ASAB Spring Conference
March 23rd-25th, 2026
University of Bristol
University of Bristol
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| From playback surveys to passive acoustics: improving Manx shearwater population monitoring |
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Yinka J ADENIJI Imperial College London, UK |
| Can uncertainty be a source of social information in animal groups? |
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Daisy COOPER & James Herbert-Read University of Cambridge, UK |
| Butterfly wing patterns create powerful illusory motion cues |
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George R A HANCOCK University of Exeter, UK |
| Quantifying contrast sensitivity and the effect of turbidity in green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus hellerii) |
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Daisy JOHNSTON-BARRETT & Laura A Kelley University of Exeter, UK |
| Seabirds associate with predatory fish and benefit |
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Max LICHT, Alicia Burns, Felicie Dhellemmes, Amy Then, Matthew James Hansen & Jens Krause Humboldt University Berlin, Germany |
| Colour and pattern diversity in Eubrachyura |
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Cameron J MACKEY University of Bristol, UK |
| From dusk till dawn: light-driven changes in aggressive communication are sex-based in a group-living cichlid |
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Maria MACLAREN, Perran Steward, Selvino R de Kort & Joachim G Frommen Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Lemurs matter: investigating the personality traits of ex situ ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and their relation to welfare |
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A MESSENGER, P Fedurek & C Andrews University of Stirling, UK |
| The visual ecology of the cabbage stem flea beetle and its natural enemy for improved monitoring and bio-control |
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Katie MORGANS, Patricia Ortega-Ramos & William Allen Swansea University, UK; Rothamsted Research, UK |
| Don’t go chasing waterfalls: investigating the impact of motion aftereffects on a predatory fish |
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Lauren NEVILLE & Robert Heathcote University of Oxford, UK |
| The role of magnetic and celestial cues in orientation behaviour of European migratory Lepidoptera |
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Aleksandr PAKHOMOV & Dmitry Kishkinev Keele University, UK |
| Flexible foragers: Indian free-ranging dogs strategically optimize foraging despite nutritional risk |
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Tuhin S PAL, Srijaya Nandi, Hindolii Gope, Aniket Malakar, Rohan Sarkar, Sagarika Biswas & Anindita
Bhadra Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India |
| Individual play in fruit flies – impact of sensory input and genetic predisposition |
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Billie PIKE, Tilman Triphan, Clara Howcroft Ferreira & Wolf Huetteroth Northumbria University, UK |
| Revealing the mechanisms of substrate choice and colour change in chameleon prawns |
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Rose E PUGH, Martin How, Chris Bass & Martin Stevens University of Exeter, UK; University of Bristol, UK |
| Does head shape influence dogs’ vocal behavior during emotional communication? |
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Csenge REISINGER, Zsófia Bognár, Dorottya Zaválnij, Petra Szögi, Róza Haraszti, Paula Pérez Fraga
& Tamás Faragó ELTE University, Hungary; University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Hungary |
| Vocal ontogeny in the facultatively social yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) |
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Vanessa RÜEGG & Marta Manser University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Conscious crabs? Investigating affective state following shell contests in hermit crabs |
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William RUSSELL Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| Tactical warfare: sensory arrays on stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) mandibles reveal sexual dimorphism and functional divergence |
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Nasif Bin SAIF, Zelin Wang & Hamed Rajabi London South Bank University, UK |
| Judgement bias beyond the lab: assessing wild bumble bee affective states using an active choice test across habitats |
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Sarah B SCOTT & Vivek Nityananda Newcastle University, UK |
| Alarm behaviour in Northern harvester termite |
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Julien STANLEY & Nathalie Stroeymeyt University of Bath, UK; University of Bristol, UK |
| From grooming to amputations: varying response to injuries in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum |
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Ashish THAKUR & Sumana Annagiri Indian Institute of Science Educaiton and Research (IISER) Kolata, India |
| Artificial light at night: shining a light on its impact on wader bird vocal activity |
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Jamie R THOMAS, Svenja Tidau & Tyler Hallman Bangor University, UK |
| Cross-species and cross-system study of collective behaviour |
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Christopher YATES Swansea University, UK |
| Exploring the social significance of novel allokelping behaviour in the southern resident killer whales |
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Eleanor J BENSON, Darren Croft & Michael Weiss University of Exeter, UK |
| Connecting the knots: the timing, scale and individual drivers of the overwintering season in the islandica red knot |
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Isla BOTTING, Allert Bijleveld, Stefano Mariani, Samantha Franks & Christine Beardsworth Liverpool John Moores University, UK; Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands; British Trust for Ornithology, UK |
| Dynamic backgrounds enhance the confusion effect through temporal background matching |
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Luca C R COURTNEY, Nicholas E Scott-Samuel, Innes Cuthill & Ute B Leonards University of Bristol, UK |
| Risk-related behaviour in European hedgehogs across an urban-rural gradient |
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Katie CRAWFORD, Christine E Beardsworth, Davina Hill, Ross MacLeod & Julia Nowack Liverpool John Moores University, UK; University of Glasgow, UK; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Hot-headed? Lack of a winter might drive conflict amongst African wasps |
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Teun DE JONG, Maurice Tindo, Christian Pirk, Serge Masse, Keletso Malabye, Silor Kenge, Samuel Makon, Andrew N Radford & Patrick Kennedy University of Bristol, UK; Université de Douala, Cameroon; University of Pretoria, South Africa; Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon |
| Reproductive differentiation through mutilation is a time-bound process in a ponerine ant Diacamma indicum |
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Subhashis HALDER & Sumana Annagiri Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India |
| Behavioural responses to rainfall in the pond skater Gerris lacustris |
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Oscar HAZELL & Sean A Rands University of Bristol, UK |
| How social are the superspreaders? Investigating social behaviour metrics of superspreaders in a wild rodent system |
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Rhoslyn C HOWROYD, Amy Pedersen, Simon Babayan, Andrew Fenton & Amy Sweeny University of Edinburgh, UK; University of Glasgow, UK; University of Liverpool, UK |
| The plasticity-consistency behavioural trade-off and its role in coordination |
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Bryony E JENKINS, Lauren Brent & Andrew Higginson University of Exeter, UK |
| Skilful cervids: the impact of accuracy and precision on fallow deer contests |
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Joshua LA PLA & Domhnall Jennings Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| Risk-taking behaviour in spotted hyaenas across an urbanisation gradient |
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Katheryn LEGGAT, Bethan L Littleford-Colquhoun, Edward Feil & Emma L Stone University of Bath, UK |
| Who let the lizards out? Behaviour and microhabitat changes in native lizards in response to non-native introductions |
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Kat MAHER, Hazel Nichols & Kevin Arbuckle Swansea University, UK |
| Environmental drivers of winter fattening in wild starlings (Sturnus vulgaris, L. 1758) |
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Alex E McDERMOTT-ROBERTS Newcastle University, UK |
| Assessing the primary drivers of stranding behaviour in sea snakes around Australia in the last 10 years |
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Finn McELRUE-INCH, Vinay Udyawer, Blanche d’Anastasi & Johanne Vad University of Edinburgh, UK; Sharks Pacific, Cook Islands; James Cook University, Australia |
| Social differentiation in killer whales in response to fluctuating salmon abundance |
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Henry MOREAU-SMITH, Darren Croft, Sam Ellis, Michael Weiss, Stephanie King & Dan Franks University of Exeter, UK; University of Bristol, UK; Center for Whale Research, USA, University of York, UK |
| Live and let die: unravelling the variation in primate lifespans |
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Helen K MYLNE, LJN Brent, KL Chiou, KL, M Skelton, N Snyder-Mackler & S Ellis University of Exeter, UK; University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA; Arizona State University, USA |
| Do the offspring of toothed whales with menopause grow faster than those without menopause? |
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Sophie R PETTIT, Darren Croft & Sam Ellis University of Exeter, UK |
| Can hermit crabs mitigate the behavioural effects of microplastic exposure through their extended phenotype? |
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Eleanor J PINKNEY, Mark Briffa, Pete Cotton & Svenja Tidau University of Plymouth, UK; Bangor University, UK |
| Mechanisms shaping the acoustic structure of the song during cultural evolution in the long- billed hermit hummingbird (Phaethornis longirostris) |
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Marcos QUIROZ OLIVA & Marcelo Araya-Salas Royal Holloway, University of London, UK |
| Seeing fat in a new light: thermal binoculars as a non-invasive approach |
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Giulia SCHIAVELLO, Domhnall Jennings & Isabella Capellini Queen’s University Belfast, UK |
| The role of victim availability and aggression in shaping the foraging strategy of a scale-eating fish |
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Alice L THYNNE, Inti Keith, James E Herbert-Read & Katie Dunkley University of Oxford, UK; Charles Darwin Foundation, Ecuador; University of Cambridge, UK |
| Power and reproduction in an Australian paper wasp |
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Ayla WEBB, Andrew N Radford, Adam Stow & Patrick Kennedy University of Bristol, UK; Macquarie University, Australia |
| A shift in the seasonality and breeding phenology of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus): observations from a 25-year case study |
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Rosie K WEBBER, Robert Jehle, Robert Young, Chrysanthi Fergani, Jon Bielby & Luiza F Passos Liverpool John Moores University, UK; University of Salford, UK |