Hello, All!
This week, we have Deborah Bruce giving a talk titled "A Journey Down the Crow Road"
Here is a short blurb to spark your interest:
A growing body of research suggests that Corvids may in fact be "Feathered Apes", as some of their cognitive abilities appear to be comparable with that of some primates. While studies have been conducted with Ravens, Rooks and Jays, Carrion crows have received very little attention. Much of corvid cognitive research is conducted in captive settings, with very little evidence from the field. The aim of my research project is to take the "Lab to the Field", with a series of paradigms designed to examine physical cognition. My talk will give a brief outline of my proposed studies along with an overview of the feasibility study I've been conducting on campus over the last year.
As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome!
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Gemma
Hello, All!
This week, we have Josephine Smit giving a talk titled "The influence of risk on elephant activity patterns - a preliminary look"
As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all Ghosts, Skeletons, Werewolves and otherwise welcome!
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Hello BERG!
This week we have a Halloween themed BERG to look forward to! (Wed 31st October)
Kirsty Park giving a talk titled "How to study bats: in praise of bat detectors".?
As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all Ghosts, Skeletons, Werewolves and otherwise welcome!
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Gemma
Hello!
Just a reminder that there will be no BERG meeting tomorrow since we are in mid-semester.
Join us next week for a Halloween themed meeting!
Gemma
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Hello, All!
This week we have PhD candidate Juliet Dunstone giving a talk titled "Flexible copying strategies are harder than the sum of their parts".
Here is a short blurb to spark your interest:
Selective copying strategies that rely on explicit metacognition have been proposed as an explanation for the evolution of cumulative culture in humans. This study investigates this claim using a simple computer task.?
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Gemma
Hello, All!
This week we have Sagarika Phalke giving a talk titled " Management & Welfare of Domesticated Asian Elephants in India".?
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Gemma
Hello, All!
This week we have Sagarika Phalke giving a talk titled " Management & Welfare of Domesticated Asian Elephants in India".?
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See you all on Wednesday,
Gemma
?Hello BERGers!
This week we will have a short talk from Sarah Jackson, who will be presenting her exciting research topic, 'The development of phobias through first memories of canine interactions'.
As usual, we will be meeting in 3A94 at 5:30pm.
As some of you already know, Paxton is leaving us on Friday to start his exciting new post as Lecturer of Evolutionary Psychology at Northampton University. To celebrate his new position (and commiserate his departure) Francesca has invited us all to share a few drinks at Meadowpark, after Sarah's talk. Please feel free to come along!
All the best,
Gemma
?Apologies for cross-postings
I am sharing the news of Liz Williamson's Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation Award for Excellence in Primate Conservation.
At the International Primatological Society Congress in Nairobi last month, Dr Liz Williamson, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Psychology, University of Stirling received the fifth biennial Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (MMBF) Award for Excellence in Primate Conservation. Liz completed her PhD at Stirling in 1988, and has been a Research Fellow since 1992. The award was given by Dr. Russ Mittermeier in recognition of Liz's achievements in gorilla conservation. Liz was Director of the Karisoke Research Centre in Rwanda for six years and Vice Chair of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group for 10 years. She remains an active member of the Primate Specialist Group's Section on Great Apes and is series editor of the IUCN Best Practice guidelines for great ape conservation (http://www.primate-sg.org/best_practices).
Liz' web page:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256253
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I am sure you will join me in congratulating her on this well-deserved honour.
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)
Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
Tel: 01786 467674
Fax: 01786 467641
E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk>
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