🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Nonapeptide modulation of looming-induced responses in male Betta splendens" Fusani et al. with SPE members Bianca Fusani, and David Gonçalves @ General and Comparative Endocrinology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Tactile stimulation enrichment affects behavioural and physiological responses of a marine commercial fish species, the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata" Soares et al. with SPE member Marta Soares @ Aquaculture

SAVE THE DATE! We are pleased to announce the 23rd Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society, taking place on December 9-11, 2026, at CIBIO, near Porto.

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Sex differences in bird ornamentation: female plasticity, ecological and physiological constraints" with SPE member Sandra Trigo @trigosandra.bsky.social @ acta ethologica

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "A legal bottleneck blocking EU marine protection" Horta e Costa and Gonçalves with SPE members Bárbara Horta e Costa @ npj Ocean Sustainability

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Evolution of sexually dimorphic plumage patterns in estrildid finches" Pacheco et al. with SPE member João Pacheco, Gonçalo Cardoso @mostlywaxbills.bsky.social , and Ana Cristina Gomes @anacrgomes.bsky.social @ Evolution

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Fish welfare in a changing world: New developments and current challenges" Planellas et al. with SPE member João Saraiva @ J Fish Biology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "From signals to states: biologger-based classification of seabass welfare states in sea-cages" Hoyo-Alvarez et al. with SPE member Esther Hoyo-Alvarez @ Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "The evolution of eyespots in skates and rays" Akerman et al. with SPE member Ana Cristina Gomes @anacrgomes.bsky.social @ Nature Ecol Evol @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "The impact of oxybenzone on the neurophysiological and oxidative stress response, dispersal and aggressiveness of the Invasive Red Swamp Crayfish" Lopes et al. with SPE member Marta Soares @ Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Ethology and child social development: a unified tapestry of questions and levels of analysis" with SPE member António Santos @ Acta ethologica

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Measurement of excreted steroid metabolites in common waxbills Estrilda astrild"

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Complementary insights from transect observations and palynological analyses on Andrena and Lasioglossum foraging in field margins" Giovanetti et al. with SPE member Manuela Giovanetti @ J Poll Ecol

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Sexual selection on males predicts reduced mitochondrial genetic diversity across mammals" Peña et al. with SPE members Gonçalo Cardoso @ Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Behavioral and physiological dynamics of a native minnow exposed to invasive fish species" Luiz et al. with SPE members Marta Soares @ Physiology & Behavior

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AppliedEthology #Ethology "Profiles of maternal beliefs about physically aggressive behaviors, parenting practices and child externalizing behaviors during the preschool years" Costa et al. with SPE members António Santos @ European Early Childhood Education Res J

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Effects of dietary L-tryptophan enrichment on stress response, growth and survival in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) following sea transfer" Staven et al. with SPE members Marta Soares @ Aquaculture

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #OpenScience "Exploring open science in applied ethology: practice and attitudes among researchers" Nawroth et al. with SPE members Anna Olsson @ BMC research notes

Long-term exposure to ocean warming and deoxygenation disrupted cleaning mutualism in reef fish. Climate stressors reduced cooperation, impaired cognitive control in cleaners, and increased client tolerance to cheating, threatening the stability of coral reef interactions.

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Influence of caging conditions on captive behaviour and recapture rates of wild wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus)" Carrilho et al. with SPE members Sophie von Merten @ Applied Animal Behaviour Science

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #Bioacoustics "Physiological effects of anthropogenic sound on aquatic animals: where are we and what is next?" Širović et al. with SPE members M Clara Amorim @ Journal of Experimental Biology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Temporal dynamics of selection on early-life phenotypic plasticity in seasonal migration versus residence" Fortuna et al. with SPE members Rita Fortuna @ Proceedings of the Royal Society B @royalsocietypublishing.org

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Low oxidative stress of cephalopod early life stages under chronic and intermittent hypoxia" Court et al. with SPE members Mélanie Court, Tânia Marques, and José Ricardo Paula @josericardopaula.bsky.social @ Marine Biology

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "A non-lethal method for the sampling of the gut microbiota in Betta splendens" Pun et al. with SPE members David Gonçalves @ Frontiers in Veterinary Science

#SPEetologia Field recordings reveal that Dactylopterus volitans produces two distinct grunt types with defined temporal and spectral features. Anatomical analyses link sound production to specialized swim bladder and sonic muscles, confirming this species as soniferous.

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "Acoustic repertoire and anatomical features of the flying gurnard from the Adriatic Sea" Horvatić & Vieira et al. with SPE members Manuel Vieira, M Clara Amorim, and Paulo Fonseca @ Journal of zoology

🚨 New issue alert! 🚨 The latest issue of #actaethologica is now out! Check the Volume 29 Issue 1 February 2026 for 6 articles featuring diverse studies in #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #SPEetologia #ScientificJournal #BehaviouralScince #EthologicalResearch #AnimalScience

Today, we celebrate the incredible women who are shaping the future of science, breaking barriers, and making groundbreaking contributions to the field of animal behavior! 🦋🐾🐒🦭🐜🐙🐦🐠🦎🐋🦚🐸

🚨New study by #SPEmembers🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #cognition "Cognitive performance of dusky damselfish in a detour task with increasing difficulty" de Souza et al. with SPE members Marta Soares @ Animal Cognition

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology "ManyFishes: a big team science collaboration on fish comparative cognition" Prétôt et al. with SPE members María Cabrera-Álvarez @ Animal Cognition