BERG Stirling
@berg-stirling.bsky.social
Behaviour and Evolution Research Group at the University of Stirling
Thanks to @elerolland.bsky.social for a great talk yesterday on mother–infant attachment in wild chimpanzees!
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thanks to @elerolland.bsky.social for a great talk yesterday on mother–infant attachment in wild chimpanzees!
We had a very interesting seminar this week by @berthetmelissa.bsky.social about her research on bonobo communication. Thanks again, Melissa!
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We had a very interesting seminar this week by @berthetmelissa.bsky.social about her research on bonobo communication. Thanks again, Melissa!
Many thanks again, Luke, for the great seminar today!
October 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Many thanks again, Luke, for the great seminar today!
We had a great seminar last week led by Dr Léo Perrier about his research on animal signal evolution!
October 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We had a great seminar last week led by Dr Léo Perrier about his research on animal signal evolution!
We had a great start to our BERG seminars this semester. Thank you very much again, Alex!
September 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
We had a great start to our BERG seminars this semester. Thank you very much again, Alex!
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Last but not least! today we share the talk of Christine Caldwell as plenary speaker at @ehbea2025.bsky.social
Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠
Don’t miss it! 👇
youtu.be/UvVNfyiYOGc?...
Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠
Don’t miss it! 👇
youtu.be/UvVNfyiYOGc?...
Christine Caldwell - EHBEA 2025
YouTube video by European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Last but not least! today we share the talk of Christine Caldwell as plenary speaker at @ehbea2025.bsky.social
Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠
Don’t miss it! 👇
youtu.be/UvVNfyiYOGc?...
Here she talks about the cognitive challenges for cumulative cultural evolution and how these abilities were selected 🧠
Don’t miss it! 👇
youtu.be/UvVNfyiYOGc?...
Reposted by BERG Stirling
TLDR: new paper headed up by @vestaeleuteri.bsky.social
& with an awesome team, incl @andrearavignani.bsky.social , showing chimps have rhythm in their drumming & differences b/w east & west drum rhythms!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
But didn’t we know this already you ask? Well… 🧵1/16
& with an awesome team, incl @andrearavignani.bsky.social , showing chimps have rhythm in their drumming & differences b/w east & west drum rhythms!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
But didn’t we know this already you ask? Well… 🧵1/16
Chimpanzee drumming shows rhythmicity and subspecies variation
Chimpanzees drum on the buttress roots of trees for communication. Eleuteri et al.
investigate the presence of key elements of musical rhythm and of regional variation
in chimpanzee buttress drumming....
www.cell.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
TLDR: new paper headed up by @vestaeleuteri.bsky.social
& with an awesome team, incl @andrearavignani.bsky.social , showing chimps have rhythm in their drumming & differences b/w east & west drum rhythms!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
But didn’t we know this already you ask? Well… 🧵1/16
& with an awesome team, incl @andrearavignani.bsky.social , showing chimps have rhythm in their drumming & differences b/w east & west drum rhythms!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
But didn’t we know this already you ask? Well… 🧵1/16
Reposted by BERG Stirling
Congratulations to @stir.ac.uk PhD student Alice Turner for her award-winning poster on her research exploring how human land use affects beaver foraging behaviour 👏🦫
#ECRresearch #Conservation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence
#ECRresearch #Conservation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence
Today, we are also celebrating the winners of the 2024 Annual Meeting Prizes: Emily Holden and Alice Turner (from left to right).
https://f.mtr.cool/tpabuuvzgi
https://f.mtr.cool/tpabuuvzgi
April 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Congratulations to @stir.ac.uk PhD student Alice Turner for her award-winning poster on her research exploring how human land use affects beaver foraging behaviour 👏🦫
#ECRresearch #Conservation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence
#ECRresearch #Conservation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence
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🐕🦺 #Dogs have transitioned from working animals to beloved family members—but are laws keeping up? #companionanimals #HAI
Congrats to PhD student @sarahweir1.bsky.social from @berg-stirling.bsky.social on her 1st #PhDpaper 👏 #ECRresearch
📄 @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
Congrats to PhD student @sarahweir1.bsky.social from @berg-stirling.bsky.social on her 1st #PhDpaper 👏 #ECRresearch
📄 @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
www.mdpi.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🐕🦺 #Dogs have transitioned from working animals to beloved family members—but are laws keeping up? #companionanimals #HAI
Congrats to PhD student @sarahweir1.bsky.social from @berg-stirling.bsky.social on her 1st #PhDpaper 👏 #ECRresearch
📄 @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
Congrats to PhD student @sarahweir1.bsky.social from @berg-stirling.bsky.social on her 1st #PhDpaper 👏 #ECRresearch
📄 @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...
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What an excellent final plenary at #EHBEA2025!! 👩🏫
Prof Christine Caldwell shared research on #CulturalTransmission
🧠 Adults & childre can transmit subsets of info, that perform as well as if they transmitted full info! 🗣
#CulturalEvolution #InformationSharing #EHBEA
@ehbea.bsky.social
Prof Christine Caldwell shared research on #CulturalTransmission
🧠 Adults & childre can transmit subsets of info, that perform as well as if they transmitted full info! 🗣
#CulturalEvolution #InformationSharing #EHBEA
@ehbea.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
What an excellent final plenary at #EHBEA2025!! 👩🏫
Prof Christine Caldwell shared research on #CulturalTransmission
🧠 Adults & childre can transmit subsets of info, that perform as well as if they transmitted full info! 🗣
#CulturalEvolution #InformationSharing #EHBEA
@ehbea.bsky.social
Prof Christine Caldwell shared research on #CulturalTransmission
🧠 Adults & childre can transmit subsets of info, that perform as well as if they transmitted full info! 🗣
#CulturalEvolution #InformationSharing #EHBEA
@ehbea.bsky.social
Reposted by BERG Stirling
Our new paper is out! 🐒🔊
We compared two wild chimpanzee populations and found that individuals adjust pant hoot acoustics based on context (feeding vs. travelling). Most patterns are shared, but subtle community differences may hint at a small role for vocal usage learning.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
We compared two wild chimpanzee populations and found that individuals adjust pant hoot acoustics based on context (feeding vs. travelling). Most patterns are shared, but subtle community differences may hint at a small role for vocal usage learning.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
April 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our new paper is out! 🐒🔊
We compared two wild chimpanzee populations and found that individuals adjust pant hoot acoustics based on context (feeding vs. travelling). Most patterns are shared, but subtle community differences may hint at a small role for vocal usage learning.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
We compared two wild chimpanzee populations and found that individuals adjust pant hoot acoustics based on context (feeding vs. travelling). Most patterns are shared, but subtle community differences may hint at a small role for vocal usage learning.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...