Group leader @ MPI-BI, Germany, interested in Neuroethology~Naturalistic Neuroscience~Vocal Communication~Echolocation~Sensory+Motor Systems~🐦~🦇
Dr. Susanne Hoffmann
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Sunbirds don’t drink nectar like hummingbirds.
They use intralingual suction: the tongue acts like a straw, moving nectar via pressure differences rather than capillarity.
A clear case of biomechanical divergence despite ecological convergence.
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🐟+🐚 =🏠 Shell-dwelling cichlids are true underwater architects, instinctively transforming empty snail shells into protective nests. New research shows: They improve with practice, remember what they learned, and adapt to unusual conditions.
🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-04...
We are inviting applications of motivated pre-doctoral researchers to join an exciting, HFSP-funded projct. 🧪🐦 🧠
@mpiforbi.bsky.social
@hfspo.bsky.social
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Exciting new research published in @currentbiology.bsky.social by our guest scientist and former group leader @jmrko.bsky.social. The study highlights insights from connectomics research in songbirds. „Tunneling neurons“ open new perspectives on how adult neural circuits may regenerate.
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Know an amazing person in neuroethology who champions inclusivity and is a great mentor? Nominate them for this prize and let them know their efforts are important!
Dr. Susanne Hoffmann
Applications are now OPEN for 13 PhD fellowships in the Doctoral Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences at CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy!
📅 Deadline: May 7, 2026
🧠 Research fields: brain, neuroscience, cognition, language, neuroimaging, vision and more.
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🔗 phd.unitn.it/drcimec/
🚨 Job alert!
#PhD in #Biomechanics × #Neuroscience to study birdsong 🎵🐤 @mecadev.bsky.social and @neuropsi.bsky.social
We are pre-selecting a candidate by April 15 to compete to InLife & IPV 2026 doctoral program (interview: May 20)
🔗 Full offer: sites.google.com/site/pauline...
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🔊 Research analyst for bioacoustics position open with The One and Only Susan Parks, Syracuse Uni: www.sujobopps.com/postings/112...
🎉New paper out from the lab, led by @baptistepiqueret.bsky.social: ant larvae chemically suppress the reproduction of their caregivers. bit.ly/4t8uZLG
An example of how social interactions are regulated at the molecular level. The work was made possible by the unique environment @mpi-ce.bsky.social
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Do you want to know if birds can use hair-like feathers as high-frequency sound receptors during echolocation? Join our team as PhD student or postdoc and find out!
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www.bi.mpg.de/2809383/job_...
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ALT: a small white bird is standing on one leg on a beach .
The Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Lab seeks a Research Analyst (RA) to support a diverse portfolio of research projects focused on the ecology and evolution of acoustic signaling and animal beha...
Songbirds reveal the dark side of making new brain cells as adults
@krcallaway.bsky.social on new work from @bbscott.bsky.social's lab in @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/song...
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🚨 Nominate a neuroethologist for the Mosaic Prize by May 31!
The ISN Mosaic Prize seeks to identify and acknowledge individuals in the neuroethology community for their contribution and commitment to making the research environment more inclusive. For more info: www.neuroethology.org/mosaic-prize/
A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults
A research team from @yukoulrich.bsky.social‘s lab at our institute has identified the first brood pheromone in ants—thereby proving that larvae of clonal raider ants actively influence the colony’s reproduction cycle. www.ice.mpg.de/550783/PR_Pi...
Supporting young investigators from around the world is essential to maximizing innovation and creativity and to delivering excellence in science. The ISN Mosaic Prize seeks to identify and acknowledg...
In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...
