It’s the one year anniversary of ISBE2024 in Melbourne, Australia. So many fond memories. And now it’s time to start thinking about the 2026 congress in beautiful Torino, Italy. For further information, follow @isbe2026.bsky.social or visit isbe2026.com.
September 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It’s the one year anniversary of ISBE2024 in Melbourne, Australia. So many fond memories. And now it’s time to start thinking about the 2026 congress in beautiful Torino, Italy. For further information, follow @isbe2026.bsky.social or visit isbe2026.com.
It begins! #ISBE2024 kicks off! As in past years, I'll do my best to skeet something from most talks I attend so follow this thread for the vicarious fun and science if you weren't able to attend yourself
September 29, 2024 at 11:04 PM
It begins! #ISBE2024 kicks off! As in past years, I'll do my best to skeet something from most talks I attend so follow this thread for the vicarious fun and science if you weren't able to attend yourself
In Melbourne for #ISBE2024! Seen lots of cool things so far but biggest celebrity sighting has absolutely been Pesto the Penguin. In awe of the chonk.
September 29, 2024 at 6:43 AM
In Melbourne for #ISBE2024! Seen lots of cool things so far but biggest celebrity sighting has absolutely been Pesto the Penguin. In awe of the chonk.
One of the birds I most wanted to see in #Australia was the Tawny Frogmouth. Fortunately, #ISBE2024 delegates were sharing #BirdKnowledge and I was able to admire this beautiful mama on a nest in @Melbourne 😍🪶
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
October 29, 2024 at 4:07 PM
One of the birds I most wanted to see in #Australia was the Tawny Frogmouth. Fortunately, #ISBE2024 delegates were sharing #BirdKnowledge and I was able to admire this beautiful mama on a nest in @Melbourne 😍🪶
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
John Endler opens up #ISBE2024 showing his long term work on bowerbirds and how they use and manipulate sensory perception. Also reminds us to remain astute natural observers as that's where all our hypotheses come from.
September 29, 2024 at 11:31 PM
John Endler opens up #ISBE2024 showing his long term work on bowerbirds and how they use and manipulate sensory perception. Also reminds us to remain astute natural observers as that's where all our hypotheses come from.
Presented at #ISBE2024 in Melbourne yesterday! Excited to hear about all the amazing research that's happening in behavioural ecology for the rest of the week.
Annemarie van der Marel show that "key" (more highly connected) individuals in degu groups are typically male and more involved in affecting between-group interactions than within-group interactions #ISBE2024
October 1, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Presented at #ISBE2024 in Melbourne yesterday! Excited to hear about all the amazing research that's happening in behavioural ecology for the rest of the week.
At #ISBE2024 next week? Come see my first ever conference poster. (I'm cheating - it is a slight update of an awesome poster by @annadewar.bsky.social )
September 26, 2024 at 7:53 AM
At #ISBE2024 next week? Come see my first ever conference poster. (I'm cheating - it is a slight update of an awesome poster by @annadewar.bsky.social )
Up early for the trip to Melbourne for #isbe2024. Meanwhile we're going to miss out on the outcome of the chough war happening in our backyard for the last day or so.
September 28, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Up early for the trip to Melbourne for #isbe2024. Meanwhile we're going to miss out on the outcome of the chough war happening in our backyard for the last day or so.
Can’t think of better way to kick off a sabbatical year than a week at ISBE2024 at Melbourne. Inspiring talks, great company and the best conference vibe. Thank you to the organisers for the invitation! 🙏🏽 (photo from the brilliant Naomi Langmore’s talk today) #isbe2024
October 3, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Can’t think of better way to kick off a sabbatical year than a week at ISBE2024 at Melbourne. Inspiring talks, great company and the best conference vibe. Thank you to the organisers for the invitation! 🙏🏽 (photo from the brilliant Naomi Langmore’s talk today) #isbe2024
November 20, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Raphael Ritter is dissecting Hamilton’s rule in subsocial saw flies, which coordinate a sticky chemical defense. Large groups do better and are less impacted by cheating.
#ISBE2024
#ISBE2024
October 4, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Raphael Ritter is dissecting Hamilton’s rule in subsocial saw flies, which coordinate a sticky chemical defense. Large groups do better and are less impacted by cheating.
#ISBE2024
#ISBE2024
Very happy to be at my first ISBE and my first visit to Australia! Will be around tonight with my poster (that printed the wrong colour 🙈) #ISBE2024
October 1, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Very happy to be at my first ISBE and my first visit to Australia! Will be around tonight with my poster (that printed the wrong colour 🙈) #ISBE2024
¿Sueñan las arañas? y ¿Con qué sueñan?
Acerca del sueño REM en las arañas, y cómo lo estudia el equipo de @RoesslerDaniela.bsky.social (quién dio una de mis charlas favoritas del #ISBE2024)
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Acerca del sueño REM en las arañas, y cómo lo estudia el equipo de @RoesslerDaniela.bsky.social (quién dio una de mis charlas favoritas del #ISBE2024)
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Do Spiders Dream Like Humans Do? This Researcher Wants to Find Out.
During the pandemic, Daniela Rößler felt cooped up. She couldn't go out. So she started looking around her for her next research project. She found a really ...
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October 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
¿Sueñan las arañas? y ¿Con qué sueñan?
Acerca del sueño REM en las arañas, y cómo lo estudia el equipo de @RoesslerDaniela.bsky.social (quién dio una de mis charlas favoritas del #ISBE2024)
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Acerca del sueño REM en las arañas, y cómo lo estudia el equipo de @RoesslerDaniela.bsky.social (quién dio una de mis charlas favoritas del #ISBE2024)
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Eileen Hebets using the coolest spiders, Dolomedes fishing spiders, to challenge what we consider typical "sex roles". Closely related species differ dramatically in mating system and we need to better explore how multiple influences shape this complexity #ISBE2024
September 30, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Eileen Hebets using the coolest spiders, Dolomedes fishing spiders, to challenge what we consider typical "sex roles". Closely related species differ dramatically in mating system and we need to better explore how multiple influences shape this complexity #ISBE2024
The Lizard Lab had a great week at ISBE in Melbourne a few weeks back. We had lab alumni, honorary and current members all give great talks! Well done everyone! #isbe2024
October 17, 2024 at 11:39 PM
The Lizard Lab had a great week at ISBE in Melbourne a few weeks back. We had lab alumni, honorary and current members all give great talks! Well done everyone! #isbe2024
Not me procrastinating on finalising my talk for #ISBE2024 next week…
Gotta get back into conference-mode and cockatoo-mode.
Anyone else going???
Cockatoo photo for attention (though we always need more cockatoo photos!)
Gotta get back into conference-mode and cockatoo-mode.
Anyone else going???
Cockatoo photo for attention (though we always need more cockatoo photos!)
September 26, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Not me procrastinating on finalising my talk for #ISBE2024 next week…
Gotta get back into conference-mode and cockatoo-mode.
Anyone else going???
Cockatoo photo for attention (though we always need more cockatoo photos!)
Gotta get back into conference-mode and cockatoo-mode.
Anyone else going???
Cockatoo photo for attention (though we always need more cockatoo photos!)
Are you a behavioral ecologist who cares about open science?
You’re in good company: >30% of SORTEE members list ‘behavioral ecology’ as a primary research area!
Also going to #ISBE2024?
We’re having a meet-up after Monday’s poster session.
Details here: tinyurl.com/SORTEE-ISBE
You’re in good company: >30% of SORTEE members list ‘behavioral ecology’ as a primary research area!
Also going to #ISBE2024?
We’re having a meet-up after Monday’s poster session.
Details here: tinyurl.com/SORTEE-ISBE
September 3, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Are you a behavioral ecologist who cares about open science?
You’re in good company: >30% of SORTEE members list ‘behavioral ecology’ as a primary research area!
Also going to #ISBE2024?
We’re having a meet-up after Monday’s poster session.
Details here: tinyurl.com/SORTEE-ISBE
You’re in good company: >30% of SORTEE members list ‘behavioral ecology’ as a primary research area!
Also going to #ISBE2024?
We’re having a meet-up after Monday’s poster session.
Details here: tinyurl.com/SORTEE-ISBE
Had the best time at #ISBE2024! Always a pleasure to present this research 🌮🍆💦👋🦧, but even more fun to discuss it with awesome behavioural ecologists in such a welcoming setting!
@matildabrindle.bsky.social bringing ISBE2024 home with a bang, showcasing her incredible work on masturbation in primates. 🐒❤️ Standing room only! @oxfordbiology.bsky.social
October 17, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Had the best time at #ISBE2024! Always a pleasure to present this research 🌮🍆💦👋🦧, but even more fun to discuss it with awesome behavioural ecologists in such a welcoming setting!
Why do animals have personalities? It's because they're linked to their 'pace-of-life' right? Live fast & die young & all that? Not to be too dramatic but I'm presenting results of two major meta-analyses that maybe question everything about this... Wed 10am Eureka 1 #ISBE2024
October 1, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Why do animals have personalities? It's because they're linked to their 'pace-of-life' right? Live fast & die young & all that? Not to be too dramatic but I'm presenting results of two major meta-analyses that maybe question everything about this... Wed 10am Eureka 1 #ISBE2024
Great to meet so many people yesterday during the poster presentation @ISBE2024 🥳 If you're interested in feral cattle behaviour and see me around, please say hi - looks like a busy week ahead! 🐮
September 30, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Great to meet so many people yesterday during the poster presentation @ISBE2024 🥳 If you're interested in feral cattle behaviour and see me around, please say hi - looks like a busy week ahead! 🐮
Wild Caracas can figure out puzzle boxes for tasty morsels and seem to remember how to solve these tasks for at least a year. Clever birds! #ISBE2024
October 3, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Wild Caracas can figure out puzzle boxes for tasty morsels and seem to remember how to solve these tasks for at least a year. Clever birds! #ISBE2024
How do friendships form? Gerry Carter shows that individual traits can sort of predict initial interactions but ultimately continued social history overshadows this "first impression". It's difficult to predict who will be friends for life! #ISBE2024
September 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
How do friendships form? Gerry Carter shows that individual traits can sort of predict initial interactions but ultimately continued social history overshadows this "first impression". It's difficult to predict who will be friends for life! #ISBE2024
The reason is simple: not every prey is attacked every time a predator attacks someone. Below this threshold value for the trophic asymmetry, prey are predicted to be ahead.
It was really fun to be able to celebrate the acceptance of this paper at #ISBE2024, for once we were all in the same city!
It was really fun to be able to celebrate the acceptance of this paper at #ISBE2024, for once we were all in the same city!
October 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM
The reason is simple: not every prey is attacked every time a predator attacks someone. Below this threshold value for the trophic asymmetry, prey are predicted to be ahead.
It was really fun to be able to celebrate the acceptance of this paper at #ISBE2024, for once we were all in the same city!
It was really fun to be able to celebrate the acceptance of this paper at #ISBE2024, for once we were all in the same city!
Being smart is good right? Absolutely! Joe Welkin shows that chickadees with better spatial memory live on average about 2 YEARS longer than the dumdums in the population. Incredible! #ISBE2024
October 2, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Being smart is good right? Absolutely! Joe Welkin shows that chickadees with better spatial memory live on average about 2 YEARS longer than the dumdums in the population. Incredible! #ISBE2024
Annemarie van der Marel show that "key" (more highly connected) individuals in degu groups are typically male and more involved in affecting between-group interactions than within-group interactions #ISBE2024
September 30, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Annemarie van der Marel show that "key" (more highly connected) individuals in degu groups are typically male and more involved in affecting between-group interactions than within-group interactions #ISBE2024