[Thread] I will now explain our new study about people cooperating with honeyguide birds, using Lego and graphs (and Lego graphs). This study was a great team effort: Honeyguide Research Project Claire Spottiswoode Jessica van der Wal Jess Lund + many not on Twitter.

This is a disappointing change.

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This may be one of the biggest papers I ever have the privilege to be part of.

Out now in Science Magazine, we ask: Are nature conservation interventions working?

The answer is YES. We now need to fund MORE to reverse global biodiversity declines.

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We're thrilled to announce that Meerkat Manor is to be adapted for the big screen with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation

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THREAD: What is happening in UK universities is astonishing. Right now about quarter of universities are laying off staff. Almost all universities expect to make a loss this year. And the entire thing is happening in an effort to deceive the population about migration statistics.

Introducing our #ISBE2024 plenary speakers: Prof Claire Spottiswoode (University of Cape Town & University of Cambridge). Claire’s research includes coevolution between brood-parasitic birds and their hosts, and mutualism between honeyguides and humans.

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This article resonates. Creativity is an optimistic investment in your future. It's near-impossible to make that investment when (for one reason or another) you are fighting to survive.
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JOB in ZOOLOGY: T&R lectureship (Grade 8) in Bangor. Deadline 8 April! 'We particularly welcome applications from those studying the biology of mammals (ecology, behaviour, health and disease)' jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php.en…

Interested in doing a PhD on what meerkats mean? Or know someone who might? Check out this great opportunity from the NCCR Evolving Language with Marta Manser at the University of Zürich. Deadline March 15th.