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Sonja Wild

@sonjawild.bsky.social

Dr Wild • postdoc affiliate @ucdavis • behavioural ecology • env. change, animal cognition, social learning, personality, animal culture 🐬 🐦 🐿 • 🏳️‍🌈 ally • hobby photographer • she/her • https://sites.google.com/view/sonjawild

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Julia Penndorf@julia-penndorf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎉🦜NEW PAPER ALERT 🦜🎉 Which social learning biases underly the acquisition of novel food in wild parrots ? We (@lucymaplin.bsky.social, @bjjbarrett.bsky.social, @sonjawild.bsky.social, @drjohnmartin.bsky.social) presented >700 cockies with a novel, artificial food (🧵1/6)

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · 3mo ago

Adopting novel food is vital to colonize novel environments, but what is the role of social learning? Study of urban #cockatoos by @clevercockierp.bsky.social shows them to rapidly adopt novel food via #SocialLearning, with juveniles showing conformist preferences @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4uq6NVq

A sulphur-crested cockatoo foraging on a novel food item (coloured shelled almond). Image credit: Julia Penndorf
Will Oestreich@will-oestreich.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What role(s) can non-human animal culture play in conservation? Much has been written on this topic in recent years, but Dawn Barlow, Taylor Hersh, & I offer some new perspectives: "Integrating space, time, and culture in animal conservation practice" @behavecol.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdfe9k3j

Integrating space, time, and culture in animal conservation practice

Recent theoretical integration of the spatiotemporal and cultural elements of animal behavior has led to increasing calls to incorporate animal culture int

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Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

You don't have to tell me about the power of siblings. My big sis is the best ever. But it's very cool to see this bond is so important in other species, too, like these songbirds, according to a new @ucdavis.bsky.social study from @sonjawild.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

These Songbirds Learn More From Siblings Than From Parents

The powerful role of siblings is highlighted in this UC Davis study of a songbird species with limited parental care.

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Josefine Bohr Brask@jbbrask.bsky.social · last yr.

Reposting this starter pack for new users. If you are doing research on animal social networks and would like to be added to the pack, just let me know. If you are doing research on other types of networks, it would be great if you could help sharing this - many thanks! go.bsky.app/39p1ccZ

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Kelly Zamudio@kzutaustin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Friends, plz repost and share! We are hiring a lab technician with exp in mol biology and general lab management. BS or MS degree and good org skills are required. Deadline Feb 1, 2025. We are a welcoming and equitable lab community. Details at link below. 🐸🐢🐍🦎 zamudiolab.org/2024/12/18/k...

KZLab is Seeking a Lab Technician!

The Zamudio Lab (zamudiolab.org) in the Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented laboratory technician to play a key role in supporting the resear…

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Sonja Wild@sonjawild.bsky.social · 2y ago

Siblings... 🐿️ 🐿️ The first California ground squirrel pups of the year have emerged and are exploring the surroundings of their home burrow. Can't wait to kick off the 12th field season of the long-term research project at Briones Regional Park in June! #squirrel #research

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