Associate Editor, De Gruyter Brill Life Sciences: animal/human behaviour, cognition, anthropology, primatology, amphibians, crustacean research, zoology, sensory perception, (edible) insects and related fields.
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Distinct patterns emerged between major and minor modes and among individual modes. These patterns were consistent across visual and olfactory imagery and mirrored participants' groupings, suggesting rich multisensory associations and providing a basis for future research. 2/3
Listening to different Western musical modes evoke consistent visual and olfactory imagery beyond emotional qualities. Major modes associate with nature, daytime, happiness and floral or fresh smells, minor modes link to darker themes, including stress, sadness and damp, dusty or smoky scents. 1/3
Oh yeah if bees are so smart why are they called "bumbles"
When octopuses are stressed, they retreat into hiding to avoid attention, showcasing their unique coping mechanisms in the ocean's depths.
📅 Submission deadline: 1 November 2026
Guest Editors: Tom Roth @troth93.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and Iliana Samara @unileiden.bsky.social.
Join us in advancing a more integrated, comparative understanding of attraction and partner choice.
A new #Behaviour SI “Comparative Approaches to Attraction and Partner Choice” is looking for research that compares attraction, #Preferences, #MateChoice, pair-bond formation and bond maintenance across species or contexts, with a focus on what can (and cannot) be meaningfully compared.
Call for Papers
Who chooses whom – and why?
From #Birds and #Primates to #Humans and other species, #Attraction and #PartnerChoice influence how #Relationships begin, develop and endure. Yet researchers often study these processes within separate disciplinary and species-specific traditions.
The sixth issue of #Crustaceana has been published. This issue presents new research spanning marine biodiversity, taxonomy, ecology, fisheries science and aquaculture:
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The Duck Guy is Knighted in The Netherlands https://improbable.com/2026/06/07/the-duck-guy-is-knighted-in-the-netherlands/
Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem.
