Cedric Zimmer

Join our Student Course in Behavioral Biology in Paris. 5 invited talks on exciting topics in animal behavior, and round table discussion on AI. Free of charge, registration before 31 Oct (in person) and 12 Nov (online participation). Please RT.
www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...

The 8th International Student Course in Behavioural Biology organized by IFE will be held on November 17th-18th 2025.
Join us on Condorcet campus (Aubervilliers) or online it's free!!!!
leec.univ-paris13.fr/pages/IFE.20...
@leec-uspn.bsky.social

Only one day left to apply for this 5 year Postdoc. Everyone with experience in electrophysiology and a keen interest in #neuroethology is welcomed to apply. More infos about our lab can also be found here: www.spatial-navigation.com
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Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

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🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Genetic and environmental sources of behavioral individuality: a test of the standard model Behavioral variation is typically assumed to arise from the combination and interaction of genetic and environmental variation. However, recent work with genetically identical individuals has found th...

New preprint out from the lab, including @rroyaute.bsky.social:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

In this we test what we refer to as the "standard model" of behavioral variation.

This was inspired by recent work identifying intra-genotypic variation as a major contributor to "individuality".
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The evolution of reversible plasticity in stable environments Abstract. Reversible plasticity, i.e., the ability to deconstruct phenotypic specializations based on environmental conditions, is widespread in nature. De

The evolution of reversible plasticity in stable environments
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Nicole Walasek et al.

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

👀 👀 Attention potential post-docs! Stengl-Wyer Scholars are three year post-docs to develop independent projects at UT. If you would like to talk about potential projects please get in touch!

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

We are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc

Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇
shorturl.at/wijEq

Would appreciate a re-post!

New PhD position available on blackpoll warblers with fieldwork in the boreal forest and tropics. @audubon.org @birdscanada.bsky.social @vtecostudies.bsky.social

Image of a PhD position advert entitled "PhD studentship in Brain, Brawn, and Bugs: cognitive and physical factors of insect dexterity" with images of a praying mantis and a bumblebee foraging.

🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA).

🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

Présentation d'article d'ethologie par les étudiants de L3 psychologie de l'USPN dans l'UE Ethologie et Ecologie Comportementale

When the same data tells a different story Scientific research often presents itself as a search for truth—rigorous, objective, and driven by data. But what if the same dataset, analyzed by different researchers, leads to different conclusi…

When the same data tells a different story… 📊🔍

You’d think analyzing the same dataset would lead to the same conclusions, but our new BMC Biology study shows otherwise. Different methods - different answers!

Why? It's complicated...

My experience in the study → 🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/02/06/w...

This Registered Report masterpiece just dropped at BMC Biology, brilliantly led by a great team with the help of 300+ analysts & reviewers

Same question, same data: go figure!

tl;dr: Substantial heterogeneity among results comes from differences among analytical choices

🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology - BMC Biology Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explan...

Take hundreds of biologists to analyze the same data and you find a wide variability of outcomes. It shows the influence of analytical decision on outcomes and that no single analysis could be considered a complete or reliable answer to a research question
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Great PhD opportunity with great colleagues. Join us!

Microbial surveillance versus cytokine responsiveness in native and non-native house sparrows | Biology Letters The success of introduced species often relies on flexible traits, including immune system traits. While theories predict non-natives will have weak defences due to decreased parasite pressure, effect...

Great collective work leaded by @mccainkailey.bsky.social comparing different populations of native and non-native house sparrows
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

I’m recruiting a PhD student to start August 2025 at the University of Oklahoma to work on a project focused on hormones, neurogenomics, and behavior in birds! If you’re interested in applying or want more information, please see here: tinyurl.com/5758784p.

Scientists need more time to think

Good piece by @natureportfolio.bsky.social. The erosion of thinking time—driven by admin, bureaucracy, industry agendas, and unrealistic output targets—stifles curiosity-led science. These pressures undermine innovation and the intellectual freedom vital for real progress. 🧪🌱🌍 #ScienceIsNotBusiness