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Congrats to @alexalaman.bsky.social for leading this paper using 38 years of data to investigate climate impacts on survival & reprod success of Arabian babblers in natural vs modified habitat. We found modified habitats buffered climate impacts: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations 🎓 to Ed Galluccio for delivering a fantastic overview of his PhD project covering how ontogenetic and environmental impact shapes cognition in wild magpies 🥂
@mandyridley.bsky.social @dutourmylene.bsky.social
New paper alert! In this Current Biology paper led by Hassan Al Razi, we show that chimpanzees in Rwanda adjust nest construction with weather conditions.
@ox.ac.uk @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Recent papers from MSc work in my lab:
🐀 Greater stick-nest rat’s struggle for survival at a semi-arid reserve
- led by the wonderful Izzy Bannerman (AWC collab)
🐢 UVB exposure and shell hardness in the WST
- stemming from Stella Jones’ important project (Perth Zoo collab)
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So grateful that our work on the effect of pharmaceutical pollution in fish @animalecology.bsky.social is among top 10 most-cited papers published in 2024.
A huge thanks to co-1st author @gio-polverino.bsky.social & all collaborators @bbmwong.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
Our new paper reveals that quantity discrimination abilities are present in great tits from a young age - and these abilities are akin to those shown by adults! 🐦🧠 Check it out via the link!
@dutourmylene.bsky.social
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Sexier in the city? Urban male great bowerbirds decorate bowers with human-made objects, creating brighter and more varied displays than rural males. Males strongly prefer human-made objects over natural ones, possibly boosting their appeal to females! shorturl.at/lcNY2 @royalsocietypublishing.org
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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🚨PhD opportunity🚨
🪲Deep-red vision and infrared sensing in jewel beetles 🪲
Understand how jewel beetles detect and integrate deep-red light and heat information to drive behaviour.
Location: La Trobe University, Bundoora
Contact: [email protected]; www.amanda-franklin.com
Mandy Ridley
Centre for Evolutionary Biology at UWA
Cyril C. Grueter
Research website for Dr Amanda Franklin. Dr Franklin researches animal sensory systems, animal colouration, and behavioral ecology at La Trobe University.
Abstract. Quantity discrimination is an important aspect of numerical cognition that is utilized across taxa in various ecological contexts, including fora
