Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)
@spetologia.bsky.social
Society founded in 1987 to promote the study of animal behaviour | Follow us for new research of #SPEmembers, new #actaethologica issues, and updates of activities
Organização não governamental e sem fins lucrativos
Portugal
www.etologia.pt
@spe.etologia
Organização não governamental e sem fins lucrativos
Portugal
www.etologia.pt
@spe.etologia
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Celebrating a symposium of @behaviour2025.bsky.social, call for article submission for a special issue "Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition" in Acta Ethologica.
Submissions are open to everyone!
Information at link.springer.com/collections/...
#Behaviour2025 #actaethologica
Submissions are open to everyone!
Information at link.springer.com/collections/...
#Behaviour2025 #actaethologica
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Cognition
"Optimistic and pessimistic cognitive judgement bias modulates the stress response and cancer progression in zebrafish"
Espigares et al. with SPE members M. Victoria Alvarado, Susana Varela, Rui Oliveira @ Translational Psychiatry
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Cognition
"Optimistic and pessimistic cognitive judgement bias modulates the stress response and cancer progression in zebrafish"
Espigares et al. with SPE members M. Victoria Alvarado, Susana Varela, Rui Oliveira @ Translational Psychiatry
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Cognition
"Optimistic and pessimistic cognitive judgement bias modulates the stress response and cancer progression in zebrafish"
Espigares et al. with SPE members M. Victoria Alvarado, Susana Varela, Rui Oliveira @ Translational Psychiatry
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Cognition
"Optimistic and pessimistic cognitive judgement bias modulates the stress response and cancer progression in zebrafish"
Espigares et al. with SPE members M. Victoria Alvarado, Susana Varela, Rui Oliveira @ Translational Psychiatry
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets"
Stephenson et al. with SPE members Barbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets"
Stephenson et al. with SPE members Barbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets"
Stephenson et al. with SPE members Barbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets"
Stephenson et al. with SPE members Barbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Biologging assessment of behavioural and physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during stress challenges"
Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Scientific reports
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Biologging assessment of behavioural and physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during stress challenges"
Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Scientific reports
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Biologging assessment of behavioural and physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during stress challenges"
Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Scientific reports
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Biologging assessment of behavioural and physiological responses of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during stress challenges"
Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE members Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Scientific reports
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The WSL is hiring a Group Leader for Conservation Biology by August 2026. Ideal candidates hold a biology doctorate and have expertise in conservation. Learn more: https://www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/organisation/research-units/biodiversity-and-conservation-biology/ #job
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
We study the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interactions.
www.wsl.ch
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The WSL is hiring a Group Leader for Conservation Biology by August 2026. Ideal candidates hold a biology doctorate and have expertise in conservation. Learn more: https://www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/organisation/research-units/biodiversity-and-conservation-biology/ #job
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps)"
Ben Mocha et al. with SPE members Yitzchak Ben Mocha @benmocha.bsky.social @ Royal Society Open Science
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps)"
Ben Mocha et al. with SPE members Yitzchak Ben Mocha @benmocha.bsky.social @ Royal Society Open Science
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps)"
Ben Mocha et al. with SPE members Yitzchak Ben Mocha @benmocha.bsky.social @ Royal Society Open Science
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Multi-generational fidelity, ecological and social determinants of roosting in a cooperatively breeding bird (Argya squamiceps)"
Ben Mocha et al. with SPE members Yitzchak Ben Mocha @benmocha.bsky.social @ Royal Society Open Science
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Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas.
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas.
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
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I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky
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I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )
Please share !!
www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
Please share !!
www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
Opportunities — Eamonn I.F Wooster
www.eifwooster.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )
Please share !!
www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
Please share !!
www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
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Master Projects available in the Qvarnström lab @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social studying climate adaptation and speciation using a natural flycatcher hybrid zone on Öland, Sweden!
Check available projects here 👇👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...
Check available projects here 👇👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Master Projects available in the Qvarnström lab @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social studying climate adaptation and speciation using a natural flycatcher hybrid zone on Öland, Sweden!
Check available projects here 👇👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...
Check available projects here 👇👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1B69x...
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Line up! Slither up! Crawl up! Climb up! No matter how you're moving or on how many legs, it's time to find out our first ECBB 2026 plenary speaker.
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It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!
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It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Line up! Slither up! Crawl up! Climb up! No matter how you're moving or on how many legs, it's time to find out our first ECBB 2026 plenary speaker.
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It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!
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It's the incredible @ljnbrent.bsky.social!
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Our call for symposia now open!
We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026.
For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026.
For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
Call for symposia/papers - ECBB 2026 - ARU
Find out how to propose a symposium, paper, or poster for the European Congress for Behavioural Biology (ECBB) at ARU in Cambridge, 1-4 September 2026.
www.aru.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our call for symposia now open!
We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026.
For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
We are now accepting submissions for symposia, with submissions for oral/poster presentations invited from 31 January 2026.
For more info, or to download the proposal form, visit our conference page 👇
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
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Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's....
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's....
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
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The extraordinary @mherberstein.bsky.social
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia"
ManyBirds Project et al. with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ PLOS Biology
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia"
ManyBirds Project et al. with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ PLOS Biology
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia"
ManyBirds Project et al. with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ PLOS Biology
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia"
ManyBirds Project et al. with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ PLOS Biology
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection"
Porzio & Mota with SPE member Paulo Mota @ BMC Ecology and Evolution
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection"
Porzio & Mota with SPE member Paulo Mota @ BMC Ecology and Evolution
December 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection"
Porzio & Mota with SPE member Paulo Mota @ BMC Ecology and Evolution
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection"
Porzio & Mota with SPE member Paulo Mota @ BMC Ecology and Evolution
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Preliminary observations of hunting behaviour by a freshwater threatened Leuciscidae"
Soares et al. with SPE members Marta Soares, and Sónia Cardoso @ Behaviour
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Preliminary observations of hunting behaviour by a freshwater threatened Leuciscidae"
Soares et al. with SPE members Marta Soares, and Sónia Cardoso @ Behaviour
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Preliminary observations of hunting behaviour by a freshwater threatened Leuciscidae"
Soares et al. with SPE members Marta Soares, and Sónia Cardoso @ Behaviour
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology
"Preliminary observations of hunting behaviour by a freshwater threatened Leuciscidae"
Soares et al. with SPE members Marta Soares, and Sónia Cardoso @ Behaviour
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We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
We are happy to announce that registration for ISBE2026 is now open! We encourage you to register as soon as possible to take advantage of reduced fees and to plan your trip and accommodation in advance.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
Please read the information on www.isbe2026.com before proceeding with your registration.
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra-Family Competitors"
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra-Family Competitors"
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra-Family Competitors"
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra-Family Competitors"
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Should Comparative Models Be Weighted when Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty?"
Piccoli et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Evolutionary Biology
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Should Comparative Models Be Weighted when Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty?"
Piccoli et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Evolutionary Biology
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Should Comparative Models Be Weighted when Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty?"
Piccoli et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Evolutionary Biology
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Evolution
"Should Comparative Models Be Weighted when Accounting for Phylogenetic Uncertainty?"
Piccoli et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social @ Evolutionary Biology
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🚨Job Alert plz RT!
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🚨Job Alert plz RT!
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
Johns Hopkins Psych & Brain Sciences is looking for a new colleague using behavioral or computational approaches to study cognition!
We are excited about many areas of (esp higher) cognition in human adults, children, or nonhuman animals
Open-rank
apply.interfolio.com/178146
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Make sure you don’t miss our key dates for abstract submission and registration!
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Make sure you don’t miss our key dates for abstract submission and registration!
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🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina.
One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social
The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st
Please share among potential students!
One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social
The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st
Please share among potential students!
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina.
One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social
The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st
Please share among potential students!
One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social
The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st
Please share among potential students!
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalWelfare
"Stunning challenges: Operational indicators flag failures, but neurological validation is needed to confirm stunning effectiveness in seabass and seabream"
Gräns et al. with SPE members João Saraiva @ Aquaculture Reports
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalWelfare
"Stunning challenges: Operational indicators flag failures, but neurological validation is needed to confirm stunning effectiveness in seabass and seabream"
Gräns et al. with SPE members João Saraiva @ Aquaculture Reports
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalWelfare
"Stunning challenges: Operational indicators flag failures, but neurological validation is needed to confirm stunning effectiveness in seabass and seabream"
Gräns et al. with SPE members João Saraiva @ Aquaculture Reports
#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalWelfare
"Stunning challenges: Operational indicators flag failures, but neurological validation is needed to confirm stunning effectiveness in seabass and seabream"
Gräns et al. with SPE members João Saraiva @ Aquaculture Reports
Birds and environment: exploring the interconnections and conservation challenges - Part II
with #SPEmember Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social as Guest Editor
with #SPEmember Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social as Guest Editor
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Birds and environment: exploring the interconnections and conservation challenges - Part II
with #SPEmember Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social as Guest Editor
with #SPEmember Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social as Guest Editor