@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social
Associate Editor, De Gruyter Brill Life Sciences: animal/human behaviour, cognition, anthropology, primatology, amphibians, crustacean research, zoology, sensory perception, insects and related fields.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialLund University if looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Eco-Evolutionary Microbiome and Thermal Biology! 👇
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialHow does recursion fuel the growth of human knowledge and culture? 🌍
Read @rensbod.bsky.social’s new #OpenAccess article in Behaviour: doi.org/10.1163/1568...
Part of the forthcoming 2nd Frans de Waal special issue!
@copan-leiden.bsky.social
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🧠 How did humans develop extraordinary cognitive and cultural abilities while sharing so much with other animals?
Inspired by Frans de Waal, @rensbod.bsky.social explores the “De Waal paradox” and how recursion – building on existing ideas, tools and discoveries – may help explain human uniqueness.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialMayukha Pillay and Charles Spence (University of Oxford) review decades of research into sound and consumption, exploring the influences and mechanisms behind these effects.
📖 Read the #OpenAccess review in @multisensoryres.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1163/2213...
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🎵 Have you ever noticed how sounds influence the way you eat and drink? From background music and restaurant noise to the crunch of food and sounds of cooking, auditory stimuli can shape what we choose, how much we consume and how quickly we eat or drink.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social📢 Don’t miss out! If you’re an eligible ECR, submit your manuscript to Behaviour before 31 October 2026 to enter the 2027 Young Investigator Award.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialThe award covers research across all aspects of behaviour, including ecology, psychology, cognition, emotion, neurophysiology, AI, robotics and plant signalling behaviour. To enter, select the appropriate article type and mention the award in your cover letter.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social⏰ Deadline approaching! The Behaviour Young Investigator Award 2027 recognises outstanding research by early career researchers. 🏆 Winner: €1,000 | 🥈 Runner-up: €500. Submit your new, original research before 31 October 2026. @copan-leiden.bsky.social
@cultconf.bsky.socialReposted by @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social📢 The Call for Abstracts for the Culture Conference 2027 is OPEN!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 November 2026
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers will be announced soon - stay tuned!
@behaviour2027.bsky.socialReposted by @wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialShould we let you in on a sneak preview?
Join us for #Behaviour2027 in Vienna, Austria, August 23-27 ✨
Follow us to keep up to date and check out our website behaviour2027.eventsairsite.com
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social@monashuniversity.bsky.social is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. 👇
@iccb2027.bsky.socialReposted by @wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialWe're excited to announce that the Call for Proposals & Call for Abstracts are both now open!
Get your proposals in by December 3rd, and get your abstracts in by February 11th!
We can't wait to see you all in Puebla!
#conservation #ICCB2027
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🌱 The findings suggest that red algae without a CCM could benefit from future #OceanAcidification, as higher dissolved CO₂ may make photosynthesis less limited by available inorganic #Carbon.
Read the full #OpenAccess article, published under #S2O: doi.org/10.1515/bot-...
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialResearchers found that CO₂ affinity was similar in species with & without a CCM. However, maximum photosynthetic rates were higher in Plocamium cirrhosum & Delisea pulchra. Pollexfenia lobata showed a lower CO₂ affinity than values reported for isolated red algal Rubisco.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🌊 How might #OceanAcidification affect #Seaweeds? It may depend on whether they have a carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrating mechanism (#CCM). A new #OA study in Botanica Marina compared four #RedAlgal anspecies & their photosynthetic responses to dissolved inorganic carbon.
@damonbritton.bsky.social
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🔬 Microscopy revealed Si in cell walls and marginal cells. Some seaweeds contained >0.6% Si by dry weight, highlighting the need to understand whether Si is essential for seaweed growth.
Read the #OpenAccess article: doi.org/10.1515/bot-...
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🌱 Fine, filamentous #Seaweeds generally contained more Si than thicker forms, suggesting a possible structural role. Seaweeds also took up dissolved Si, with higher environmental Si increasing uptake and accumulation.
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🌊 How do seaweeds take up and store silicon? A new #OpenAccess study in Botanica Marina examined biogenic silicon across 57 #SeaweedTaxa from 17 taxonomic orders around #Tasmania, #Australia.
@damonbritton.bsky.social
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.social🇦🇴 Also inside: the first record of Hemidactylus gramineus in Angola, with notes on its morphology, ecology and natural history.
Plus, the latest @seh-herpetology.bsky.social News: the Danube Dragon Action Plan is now available. 🐉
Read Volume 47, Issue 3:
brill.com/view/journal...
@wendelvandersluis.bsky.socialWhat's hiding beneath the surface? 🐸🦎
The latest issue of Amphibia-Reptilia takes us from the caves of the Dinaric Karst to Brazil’s semi-arid landscapes.
🔸9 hidden Proteus species
🔸Lizard thermoregulation
🔸Glove disinfection
🔸Colour change
🔸Darevskia eggshells
