Eamonn Wooster

Wolves use diverse tactics to track partially migratory prey Some predators move long distances to track migratory prey.1,2,3 This phenomenon, known as migratory coupling,1 has been observed in wolves that track…

Wolves use diverse tactics to track partially migratory prey. Cool paper !!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Macrobehaviour is the future!!

"Linking individual animal behavior to species range shifts under climate change" http://dlvr.it/TM7Znf

‪@kwasiscientific.bsky.social, Amy L. Angert, ‪@kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social‬
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social

Seed dispersal disruption limits tropical forest regrowth | PNAS Identifying linkages between biodiversity loss and climate change is required for understanding the scope of these interconnected challenges and de...

Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined.

We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.

Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵

What are the evolutionary implications of changes in fire regimes for animals?

We explore this in our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social

📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

with @mwtingley.bsky.social‬ @jgpausas.bsky.social & team

#Biodiversity #FireEcology #EcoEvo 🔥🦎🧬

Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity | PNAS The link between form and function of an organism’s morphology is usually apparent or intuitive. However, some clades of organisms show remarkable ...

Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

The physiological cost of leadership in collective movements Individuals can gain substantial benefits from collective actions.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 However, collective behaviors introduce new challenges, like coordinat…

Out now: The physiological costs of leadership

We reveal that initiating movements—especially when attempting to initiate against a majority and when there is directional conflict—drives elevated heart rates in vulturine guineafowl

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@currentbiology.bsky.social

These meetings are always amazing, and this one is in…Tuscany, Italy.

Integrating Theoretical Models and Big Data to Understand Predator-Prey Dynamics

www.grc.org/predator-pre...

January 25 - 30, 2026

Come along!

#BookSky

Join us!!

Congrats Kwasi - really nice paper

Linking individual animal behavior to species range shifts under climate change Climate change has led animal species to shift their ranges to greater elevations, latitudes, and depths, tracking their preferred abiotic niche. Howe…

The first paper from my postdoc is finally out! In collaboration with @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social and Amy Angert, we outline how behavioral plasticity influences animal species’ distributions and can improve our understanding of range shifts under climate change! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Urbanization enhances biodiversity loss. Yet sometimes cities may *paradoxically* shelter species threatened by other components of global change

We studied if urban areas are sheltering an endangered iconic lizard 🦎 from a rapidly spreading predator 🐍 in Ibiza👇

📸G. Casbas

doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

The brains and social lives of animals shape predator-prey interactions. We explore the extent of this relationship in our 2024 @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social review.

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Missed out on an ARC Future Fellowship, despite being scored an A by all three assessors. It's a reminder to not read too much into the detailed assessor reports. If my experience is not an unusual one, it appears they don't count for much.

The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

A world of evidence: the global spread and silent politics of evidence cultures Abstract. How can we explain the worldwide spread of evidence-based policymaking despite continuous criticism? What are the underlying mechanisms of its pe

While scientific evidence is often seen as objective,

the process of collecting, interpreting, and applying evidence is heavily influenced by political considerations, power dynamics, and the specific context in which it is used.

academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

I am happy to share my final PhD chapter in @oikosjournal.bsky.social

The 2019–20 wildfires altered vegetation structure yet had little effect on most species’ relative abundance. However, several species shifted their diel activity in burnt landscapes.

doi.org/10.1002/oik....

#FireEcology

🐠🦈 Just out: In this paper we ask "How has reef trophic structure changed since humans started removing predatory fishes from Caribbean coral reefs?".

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Illustrations @cookedillustrations.com

Important work!!

The Predatory Intelligence Hypothesis. Happy to share this new preprint about how predator-prey interactions drive cognitive evolution and maintain cognitive variation.

ecoevorxiv.org/repository/d...

Make sure to follow @isbe2026.bsky.social for all the latest info on the next International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress in 2026. And while you're at it, check out the cool logo...

YouTube video by Mike Keesey PALEOCENE #5

Are you a regular user of phylopic.org? Or maybe you are fond of prehistoric creatures? Consider helping the creator of PhyloPic, @tmkeesey.bsky.social, to fund his new Paleocene comic book:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
It is really nice, check the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs6N...

Come join us here at Monash. Supportive research and teaching environment. Fantastic colleagues. Inclusive. A great place to work. And Melbourne, Australia, is a wonderful place to live…

Interested in predator / prey / collective behaviour in fishes?

With or without anthropogenic change?

I am keen to help develop MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship applications - get in touch!

Please spread the word!

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
@erc.europa.eu @asab.org

The Human Shield Hypothesis: Does Predator Avoidance of Humans Create Refuges for Prey? The human shield hypothesis posits that predators avoid areas of human disturbance due to perceived risk from humans, and prey therefore seeks refuge in these areas of perceived safety. Our systemati...

What is the Human Shield Hypothesis, how do we test it and what do those tests find? New paper out in Ecology Letters today asking these questions. Thanks to @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social and Mike Noonan for having me.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Human Shield Hypothesis: Does Predator Avoidance of Humans Create Refuges for Prey? The human shield hypothesis posits that predators avoid areas of human disturbance due to perceived risk from humans, and prey therefore seeks refuge in these areas of perceived safety. Our systemati....

Have you ever cited or come across a mention of the 'human shield hypothesis' and wondered: what is the evidence for this hypothesis, and what is the quality of that evidence? Wonder no more!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Pumped to be at @iccb2025.bsky.social Brisbane. Come see our talk on evaluating tools for understanding the biodiversity impacts of financial institutions! Wednesday Room M9 @ 3:51pm

How do humans alter predator-prey temporal overlap across the globe? Come find out Wednesday 2pm room M4 in the Ecology and behaviour (predators) session

How do humans alter predator-prey temporal overlap across the globe? Come find out Wednesday 2pm room M4 in the Ecology and behaviour (predators) sessions 🦊 🐕🐃