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🚨 Using polarization vision to stabilize gaze 👀 would theoretically be helpful for animals living in visually noisy environments, but it seems two decapod crustaceans use achromatic cues instead. 🚨
From @maddy-janakis.bsky.social
Check it out! 🦀
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From @maddy-janakis.bsky.social
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Two Decapod Crustaceans, Panopeus herbstii and Petrolisthes armatus, Stabilize Their Gaze Using Achromatic Visual Cues, but Not the Angle of Linearly Polarized Light
Synopsis. Gaze stabilization is important to animals because it allows them to visually differentiate between their own motion relative to their environmen
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November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🚨 Using polarization vision to stabilize gaze 👀 would theoretically be helpful for animals living in visually noisy environments, but it seems two decapod crustaceans use achromatic cues instead. 🚨
From @maddy-janakis.bsky.social
Check it out! 🦀
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From @maddy-janakis.bsky.social
Check it out! 🦀
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How do animals recognise incoming stimuli as predators? In this paper from the Casas' lab, they tested aerodynamical looming, and they show that size and velocity of the incoming object activated wind-sensitive neurons in 🦗. These responses are similar to visual looming! www.cell.com/current-biol...
Perception of aerodynamical looming stimuli
Clémençon et al. show that predator size and velocity are two key parameters for the
perception of the aerodynamical signature of approaching predators (aerodynamical
looming stimuli). They report tha...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How do animals recognise incoming stimuli as predators? In this paper from the Casas' lab, they tested aerodynamical looming, and they show that size and velocity of the incoming object activated wind-sensitive neurons in 🦗. These responses are similar to visual looming! www.cell.com/current-biol...
Humans are able to revise their beliefs, but can other animals do it? Authors showed that 🐵s looking for a reward remained committed to their initial belief when the evidence supporting the alternative was weaker, but they reconsidered when the new info was stronger! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Humans are able to revise their beliefs, but can other animals do it? Authors showed that 🐵s looking for a reward remained committed to their initial belief when the evidence supporting the alternative was weaker, but they reconsidered when the new info was stronger! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Are vertebrates the only animals capable of emotional contagion? What about invertebrates? In this new paper from the Feng lab, they show that 🐝s tested in a cognitive bias task were influenced if they were in contact with a conspecific in a positive affective state! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Positive affective contagion in bumble bees
Affective contagion, a core component of empathy, has been widely characterized in social vertebrates but its existence in any invertebrate is unknown. Using a cognitive bias paradigm we demonstrate p...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Are vertebrates the only animals capable of emotional contagion? What about invertebrates? In this new paper from the Feng lab, they show that 🐝s tested in a cognitive bias task were influenced if they were in contact with a conspecific in a positive affective state! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Zebrafish use spectral information to suppress the #visual background
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Zebrafish use spectral information to suppress the visual background
Vertebrate eyes first evolved in water, where spectral content rapidly fades with distance. Zebrafish exploit this loss by antagonizing cone signals to suppress the background, pointing to distance estimation—rather than color—as an ancestral cone function.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Zebrafish use spectral information to suppress the #visual background
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Very happy to see this collaboration with @babeheim.bsky.social published in Animal Cognition: 'Vocal mimicry in corvids'. Since posting the first preprint, we have identified evidence for vocal mimicry in 8 more species, thanks to the community highlighting additional sources #communityscience
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Very happy to see this collaboration with @babeheim.bsky.social published in Animal Cognition: 'Vocal mimicry in corvids'. Since posting the first preprint, we have identified evidence for vocal mimicry in 8 more species, thanks to the community highlighting additional sources #communityscience
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🧪ETHOLOGY: Condition-dependent risk-taking in mice! 🐭💥🍔
Lopez-Hervas et al. show that diet quality and body mass shape mice’s reactions to risk — heavier or better-fed individuals play it safer, supporting the asset-protection hypothesis! Read here, it's #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
Lopez-Hervas et al. show that diet quality and body mass shape mice’s reactions to risk — heavier or better-fed individuals play it safer, supporting the asset-protection hypothesis! Read here, it's #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
Condition‐Dependent Responses to Risk in a Small Mammal
Responses to a predation risk gradient vary as a function of the resource environment and individual condition in a small mammal.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🧪ETHOLOGY: Condition-dependent risk-taking in mice! 🐭💥🍔
Lopez-Hervas et al. show that diet quality and body mass shape mice’s reactions to risk — heavier or better-fed individuals play it safer, supporting the asset-protection hypothesis! Read here, it's #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
Lopez-Hervas et al. show that diet quality and body mass shape mice’s reactions to risk — heavier or better-fed individuals play it safer, supporting the asset-protection hypothesis! Read here, it's #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
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New paper with @gili-ezranevo.bsky.social & Silvia Henriques from @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social's lab out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. Appetite, driven by amino acid need 🥚🍖 reshapes olfactory receptor expression so flies 🪰 seek bacteria 🦠 and fermented cues 🥫 to restore nutritional balance ⚖️.
🦠 Microbes for dinner, anyone?
When fruit flies go short on nutrients, their brains literally change the way they smell the world, helping them sniff out the microbes they need to survive.
👉 Article: tinyurl.com/yw4rfph2
🔗 Paper: tinyurl.com/3j4avr4x
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When fruit flies go short on nutrients, their brains literally change the way they smell the world, helping them sniff out the microbes they need to survive.
👉 Article: tinyurl.com/yw4rfph2
🔗 Paper: tinyurl.com/3j4avr4x
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October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New paper with @gili-ezranevo.bsky.social & Silvia Henriques from @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social's lab out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. Appetite, driven by amino acid need 🥚🍖 reshapes olfactory receptor expression so flies 🪰 seek bacteria 🦠 and fermented cues 🥫 to restore nutritional balance ⚖️.
🐝 When #temperature calls the shots: #Pollinators' floral choices in a warming world: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🐝 When #temperature calls the shots: #Pollinators' floral choices in a warming world: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Age and attitude: How longevity influences cognitive biases in #honeybee workers: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Age and attitude: How longevity influences cognitive biases in #honeybee workers: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Hibernating bumblebee queens can survive up to a week underwater. Watch a video about this #BiologyLetters research article on the Royal Society YouTube channel: buff.ly/vrlrKFn #bees 🧪
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hibernating bumblebee queens can survive up to a week underwater. Watch a video about this #BiologyLetters research article on the Royal Society YouTube channel: buff.ly/vrlrKFn #bees 🧪
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One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people 🧬🐣🛰️
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people 🧬🐣🛰️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Edward Kravitz, a Harvard biochemist who proved GABA's inhibitory power, passed away last month. He will "be remembered for his humanity, for his social conscience and his desire to help those less fortunate than he,” says Ronald Harris-Warrick.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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Remembering GABA pioneer Edward Kravitz
The biochemist, who died last month at age 92, was part of the first neurobiology department in the world and showed that gamma-aminobutyric acid is inhibitory.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Edward Kravitz, a Harvard biochemist who proved GABA's inhibitory power, passed away last month. He will "be remembered for his humanity, for his social conscience and his desire to help those less fortunate than he,” says Ronald Harris-Warrick.
By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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New paper out today on hippocampus neuron morphology in homing and feral pigeons. 🧵
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#neuroskyence #neuroethology #anatomy
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Homing and feral pigeons differ in hippocampal formation neuron size: a Golgi study - Brain Structure and Function
Artificial selection for behavioural traits can significantly affect the anatomy of brain regions related to the behaviour under selection. The homing pigeon (Columba livia) is a prime example of how ...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New paper out today on hippocampus neuron morphology in homing and feral pigeons. 🧵
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#neuroskyence #neuroethology #anatomy
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#neuroskyence #neuroethology #anatomy
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Another is this hovering flight where they dance back and forth around before landing, again they do this repeatedly in a feeding bout… they also do it to artificial flowers that lack floral odours… 5/n
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Another is this hovering flight where they dance back and forth around before landing, again they do this repeatedly in a feeding bout… they also do it to artificial flowers that lack floral odours… 5/n
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One pronounced behaviour are circular flights around a floral resource, where they turn back on themselves in a loop. They do this repeatedly while feeding; loop, feed, repeat… 4/n
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One pronounced behaviour are circular flights around a floral resource, where they turn back on themselves in a loop. They do this repeatedly while feeding; loop, feed, repeat… 4/n
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Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?
I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z
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TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
Brandeis University, Biology Department
Job #AJO30961, Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program, Biology Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, US
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October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
🚨 New paper out in #JCP-A @springernature.com "Divergent sensory transcriptomic profiles in positive and negative learning in Bicyclus Anynana butterflies" by Yi Teng Ter & Erica Westerman #Neurogenomics #VisualLearning #Lepidoptera 🧪🧠🦋
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Divergent sensory transcriptomic profiles in positive and negative learning in Bicyclus Anynana butterflies - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Journal of Comparative Physiology A - Mate preference learning, where individuals learn to prefer or avoid specific phenotypes during mate selection, is pervasive across animal taxa and influences...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
🚨 New paper out in #JCP-A @springernature.com "Divergent sensory transcriptomic profiles in positive and negative learning in Bicyclus Anynana butterflies" by Yi Teng Ter & Erica Westerman #Neurogenomics #VisualLearning #Lepidoptera 🧪🧠🦋
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coffee breaks inspire the coolest things, no? It certainly inspired this wonderful project – a kids book on a robin that takes you under its wing on its journey to their wintering grounds. gorgeously illustrated @co-la.bsky.social and beautifully written by a #dreamteam within @sfb1372.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
coffee breaks inspire the coolest things, no? It certainly inspired this wonderful project – a kids book on a robin that takes you under its wing on its journey to their wintering grounds. gorgeously illustrated @co-la.bsky.social and beautifully written by a #dreamteam within @sfb1372.bsky.social
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Hot wings coming up! - i.e., brown rats hunt bats IN FLIGHT.
🐀🦇🍴
While this has serious conservation implications for urban bats, I can't help but be amazed by the rats' dexterity and adaptability.
Full paper by @berlinbatlab.bsky.social here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌍🦊
🐀🦇🍴
While this has serious conservation implications for urban bats, I can't help but be amazed by the rats' dexterity and adaptability.
Full paper by @berlinbatlab.bsky.social here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌍🦊
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hot wings coming up! - i.e., brown rats hunt bats IN FLIGHT.
🐀🦇🍴
While this has serious conservation implications for urban bats, I can't help but be amazed by the rats' dexterity and adaptability.
Full paper by @berlinbatlab.bsky.social here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌍🦊
🐀🦇🍴
While this has serious conservation implications for urban bats, I can't help but be amazed by the rats' dexterity and adaptability.
Full paper by @berlinbatlab.bsky.social here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌍🦊
🚨 New paper out in Proc. R. Soc. B @royalsocietypublishing.org "Better safe than sorry: leg amputations as a prophylactic wound care behaviour in carpenter ants" by Seiji Fujimoto et al. @etf1989.bsky.social
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Better safe than sorry: leg amputations as a prophylactic wound care behaviour in carpenter ants | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Animals often sustain injuries, which are susceptible to lethal infections. In social
insects, wound care behaviours have evolved to reduce these risks. But the limits
of wound care behaviours remain ...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🚨 New paper out in Proc. R. Soc. B @royalsocietypublishing.org "Better safe than sorry: leg amputations as a prophylactic wound care behaviour in carpenter ants" by Seiji Fujimoto et al. @etf1989.bsky.social
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PhD position at the University of Bristol (with me!) entitled 'The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physiology, and fitness'.
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
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Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physio...
PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal beh...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
PhD position at the University of Bristol (with me!) entitled 'The legacy impacts of extreme climate events on animal behaviour, physiology, and fitness'.
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
Fully funded and is available for UK-domiciled students of black heritage. Please reach out with any questions.
tinyurl.com/5n7s8yp9
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
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October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🚨 Journal of Comparative Physiology A #JCP-A has published a collection on "The #Honeybee #Odometer Controversy" 🐝
↘️ link.springer.com/collections/... ↙️ Read and discuss the issue of the "most serious allegation of scientific misconduct in the history of #neuroethology" with students & colleagues 💬
↘️ link.springer.com/collections/... ↙️ Read and discuss the issue of the "most serious allegation of scientific misconduct in the history of #neuroethology" with students & colleagues 💬
The Honeybee Odometer Controversy
Research around the turn of the millennium showed that honeybees use the amount of optic flow during foraging flights to estimate the distance between a food ...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🚨 Journal of Comparative Physiology A #JCP-A has published a collection on "The #Honeybee #Odometer Controversy" 🐝
↘️ link.springer.com/collections/... ↙️ Read and discuss the issue of the "most serious allegation of scientific misconduct in the history of #neuroethology" with students & colleagues 💬
↘️ link.springer.com/collections/... ↙️ Read and discuss the issue of the "most serious allegation of scientific misconduct in the history of #neuroethology" with students & colleagues 💬