July 2015: Johan Nilson, sea ducks, and horse facial expressions The Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast (the Beepcast)
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This month I find out about sea ducks who enjoy a rather sophisticated fast food diet of mussels. I discover that horses horse around with lots of different facial expressions. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Johan Nilsson from the university of Lund, who researches the physiology and evolutionary ecology of birds.
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What does this face say?!
Quicklinks:
EquiFACS: The Equine Facial Action Coding System
Elisabeth Varennes' research gate page
Johan Nilsson's research page
This month I find out about sea ducks who enjoy a rather sophisticated fast food diet of mussels. I discover that horses horse around with lots of different facial expressions. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Johan Nilsson from the university of Lund, who researches the physiology and evolutionary ecology of birds.
Download the MP3
What does this face say?!
Quicklinks:
EquiFACS: The Equine Facial Action Coding System
Elisabeth Varennes' research gate page
Johan Nilsson's research page