitive neuroscience with focus on social learning
Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) is seeking a highly qualified postdoctoral researcher.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
CE Job Alert 🚨
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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natrevpsychol.nature.com
Facial expression production and perception in non-human primates

Review by Bridget M. Waller, Olivia O’Callaghan, Jérôme Micheletta & Jamie Whitehouse

Web: go.nature.com/43NLtid
PDF: rdcu.be/erdXJ
June 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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bridgetwaller.bsky.social
New review paper on primate facial expression! 🙈🙊🙉 with @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social @jmicheletta.bsky.social and Olivia O’Callaghan @ntupsychology.bsky.social
natrevpsychol.nature.com Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · Jun 16
Facial expression production and perception in non-human primates

Review by Bridget M. Waller, Olivia O’Callaghan, Jérôme Micheletta & Jamie Whitehouse

Web: go.nature.com/43NLtid
PDF: rdcu.be/erdXJ
June 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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bjking.bsky.social
US aid [stupidly] withdrawn for "project intended to protect endangered chimpanzees through reforestation and community-led methodology in order to conserve biodiversity conservation and improve local livelihoods." #chimpanzees #primates #conservation #anthropology 🧪
Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAID cuts
US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023
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June 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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cedricboeckx.bsky.social
Very happy to share a new preprint, written with people I have learned a lot from: Paola Cerrito, Carel van Schaik, Judith Burkart, Anne-Lise Giraud (@neurospeech.bsky.social), Daphne Baverlier, @balthasarbickel.bsky.social: how the communication system of neanderthals may have differed from ours
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Pleistocene origins of cultural and linguistic diversification: how Homo sapiens and Neanderthals differed
ecoevorxiv.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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soniaz.bsky.social
A permanent job here at @archsoton50.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social in #Palaeolithic Archaeology and/or #Palaeoanthropology 🏺🧪
Please share widely!
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Logo of the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins: a handaxe with a glowing lightbulb inside the outline of a hominin brain
May 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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pminasandra.bsky.social
🚨 Out this week in @pnas.org 🚨
The flagship paper from my PhD @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @livingingroups.bsky.social - We show surprising statistical similarities in animal behaviour across states, individuals, and even species.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
(🧵 1/10)
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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lazaroillustration.bsky.social
The orangutans and bonobos are the first two illustrations of a series on behavior and movement of animals in their environment. #SciArt
More coming soon! :)
For @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Illustration of orangutans climbing on trees
May 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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jzoology.bsky.social
How do spotted #hyaenas navigate the risk of encountering #lions? We found that hyaenas don’t avoid lions but are in fact often attracted to them, showing the dynamic nature of interactions between apex #predators zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Photos by Stéphanie Périquet
Spotted hyaena Male lion
May 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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lucapedruzzi.bsky.social
It’s finally out!! Our new study shows that wild geladas seem to recognize prosocial vocal affiliation to victims of aggression! A key insight into the evolution of empathy in primates 🔊🐒 @geladasbridges.bsky.social @ethos-research.bsky.social
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Wild gelada monkeys detect emotional and prosocial cues in vocal exchanges during aggression
Recognizing vocal behaviours intended to benefit others is a crucial yet understudied social skill. Primates with rich vocal repertoires and complex societies are excellent models to track the evoluti...
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May 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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tozbu.bsky.social
If you have 1h to spare and want to learn how it is to be a field primatologist and recent exciting findings about how they communicate listen up!!!!
May 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM