@speaking-ravenish
(she/her) 🌱 Looking for a PhD in cognitive ecology, inter/intraspecies communication, sociobiology, behavioural ecology... 🪶 MSc in wildlife and ethology, MA in science journalism, communication and audiovisual Currently at @klf-univienna.bsky.social 🐣
🐺 Special thanks to my supervisors, @silviadamini.bsky.social, @emiisak.bsky.social and Thomas Bugnyar for their feedbacks and their guidance through this ongoing project, as well as the @univie.ac.at and the @klf-univienna.bsky.social for having me again!
A photo of the author in front of her poster at the PhD Academy 2026.
Scientific poster titled "Are ravens really 'wolf-birds'? Assessing the food-safety trade-off of common ravens feeding in presence of grey wolves and wild boars". The study records the proximity and interactions of wild ravens with captive boars and captive wolves at the Cumberland Wildpark Grünau. The boars are fed daily with bread and pellets, while the wolves are fed with meat. The latter represents a more qualitative food resource but is associated with predators that can be lethal to the ravens. Observations are completed with a flight initiation distance experiment to control for the risk perception in both enclosures. Predictions envision differences in the nature and frequency of interactions between the ravens and heterospecifics (ex: riding the heterospecifics only happening at the boar enclosure; more targeted aggression received from the wolves than from the boars). They also predict a longer time spent in proximity with boars than with wolves.
🐦⬛ Investigating the food-safety trade-off of #ravens feeding in presence of captive #wolves and wild #boars
🐗 A few days ago, I had the opportunity to present a poster at the PhD Academy (@vdscobene.bsky.social). Discover my research project, I'd be more than happy to talk about it!
📷 S. Damini
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If you're an #EcoEvo #PhD candidate anywhere in the world looking for project funding, consider applying for the @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award.
Ten proposals for $2k in research funds will be awarded. Due 13 March 2026.
Please share widely! 🧪 #grants #ecology #evolution #behavior
Couverture de la BD Terre ou Lune de Jade Khoo
J'ai déjà reblousqué des trucs à ce sujet, mais il faut quand même que je vous dise que Terre ou Lune de Jade Khoo est au moins la BD du mois, si ce n'est pas de l'année.
L'association LADeL vient de rafraîchir son site Web ! Avec notamment l'indispensable guide du corvidé juvénile trouvé au sol www.ladel.fr
The first round of microgrants for 2026 is open! Apply here : https://opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective.
Attention - the first round of microgrants for 2026 is running!
Apply and read terms and conditions here : opencollective.com/animal-behav...
Les aliments propulsés sur le devant de la scène entraînent une dégradation massive de l'habitat de tout un tas d'espèces, nouvel épisode : les baies d'açai
Voici l'animal !
On lance avec mon équipe une enquête sur les pratiques de communication et l'engagement des acteurs de la recherche en neurosciences.
Si vous êtes impliqués dans la recherche en neurosciences, aidez-nous en remplissant ce questionnaire (10 min) : sondage.app.u-paris.fr/332268?lang=fr
Merci!
BehaveAI is live!
Our biologically inspired video analysis tool sees motion as colour. Track animals or objects, classify their behaviour, and handle complex natural scenes with ease.
Semi-supervised annotation, no GPUs required, user-friendly, free & open source.
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A picture of a frog on a leaf with the SICB and Skype a Scientist logos on the bottom right with the following words on top: "Call for Artists!" Learn about the latest animal research adn create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Portland, OR. Deadline to apply: dec 12, Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000"
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
#CNRSnews 📰 While dinosaurs were previously perceived as dumb, clumsy creatures, the Jurassic Park saga shows them in a new light, all while questioning the role of science in society and its impact on the world 🦕
news.cnrs.fr/articles/how...
