Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
@jgmussoi.bsky.social
Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at the University of Waikato, New Zealand (she/her)
Investigating the importance of sleep for birds
jgmussoi.com
Investigating the importance of sleep for birds
jgmussoi.com
This paper shows the importance of collaborations! Who knew a bunch of "leftover" fecal samples could turn out into such a cool paper.
We found that lack of sleep and increased stress decrease diversity in the gut microbiotas of common mynas.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We found that lack of sleep and increased stress decrease diversity in the gut microbiotas of common mynas.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This paper shows the importance of collaborations! Who knew a bunch of "leftover" fecal samples could turn out into such a cool paper.
We found that lack of sleep and increased stress decrease diversity in the gut microbiotas of common mynas.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We found that lack of sleep and increased stress decrease diversity in the gut microbiotas of common mynas.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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New paper! Been working on this one for a while and it is finally out! We discuss and speculate on the possible role of sleep disruption in hybridization!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Sleep disruption as a potential mechanism contributing to post‐zygotic reproductive isolation in hybrids
Hybridization occurs when different species mate and produce offspring. Although hybridization can have negative consequences for cognitive performance, the mechanisms underlying those effects are st....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New paper! Been working on this one for a while and it is finally out! We discuss and speculate on the possible role of sleep disruption in hybridization!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@kamyabio.bsky.social's first article from her PhD is out!
@aucklanduni.bsky.social @kecain.bsky.social
@aucklanduni.bsky.social @kecain.bsky.social
The impacts of sleep disturbance on birds: a review of the knowledge gaps | doi.org/10.1002/jav.... | Journal of Avian Biology | #ornithology 🪶
The impacts of sleep disturbance on birds: a review of the knowledge gaps
Sleep is an evolutionarily conserved behaviour critical to animal function. While the exact functions of sleep are still unclear, the ubiquity of sleep behaviour and its potential high costs (e.g. re...
doi.org
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@kamyabio.bsky.social's first article from her PhD is out!
@aucklanduni.bsky.social @kecain.bsky.social
@aucklanduni.bsky.social @kecain.bsky.social
Check out @kecain.bsky.social and my interview with Audubon Magazine about our latest article.
www.audubon.org/magazine/sle...
#AudubonMagazine #Science #Sleep #Birdsong
www.audubon.org/magazine/sle...
#AudubonMagazine #Science #Sleep #Birdsong
Sleepy Birds Are Lousy Singers, Study Finds
Just like people, songbirds are groggy and quiet after a rough night’s sleep—a sign that urban noise and light may leave them less fit for reproduction and survival.
www.audubon.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Check out @kecain.bsky.social and my interview with Audubon Magazine about our latest article.
www.audubon.org/magazine/sle...
#AudubonMagazine #Science #Sleep #Birdsong
www.audubon.org/magazine/sle...
#AudubonMagazine #Science #Sleep #Birdsong
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Interesting study @royalsocietypublishing.org tests how sleep disturbance affects vocal communication in birds. @kecain.bsky.social @jgmussoi.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Vocal communication serves several critical functions, such as species recognition,
mate attraction and resource defence. However, environmental and physiological factors
like urbanization, noise poll...
royalsocietypublishing.org
August 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Interesting study @royalsocietypublishing.org tests how sleep disturbance affects vocal communication in birds. @kecain.bsky.social @jgmussoi.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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The effects of #sleep disturbance on a #songbird’s vocal performance #ProcB #OpenAccess #Behaviour royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
August 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The effects of #sleep disturbance on a #songbird’s vocal performance #ProcB #OpenAccess #Behaviour royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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New research shows common mynas sang fewer and less complex songs after a bad night’s sleep. Poor-quality song could affect a bird’s ability to reproduce and survive.
Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
theconversation.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New research shows common mynas sang fewer and less complex songs after a bad night’s sleep. Poor-quality song could affect a bird’s ability to reproduce and survive.
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
And here's @jgmussoi.bsky.social's @aunz.theconversation.com story theconversation.com/sleepy-birds...
August 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
And here's @jgmussoi.bsky.social's @aunz.theconversation.com story theconversation.com/sleepy-birds...
New article out:
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology
August 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
New article out:
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology
Fish driving cars and chimps doing maths: what teaching animals ‘irrelevant’ skills reveals about our own minds
theconversation.com/fish-driving...
theconversation.com/fish-driving...
Fish driving cars and chimps doing maths: what teaching animals ‘irrelevant’ skills reveals about our own minds
Why do researchers care if a bee can learn to recognise a human face? When we push animals outside familiar territory, we can learn a lot about intelligence.
theconversation.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Fish driving cars and chimps doing maths: what teaching animals ‘irrelevant’ skills reveals about our own minds
theconversation.com/fish-driving...
theconversation.com/fish-driving...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
Reminder: Tomorrow (14 May) is the last day for submitting abstracts to #ASSAB2025
See you all in Armidale!
See you all in Armidale!
We are extending the deadline for submitting abstracts to Wednesday, the 14th of May, and the early bird registration to Friday, the 16th of May. #ASSAB2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
May 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Reminder: Tomorrow (14 May) is the last day for submitting abstracts to #ASSAB2025
See you all in Armidale!
See you all in Armidale!
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
We are extending the deadline for submitting abstracts to Wednesday, the 14th of May, and the early bird registration to Friday, the 16th of May. #ASSAB2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
May 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We are extending the deadline for submitting abstracts to Wednesday, the 14th of May, and the early bird registration to Friday, the 16th of May. #ASSAB2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
Check out our website for more updates: www.assab.org/assab-2025
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
Are you a researcher publishing a study developed in the global south? Check out the New Zealand Journal of Zoology!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...
May 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Are you a researcher publishing a study developed in the global south? Check out the New Zealand Journal of Zoology!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
The Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference is thus June in Armidale, NSW! Register to attend here: www.assab.org/assab-2025
If you are keen to present, we are also accepting abstract submissions until the 9th of May : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are keen to present, we are also accepting abstract submissions until the 9th of May : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ASSAB 2025 Conference
www.assab.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference is thus June in Armidale, NSW! Register to attend here: www.assab.org/assab-2025
If you are keen to present, we are also accepting abstract submissions until the 9th of May : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are keen to present, we are also accepting abstract submissions until the 9th of May : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Abstract submissions are open for the Australasian Ornithological Conference #AOC2025
And I'm excited to be organizing the Behavioural Ecology Symposium!
#Birds, #behaviour and #ecology? Can't beat that. 🤷♀️
Go ahead and submit your abstract!
aoc.org.au/call-for-abs...
And I'm excited to be organizing the Behavioural Ecology Symposium!
#Birds, #behaviour and #ecology? Can't beat that. 🤷♀️
Go ahead and submit your abstract!
aoc.org.au/call-for-abs...
Call for Abstracts - Australasian Ornithological Conference 2025
Call for Abstracts for AOC 2025
aoc.org.au
March 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Abstract submissions are open for the Australasian Ornithological Conference #AOC2025
And I'm excited to be organizing the Behavioural Ecology Symposium!
#Birds, #behaviour and #ecology? Can't beat that. 🤷♀️
Go ahead and submit your abstract!
aoc.org.au/call-for-abs...
And I'm excited to be organizing the Behavioural Ecology Symposium!
#Birds, #behaviour and #ecology? Can't beat that. 🤷♀️
Go ahead and submit your abstract!
aoc.org.au/call-for-abs...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
🇦🇺 should be doing everything we can to attract & retain the next generation of ppl with big ideas.
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Alex loves doing her PhD, but says she's earning under the minimum wage
Alexandra Paton, who researches how to manage feral cat populations, says her PhD is important for Australia's wildlife but her income is lower than what she earned as a teenager at Macca's.
www.abc.net.au
January 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🇦🇺 should be doing everything we can to attract & retain the next generation of ppl with big ideas.
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
PHD students shouldn’t have to live in poverty to complete their study.
⬆️ the stipend was recommended by the Universities Accord - govt should get on with it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
I had a great time chatting to Jonny from 95bFM about our research.
Here is the link if you want a quick 9 minutes listen:
95bfm.com/bcast/ready-...
Here is the link if you want a quick 9 minutes listen:
95bfm.com/bcast/ready-...
Ready Steady Learn w/ Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi: November 11, 2024
Jonny chats to postdoctoral felllow Dr Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi about her research into the impact of disrupted sleep. We humans intimately understand how sleep deprivation impacts our wellbeing and e...
95bfm.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I had a great time chatting to Jonny from 95bFM about our research.
Here is the link if you want a quick 9 minutes listen:
95bfm.com/bcast/ready-...
Here is the link if you want a quick 9 minutes listen:
95bfm.com/bcast/ready-...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
What?!?!
A game changer for equity-seeking groups when compared to h-factor indexes for candidacy and promotion.
ping @laurierbiology.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A game changer for equity-seeking groups when compared to h-factor indexes for candidacy and promotion.
ping @laurierbiology.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 4, 2024 at 6:50 PM
What?!?!
A game changer for equity-seeking groups when compared to h-factor indexes for candidacy and promotion.
ping @laurierbiology.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A game changer for equity-seeking groups when compared to h-factor indexes for candidacy and promotion.
ping @laurierbiology.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
The Conservation Technology Lab at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has an opening for a postdoc from computer science or a related field with strong experience in machine learning to work on bioacoustics projects in ecology and conservation:
us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...
us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...
Job opportunity at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance - Post Doctoral Associate - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
us242.dayforcehcm.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The Conservation Technology Lab at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has an opening for a postdoc from computer science or a related field with strong experience in machine learning to work on bioacoustics projects in ecology and conservation:
us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...
us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePor...
Reposted by Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
Absolutely loving the first year PhD Lightening talks at our annual Dept. research & teaching celebration. @kamyabio.bsky.social tells us about her project on sleep disturbance in birds. 🧪🌏🐦 #SBS @aucklanduni.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Absolutely loving the first year PhD Lightening talks at our annual Dept. research & teaching celebration. @kamyabio.bsky.social tells us about her project on sleep disturbance in birds. 🧪🌏🐦 #SBS @aucklanduni.bsky.social
Just did the same. Slowly adding the links to some of the posts. But nice to see that my few tweets won't go to waste.
Used Porto to import my tweets from Twitter - imported about 1/4 - can't do retweets, replies & has a weird date range - but was easy - and so finally deactivated Twitter - something I've been reluctant to do - even though I haven't tweeted for well over a year.... lifehacker.com/tech/use-por...
This Chrome Extension Uploads All Your Old Tweets to Bluesky
If you're migrating from X to the friendlier skies of Bluesky, you don't have to leave everything behind—Porto is an extension for Chromium browsers that imports all of your old tweets to Bluesky auto...
lifehacker.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Just did the same. Slowly adding the links to some of the posts. But nice to see that my few tweets won't go to waste.
November 20, 2024 at 1:11 AM
#ISBE2024 attendees! If you are (like me) trying to choose which talks to watch next week, may I persuade you to check out my talk? 🕵️♀️
The effects of sleep deprivation and stress on avian vocal performance 🐦😴
Session 8B - Communication - Wednesday (11:45 - 12:00)
@ISBE2024
The effects of sleep deprivation and stress on avian vocal performance 🐦😴
Session 8B - Communication - Wednesday (11:45 - 12:00)
@ISBE2024
November 20, 2024 at 1:11 AM
#ISBE2024 attendees! If you are (like me) trying to choose which talks to watch next week, may I persuade you to check out my talk? 🕵️♀️
The effects of sleep deprivation and stress on avian vocal performance 🐦😴
Session 8B - Communication - Wednesday (11:45 - 12:00)
@ISBE2024
The effects of sleep deprivation and stress on avian vocal performance 🐦😴
Session 8B - Communication - Wednesday (11:45 - 12:00)
@ISBE2024