ASSAB

ASSAB

@animbehav.bsky.social

The objective of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB) is: to promote the scientific study of Animal Behaviour and provide opportunities for discussion among its members Account run by @sramellini.bsky.social

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🚨Exciting project alert!!🚨 Are you interested in data and code sharing in Ecology and Evolution? @eivimeycook.bsky.social and I are running a hackathon to quantify data and code availability and sharing quality across 90 society journals, and looking for people who want to be involved.

John is an ecologist and has worked with several species including flying foxes, cockatoos, and ibis. As a science communicator, he engages with community scientists through the Big City Birds project and has co-authored 'A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood'.

Come along to hear about John's work, and get advice on how to pitch to journalists, build your networks, and drive meaningful engagement with a broad audience!

We are very excited to be hosting the 2027 ASSAB conference at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch. This will be held from the 7th to the 9th of July, 2027. Please save the date. Haere Mai from Aotearoa New Zealand. We look forward to seeing you next year!

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🦗Crickets! 🔊Vibrational stimuli! 🚧Sensitization! 👥 Individual variation! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Trait-specific responses to repeated stressor exposure reveal context-dependent learning in wild crickets” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123607

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Are you jazzed about rigorous research and want to figure out how to incorporate more practices in your group? Come to my talk today (Tues) @isbe2026.bsky.social at 2pm in the Londra room! I'll be spreading the gospel about the new Replication Studies section in Behavioral Ecology!

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How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

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SORTEE is coming to #ISBE2026! 🎉 📢 Learn about open science at our presentation (Monday, July 20, 14:00–14:40) 🎲 Chat with our volunteers, test your knowledge with open science quizzes and games, and enter our prize draw at the SORTEE stall (all conference)

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Incredibly honored and utterly excited to have been asked to give a plenary at @isbe2026.bsky.social hope to see you in Turin! #ISBE2026 #sleep #behavior

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Meet our Plenary Speaker Daniela Rößler Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.

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Ready to welcome you today at 4:00 PM at Lingotto Congress Centre! 🚇 METRO LINGOTTO. Exit towards Lingotto Fiere / Congress Centre. ⬆️ Take the stairs up to Via Nizza 🚶 Walk straight, keeping the Lingotto building on your right. 👀 Look for our banner—you’ll spot the entrance! See you soon!

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What’s the trouble with noisy neighbours? Come check it out at Animal Behavior Live 2026! We are delighted to announce Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) as our second plenary speaker at Animal Behaviour Live 2026!🤩 Free registration here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org

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I’m looking to recruit a postdoc to join my research group at University of Iowa to work on disturbance ecology and biodiversity! Start date flexible, lots of opportunity for skill development, collaboration, and mentorship. Will review applicants in mid-August! Link: gavinmjones.com/opportunities/

gavinmjones.comOpportunitiesBIG NEWS! The Jones Lab will be relocating to the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) at the University of Iowa in Fall 2026. Our work on disturbance ecology and conservation sc…

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We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!

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Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠

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🚨Journal of Ecology is seeking an Associate Editor with data integrity expertise! 📈 join us in improving the clarity, transparency, & accessibility of ecological research. 🌷more information on the role and how to apply can be found here 👉️ buff.ly/R8z4TLe

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Our paper is out now! 🎉📝 We describe how we work to address barriers faced by students and early-career researchs in the animal behaviour field, through our mentorships and microgrants. We hope that this can inspire and provide practical resources for others hoping to do the same!

sciencedirect.comThe animal behaviour collective: building confidence and breaking barriers through communityDespite increasing efforts to diversify the field of animal behaviour, systemic barriers continue to limit access and inclusion for researchers from h…