This was an amazing project led by the @themanybirds.bsky.social
A similar Behavioural test was done across over 130 bird species! Species with a more specialist diet and migratory species were more afraid of novelty near there familiar food source.
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New amazing open Postdoc position, w/t opportunities to 1) get closely involved in our next @themanybirds.bsky.social study on innovation and problem-solving; 2) work with @ecobird.bsky.social on avian innovation, cognition & invasiveness. Advert: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Loved being involved in this project with so many others! Including the birds at York Bird of Prey Centre π¦ π¦ itβs super excited to see it published - a brilliant leadership team! π
My first (and definitely not last!) contribution to a Big Team Science effort! π
π¦ EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
π Start: as early as Jan 2026
π Funded through UGentβs international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply β
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ManyBirds Project
New paper out in PLoS Biology! A large international collaboration from the ManyBirds project, looking at variation in neophobia across a wide range of avian species globally. Delighted that the magpies were part of this large and diverse dataset!
Wonderful to see this project published! We were glad to contribute a small part to this impressive collaborative effort through ECoBird.
Kees van Oers
Ella Williamson
Fear of novelty varies across species & individuals, impacting adaptability & survival. @themanybirds.bsky.social @drrmiller.bsky.social &co assess #neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 #bird species, identifying phylogenetic influences & broad ecological drivers @plosbiology.org π§ͺ plos.io/4haLEsN
New amazing open Postdoc position, w/t opportunities to 1) get closely involved in our next @themanybirds.bsky.social study on innovation and problem-solving; 2) work with @ecobird.bsky.social on avian innovation, cognition & invasiveness. Advert: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds
Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds
It was such an incredible, enriching, and fun experience β I learned so much β€οΈ So thankful to the amazing leadership team who welcomed me! @drrmiller.bsky.social @vedranaslipogor.bsky.social @nomascus.bsky.social @stephanreber.bsky.social @cds-york.bsky.social Megan Lambert & Claudia Mettke-Hofmann
π¦ EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!
Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.
π Start: as early as Jan 2026
π Funded through UGentβs international mobility scheme
More info & how to apply β
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds