Our final session focused again on methodologies 🧩 — with exciting applications from form-based approaches to assess chimpanzee gestures to facial action coding in rabbits 🐒🐇

@chiarazulberti.bsky.social

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Kicking off day 3 of #GradMeet25 with more talks on sociality — linking it to dispersal, cognition, and endocrinology! From social dispersal in burying beetles to hormonal changes in cheetahs 🐘🐅🦀🪲

@paulhuber.bsky.social @carolin-schlarb.bsky.social @robotowilliam.bsky.social

Our last session of the day is all about the socials — structure, interactions, and information! From relationship quality in ravens to cooperative behaviour in vampire bats 🐦🐒🦇

@sofiaepsilva.bsky.social

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Our second invited speaker, @mdammhahn.bsky.social, is giving a fantastic talk introducing her work on patterns and consequences of individual variation in landscapes of fear!

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Our 2nd session of the morning focuses on personality and flexibility — from aggression rates in lemurs to inhibition in cichlids, showcasing again the incredible diversity of behavioural research! 🐒🐀🐟

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@jannesdoesscience.bsky.social @saskiasp.bsky.social

In our first session of day 2 at #GradMeet25, it’s all about sending and receiving information — from chemical communication in spiders to alarm calls in monkeys. 🕷️🦇🐒

@michellebeyer.bsky.social

Our first keynote speaker is Thomas Bugnyar from @univie.ac.at, exploring social complexity and intelligence in ravens!

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Our second session of the day dives into methodologies in animal behaviour research — from facial action coding in wolves to clicker training goats for eye-tracking. Fantastic talks all around!

@nataliekes.bsky.social

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We are almost there - we are looking forward to three exciting days of animal behaviour science and networking!

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Someone please call the ant ambulance!

In our second invited talk, @etf1989.bsky.social highlights his research on wound care behaviour in various ant species.

Another fantastic talk, with impressive videos of these behavioural displays!

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Kicking off our invited talks in the Behavioural Biology section!

First up, @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social shares insights into spider sleep and future directions in this exciting field. 🕷️💤

Fantastic talk with amazing visuals! #DZG2025

Just wrapped up our 3rd behavioural biology session 🚀

We had fascinating talks ranging from male bee behaviour 🐝 to primate sleep patterns 🐒💤

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@nadjageiger.bsky.social

We just wrapped up our 2nd behavioural biology session 🧠✨ Great chats about clever fish & insects — and how their smarts connect to genetics and the environment.

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@chiaratenne.bsky.social @tyroneluconxiccato.bsky.social

Kicked off our first behaviour session with 6 fascinating talks—covering everything from spiders, electric fish, and fossil insects to sex pheromones and how parental behaviour shapes immunity. 🌍🕷️🐟🪲

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@janka-p.bsky.social @andifischer10.bsky.social @leo-theo.bsky.social

And #DZG2025 is officially open!

Great opening event at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social - what a stunning venue! We are looking forward to a great conference!

Great start to our "Wildlife in Urban Spaces" symposium! This morning, two excellent speakers, @tanjastraka.bsky.social & Jannis Gottwald, shared insights on interdisciplinary approaches & the latest technical advancements in measuring and understanding human-wildlife interactions.

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📢 Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting of @ethoges.bsky.social and @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social!

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research and network with peers!

📆 08.10. - 10.10.2025
🌍 Leipzig, Germany
🔗 tinyurl.com/GradMeetingA...