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@pec-exeter.bsky.social

Working on: the consequences of release and management of gamebirds; the evolution of cognition, using the genius of the bird world - pheasants; and occasionally messing with chickens, ravens, beavers and moths. Tweets by Jo Madden

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PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · 3w ago

So much support from the animal behaviour research community, and many others, who have signed this letter. Thank you. Your care, concern and kind words at this time provides such encouragement.

Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB)@crab-exeter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thanks to our colleagues from around the world who signed the Open Letter against redundancies in CRAB. The letter surpassed 700 signatures in just over 1 wk. We hope execs will now see the harm they are doing to the University of Exeter's global reputation. sites.google.com/view/save-cr...

PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · 4w ago

And now for something completely different RATE MY BOWER! A 10 min survey about what you think looks nice. Link in post below Please repost!

PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · last mo.

Are bowers artwork? 🖼️ Do we (humans) like the same bower designs that the choosy females like? Please fill in this short survey asking you to "RATE MY BOWER" No expertise needed. We just want your aesthetic judgment🎨🖌️ exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Takes <10 mins

Tom Cameron @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW PAPER - Exploring sources of uncertainty in the estimate of waterfowl harvest - uncertainty matters but also helps us learn and start adaptive decision making #ecology #birds doi.org/10.1002/wlb3...

Exploring sources of uncertainty in the estimate of waterfowl harvest in the United Kingdom

There is an urgent need to gather data on harvest rates of waterbirds in Europe to assess the sustainability of hunting. Estimates of total waterbird harvest in the United Kingdom (UK) and the relati...

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Katy Willcox@katywillcox.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New paper out! Early-life social instability increases aggression in chickens, but does not affect response inhibition 🐤 We discuss what this means for developmental links between social environments, cognition, and social behaviour, highlighting strong context dependence Full text: rdcu.be/eYOzC

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PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Almost pheasants! A new review that we've contributed to looking at causes and consequences of ranging behaviour in reared chickens, led by @birgitszabo.bsky.social Many chickens don't seem to want to use the additional space that they are offered. Can we change this?

Birgit Szabo, PhD 🦎🐸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@birgitszabo.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It took almost a year to write this review on causes and consequences of ranging in chicken 🐔! This was a huge collaborative effort by @ecobird.bsky.social @pec-exeter.bsky.social and @vitorhbf.bsky.social ! I am very proud of the outcome. You can check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.32942/X22...

PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Rather feels like reading my obituary! 😬 But thanks Jen and Sophia for putting that together👍 I really enjoyed working with the ASAB team and recommend any AB folk consider joining and contributing. Looking forward to Edinburgh for the winter meeting. See you there.

ASAB@asab.org · 10mo ago

Our inaugural #MeetASAB features someone you've all seen if you've been to a meeting in the last 7 years: Joah Madden (@pec-exeter.bsky.social) Our former Meetings Secretary just finished a very long term, seeing us through the turbulence of lockdown to the first Behaviour mtg outside Europe... 1/

Jo in a boat on the water smiling with mountains behind him, with the ASAB logo in the corner
Tom Cameron @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Out last week - our #evidence review and assessment for @jncc.bsky.social of the #data and methods for assessing #sustainability of wild waterbird #harvest from recreational #hunting in the United Kingdom #wildlife #people led by @jomadden.bsky.social with Matt Ellis & myself #ecology #policy

JNCC@jncc.bsky.social · last yr.

New report reviews whether current data collection on hunting bags can reliably determine whether shooting of legally-huntable waterbird species is sustainable in the UK bit.ly/45gaCkT This evidence will support the UK's obligation towards African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)

Images shows a grassy lake with many waterbirds
PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · 12mo ago

How robust is current hunting bag data, and can we rely on it to manage sustainable harvest of UK waterbirds? For most species, it's pretty good, but released mallard🦆🦆can confuse the picture Recent collaboration with @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social and Matt Ellis

JNCC@jncc.bsky.social · last yr.

New report reviews whether current data collection on hunting bags can reliably determine whether shooting of legally-huntable waterbird species is sustainable in the UK bit.ly/45gaCkT This evidence will support the UK's obligation towards African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)

Images shows a grassy lake with many waterbirds
Rebecca Chen@rebeccachen.bsky.social · last yr.

Publication alert! ✨ Our recent paper in Ecology & Evolution addresses how to make conferences more inclusive. We collected observational and experimental data during Q&A sessions at the Behaviour 2023 congress hosted by Bielefeld University, and circulated a survey among conference attendees [1/4]

Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds@ecobird.bsky.social · last yr.

The survival of the smartest? Assessing how cognition shapes fitness in animals. A really fun collaboration to be part of—thread below! 👇

PEC Exeter@pec-exeter.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW PAPER🎺 How does cognition determine an individual’s fitness? A systematic review of the links between cognition, behaviour and fitness in non-human animals Lots of studies try to explain how cognition might evolve, by taking a behavioural ecology approach Has this approach made any progress?🧵