@revathe.bsky.social
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow @ the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior | PhD @ JNCASR, India | sociality, learning, allomaternal care, culture | Asian elephants & great apes | she/her Anti-fascism, Anti-imperialism, Anti-colonialism, Anti-caste
@scroll.inReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialOn Saturday, the Modi government pulled out all stops to protect #GyaneshKumar, India’s Chief Election Commissioner.
The police pulled every trick in the book to prevent protests. Detentions were arbitrary to the point of being illegal.
Shoaib Daniyal reports.
@arispeshkin.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialWe are offering 3 #PhD positions in our Ecology of Animal Societies Department @livingingroups.bsky.social at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior - check them out! imprs-qbee.mpg.de/66685/current
@debivort.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialAre you interested in supporting scientific research and teaching focused on living things and the natural world?
My department, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology is hiring two full-time Lab Coordinators (faculty assistants). Union jobs with good benefits.
@thehindu.comReposted by @revathe.bsky.social‘Navi’ Pillay dedicates Nobel Prize to ‘survivors of international crimes’
@saulstaniforth.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.social"The last thing I did is the report on Gaza naming what is happening there as genocide. One of the main reactions to that report [was] paying tribute to me for my courage.. why would you need courage to speak the truth?" Navi Pillay upon winning the 2026 Nobel peace prize
@nobelprize.orgReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialBREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
@pelagicblue.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialLarge declines in South Sandwich Island populations of Chinstrap penguins likely caused by reductions in krill availability associated with regional warming. Authors call for reconsideration of the IUCN Red List status for the species. @currentbiology.bsky.social
@livingingroups.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialIn the peat swamp forests surrounding the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station, where this research is based, a major wildfire emergency is currently unfolding. Please consider reading about or donating to support firefighting efforts in the area. coreborneo.com/wildfire-app...
@susanamonso.comReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialReminder that we are offering this really cool opportunity. The deadline for expressions of interest is October 31!
@bjjbarrett.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialOur paper on how orangutan mothers plan and alter their space use at personal costs so their offspring may play with similarly aged offspring (independent of kinship and fruit productivity) has transitioned from preprint to peer reviewed publication doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
@romanceofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialHand-colored engravings of insects from ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.
@will-oestreich.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialI am recruiting a PhD student to work with our group at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/kd4xx4ku
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Start date: Flexible (summer-fall 2027)
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@sevans.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialEvolution and adaptation are frequently used interchangeably when describing trait change. Does it really matter?
Our new paper in PLOS Biology shows that yes, it really does. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Buckle up, we're going for a ride...
@patrickesavage.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialWe have put in a bid to hold the next @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social conference in Auckland 🇳🇿 from Feb 17-19 2028!
We could really use your input in this survey to help us plan for if/how this conference is held (particularly re: in-person vs online participation):
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@cagricevrim.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialYour favorite website for illustrations of almost all organisms is looking for donations to help cover its running costs!
Please consider donating to help keep this open-source platform running:
@jtroscianko.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.social🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today
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@sheinalew.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.socialHey fieldworkers! Do you need documentation (health & safety protocols, codes of conduct, feedback forms)?
Do you have documentation that you think could help others do better fieldwork, but don’t know where to share it?
We’ve got you covered in our new Fieldwork Repo!
@bjjbarrett.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.social9. Benefits and potential issues associated with efforts to mobilize data from multiple generations of researchers on hundreds of primate species, both in the wild and in captivity
@bjjbarrett.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.social6. The digitization process: development and testing of manual and/or automated protocols 7. Database creation, curation, standards, licensing, and accessibility 8. Handling uncertainty and validation in reconstructed historical data
@bjjbarrett.bsky.socialReposted by @revathe.bsky.social3. Integrating historical datasets with modern technology (remote sensing, camera traps, biologging) 4. Tracking demographic and life-history changes from past to present 5. Descriptions of valuable, under-used paper datasets (even if not yet digitized)