Massive congratulations to Dr Kate Fergusson (@katefergusson.bsky.social) on her PhD graduation today, here standing with three proud supervisors (me, Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social). @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab

The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783

It is an honour to have been awarded the British Ecological Society’s Founders’ Prize for 2026! A big thank you to @britishecologicalsociety.org, my amazing students, collaborators, and mentors, and a big congrats to the other award winners! 🥳 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/anno...

This new paper is EPIC!

Jack A Brand@jack-brand.bsky.social · last mo.

Glad to see our new review on behavioural diversity in fishes out today in Fish and Fisheries! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/faf....

New study out in CB! Unanticipated wild behaviors surrounding a lake in Ontario. 👇🐟 www.cell.com/current-biol...

Whole-lake exposure to a widespread estrogenic pollutant leads to unanticipated reproductive behaviors in wild fish

McCallum et al. uncover unexpected reproductive behaviors in wild male fish, including heightened aggression and competition, and declines in egg numbers and secondary sexual characteristics during wh...

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Thanks to all the collaborators for their invaluable contribution to the work: @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social, Raiko Rafeeq, Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, @jackmanera.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social (6/6) Read our open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Androgenic agricultural pollution suppresses immune function and alters reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish

Abstract. Anthropogenic pollution poses a serious threat to wildlife. Particularly concerning are endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) due to their abilit

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Glad to see our new review on behavioural diversity in fishes out today in Fish and Fisheries! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/faf....

🏆 Early career researchers: your research could win €1,000! Behaviour is launching its new Early Career Researcher Award 2027, celebrating outstanding research published by ECRs. 🧠🐾 1/3

Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!

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***Three new postdoc positions!*** Our team is growing! Join us to unlock animal behaviour as an early warning system, underpinned by mechanistic ecological understanding, delivering responsible and.....

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And one of the key studies published on the same day! After *years* of work, finally published in @royalsocietypublishing.org #proceedingsb Plasticity in collective behaviour helps fish shoals mitigate limited visual information from water turbidity royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison@sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · last mo.

@asab.org Grants Sec @ccioannou.bsky.social keynote: Shoaling & predation in turbid waters - symposium 🐠🐟behaviour in a changing world! Some interactions between turbidity &🌡️no evidence YET that group size alters resilience to environmental change - collective behaviour is important! #ECBB2026

Scientists are increasingly relying on black-box tools they cannot control or fully understand. In our new study in journal #BioScience @academic.oup.com we address the rise of black-boxes and their impacts on the fields of ecology and conservation science doi.org/10.1093/bios... #llm #ai

Measuring executive function in guppies; is it impacted by anti-depressant pollution? Eleanor Moore and co-authors looked at working memory and cognitive flexibility 2 facets of executive function. @bbmwong.bsky.social @jack-brand.bsky.social @jackmanera.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The result of 10+ years of fieldwork & analysis of 1000s of data points is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com... and on the cover! Mongoose pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social @juliekern.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Congrats to @monashbiol.bsky.social @jackmanera.bsky.social for receiving a best oral presentation award at #ISBE2026. #BobWongLab

Chuffed to be a runner up for the ECR awards at @isbe2026.bsky.social! Congrats to the winners!

Bob Wong@bbmwong.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congrats to the #isbe2026 early career researcher award winners 👏

Ehi @isbe2026.bsky.social! @sortee.bsky.social is here at ISBE! Come to talk with us about OPEN SCIENCE!

On the creeping normality of AI in the life sciences, how it affects our everyday work, how we think, collaborate, train, supervise, seek information, and where we should draw a line - now published in Front. Ecol. Environ.: doi.org/10.1002/fee.... @esajournals.bsky.social #llm #ai

"Barn owl color morphs hunt differently in moonlight" Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol... Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social

We have a fully funded PhD position on European eel! Please spread! 🐟 🪱 Main supervisor Josefin Sundin @josefin-sundin.bsky.social at SLU Aqua Stockholm (scholar.google.com/citations?us...). Apply through the portal: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

You are interested in evolutionary ecology and quantitative genetics. You enjoy fieldwork and birds. Join our laboratory and our international team. csee-scee.ca/job/fully-fu...

Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...

#ProcB in @the-independent.com | The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone as a wildlife refuge: restricted human access shaped mammal recolonization: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Chernobyl disaster zone has more wildlife than Ukraine’s reserves

Radioactive landscape too dangerous for humans now boasts some of the world’s wildest horses, wolves, and Eurasian lynx

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Tips for becoming a better mentor/supervisor, based on survey of 2,600 early-career researchers; eg. regular meetings are super-important Includes tips for institutions and funding bodies to promote good supervision doi.org/10.64898/202... #AcademicSky HT @science.org

How important is mitochondrial DNA in conservation? Jack Brand, @dk-dowling.bsky.social and co-authors argue that ignoring mtDNA risks unintended maladaptation and that mitochondrial and nuclear genetics should be considered jointly in conservation planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

The importance of mitochondrial DNA introgression for conservation

Human-mediated gene flow is increasingly altering the genetic composition of populations, yet conservation assessments typically focus on nuclear introgression alone. We synthesise evidence showing th...

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New paper out today in TREE, led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social! We show why mitochondrial DNA introgression matters for conservation, inc. how nonnative mtDNA can shape adaptation, performance, and viability in wildlife populations Open Access paper 👉 tinyurl.com/y6vyrnve

It was really fun joining the @npr.org Short Wave podcast last week to chat about our latest research on how cocaine pollution may affect salmon behaviour! You can listen to the episode here: www.npr.org/2026/05/12/n...

Why Swedish scientists gave salmon cocaine : Short Wave

A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science. See, scientists know human drugs pollute aquatic environments – past studies have shown even...

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New Policy Analysis paper out today in Environmental Science & Technology, where we outline a framework for an Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy 💊🌍 A big thanks to @alistairboxall.bsky.social @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social and the amazing team! Open Access paper 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Our recent paper on human-induced trait shifts and predator–prey interactions is on the cover of the May issue of Trends in Ecology & Evolution 😭😵‍💫 The paper is available open access here -> www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Exciting to see our new paper exploring how human activities reshape predator–prey interactions featured on this month's cover of TREE! A big thanks to @predator-smarts.bsky.social and the team, and to Angus Emmott for the fantastic cover photo! Open-Access paper 👉 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

A bit starstruck seeing our new study on the effects of illicit drug pollution on salmon featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! Starts at 11:00 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIlG... Open-Access paper 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol... @jack-brand.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

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