Francesca Terranova

PhD in biocoustics & penguins.
But also rebus, snorkeling, dolphins, monitoring cruises and in general scientific stuff

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

Are you struggling with wind noise ruining your recordings? Searching for a fast and easy method to detect wind events? Check out our latest paper and open-access code, or contact me for more info!
https://t.co/yUhpur6Fp0

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

Penguins tended to choose the object that matched the expected association: large after low-pitched sounds, and small after high-pitched sounds!

This suggests that they can use sound to guide visual choices, linking what they hear with what they see.

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

Can penguins link what they hear with what they see?

Our new study shows that African penguins associate low-pitched sounds with large objects, and high-pitched sounds with small ones.
@LivioF_80

Check it out here: https://t.co/Ter2zoiU8j
🧵👇🐧

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

We tested whether African penguins show a similar sound-size association.

After hearing either a low- or high-pitched sound, they were presented with two unfamiliar objects: one large and one small.

[Marina Papadopoulou @MarinaVPap]

Co-supervised also by @wl_allen, @nhcooper123, @InesFuertbauer, and myself 😃

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

🌍 ISBE 2026 is coming to Turin!

📅 20–24 July 2026
📢 Abstract deadline: 15 Dec 2025
🔗 https://t.co/u4OOIDBPFU
Join us for cutting-edge science, great talks, and vibrant networking!

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

🌍 ISBE 2026 is coming to Turin!
The Local Organizing Committee looks forward to welcoming behavioral ecologists worldwide.
📅 20–24 July 2026
📢 Abstract deadline: 15 Dec 2025
🔗 https://t.co/SCs8oQVT5r
Join us for cutting-edge science, great talks, and vibrant networking!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

How does a single cuckoo species evolve eggs that mimic those of many different hosts?

In a new Science study, researchers report genomic data that reveal a complex geographic mosaic of cuckoo-host coevolution.

📄: https://t.co/vWhcOvmtA7
#SciencePerspective: https://t.co/nEWdcDIbra

[Raphaela Heesen @rapha_heesen]

🚨 1 more week to apply!! 🚨

2 PhD positions in my group on cross-species comparisons & #development of joint action, #communication & #emotion in #chimpanzees and #children at @UniKonstanz @CBehav - DM me about questions ☺️

Application deadline: 16.06.25
Start date: 1.10.25

[Lorenzo Betti @LoreBetti]

Happy to see this finally published in @NatureComms! 🎉

https://t.co/RCH8Xmg2Cv

A short thread below 🧵
👇

[Marco Gamba @Marco_Gamba]

As a child, watching the TV movies Zorro and Lone Ranger, there were many things I didn't know about horse riding. If you feel the same way, don't miss our new article(s) exploring rhythmic locomotion in horses! Do justice to Tornado and Silver! @lia_laffi @AndreaRavignani

[Marco Gamba @Marco_Gamba]

Our new paper on deep learning and primate facial gestures took a new shape with pagination. Happy to share it again! @DeepLabCut @FilippoCarugat1
https://t.co/nfNasYhFUE

[Livio Favaro @LivioF_80]

New penguin paper online today! 🐧 🇿🇦 @zanoli_anna @MathevonNicolas @IlariaMorandi98 @baddiwad @Katta_Ludynia @ChiaraTennerie1 @SANCCOB
We found that African penguin begging calls inform parents about chicks' body mass … check it out for more details 😜

https://t.co/niw6UagJOR

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

A work made possible by strong collaboration @LoreBetti @ValeriaFerrario @ olivier friard @Katta_Ludynia @ Gavin Sean Petersen @MathevonNicolas @ David Reby @LivioF_80

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

Are you struggling with wind noise ruining your recordings? Searching for a fast and easy method to detect wind events? Check out our latest paper and open-access code, or contact me for more info!
https://t.co/yUhpur6Fp0

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

We faced the same issue with acoustic data of the African penguin colony in Stony Point. That's why we developed a methodology to detect wind noise using YAMNet, a pretrained CNN that already includes wind noise in its training!

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

The data collection phase is over, now it's time to analyze the data! Thanks to everyone involved, it's been awesome being back with the African penguins at Stony Point in South Africa! #SANCCOB #CapeNature

[Francesca Terranova @baddiwad]

Ever wondered how teams evolve over time? Curious about the impact of leadership changes on a team? Wondering about workload distribution? Whether you've asked these questions or not, check out this interesting new preprint!

[Lorenzo Betti @LoreBetti]

New preprint!
"The dynamics of leadership and success in software development teams"

A collaboration with @l_gajo, @johannes_wachs, and @fede7j.

@ceu @dnds_ceu

A short thread 🧵: 1/N
https://t.co/rVNNp9CZtT