Dear BERGers, A quick reminder that today (4pm) Julie Chase (University of Stirling) will be giving a seminar about one of her PhD projects entitled "Carrion crow behavior across a fine-scale urbanization gradient" (abstract below). The meeting will be held in person in the Psychology Common Room and online (link below). Abstract: While many species struggle in anthropogenic landscapes, others, like carrion crows (Corvus corone), thrive in both rural and urbanized environments. This talk will outline a series of projects investigating how carrion crows may adapt to these environments, with a deeper dive into ongoing projects looking at (1) reproduction across a fine-scale urbanization gradient and (2) healthy crows allofeeding a disabled conspecific. Understanding how such an extraordinarily urban-adaptable species successfully adapts to human disturbance may inform policies to mitigate the risks of the human-wildlife conflict that is inevitable as human population grows. Link to the meeting: BERG research seminars | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F… BERG seminar schedule (Fall 2025) Date Speaker Affiliation Talk title Chair Format Wednesday 16:00 8-Oct-25 Julia Chase University of Stirling tbc: human-carrion crow interactions Pawel F2F/hybrid Wednesday 16:00 15-Oct-25 Luke Townrow John Hopkins University tbc: great apes cognition Alex tbc Wednesday 16:00 22-Oct-25 tbc 29-Oct-25 MID SEMESTER BREAK Wednesday 16:00 5-Nov-25 IMPACT meeting Pawel F2F Wednesday 16:00 12-Nov-25 Mélissa Berthet University of Rennes tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos Pawel Online Wednesday 16:00 19-Nov-25 Eleonore Rolland Eleonore Rolland tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees Pawel Online Wednesday 16:00 26-Nov-25 tbc Wednesday 16:00 3-Dec-25 Floriane Fournier Université Jean Monnet "tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in bonobos " Pawel Online Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK @pawel-fedurek<https://bsky.app/profile/pawel-fedurek.bsky.social> @berg-stirling<https://bsky.app/profile/berg-stirling.bsky.social> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/research-groups/behaviour-and-evolution-research-group/> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK @pawel-fedurek<https://bsky.app/profile/pawel-fedurek.bsky.social> @berg-stirling<https://bsky.app/profile/berg-stirling.bsky.social> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/research-groups/behaviour-and-evolution-research-group/> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159