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Conference – ISIZ
Sue, Lauren, and former lab member Maria Tello-Ramos attended the 9th International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (ISIZ) in Xining, China. Sue gave a plenary talk on ‘Animal cognition in 2017’, co-chaired an animal…
Fieldwork 2017
Another successful field season completed this year, where Sue, Andy, and Georgina were joined by four undergraduate students from the University of St Andrews (two of which were gathering data for their Honours…
New paper out – mobbing behaviour in blue tits
Nora has just had a paper published on how blue tits change aspects of their mobbing behaviour (not vocalizations) in response to changes in predator behaviour. Her paper was published in Behavioral Ecology and…
Well done David!
David has been awarded a grant by the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration to study the ability of hummingbirds to relocate a reward in 3-D. This means that David will be heading out to…
Conference – Behaviour 2017
The Healy lab descended in full force on the Behaviour 2017 conference (perhaps partially because it was held in sunny Portugal, see image at end). Sue certainly had a full programme. Not only was there a book launch…
Conference – British Society for Neuroendocrinology
The British Society for Neuroendocrinology held its annual conference this year in Glasgow between the 28th and 30th of August. The conference began with a workshop for early-stage researchers, covering the latest…
Fieldwork in the Canadian rockies
Another successful fieldwork season in the Canadian rockies! David and Georgina were joined by former Healy lab member Dr Maria Tello-Ramos, as well as three undergraduates from the University of St Andrews (Vicki,…
Outreach – Edinburgh International Science Festival
At this year’s Edinburgh International Science Festival visitors has their eyes opened to the world of nest building! Lauren, Sophie, and Alexis set up an exhibit on ‘Why Do Birds Build Nests?’, inviting both children…
Papers published – on a roll!
The Healy lab has been busy over the last few weeks, with several papers being published. Lauren and Sue have published a paper focusing on nest building, the forgotten behaviour (with a couple of cheeky snaps from the…