The Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast (the Beepcast)

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The Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast (the Beepcast)

Want to discover more about how animals navigate their environment, find food, court mates and raise young? Then subscribe to the Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast: The Beepcast! Every month Dr. Hannah Rowland of Cambridge University & ZSL brings you the newest, most fascinating research on the evolved behaviour of animals. Featuring interviews with emerging and established experts in animal behaviour from all over the world.

  1. 10/22/2017

    Oct 17: Iain Couzin's Scientific Spark, why do deer in Japan bow, and why are some plant nectars bitter?

    This month I meet some very polite deer who have a special way of asking for food. I discover why some plant nectars contain poisonous toxins. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Iain Couzin from the Max Planck Department of Collective Behaviour. Iain tells me what sparked his interest in becoming a scientist, and how, if his teachers had had their way, he might have been doing something entirely different.  Download the MP3 Feeding a sika deer in Nara Park, Japan Today I met the sika deer of #Nara #Japan who have learned to bow for treats. Seems to be a #sociallytransmitted #behaviour pic.twitter.com/jTedabe2hW — Dr. Hannah Rowland (@HannahMRowland) October 1, 2017 Quicklinks: Variation and social influence of bowing behavior by sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the journal Ethology Patty Jone' lab webpage at Bowdoin Patty's paper on the consequences of toxic secondary compounds in nectar for mutualist bees and antagonist butterflies. Iain Couzin's Collective Behaviour Department

  2. 12/27/2015

    Sept 2015: Kate Umbers, burying beetle parental care, and tasteless monkey thieves

    This month I find out that animals should be careful when choosing a mate, picking a partner that matches them in quality, else they might face an early grave! I discover that a mutation in a taste receptor gene has helped macaques in Japan to become thieves. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Kate Umbers from the University of Western Sydney, who works on a variety of topics, mainly related to understanding the mechanisms, functions and evolution of biological colouration. She tells me what sparked her interest in becoming a scientist.  Download the MP3 A Japanese Macaque munching on fruit (image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gingiber/) Quicklinks: Becky Kilner's Burying Beetle Lab  Burying Beetle paper in eLife  Japanese Macaque taste receptor paper in PLOS One Kate Umbers' lab page

  3. 09/16/2015

    Aug 2015: ZSL Scientist Patricia Brekke, polar bear welfare at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, and self-medicating ants

    This month I hear how a wildlife park in Yorkshire is providing the perfect retirement setting for an old polar bear. I discover that social insects make trips to natures pharmacy to fight infections. And in the scientific spark, I talk to Patricia Brekke from the Zoological Society of London, who tells me about her research on the endangered new Zealand bird the Hihi, and what inspired her to become a scientist. Download the MP3 Victor is Yorkshire Wildlife Park's polar bear.  He is one of the biggest polar bears in Europe, weighing 500Kg Quicklinks: Yorkshire Wildlife Park's Project Polar Bear Ants medicate to fight disease in the journal Evolution Patricia Brekke from The Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London

  4. 09/10/2015

    July 2015: Johan Nilson, sea ducks, and horse facial expressions

    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

  5. 08/10/2015

    June 2015: Lucy Nash from OUP, Dottybacks change colour to hide from prey, and moths that slow their brains down

    In this episode I discover that some species of coral reef fish change colour, and they do this to grab a sneaky meal! I also find out how moths find flowers in the dark. And in the scientific spark I talk to Lucy Nash, who is commissioning editor for science at Oxford University Press. Download the MP3 Copyright © N Justin Marshall/Courtesy of University of Basel Quicklinks: Will Feeney's webpage Fabio Cortesi's webpage The dottyback paper in Current Biology Hovering hawkmoth paper in science

  6. 06/04/2015

    May 2015: Marie Herbenstein, deception and disguise of orchid mantis and owl butterflies with @jamohanlon @JohannaMappes and @SebaDeBona

    This month I’m joined by special guest James O’Hanlon from the Australian museum in Sydney for a deception and disguise special. James tells me about his PhD research on mantids that trick bees by mimicking flowers - or do they?! And we discuss a new paper showing that butterfly eyepsots might really be mimicking the eyes of a predator’s own predator. In the Scientific spark I talk to Marie Herbenstein, from Macquarie University in Sydney, who tells me that things might have not gone the way they have if she’d chosen a different research project! Download the MP3 The owl butterfly Photo Credit: 1funny.com Quicklinks: James O'Hanlon's webpage Predator mimicry, not conspicuousness, explains the efficacy of butterfly eyespots Marie Herbenstein's webpage

  7. 06/01/2015

    April 2015: Tristram Wyatt, the hormonal bond between humans and their dogs, and predator-prey flight and fight behaviour

    This month I discover what black field crickets do when predatory lizards get too close. I find out how humans bond with their canine chums. In the Scientific spark I talk to Tristram Wyatt, from the University of Oxford, who tells me how he became fascinated in all things pheromone-y. Download the MP3 Borrow my doggy-friend - Milo Quicklinks: Patricio Lago's webpage Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds Tristram Wyatt's webpage

  8. 04/02/2015

    March 2015: Shaun Killen, animal personality, and guppy food preferences

    This month, I discover that a preference for a particular colour of food can be heritable, and I also have a chat with Niels Dingemanse from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology about how you test animal personality. In the Scientific spark, I talk to Shaun Killen, from the University of Glasgow, who tells me about his inspiration to become a scientist. Download the MP3 Testing Great tit personality. Image from http://www.mpg.de/617557/pressRelease20100209 Quicklinks: Great tits: birds with character Artificial selection for food colour preferences Shaun Killen's webpage Naturally speaking podcast

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Want to discover more about how animals navigate their environment, find food, court mates and raise young? Then subscribe to the Behavioural Ecology and Evolution Podcast: The Beepcast! Every month Dr. Hannah Rowland of Cambridge University & ZSL brings you the newest, most fascinating research on the evolved behaviour of animals. Featuring interviews with emerging and established experts in animal behaviour from all over the world.

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