Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
@cbehav.bsky.social
We are a centre dedicated to the study of collective behaviour | Integrative and Quantitative | Cluster of Excellence
@uni-konstanz.de, Germany.
Website: https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/
@uni-konstanz.de, Germany.
Website: https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/
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The Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
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#CollectiveBehaviour is all around. Here is a short film showcasing our research as the cluster of excellence, collective behaviour in based in @uni-konstanz.de
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This year, @ClarivateAG named Iain Couzin on the Highly Cited Researchers list for significant and broad influence in his fields. This is Iain’s 7th year as an HCR clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HighlyCited2025
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social @icouzin.bsky.social @clarivateag.bsky.social
#HighlyCited2025
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social @icouzin.bsky.social @clarivateag.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This year, @ClarivateAG named Iain Couzin on the Highly Cited Researchers list for significant and broad influence in his fields. This is Iain’s 7th year as an HCR clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HighlyCited2025
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social @icouzin.bsky.social @clarivateag.bsky.social
#HighlyCited2025
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social @icouzin.bsky.social @clarivateag.bsky.social
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Collective behaviour researcher @icouzin.bsky.social from #UniKonstanz and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social was recognized - once again - as “Global Highly Cited Researcher” 2025. The pioneer in collective behaviour research is named among the world’s most influential scientists. t1p.de/7g6kl
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Collective behaviour researcher @icouzin.bsky.social from #UniKonstanz and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social was recognized - once again - as “Global Highly Cited Researcher” 2025. The pioneer in collective behaviour research is named among the world’s most influential scientists. t1p.de/7g6kl
Huge congratulations to our @icouzin.bsky.social for being recognised once again by @clarivateag.bsky.social as a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 — marking Iain’s 7th consecutive year on the list!
#HighlyCited2025 #CollectiveBehaviour #UniKonstanz
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
#HighlyCited2025 #CollectiveBehaviour #UniKonstanz
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Huge congratulations to our @icouzin.bsky.social for being recognised once again by @clarivateag.bsky.social as a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 — marking Iain’s 7th consecutive year on the list!
#HighlyCited2025 #CollectiveBehaviour #UniKonstanz
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
#HighlyCited2025 #CollectiveBehaviour #UniKonstanz
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
Was lovely having you with us, Jamie! Thanks for sharing your inspiring work in the Seminar today!
Thanks to the CASCB @uni-konstanz.de and @alexhhchan.bsky.social for hosting me today. It was a pleasure to see their exciting work on perception and decision making in person, and to talk about applied models of animal social behaviour.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Was lovely having you with us, Jamie! Thanks for sharing your inspiring work in the Seminar today!
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Best audience ever - 100+ children at a live show of the BR Lachlabor radio show, where I was invited for expertise on animal questions. 🤓🐆🐦🦗
What I learned: we should also have dance breaks for adult events!
What I learned: we should also have dance breaks for adult events!
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Best audience ever - 100+ children at a live show of the BR Lachlabor radio show, where I was invited for expertise on animal questions. 🤓🐆🐦🦗
What I learned: we should also have dance breaks for adult events!
What I learned: we should also have dance breaks for adult events!
This week we are excited to welcome Jamie Dunning from @universityofleeds.bsky.social, speaking on “Avian social networks in the wild — communication, social dynamics and disease.”
Join us! Today at 12:00 | ZT702 & online
Join us! Today at 12:00 | ZT702 & online
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This week we are excited to welcome Jamie Dunning from @universityofleeds.bsky.social, speaking on “Avian social networks in the wild — communication, social dynamics and disease.”
Join us! Today at 12:00 | ZT702 & online
Join us! Today at 12:00 | ZT702 & online
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On 24 October, Barbara Fruth was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her socio-environmental work in the Congo 🇩🇪 🇨🇩 🐵 💚 🏅. Around 350 people came to the Konzil in Konstanz to watch the Mayor pin the Cross of Merit to Barbara's jacket and present the certificate. 🧵 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On 24 October, Barbara Fruth was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her socio-environmental work in the Congo 🇩🇪 🇨🇩 🐵 💚 🏅. Around 350 people came to the Konzil in Konstanz to watch the Mayor pin the Cross of Merit to Barbara's jacket and present the certificate. 🧵 1/3
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What audible components of animal communication serve an alerting function? #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social scientist with international team analyzed wails in rock hyraxes’ songs: t1p.de/i2sjy
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What audible components of animal communication serve an alerting function? #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social scientist with international team analyzed wails in rock hyraxes’ songs: t1p.de/i2sjy
We’re back with our Winter Seminar Series and excited to welcome David Labonte from imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, introducing scAnt and replicAnt — open tools using digital twins and synthetic data to revolutionize research in animal biomechanics and behaviour!
🕛 Today, 12:00 | ZT702 & online
🕛 Today, 12:00 | ZT702 & online
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
We’re back with our Winter Seminar Series and excited to welcome David Labonte from imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, introducing scAnt and replicAnt — open tools using digital twins and synthetic data to revolutionize research in animal biomechanics and behaviour!
🕛 Today, 12:00 | ZT702 & online
🕛 Today, 12:00 | ZT702 & online
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Wir freuen uns sehr, dass unser Forschungsprojekt über die Ratten in New York City in der Zeitschrift Der Spiegel @spiegel.de vorgestellt wurde.
Den Artikel können Sie hier lesen:
tinyurl.com/bdt4fj3e
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Den Artikel können Sie hier lesen:
tinyurl.com/bdt4fj3e
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass unser Forschungsprojekt über die Ratten in New York City in der Zeitschrift Der Spiegel @spiegel.de vorgestellt wurde.
Den Artikel können Sie hier lesen:
tinyurl.com/bdt4fj3e
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Den Artikel können Sie hier lesen:
tinyurl.com/bdt4fj3e
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
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A special type of fishing takes place in southern Brazil: dolphins drive the prey into the net. The fishermen work so closely together that even their heart rates synchronise. Discovered by a research team led by #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social biologist @hanjabrrr.bsky.social: t1p.de/d56g3
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A special type of fishing takes place in southern Brazil: dolphins drive the prey into the net. The fishermen work so closely together that even their heart rates synchronise. Discovered by a research team led by #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social biologist @hanjabrrr.bsky.social: t1p.de/d56g3
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Only one week left to apply for the graduate school IMPRS-QBEE ⏰https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply 🏃♂️
Applications close on October 31.
Not sure what a PhD with us looks like? Check out the video series to see.
Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social 🎥
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social
Applications close on October 31.
Not sure what a PhD with us looks like? Check out the video series to see.
Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social 🎥
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Only one week left to apply for the graduate school IMPRS-QBEE ⏰https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply 🏃♂️
Applications close on October 31.
Not sure what a PhD with us looks like? Check out the video series to see.
Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social 🎥
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social
Applications close on October 31.
Not sure what a PhD with us looks like? Check out the video series to see.
Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social 🎥
@uni-konstanz.de @cbehav.bsky.social
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How do animals perceive the behavior of others? IMPRS-QBEE student Chi Yu Lee working with @einatcouzin.bsky.social tells us more about his work with locusts VR
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Chi Yu Lee | Neurobiology of desert locust
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How do animals perceive the behavior of others? IMPRS-QBEE student Chi Yu Lee working with @einatcouzin.bsky.social tells us more about his work with locusts VR
youtu.be/Uc91vXNX71k?...
youtu.be/Uc91vXNX71k?...
Check out this new video series featuring some of our PhDs in the CASCB Doctoral network!
NEW VIDEO SERIES!!
What can human paragliders tell us about soaring flight of large birds?
IMPRS student Christin Albrecht working eith Dr. Hannah Williams tells us about her work on paragliders
New videos every Monday!
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What can human paragliders tell us about soaring flight of large birds?
IMPRS student Christin Albrecht working eith Dr. Hannah Williams tells us about her work on paragliders
New videos every Monday!
youtube.com/shorts/qgTbP...
Christin Albrecht | Collective behavior in soaring flight
YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Check out this new video series featuring some of our PhDs in the CASCB Doctoral network!
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Exciting news!!
Ecodylic Science, a startup project led by Jacob Davidson and myself at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, has been awarded €219,000 in Phase 2 funding from the MAX!mize incubator program @maximize-incubator.bsky.social
More details here: tinyurl.com/4v3najcw.
Ecodylic Science, a startup project led by Jacob Davidson and myself at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, has been awarded €219,000 in Phase 2 funding from the MAX!mize incubator program @maximize-incubator.bsky.social
More details here: tinyurl.com/4v3najcw.
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Exciting news!!
Ecodylic Science, a startup project led by Jacob Davidson and myself at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, has been awarded €219,000 in Phase 2 funding from the MAX!mize incubator program @maximize-incubator.bsky.social
More details here: tinyurl.com/4v3najcw.
Ecodylic Science, a startup project led by Jacob Davidson and myself at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, has been awarded €219,000 in Phase 2 funding from the MAX!mize incubator program @maximize-incubator.bsky.social
More details here: tinyurl.com/4v3najcw.
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Also, our first workshop on cultural evolution at #alife2025: thanks to invited speakers James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social for their talks in session 1! In session 2, we had an interactive generative game with some creative creatures and cultures emerging. Thanks to all who came along 👾🦠
October 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Also, our first workshop on cultural evolution at #alife2025: thanks to invited speakers James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social for their talks in session 1! In session 2, we had an interactive generative game with some creative creatures and cultures emerging. Thanks to all who came along 👾🦠
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New study from #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social shows: animal swarms don’t need to follow fixed rules; their coordination emerges from brain dynamics. Flexible “ring attractor” networks create complexity from simplicity: https://t1p.de/4c6cd @icouzin.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New study from #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social shows: animal swarms don’t need to follow fixed rules; their coordination emerges from brain dynamics. Flexible “ring attractor” networks create complexity from simplicity: https://t1p.de/4c6cd @icouzin.bsky.social
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The first preprint from my PhD work is out! We used C. elegans to define and manipulate heterogeneous groups, exploring how individuals with different behavioural phenotypes interact and shape collective behavior. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The first preprint from my PhD work is out! We used C. elegans to define and manipulate heterogeneous groups, exploring how individuals with different behavioural phenotypes interact and shape collective behavior. Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Out today in @plosbiology.org (1/5)
Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩
Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...
Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social
Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩
Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...
Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Out today in @plosbiology.org (1/5)
Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩
Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...
Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social
Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩
Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...
Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social
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Pls share:
I have an opening for a PhD student in my group part of a collaboration with Ilya Nemenman at Emory University to begin ASAP. It is an opportunity to delve into the theory and application of social interactions inference methods.
For details: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/0...
I have an opening for a PhD student in my group part of a collaboration with Ilya Nemenman at Emory University to begin ASAP. It is an opportunity to delve into the theory and application of social interactions inference methods.
For details: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/0...
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Pls share:
I have an opening for a PhD student in my group part of a collaboration with Ilya Nemenman at Emory University to begin ASAP. It is an opportunity to delve into the theory and application of social interactions inference methods.
For details: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/0...
I have an opening for a PhD student in my group part of a collaboration with Ilya Nemenman at Emory University to begin ASAP. It is an opportunity to delve into the theory and application of social interactions inference methods.
For details: stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/0...
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MaxCine Festival | 3.-5.10. | Möggingen-Radolfzell: MaxCine, das Zentrum für Kommunikation und Austausch am
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
MaxCine Festival | 3.-5.10. | Möggingen-Radolfzell: MaxCine, das Zentrum für Kommunikation und Austausch am
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
in Radolfzell, feiert sein 15-jähriges Bestehen. Es bietet spannende Veranstaltungen mit Wissenschaftler:innen des MPI: t1p.de/e8gw1 @cbehav.bsky.social
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Scientific American published an article about our project investigating NYC rats. The full article is here : www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Also check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Also check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Scientific American published an article about our project investigating NYC rats. The full article is here : www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Also check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Also check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@cbehav.bsky.social @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
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When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Here is the final episode of Season 2 of our podcast In the Swarm!
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Vivek Sridhar and Dr Hemal Naik as they tell us the tales of the visually spectacular mating phenomenon of lekking in Blackbucks.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Vivek Sridhar and Dr Hemal Naik as they tell us the tales of the visually spectacular mating phenomenon of lekking in Blackbucks.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
September 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Here is the final episode of Season 2 of our podcast In the Swarm!
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Vivek Sridhar and Dr Hemal Naik as they tell us the tales of the visually spectacular mating phenomenon of lekking in Blackbucks.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Vivek Sridhar and Dr Hemal Naik as they tell us the tales of the visually spectacular mating phenomenon of lekking in Blackbucks.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
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Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social