lisafontana.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at the Australian National University, working on innovation, cognitive ecology and social learning in sulphur-crested cockatoos 🦜
👤 Joined on 26 February 2025
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@lisafontana.bsky.socialFresh off the press “The effect of prenatal environment on brain mitochondrial function and prey detection in a lizard” 🦎🦎 is out in @funecology.bsky.social! Paper w/ @danielwanoble.bsky.social @cpictus.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Show PostWhat I find interesting about stories like this is the assumption that humans created something out of nothing, for example caring for other animals. It's more probable that we have behaviours *in common* with other animals, for example taking care of pets.
Show PostAn exhausting but inspiring 5 days at #ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social. As always, a highlight was getting to bring the Uni Zurich and Australian National University halves of our lab group together, as well as catching up with past lab members! Even better if 1m long pizza is involved...
Show PostSo chuffed to have had our work represented by 6(!) talks on Clever Cockies at @isbe2026.bsky.social ISBE 2026 Turin last week! Topics ranged from social networks (@julia-penndorf.bsky.social), bin-opening behaviour (@lucymaplin.bsky.social) & cognitive testing ( @shefalidorepalli.bsky.social)...
Show PostAs well as @mirovandenberg.bsky.social speaking on automated recognition of gang-gang cockatoos, Lara Blumenstiel testing cognitive flexibility with touch-screen tasks, and @lisafontana.bsky.social talking about her latest citizen science results.
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