Good read!

Always hits me that "computer" was a job description & title.

#WomenInSTEM

All about the hippocampus at the UCI CNLM conference and pleasantly surprised at the emphasis on evolutionary selection on cognitive map - from birds to dolphins and from smell to sight 🧭

Opportunities Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

I am super excited to share that Yolanda Morbey and I at the centre for @animalsonthemove.bsky.social are recruiting for a postdoc with expertise in analysis of #Motus data! Please help us get the word out! Deets here:

www.uwo.ca/cam/research...

An infographic summarizing the key findings of the new paper "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France" by Dan Mennill and Hans Slabbekoorn. A cartoon image shows a sound recordist recording a Great Tit on a street in Paris. One inset graph shows that noise levels in Paris have declined from 2008 to 2023. A second inset graph shows that Great Tits sing at higher song frequencies when the ambient environment is louder. A third inset graph shows that Great Tits continue to sing higher-freuqency songs in 2023 versus 2003; even though Paris is growing quieter, Great Tits in Paris sing higher frequency songs than quiet forests outside of Paris.

Our new paper is out: "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France."
A study of noise and bird song, by me and Hans Slabbekoorn, in Ornithological Applications @amornith.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1093/orni...

Researcher on bioaccumulation and effects of PFAS in seabirds (296947) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: Researcher on bioaccumulation and effects of PFAS in seabirds (296947), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, April 26, 2026

New postdoc position on bioaccumulation and effects of PFAS in arctic-breeding seabirds. Field sites in coastal Norway and Svalbard. Advisors will be Veerle Jaspers and Bjørn Monroe at NTNU in collaboration with ecologists at NINA. Application deadline 26 April 2026. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Our new paper describes song type sharing, matching, and collective themes in Adelaide's warbler dawn chorus communication networks. It's part of a special issue on animal communication networks. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #animalcommunication #communicationnetworks #birdsong

maybe that’s it then. I noticed even smaller birds were very quiet and still when bicoloreds we’re around…

Interesting…anything in the recording background that could attract the raptors? Are you using one or multiple ‘tapes’ for playback?

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (@cornellbirds.bsky.social) The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds and biodiversity. birds.cornell.edu/home/ (White-breasted Nuthatch by Hannah Criswell / Macaulay...

Data collection was delayed when the pandemic started...As I couldn't record birds on the mainland for comparison, I paused the project...

Later we realized M. candei recordings were available from the cornellbirds.bsky.social Macaulay library! Very thankful for the collection!!

Vocal and display differences in an island form of a lekking species with an acrobatic dance routine Island environments drive distinctive morphological and life history traits known as the ‘island syndrome’. Previous studies pointed to lower sexual s…

Our paper looking at vocal & display differences of Escudo manakins is online.

Vocalizations show that island manakins are derived from a hybrid population of golden- x white-collared manakins.

Interestingly, island living doesn't indicate relaxed sexual selection.

Fun project & amazing team 🏝️

Birds are changing — and Indigenous memory is the longest record we have Conservation has long depended on measurement. Populations are counted, habitats mapped, trends plotted against baselines that often extend back only a few decades. Yet many ecosystems began changing…

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]

A global study using Indigenous and local knowledge across three continents finds bird communities shifting toward smaller species over the past 80 years — suggesting widespread loss of larger birds.

A great write up of our recent paper funded by NSERC and the Smithsonian Institution that concluded that the extinct Apteribis of Hawaii might have been nocturnal.
#birds 🪶🧠🧪

done in collaboration with @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social

Snapping shrimp use headgear to protect their brains from shock waves Unusual “hood” is the first known biological armor that protects against traumatic brain injury

Like professional football players, snapping shrimp shield their brains and eyes from concussive forces with protective headgear, according to a new study.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4quFGG6

New Frontiers in Women's Brain Health featuring Emily Jacobs - CNLM Distinguish Lectures YouTube video by UCI CNLM

Nice talk last week highlighting the knowledge gap in women's brain health across the lifespan.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9eo...

Impediments to doing good science and a good work/life balance Here I discuss the reasons for why academics are finding it more and more difficult to do science, teach, and have a balance between work and life.

Interesting thread of papers about how to do behavioral ecology well, the importance of natural history, the burdens of university administration, and quantifying "products" and usefulness.

Seminar Tomorrow!

These talks are going to be fishtastic, you can get the link to join by registering here:

braincoustics.com

Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest prefer human blood As deforestation and habitat loss drive down wildlife populations, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to another source for their blood meal: humans. That’s the finding of a new study in Brazil’s…

As deforestation and habitat loss drive down wildlife populations, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to another source for their blood meal: humans.

That’s the finding of a new study in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a global biodiversity hotspot with under a third of its original forest remaining.

A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!

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Finally had a moment with the local roadrunner...🪶

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Our paper looking at manakin vocal and display behavior differences on Escudo Island was just accepted at Animal Behaviour! It took some time but the results are super interesting😍

Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis From two avian neurobiologists, a captivating deep dive into the mechanisms that control avian behavior.The last few decades have produced extensive resear

A reminder to anyone interested in #brains #birds or behaviour, our new book is available for FREE as an ebook in addition to print copies.
#neuroethology #neuroskyence #ornithology 🧪🧠🪶

direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

Loving the view of snow capped mountains while eating lunch in summer-like weather 🗻

Thanks so much for sharing, will give it a try!

Beautiful!! Is this human tissue? which claudin5 antibody was used? We are interested in doing a similar staining…

How do you build a brain that lets mice sing? 🎤🐭

If you enjoyed @cliffscience.bsky.social's talk @braincoustics.bsky.social on this work, now you can read it in @currentbiology.bsky.social!

(w / 1st author @xmikezheng20.bsky.social, @arkarupbanerjee.bsky.social group)

#prattle 💬
#neurosky

Looking through recordings from Escudo and remembered how much I enjoyed the bay wrens 🏝️

As we approach the 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, @dialoguescc.bsky.social asked @glenpeters.bsky.social: is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....