Huge congratulations to all 9 CEB PhD students for showcasing their science at #RSWA Poster Day! 🌟
Special shoutout to the 3 prize winners @hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social, @kultarrcam.bsky.social @stephaniellaura.bsky.social 🏆👏
Exciting future ahead for ecology, evolution, & behaviour research in WA! 🇦🇺 🦘

🪶 How Magpies Learn Syntax 🏆
@stephaniellaura.bsky.social investigates the ontogeny of magpie vocalisations, showcasing how call sequences are socially learned, structured, and passed down across generations 🧠🐦🐣🔊 10/11
@mandyridley.bsky.social

🌏 Not Just Ningaloo: Reptile Endemism in Cape Range
@leviloveslizards.bsky.social highlights reptile diversity of Cape Range National Park: ~97 species, many endemic, & studies the drivers of endemism, isolation & populations that may represent undescribed species 🦎🐸 9/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social

🐒 Male Coalition Strategies in Toque Macaques
Lakshani Weerasekara examines cooperation and conflict in macaques, focusing on how males form coalitions and what factors influence coalition success 🐵👬🥊 8/11
@mandyridley.bsky.social @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social

📊 Flow Fighters
Harry Mortimer studies how fish adapt to multiple stressors — combining behaviour, morphology, and physiology to understand resilience to changing water flow and temperature 🐟 🌊🌡️ 7/11
@jenkelley01.bsky.social @pebblemouse.bsky.social

🐭 Cryptic Kultarr 🏆
@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social

🦎 Life on the Rocks: Rapid Adaptation in the Wild
@blrapalai.bsky.social investigates how ornate dragon lizards adapt their dorsal colouration to human-altered habitats, & how land clearing and altered outcrop conditions drive rapid changes in camouflage & survival🐉 🏞️ 5/11
@jenkelley01.bsky.social

🪶 Intrasexual Competition in Magpies
@avantikadeep.bsky.social studies female–female competition in cooperative breeders, investigating socio-ecological drivers and the implications of intrasexual competition for group dynamics.🐦🦅🗣️ 4/11
@mandyridley.bsky.social @lizziespeechley.bsky.social

🕷️ Sexual Selection & Diversification in Australian Wishbone Spiders
Andrea Piccinini investigates the taxonomy, mating behaviour, and evolutionary diversification of Aname spiders in the Northern Jarrah Forest, revealing new insights into cryptic diversity and sexual selection.🕸️🎥👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨💂 3/11

🐞 Ornaments Aren’t Just for Males 🏆
@hasbeanbeetle.bsky.social is studying female beetle ornaments, testing whether traits such as melanisation are used in mate choice, conflict, or resistance to harm — showcasing that ornaments may have functions beyond mate acquisition. 🐞👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🥊 2/11