Bob Wong

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What a joy it’s been hanging out over the past few days in Singapore with this amazing bunch of early career researchers from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. Looking forward to some wonderful fish collaborations ahead.

Fantastic to see the first PhD paper of @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social out in @pubs.acs.org Environmental Science & Technology with @bbmwong.bsky.social @annempeters.bsky.social @rhieastment.bsky.social @fzmarques.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social doi.org/10.1021/acs.... 1/6👇

Me in a greenhouse full of orchids is equivalent to a kid in a candy store.

Halfbeak habitat!!

First time seeing a tropical pitcher plant in the wild is kinda special...

Explored the wilder side of Singapore today with collaborators from the National University of Singapore and Stockholm University.

Check out all the expensive camera gear when I got a perfectly decent photo of a black-backed kingfisher using an iPhone.

Hello Singapore and first meal on the island: fried carrot (radish) cake for breakfast.

Rewarding ourselves with amazing pasta and macha for making good progress on a ms. @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social

Our special issue on 'Chemical communication and behaviour' is now complete in Animal Behaviour @asab.org www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Editors: Leanne Grieves @leagrie.bsky.social, Tyler Buchinger, Alex Van Huynh and myself Find the papers in the thread below 🧵

How does the differing habitat structure between dunes and swales affect lizard assemblages? Christina Paizis and colleagues found lizard assemblages differed between landforms, and abundance was higher on dunes. @bbmwong.bsky.social @chapplelab.bsky.social @julesfarquhar.bsky.social

In 2021 @andyradford.bsky.social became the ASAB executive editor of the #AnimalBehaviourJournal, a joint venture with our sister society @animbehsociety.bsky.social With their exec editor & a great support team, Andy has worked hard to bring out an issue every month - a real undertaking! #MeetASAB

Massive congratulations to Dr Kate Fergusson (@katefergusson.bsky.social) on her PhD graduation today, here standing with three proud supervisors (me, Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social). @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab

Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov.

One more month till the due date! Apply now: www.murdoch.edu.au/study/schola... Lab website: www.nicholaswulab.com

✨1-month left to register!✨ There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November! Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes #EvointheGong #AESxSASB26

Big day tomorrow! You have until Oct 1 at MIDNIGHT 🌝 if you’re planning to submit to any of these 👇🏻

Media coverage of PhD student Shannon Kaiser’s paper investigating impacts of coal mine wastewater on amphibians. Link to the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Massive congratulations to @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social on her award for best platform presentation at the @setac.bsky.social Asia-Pacific conference in Tsukuba, Japan, this week 👏. @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social #BobWongLab

I’m proud that we moved to online only publishing, instigated paper prizes, moved to mandatory data & code provision, diversified our pool of Editors & Consulting Editors & introduced new article types. Also, as a Society, we widened the range of grants offered to the animal behaviour community.

The journal and the Society are only successful because of a large cohort of brilliant people working behind the scenes, including Managing Editors, Editors, Consulting Editors, Editorial Assistants, reviewers, publisher contacts, and ASAB Council members & Trustees. #ThankYou 👏☺️

One of the great leaders in our field 🙏🥰

Work day over. Time for dumplings 🥟

The departmental seminars @evozoodeb.bsky.social will start next week. The first presentation is by Prof. Hans Hofmann (Uni Texas): "Behavioral and Neuroendocrine Homeostasis in Highly Variable Environments". Join the live stream on Monday 07 Sept, at 12:00 CEST at www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe...

The European Conference for Behavioural Biology #ECBB2026 always goes so fast! This was an exceptional conference at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The organizers and volunteers did a fantastic job (with a special shout out to @jacobcdunn.bsky.social and @wascherclaudia.bsky.social) 🙌

Had a great time at #ECBB2026? Don’t worry, there are more conferences coming! There’s #ASABWinter2026 (@asabpsgb2026.bsky.social, full but can still join online), #ASABSpring2027 (@asab-meetings.bsky.social) in Portsmouth & #Behaviour2027 (@behaviour2027.bsky.social) in Vienna Make sure to follow!

Sad that #ECBB2026 is over?? Fear Not!! 2028 has been confirmed in Dublin 🇮🇪🍺🎉 Save the dates!! 10th-14th July 2028 See you all there! 👍

Are you into mathematical modelling of ecological and evolutionary systems? Look at this job ad for a senior lecturer in Lund. I've visited many times, splendid compact city, splendid department! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

🤯 listening to Tim Caro’s talk on colouration. Didn’t realise how camouflaged a giant panda was! Crypsis - to be specific www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ECBB2026

And one of the key studies published on the same day! After *years* of work, finally published in @royalsocietypublishing.org #proceedingsb Plasticity in collective behaviour helps fish shoals mitigate limited visual information from water turbidity royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Design a poster that explains an interesting animal behaviour. Your infographic will be inspired by observation of animals in real life or online. Entry age categories: 7-10 years 11-14 years 15-21 years More information and the entry form: www.asab.org/education-news Spread the word #ECBB2026

Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!

Come by and say hi to our amazing education officer, Charlotte Evans! She does fantastic Animal Behaviour education outreach, not just here, but all over schools in the UK - and has made some really great resources for everyone. Ask her about it! #ECBB2026

Are you an ornithology student or postdoc thinking about a career at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)? Register for this webinar hosted by @amornith.bsky.social to hear from myself and several other PUI ornithologists. We'll give you all the dirt! americanornithology.org/calendar/fac...

I would be thrilled to support someone interested in applying to a NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...), reach out if interested. The RFP is focused on AI, & we have some datasets & projects suited to this studying evolution of multilayer biological networks

🚨📣 PhD opportunities with @ccioannou.bsky.social starting September 2027!! Check it out: 🐠 ioannougroup.com #ECBB2026 @asab.org

🏆 Early career researchers: your research could win €1,000! Behaviour is launching its new Early Career Researcher Award 2027, celebrating outstanding research published by ECRs. 🧠🐾 1/3

Glad to see our new review on behavioural diversity in fishes out today in Fish and Fisheries! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/faf....

The previous executive editor of #AnimalBehaviourJournal, @andyradford.bsky.social, makes it clear at #ECBB2026 that they're not desk rejecting work for the sake of it - if it meets the basic conditions, it'll go to review! And don't be discouraged if you're asked to revise, that's normal 😊

Loved that @andyradford.bsky.social kicked off #ECBB2026 with the first plenary. For the last 5 years, Andy has been working extremely hard as the ASAB Executive Editor of the #AnimalBehaviourJournal and today just happens to be the day that he has passed on the torch to @bbmwong.bsky.social 🥰

Excited to be starting today as an Executive Editor of Animal Behaviour. I look forward to working with the rest of the editorial and production team and, of course, authors to deliver a great experience and top quality science for a wonderful society journal. @asab.org @animbehsociety.bsky.social

Thanks to all the collaborators for their invaluable contribution to the work: @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social, Raiko Rafeeq, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, @jackmanera.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social (6/6) Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...

How did cognition evolve? 🧠 On the sandy bottom of Lake Tanganyika, scientists asked wild fish how they make decisions, revealing how two closely related species diverge in surprising ways. Paper ▶️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Story ▶️ www.ab.mpg.de/1452608/news...

Sea horses hanging out with a garden eel

Join the ARC ⬇️ We’re recruiting: - Assistant Directors (EL1) who will lead teams delivering major govt grants programs & contribute to NCGP reform. - HR Advisor (APS5) who will help support our people and employee experience across the ARC. More: www.arc.gov.au/about-arc/wo...

Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Our new Nature Eco Evo paper documents range shifts in 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries, primarily due to climate change. 🦋80% expanded 🦋27% contracted 🦋22% shifted elevation 🦋342 showed multiple shift types. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social

The result of 10+ years of fieldwork & analysis of 1000s of data points is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com... and on the cover! Mongoose pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Are there downstream impacts from coal mining on adult frogs? Shannon Kaiser and co-authors looked at 25 unexposed sites and 22 exposed sites in the Royal National Park NSW and found that wastewater exposure increased amphibian disease risk. @bbmwong.bsky.social

Measuring executive function in guppies; is it impacted by anti-depressant pollution? Eleanor Moore and co-authors looked at working memory and cognitive flexibility 2 facets of executive function. @bbmwong.bsky.social @jack-brand.bsky.social @jackmanera.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...