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08.02.2017: Hunting and mammal distribution in Peruvian Amazon
by Eoin O'Sullivan 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Dear BERGers, Tomorrow, we have Dr. Mark Bowler, postdoctoral fellow at the San Diego Zoo Global Institute for Conservation Research, giving a talk entitled: "Hunting and the distribution of mammals in the Peruvian Amazon - Surveying with arboreal camera traps and line transects, and tracking guns with GPS." As usual we will be meeting from 5:30pm in the Psychology common room (3A94) for drinks and nibbles. ? Eoin For the full BERG Spring 2017 schedule see here: http://bit.ly/2jXV7u7 Follow BERG on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bergstirling/ Follow BERG on twitter: https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling

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BERG Spring Program and Tomorrow's Meeting
by Eoin O'Sullivan 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

Dear all, Please find the program for this semester's BERG meetings attached. We still have one meeting slot available (next week, Wednesday Feb 8th), so if anyone is interested in giving a talk or hosting a discussion on a particular paper or topic please let me know. This week, in a slight change to our previously advertised topic, I will be giving a talk entitled: "Are automatic imitation effects influenced by experience of synchronous action in children?" As usual, we will be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles! I hope to see you all then! Best, Eoin ?

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No BERG tomorrow
by Eoin O'Sullivan 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Dear all, I am just writing to remind you that there will be no BERG meeting tomorrow as UFAW's Animal Welfare Student Scholars' Meeting is taking place from 10:30am in room 2A73- (?please see this link for more information: http://bit.ly/2j0TQlx) We will be back to normal next week (1st of February) when we will have Lizzie Webber talking to us about her PhD research. All the best, Eoin Eoin O'Sullivan, PhD Early Career Fellow Psychology, School of Natural Sciences Behaviour and Evolution Research Group University of Stirling FK9 4LA

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Reminder: BERG meeting tomorrow
by Eoin O'Sullivan 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

?Dear BERGers, Just writing to remind you that we will be meeting tomorrow for some informal introductions from 5:30pm in the Psychology Common room (3A94). Also, I am still looking for people to give talks/host discussions throughout the semester so do sign up using this link if interested: http://doodle.com/poll/mbgh7rvmdwx89vyx? Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow! All the best, Eoin

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Animatronic spy creatures - Spy in the Wild
by Gillian Cross 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

This may be of interest http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088t67m. [https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p04n6kxv.jpg]<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088t67m> Spy in the Wild - BBC One<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088t67m> www.bbc.co.uk Animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions. BW. ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meetings are back! 18th Jan
by Eoin O'Sullivan 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Dear BERGers, I am writing with some good news: BERG meetings will be resuming next week! On Wednesday (18th) we will be having informal introductions and a catch up in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles provided. I am currently recruiting volunteers to give a short talk or to host a discussion this semester so please do sign up for slot at this doodle poll (and feel free to contact me with any questions): http://doodle.com/poll/mbgh7rvmdwx89vyx It is worth noting that there will be no BERG meeting on the 25th of January as the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholars' Meeting will be taking place on that date (at Stirling University). This will be a great opportunity for BERG members to learn about a wide range of student research that is funded by the wonderful UFAW (who also fund our BERG meetings), so please do come along to this meeting if you can. Attendance is free, but you must register your intention to attend by emailing Dr. Stephen Wickens (wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk) For more information please go to this website: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/animal-welfare-student-scholarsa-meeting… All are welcome to our BERG meetings, and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Best, Eoin?

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China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
by Gillian Cross 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38470861 [http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/1214/production/_93182640_med…]<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38470861> China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017 - BBC News<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38470861> www.bbc.co.uk China announces a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Police Dog saves Christmas
by Gillian Cross 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Seeing as it's the holidays I thought I'd share this one. I like that his name is Rudi ... & just like Rudolph he & his fabulous nose saved Christmas http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/meet-glasgow-police-dog-who-…. Ho ho ho ... good dawg Rudi [♥] . [http://i4.glasgowlive.co.uk/incoming/article11328979.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/P…]<http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/meet-glasgow-police-dog-who-…> Meet the Glasgow police dog who saved Christmas<http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/meet-glasgow-police-dog-who-…> www.glasgowlive.co.uk Rudi, the hero police dog who featured in Glasgow Live earlier this year, tracked down an alleged robber who was found with presents stolen from under someone's tree. ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Chimpanzees & altruism ...
by Gillian Cross 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Hi everyone This may be of interest http://phys.org/news/2016-12-chimpanzees-indifferent-altruism.html. [http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2015/chimpanzees.jpg]<http://phys.org/news/2016-12-chimpanzees-indifferent-altruism.html> Chimpanzees are 'indifferent' when it comes to altruism<http://phys.org/news/2016-12-chimpanzees-indifferent-altruism.html> phys.org New research into chimpanzees suggests that, when it comes to altruistically helping a fellow chimpanzee, they are 'indifferent'. Have a great break, BW. ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Getting to the Bottom of Face Processing. Species-Specific Inversion Effects for Faces & Behinds in Humans & Chimpanzees
by Gillian Cross 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Hey BERGers This may be of interest http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165357 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/12/05/chimpanzees-see-butts-… & http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/12/05/chimpanzees-see-butts-…. [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?id=10.1371/journal.po…]<http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165357> Getting to the Bottom of Face Processing. Species-Specific Inversion Effects for Faces and Behinds in Humans and Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes)<http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165357> journals.plos.org For social species such as primates, the recognition of conspecifics is crucial for their survival. As demonstrated by the 'face inversion effect', humans are experts in recognizing faces and unlike objects, recognize their identity by processing it configurally. The human face, with its distinct features such as eye-whites, eyebrows, red lips and cheeks signals emotions, intentions, health and sexual attraction and, as we will show here, shares important features with the primate behind. Chimpanzee females show a swelling and reddening of the anogenital region around the time of ovulation. This provides an important socio-sexual signal for group members, who can identify individuals by their behinds. We hypothesized that chimpanzees process behinds configurally in a way humans process faces. In four different delayed matching-to-sample tasks with upright and inverted body parts, we show that humans demonstrate a face, but not a behind inversion effect and that chimpanzees show a behind, but no clear face BW. ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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