auersperga.bsky.social
Cognitive Biology Professsor, Comparative Cognition Researcher, Head of the Goffin Lab, Messerli Research institute, @VetmeduniVienna
👤 Joined on 20 November 2024
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@auersperga.bsky.socialHappy Halloween! I carved this pumpkin with my study system. My kids chose the species after finding some in our garden, it's not actually one we have used in our ALAN research though. Full points to anyone who can guess the species (it's very small and colourful)
Show PostExciting EPSRC-funded PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Based @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall. Supervisors: Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social & Monica Craciun Apply: tinyurl.com/v79p8en8
Show PostGreat episode on animal tool use by @auersperga.bsky.social! This is a topic we care deeply about. In a recent 📄, we propose a taxonomy of different forms of tool use, and discuss how the ‘tooling’ framework fits with traditional accounts: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #evobio 🐋🌱🧪
Show PostVerrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt Aus pilzbefallenem Holz können feine Haare aus Eis wachsen. Der Pilz setzt beim Abbau des Holzes vermutlich Stoffe frei, die verhindern, dass die dünnen Eisfäden zu einer groben Eiskruste rekristallisieren. So bleibt das Eis haarfein.
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