The most recent paper by Wild Animal Initiative scientists explores how contraception could be used as a tool to improve wild animal welfare, and why we need more research on this topic. Learn more from Simon Eckerström Liedholm: wildanimalinitiative.org/blog/wildlife-…

Some spaces have opened up for this year's ESLR Society workshop in Plön, Germany between 12-14 November. Sign up here—workshops.evolbio.mpg.de/event/117/regi…—or find more info here—eslr-workshop-2024.vercel.app.

Looking for a last-moment workshop to go to? Here's your chance! Join us on 12-14 November for three days full of networks, amazing talks and a great hands-on workshop. Participation is free, check out the website for more info!

My first octopus paper is out! It was great to dive into the personality dimensions of these smart marine "aliens", and to discuss them with the most amazing and supportive reviewers! brill.com/view/journals/… 🐙🐙🐙🐙

I am recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025. Comparative Cognition Lab @ UC San Diego studies social cognition and communication comparatively: across species (humans, non-human primates, dogs and cats), cultures and ages. For a more in-depth discussion of why we do what we do: disi.org/species-of-con…

Reminder that applications are due December 1 to undertake a PhD with me studying animal minds!

Very happy and proud to announce that our ManyBirds Study 1 pre-print is available! 🥰🐦🥳 It has been a pleasure and an honour to contribute to this study involving 136 species and 1439 subjects within Core and Study 1 Leadership Team, working with 120+ amazing collaborators. ❤️

❗️📢PAPER ALERT📢❗️ManyManys just made it to Nature Human Behaviour! 🤩🥳 Have you heard about Big Team Comparative Cognition? Read more here: rdcu.be/d30KP. DOI here: doi.org/10.1038/s41562…. Springer Nature, #BigTeamScience, #BTS, #OpenScience.

Big team science (BTS) can accelerate advances in comparative cognition but faces some unique challenges. Alessandroni et al. highlight solutions to 3 key challenges and discuss how BTS can transform the field. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Proud to co-lead this collaborative project with Laurent Prétôt 🐡🐠🦈 and a fantastic group of researchers! Big Team Comparative Cognition holds so much potential—stay tuned for updates as we finalize the study design and plan implementation! 🤩🎉 | #OpenScience #bigteamscience

📣 👀 PAPER ALERT 👀 📣 So thrilled to see this out in Springer Nature’s Nature Human Behaviour! A tremendous collaborative effort only possible thanks to a 💫 team and a 🔥 consortium! With Nicolás Alessandroni and ManyManys. #BigTeamScience, #OpenScience, #BigTeamComparativeCognition.

Our colleagues from Zoology department are looking for a PhD student working on behavioral ecology of African mole-rats! #PhDposition

📢Our new comment on challenges and promises of big team science in comparative cognition research has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour. 😍🥳Read more below!👇

Join us! #PhD opportunity in behavioural ecology of fascinating social wasps University of Bristol Biological Sciences University of Exeter Dwarf Mongoose Andy D Higginson ESEB NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership University of Bristol Prof Seirian Sumner BBC Studios Please retweet!

PhD Offering in movement ecology in the UK! Pls spread the word to folks who might be interested. More details in posts and here bit.ly/4h3LKkF

🥳 My second PhD chapter is out in Animal Cognition 🥳 🦅⚔️ What happens if a feared predator loses its dangerous weapons or swaps them for harmless? 🤯 This study on predator recognition will both amuse and surprise you 🤩 #Ornithology ASAB @EthoGes doi.org/10.1007/s10071…

Social learning and culture are key components of Fish behaviour but we ignore them in fisheries management. So what happens when we over Fish social Fish? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fa…

Beyond excited to share our new paper on wild house mouse 🐭problem-solving with Anja Guenther and Valeria Mazza, published open access in Oikos! doi.org/10.1111/oik.10…

Using mice who live in semi-natural enclosures, we show how different behavioural types approach novel problems differently, and how -even the same individuals- perform differently when the conditions change!

Alex's first PhD chapter is finally out! So proud to share this adventure with Alexandros Vezyrakis, Anja Guenther...and the very smart 🐁🐁