ASSAB 2018

This is the official Twitter account of the 2018 meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour #ASSAB2018

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One last tweet before it all goes away: Please come and collect your posters and photos from in front of the lecture room before 12:00 today. If you (for unthinkable reasons) are not able to do that please contact us. We'll have it/them.

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Time to feast! Here's a toast to a successful #ASSAB2018 , a thanks to all the organizers and committee, all the speakers and every member who made the conference so enjoyable. See you next year in Waiheke, NZ!

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On the home stretch now on our last afternoon. Food & sex are 2 of the main topics featured in many of our final talks. From giraffe weevils to lizards, our enthusiasm for #animalbehaviour doesn't end when the conference does. Follow @animbehav for more! #ASSAB2018

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@TanyaLatty challenging our perceptions of what behaviour means - it can, for instance, be brainless! #ASSAB2018 #animalbehaviour

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Some great examples of working with stakeholders and #citizenscience at #ASSAB2018 this week, with our latest example being Miguel Bedoya-Perez collaborating with Venezuelan #cowboys to catch #capybaras to study their reproductive strategies. #animalbehaviour

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Learning a lot about #colour and #vision this morning at #ASSAB2018 in species as diverse as damselflies, fish, snakes and sea lions!

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Our plenary this morning by @SensoryEcology telling us that shore #crabs have a pretty amazing ability to change colour to #camouflage - maybe not as quickly as #chameleons or #cuttlefish but still incredible! #ASSAB2018 @AnimBehav

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@Brooks_Rob giving us food for thought on the price of human sex, and how it has shaped the evolution of conservatism, sexism and liberalism throughout our history. Fascinating stuff! #animalbehaviour #ASSAB2018 #publiclecture

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Some #soccer #science here at #ASSAB2018 - when does a #goalkeeper dive and why, during a free kick? Waiting until ball contact by the shooter increases your accuracy up to 90%. Incredible predictions and probabilities. Work by Andrew Hunter #sportscience #worldcup

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Dolphin mums have influence on daughters' and sons' friends ... until those kids spend more time with other individuals. Alexis Levengood @usceduau #dolphins #animalbehaviour #ASSAB2018 @AnimBehav #socialdynamics

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@amandacniehaus : #animalbehaviour has huge potential for integrating and communicating #science to non-scientists, create connections and helping us reflect on our own existence. Heavy stuff, important. #philosophy @AnimBehav #scicomm #ASSAB2018

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Study #birdsong? Check out https://t.co/U9KsLr5K54 for new amazing web-based analysis software from @MasseyUni and potentially save yourself hours (days, weeks...?) #ornithology #bioacoustics

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The mystery of how Australian #waterbirds find ephemeral inland water might be partly solved by lightning, says Andy Bennett #ornithology #ASSAB2018

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Is it better to be a signaling male or searching female when trying to mate and avoid predation simultaneously? We always assumed the latter, but it actually depends on your predator. Rohini Balakishnan #assab2018 #entomology #animalbehaviour

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Morning plenary time! Lisa Schwanz tells us how #reptile parents can influence temperature and thus phenotype of their offspring. #herpetology #assab2018 @ASSAB_2018

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Goooood morning #ASSAB2018!!! We hope the delicious drinks yesterday haven't damaged our precious delegates too much. As you are probably all up and watching this space (That's today's sunrise on the pic...), we'll be ready to take your talks from 7.30am onwards. Oh what a day!

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The first plenary talk by Prof Rob Heinsohn about fantasticly beautiful parrots and their ecology. Apparently they're pretty decent drummers! #ASSAB2018

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The official welcome of #ASSAB2018 has just gone by. We're off to an amazing journey through the world of animal behaviour!

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We strongly encourage everybody to hand over their talks to the organisers well ahead (12-24h) of your presentation to avoid unnecessary issues with our setup and allow us to accommodate your needs. Much appreciated! #ASSAB2018

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Dr Amanda Niehaus is starting #ASSAB2018 with an awesome communication workshop 'Re-thinking Abstracts' Huh!