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BERG Seminars this semester
by Phyllis Lee 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

Dear all, I am trying to build a programme for this semester so am putting out the call a) for possible speakers (we already have two) and b) for new names for the mailing list. Here is the schedule so far; titles will be provided soon 26-Sep Introductory meeting - all join for an informal discussion +wine of BERG and UFAW 03-Oct External Speaker: Mark Jones (Howletts) Gorilla welfare 10-Oct 17-Oct 24-Oct Mid semester: NO BERG (captive welfare meetings in Edinburgh and Blair Drummond) 31-Oct 01-Nov 07-Nov External Speaker: Alex Jones 14-Nov 21-Nov 28-Nov Best Phyllis Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK Direct line: +44 (0)1786 467656 phyllis.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:phyllis.lee@stir.ac.uk> -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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First BERG meeting
by Phyllis Lee 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

Dear all, BERG seminars (Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30, Psychology Seminar Room) will start on Wed 26th Sept with an informal meeting (with wine) to chat about our aims, goals, funding from UFAW, and possible topics / speakers for the coming semester. Please let me know if you would like to give a talk, or you can suggest an excellent victim for the coming semester. ALL SLOTS are available at the moment. And if any PGs would like to raise a more general discussion topic relevant to their analysis or data collection (e.g. stats or papers that they would like to discuss), let's go for it. Please also forward this message on to those others who may be interested but are not yet on the list. We will the new MSc and PhD students when they arrive. Best P Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK Direct line: +44 (0)1786 467656 phyllis.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:phyllis.lee@stir.ac.uk> -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: Post-doctoral position - primate vocalization - Marseille
by Christine Caldwell 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

________________________________________ From: James Anderson Sent: 27 July 2012 08:51 To: Christine Caldwell Subject: FW: Post-doctoral position - primate vocalization - Marseille Christine, This may be of interest to BERGers. Jim ________________________________________ From: fagot [joel.fagot(a)univ-provence.fr] Sent: 27 July 2012 08:29 To: Hopkins, William; David Washburn; Tetsuro Matsuzawa; Robert Cook; seyfarth(a)psych.upenn.edu; aw2(a)st-andrews.ac.uk; Masaki Tomonaga; James Anderson; Roger Thompson; Alban Lemasson; Thomas R. Zentall; peter.scheifele(a)uconn.edu; chris(a)galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au; mjo9(a)cornell.edu; Arnaud Rey Subject: Post-doctoral position - primate vocalization - Marseille Postdoctoral position in language and animal communication Dear colleagues, Please find below an announcement for a post-doc position With my best regards, J. Fagot ------------------------ Brain and Language Research Institute, Aix-Marseille University, France with Arnaud Rey, Thierry Legou and Joël Fagot Starting date: October 2012 or later A postdoctoral position is available at the Brain and Language Research Institute (BLRI, a "Labex", Laboratoire d'Excellence, created in 2012 under the auspices of the "Investissement d'Avenir" French government programme : http://blri.weebly.com/) This multi-disciplinary research structure is hosted by Aix-Marseille University, France. The postdoc will work on a research project involving experts in human language processing (Arnaud Rey), acoustic signal processing (Thierry Legou) and animal cognition (Joël Fagot). The long-term objective of this research project is assess the primate origins of human language, as it pertains to the production and control of vocalizations. This task will be implemented in the Primate Cognition and Behavior Platform in Rousset (France) to take advantage of the automatization of the test procedure and the very large number of data that can be collected in this laboratory. The postdoc will take part in developing new methods for recording and processing the vocalizations of baboons produced in their social context. The main goal will be to collect a new ethogram and build a new large-scale database on baboon’s vocalizations in order 1) to characterize their vocal repertoire, 2) determine the acoustic features of baboon vocalizations (e.g., time and frequency domains) and 3) to test the descriptive adequacy of existing categorizations. The candidate should preferably have a background in ethology/primatology, animal (preferably vocal) communication. Mastering the French (and baboon) language is not necessary (but English is). h. The position is for one year. The candidate should first contact Arnaud Rey (arnaud.rey(a)univ-amu.fr) Thierry Legou (thierry.legou(a)univ-amu.fr) or Joël Fagot (joel.fagot(a)univ-amu.fr) Second, applications should be sent by email to philippe.blache(a)blri.fr and should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests, the expected date of availability and the names of 3 references. Applications should be sent before September 5th, 2012. . Position: 1 year . Salary: 1,950K€ net per month (all taxes deduced, excepted income tax) . Deadline: September 3rd . Starting date: not later than November 2012 Application should be sent tophilippe.blache(a)blri.fr with copy tonadera.bureau(a)blri.fr. ________________________________________________________ -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Last BERG of semester
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 14 May '12

14 May '12

On Wednesday Wednesday 16th May Dr Alex Weiss from Edinburgh University will talk about: Does personality predict all-cause mortality in captive gorillas? Drinks and nibbles @ 5.30 pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building). Hope to see you there..... Hannah If you wish to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the BERG mailing list please follow instructions here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> phone: 01786 467674 fax: 01786 467641 ________________________________ The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Wednesday's BERG
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 07 May '12

07 May '12

On Wednesday 9th May, Alasdair Gillies and colleagues from the Blair Drummond Safari Park will come to our BERG meeting to discuss the undergraduate dissertation research projects. Phyllis Lee, Christine Caldwell, Sarah Vick and Jim Anderson have selected projects to supervise on elephants, marmosets, otters, giraffe, chimpanzee and zebras. We hope one or two of our final year dissertations students might also come so you can ask about their experience of working at the Park. This session is for information only - by coming there is no commitment. Drinks and nibbles available. Come for as long as you can (i.e. it is informal so leave when you like). 5.30 pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building). May I remind you that our final BERG seminar for the spring semester is on Wednesday 16th May. Dr Alex Weiss from Edinburgh University will talk about: Does personality predict all-cause mortality in captive gorillas? Hope to see you there..... Hannah If you wish to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the BERG mailing list please follow instructions here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> phone: 01786 467674 fax: 01786 467641 -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 01 May '12

01 May '12

On Wednesday 2nd May we have Maribel Recharte giving a presentation entitled: Tourism as a means to mitigate perceived costs of coexistence with giant otters in the Peruvian Amazon 5.30 pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building) as usual. May I remind you again that on Thursday 3 May, we have Liz Bate - Measuring Behaviour, 2A73, 11-12 and 1-2.30 See you there..... Hannah If you wish to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the BERG mailing list please follow instructions here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> phone: 01786 467674 fax: 01786 467641 -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Offre de thèse: changements globaux et primates
by Liz Williamson 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

----- Forwarded Message From: Jean-Christophe Vié Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:16:10 +0000 To: Anthony Rylands, Liz Williamson (SGA) Subject: Offre de thèse: changements globaux et primates Maybe of interest! PhD opportunity on gorillas and Barbary macaques. Not sure who can apply. EN PJ : une offre de thèse de la part de Nelly Menard (à faire circuler): Impact des changements environnementaux sur le potentiel évolutif d'espèces menacées de primates: les gorilles et les magots Researcher at CNRS UMR6553, ECOBIO (Ecosystems-Biodiversity-Evolution) Biological Station 35380 Paimpont France tel: 02.99.61.81.72 from abroad tel: 00 (33) 2 99.61.81.72 nelly.menard(a)univ-rennes1.fr <mailto:nelly.menard@univ-rennes1.fr> -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Reminder - Measuring Behaviour Seminar details
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Attached are details of the Measuring Behaviour seminar from 11-12 on Thursday 3rd May, in 2A73 with some extra details about the mobile eye tracking. If you wish to stay on for Observer training (1-2.30pm) please read details in attached. Best, Hannah Just launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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> http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Wednesday's BERG
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

On Wednesday 25th April we have Eoin O' Sullivan giving a presentation on his work at Living Links on: Automatic imitation in capuchin monkeys 5.30 pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building) as usual. See you there..... Hannah If you wish to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the BERG mailing list please follow instructions here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> phone: 01786 467674 fax: 01786 467641 ________________________________ The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. ________________________________ The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. ________________________________ The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Alex Weiss Seminar - CANCELLED
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Apr '12

18 Apr '12

Alex is very sorry but he cannot come to give the seminar this afternoon. If you know of anyone not on the BERG mailing list who was planning on coming, please let them know. See you next week, 25 April, for Eoin O' Sullivan on Automatic imitation in capuchin monkeys. Best, Hannah Just launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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> http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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