29 Sep
2025
29 Sep
'25
7 a.m.
Dear BERGers,
This is a reminder that this Wednesday (4pm) we have a seminar with Dr Léo Perrier
(University of Neuchatel) giving a talk entitled "Studying animal signal evolution: a
data-driven approach to vocal communication". Please see the abstract below. The
meeting will be held online (link below).
Abstract:
In recent years, the study of animal vocal signals has become increasingly common. And for
good reasons: vocal communication plays a crucial role in social life, by regulating
interactions, alarming from predators or carrying group and individual identity. However,
analyses of vocalizations are not straightforward: they can be conducted at different,
often complementary levels, and integrating them into a biological perspective can be
challenging, especially due to the apparition of emerging, data-driven methods. From
treating acoustic signals as simple behavioral traits to employing complex call
classifications and generative AI, these methods can provide valuable insights into the
evolution of animal communication. However, they only gain their full meaning when
interpreted within an ecological and evolutionary framework.
Link to the meeting:
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BERG seminar schedule (Fall 2025)
Date
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk title
Chair
Format
1-Oct-25
Léo Perrier
University of Neuchâtel
Dynamics of vocal communication: a meta-analytic approach to language diversification
Pawel
Online
8-Oct-25
Berta Roura-Torres
Georg-August University Göttingen
Early life adversity predicts physical development in young
Pawel
Online
15-Oct-25
Luke Townrow
John Hopkins University
tbc: great apes cognition
Alex
tbc
22-Oct-25
Julia Chase
University of Stirling
tbc: human-carrion crow interactions
Pawel
F2F
29-Oct-25
MID SEMESTER BREAK
5-Nov-25
IMPACT meeting
Pawel
F2F
12-Nov-25
Mélissa Berthet
University of Rennes
tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos
Pawel
Online
19-Nov-25
Eleonore Rolland
Eleonore Rolland
tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees
Pawel
Online
26-Nov-25
3-Dec-25
Floriane Fournier
Université Jean Monnet
"tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in
bonobos "
Pawel
Online
10-Dec-25
tbc
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