The Diversity and Evolution of Vocal Communication in Nonavian Reptiles Historically, research on nonavian reptile communication has emphasized visual, tactile, and chemical modalities. Recently, growing evidence highlights the significance of acoustic signals in intra- a...

I am happy to present to you our review „The diversity and evolution of vocal communication in nonavian reptiles“, published @annualreviews.bsky.social Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. Huge thanks to @gabrieljcohen.bsky.social and my other co-authors! Must say, I am a bit proud of Figure 1. ….

A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...

🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology:
“A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.”
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
@themanybirds.bsky.social

So excited that our first major empirical @themanybirds.bsky.social paper is now out in @plosbiology.org!
Leading this big team science project, with our excellent core leadership team, is a labour of love for me, delighted to see our hard work over the past 4 years has reached this milestone!

Big thank you to our ManyBirds core leadership team: @drrmiller.bsky.social, Megan Lambert, @vedranaslipogor.bsky.social, @nomascus.bsky.social, @jimeloism.bsky.social, Carl Soulsbury, @stephanreber.bsky.social, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann - and to all of our collaborators!

I just visited the natural history museum in Berlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Highly recommended! I saw the legendary Archaeopteryx, the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton (Giraffatitan brancai) and good old Tristan Otto (T. rex).

Thanks so much for having me! It was a lot of fun!

Alligator Talk! I had a great time as a guest @wildbehaviorpod.bsky.social! Want to hear three old university buddies geek out about crocodilians? Then give it a listen, it was so much fun! Thanks for the invite, Megan and Rachel!

Link:
linktr.ee/wild_behavior_pod

My friends Rachel and Megan started a podcast on Animal Behaviour and it is fantastic! They both have a PhD in the field and in each episode they interview a friend working on different animal species. It is great fun, highly educational, and accessible for everyone.

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Cold-blooded culture? Assessing cultural behaviour in reptiles and its potential conservation implications | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences It is becoming clear that the cognition of a species plays an important role in successful conservation, with cultural processes being a fundamental part of this. However, in contrast to mammals and b...

Hi! If you are interested in whether reptiles could have cultural behaviours, please checkout our new paper in #PhilosophicalTransaction @royalsocietypublishing.org

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Josh Madden, Andy Whiten, Lauren Guillette, Vivek Nityananda, Stephan Reber & David Hosken

Also a thank you goes out to Meetings Secretary Josh Madden & our wonderful session chairs: Andy Whiten, Lauren Guillette, Vivek Nityananda, Stephan Reber & David Hosken 🤗 All of the sessions went exceptionally well (and thanks to all who asked such good questions) #ASABwinter2023