Evolution of Social Behaviour
Anyone studying social behaviour evolution, in any species. Experimental, ethological, ethnographical, etc.
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@eithnekavanagh.bsky.social
@kotrschal.bsky.social
Evolutionary behavioral biologist at Wageningen University, Netherlands - - - Fish, cognition, brains...not necessarily in that order
@docpapio.bsky.social
Author of "Baboon Perspectives on Early Human Ancestors" (Springer 2024). Also particularly interested in Pan perspectives on early hominins. I love anything with four legs and hair, but mostly my rescue dog Queenie. Glad to be anywhere blue.
@jmeunierearwig.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist studying earwigs (insects), parental care, social evolution, social immunity, pesticides, global warming... Defender of open science. CNRS Researcher at univ Tours (FR) - IRBI https://joelmeunier.wixsite.com/researchpage
@neuroetho.bsky.social
Uruguayo 🇺🇾 Incoming Asst. Prof. UPenn. HSFP fellow at Harvard. PhD in HU Berlin. Systems Neuro, Neuroethologist of fun rodents, Natural Neuro! Painter, Improviser, Artist.
@camilletroisi.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist studying cognition, social behaviour, gut microbiota & urbanisation | R enthusiast | Assistant Prof. at Université de Rennes #NewPI | She/her http://camilletroisi.weebly.com
@sramellini.bsky.social
PhD student at ANU (Ecology and Evolution) studying social behaviour of superb fairy-wrens MSc in Biogeosciences, BSc in Natural Sciences @LaStatale, Milano #birds #animalbehaviour #sociality https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=jgsCs8kAAAAJ&hl=it
@btuliozi.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist; quantitative genetics of social behaviour scientist; PostDoc at Alberts Lab, Duke University; birder. He/him. https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=7dx86RwAAAAJ&hl=en
@edhagen.net
Professor of Anthropology at Washington State University. Evolutionary medicine with a focus on drug use and mental health. Evolutionary psychology. Faculty page: https://anthro.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/hagen/
@dbkrupp.bsky.social
Working on social evolution theory, kinship, inequality, and competition. Probably not the interdisciplinarian you’re looking for. https://www.saltlab.org
@dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social
Anthropologist interested in hunter-gatherer egalitarianism | Asst Prof and Leverhulme Trust ECF at Durham Anth | Editor-in-Chief, Hunter-Gatherer Research
@johnlittle.bsky.social
Evolutionary mechanisms created a system of coevolving geophysical, biophysical, sociocultural and sociotechnical systems. The ensuing societal challenges of the Anthropocene (One Earth + One Health) must be holistically addressed: https://jcl.cee.vt.edu
@lenagrinsted.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist; social spiders; animal behaviour. Equity, diversity and inclusion in science. Senior Lecturer in Zoology @ University of Portsmouth, UK
@nastasiam.bsky.social
PhD student in Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (NeuroPSI)
@asimpleprimate.bsky.social
MSc in Comparative Psychology🐒 University of St Andrews | Comparative cognition, Primatology, Cultural Evolution, Tool Behaviour and Behavioural Flexibility
@denistatone.bsky.social
Cognitive scientist investigating how human and nonhuman minds represent social interactions, relations, and structures. Asst Prof, University of Plymouth. https://denistatone.wixsite.com/mysite
@dominikdeffner.bsky.social
Assistant Professor for Computational Modelling of Behaviour @unimarburg.bsky.social | (Social) decision-making and (cultural) evolution | https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb04/team-deffner/deffner | Prev. @arc-mpib.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social
@amyleedale.bsky.social
Behavioural Ecologist, social evolution, reproductive strategies, bioacoustics. Zoology lecturer at Salford University. She/her.
@drjessieadriaense.bsky.social
• Emotions, empathy, & social behavior/cognition in mammals and birds • Interdisciplinary & comparative psychologist • PostDoc in Zurich https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9ebdkaQAAAAJ&hl=en
@hljim.bsky.social
JSPS International Research Fellow @ Kyoto University 🌳 Comparative psychology, animal behaviour & social cognition in elephants & canids 🐘🐾 One of @manydogsproject.bsky.social 🐕 🇬🇧🇭🇰
@drrmiller.bsky.social
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Exeter University | Visiting Researcher, Cambridge University | Comparative Psychology | Cognition & Conservation | TheManyBirds Co-Founder | 🪶🐦👶🐵🧠 | Website: www.drrachaelmiller.com
@jsmartin.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, behavioral ecologist, data scientist. Postdoc @ Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag. Interested in individual differences, phenotypic plasticity, and the interaction between social, ecological, and evolutionary dynamics.
@caglarakcay.bsky.social
Animal social behaviour and cognition. https://caglarakcay.wordpress.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sZ4qvtwAAAAJ&hl=en
@kaylakolff.bsky.social
UNEP - Great Ape Survival Partnership & PhD candidate at Osnabrück University | Communicative interactions of wild chimpanzees (Ngogo) in 🇺🇬. (she/her) https://www.kaylakolff.com/
@magdalenaboch.bsky.social
🧠 imaging neural correlates of social cognition and brain evolution of 🐩🐕🐺🐈🐅& 👫🏻 @NeuroecologyLab
@rachkendal.bsky.social
Interested in cultural evolution, evolutionary anthropology, psychology, primatology, equitable academia, cats, dogs, wild swimming and camping. Prof at Durham Uni, UK (she/her)
@ggnanadesikan.bsky.social
Biologist & Comparative Psychologist || Social Behavior & Cognition, Oxytocin, (Epi)genetics || 🐶🐕🦺🐒 || (Terminated) FIRST/IRACDA postdoctoral fellow @ Emory University, now on the job market https://ggnanadesikan.github.io/
@ray-neuro.bsky.social
Real world neuroscience. Neuroscience of animal societies and in the wild. Flying bats, shrinking shrews, running rats.
@thomscottphillips.bsky.social
Language, Psychology, Culture, Philosophy, Society, Evolution • When not doing science I dance the lindy hop https://www.thomscottphillips.com/
@alexmielke.bsky.social
Studies cooperation, communication and social relationships in monkeys and apes. Lecturer QMUL. he/him
@damienfarine.bsky.social
Analyst of collective movement and social networks of living dinosaurs. Discoverer of multilevel societies. Watcher of fishers and dolphins. Modeller of emergent phenomena. Eccellenza Prof @ Uni Zurich and A/Prof @ Australian National Uni. ERC grantee
@dremalt.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology @ Newcastle University. Studying the evolution of hierarchies and hierarchical thinking, mostly in primates. Open science, BTS, ManyPrimates/ManyManys. Living organism. Psoriatic arthritic. Age dyschronic. Writer. Buddhist.
@eddonnellan.bsky.social
Postdoc at Warwick Uni. Keen primate. Interested in growing things and occasionally playing instruments. Borderline utility cyclist
@lightbulb500.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. Working on tidal disruption events and supernovae 💥💥😎. Opinions are my own. He/Him
@amrotella.bsky.social
👩🏻🔬 Researcher - Science of social incentives🧑🤝🧑👀 🔭 Cooperation & Competition; Inequality; Morality; Cultural Change 🍃 Evolutionary & ecological approaches 🎨 (Very) occasional fine artist 🕸️ amandarotella.ca
@robinmorrison.bsky.social
Ambizione Research Fellow and PI of the Primate Social Evolution Group | Dep. of Evolutionary Anthropology, Uni of Zurich | Affiliate Scientist at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Studying the fitness consequences of sociality and early life environment
@akfischer.bsky.social
Postdoc interested in evolution/behavior/neurobiology of humans & other animals, currently working with Alberto Acerbi on how to increase engagement with factual information.
@handle.invalid
Postdoc in Nottingham Trent University. My research area is comparative psychology and primatology.
@jmicheletta.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. Communication, cognition and social behaviour in macaques. Co-director of the Macaca Nigra Project: https://macaca-nigra.org/
@ehbea2025.bsky.social
Feed of the 2025 European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association Conference. Hosted at Northumbria University, Newcastle (UK). https://www.ehbea2025.com/ - Dates: 14 to 17 April 2025. - Programme: https://tinyurl.com/EHBEA2025
@delphinedemoor.bsky.social
behavioral ecologist, studying the evolution of social relationships - postdoc @PrimEvo lab @MPI-EVA | team MacaqueNet & @ABCmicrogrants | she/her linkree: https://linktr.ee/delphinedemoor
@connectthedots.bsky.social
behavioural biologist, primatologist studying animal sociality at CNRS MNHN Univ Paris Cité co-director of the Macaca Nigra Project in Tangkoko, Sulawesi council of @LaSFDP
@ljnbrent.bsky.social
Social evolution, social aging & the benefits of social network ties. Professor @crab-exeter.bsky.social, Dept. of Psych, Uni. of Exeter. Big team science collaborations: #MacaqueNet #CBRU. Editor: Animal Behaviour. She/her. http://linktr.ee/laurenbrent
@sophiadaoudi.bsky.social
Lecturer, Newcastle University ASAB Communications Officer PhD, MSc Primate Conservation, BSc Psychology: Specialisms - animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, cognition, animal welfare, conservation, primatology & human-animal interactions.
@thibaudgruber.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Geneva. Primatologist. Comparative psychologist. Co-director Bugoma Primate Conservation Project.
@vocalmonkey.bsky.social
Biologist/psychologist interested in social behavior, communication, and cognition in wild primates
@gillyforrester.bsky.social
Prof of comparative cognition investigating how we evolved & develop cognitive abilities (w/wo neurodiverse conditions) Researching brains & behaviours of human infants & children, gorillas, chimpanzees & orangutans. Passionate about science communication
@hellapeter.bsky.social
PhD Anthropology UniKent - are your chimps drinking? 🐵💧 team abcmicrogrants.bsky.social 🐝 ADHD & disabled✨ she/her 🏳️🌈
@meganpetersdorf.bsky.social
new orleans 🎭 • postdoc • biologist • anthropologist • science communicator • studying the sex lives of monkeys 🐒 • living with long covid • she/her 🏳️🌈
@chimpanzeve.bsky.social
Developmental & comparative psychologist. Human & nonhuman primates. Observational methods. Culture. Sociocognitive development, sex, gender, diversity. Postdoc @DurhamPsych. Fieldwork lover. Cat & plant mother. ADHD
@drchrisyoung.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, research focus on primate social behaviour, ecology and endocrinology
@lirsamuni.bsky.social
Behavioral ecologist studying cooperation & intergroup dynamics in wild apes | Emmy Noether group leader @ DPZ
@pili-scotland.bsky.social
Elephant follower for 40+ years, with the odd primate and bird (especially birds) thrown in. Mentor.
@handle.invalid
Associate Professor, Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK• Interested in #primate #behaviour #evolution #cognition #conservation #climatechange• One of @ManyPrimates • I love maps 🗺️ • 🇪🇺
@mckinneymonkey.bsky.social
Primatologist, anthropology and anatomy lecturer, and Appalachian gal abroad. She/her.
@primbehavecol.bsky.social
At the Ostner-Schülke Lab at University of Göttingen and German Primate Center we focus on primate behavioral ecology & endocrinology and run the Phu Khieo Assamese Macaque Project in Thailand
@alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social
Primatologist at Bangor University, UK. Studying Zanzibar red colobus https://www.zanzibarredcolobusproject.org
@kris-sabbi.bsky.social
Comparative primatologist studying how great apes grow up | Harvard HEB krissabbi.com
@shona-d.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology | Cooperation, coordination and communication in humans and other primates | ManyPrimates https://shonaduguid.weebly.com/
@chriskrupenye.bsky.social
Origins of the Social Mind • Apes • Dogs • Evolutionary Cognitive Scientist, Assistant Professor @JohnsHopkins • he/him
@danielredhead.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Sociology at @unigroningen.bsky.social | Interdisciplinary researcher interested in social networks, cooperation, and social and economic inequality | Assistant director of the ENDOW project: endowproject.github.io 🏳️🌈
@paddytkaczynski.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist at LJMU, UK. Studying how non-human primates grow up, how they make friends & their plasticity to the goings on of human primates (https://plasticprimateslab.com/)
@rachelaharrison.bsky.social
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Anthropology Department, Durham University. Studying social learning in humans and other primates.
@stephanielking.bsky.social
Professor of Animal Behaviour @ University of Bristol | cetacean communication and cognition group | loves dogs | PI @ Shark Bay Dolphin Research | she/her 🏳️🌈
@manyprimates.bsky.social
Establishing a Culture of Collaboration in Primate Cognition Research | manyprimates.github.io
@jilldpruetz.bsky.social
Primatologist, Biological Anthropologist, Director Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project in Senegal, Texas State University.
@chimpsahoi.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Zurich. Working on fuzzy insights into fluffy minds. He/him
@liamsatchell.bsky.social
Snr Lecturer in Psychology. Researching: 🗣️Individual differences and interpersonal behaviour (personality, mental health, first impressions) 📏Methodology & Validity 🔄Ecological psychology Applied Ψ -🚨Forensic, 📚Education, 🐾Non-human animals
@berthetmelissa.bsky.social
Researcher in primatology 🐒 and animal linguistics 🎤🙊 Titi monkeys & bonobos ❤️🦍 Postdoc at University of Zürich, Switzerland She/Her https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-berthet
@realprimatthias.bsky.social
Studies great ape cognition and behavior at Leipzig Zoo. Themes: metacognition, communication, cultural learning, animal emotions. ManyPrimates 3.
@lrendell.bsky.social
Reader in Biology @_SMRU_ @SchoolofBiology @univofstandrews. Ocean Yachtmaster for hire! Marine conservation, cetacean & fish behaviour, cultural evolution. He/him. Thalassophile. Sailor. #Fife https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/biology/people/ler4
@nakedprimate.bsky.social
Primatologist studying communication and cognition in wild apes. Some time academic. Full time naked ape. PI Wild Minds Lab @ University of St Andrews. She/her. www.wildminds.ac.uk
@soccoglab.bsky.social
We study infant social behavior Directed by @simpson.bsky.social, Psychology Department @UMiamiPsych.bsky.social, University of Miami @UnivMiami.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/socialcoglab
@drlmrobinson.bsky.social
Job hunting psychologist of monkeys, wolves, dogs and anything interesting and fundable. Incapable of reading anyone's mind including my own. I research animal personality, happiness, and cognition when paid to do so. Views my own unless they're wrong
@ehbea.bsky.social
Official feed of European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association. Follow for news and info about awards, grants, conferences. Account managed by @pablovarase.bsky.social https://www.cambridge.org/core/membership/ehbea#
@kirstyegraham.bsky.social
I study how primates communicate 🐒 Faculty @ Hunter College 🦝 Organiser @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social 🐝
@zannaclay.bsky.social
Professor, Psychology- Durham University. Comparative Cognition and Cross-Cultural Development Lab. Primatology, developmental psychology, bonobos, chimpanzees. Interested in evolution and development of empathy, language, culture, social cognition
@jbsilk.bsky.social
Evolutionary anthropologist, primate behavioral ecologist, and part-time baker.
@richardmoore.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the EPP BA/BSc at the University of Warwick. My UKRI-funded FLF Communicative Mind project researches human and non-human great ape communication and cognition, and the evolution of language. 🇪🇺 he/him
@wascherclaudia.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. in Behavioural Biology | cooperation, communication, cognition, corvids and physiology | equity & diversity research | addressing biases in animal behaviour https://claudiawascher.github.io/ she/her ♻️🌍💚|🏳️🌈 & 🏳️⚧️ ally|✊🏿 ally|🇪🇺|
@samshauser.bsky.social
Bird Academy Project Manager at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ornithologist | Conservation genetics | she/her
@asab.org
We promote the study of animal behaviour, organise conferences, fund research & support teaching of animal behaviour in schools. Co-publisher of #AnimalBehaviourJournal. Skeets by @raccoonologist.bsky.social
@zhgarfield.com
Evolutionary anthropologist & behavioral scientist. Leadership, punishment, conflict resolution, & cultural transitions. Asst. Prof at UM6P in FGSES & AIRESS. Co-Director of @omovalleyresearchproject.org. 📍 Rabat 🇲🇦 🌐 https://zhgarfield.github.io
@ctennie.bsky.social
Group Leader, Uni Tübingen. Comparing humans, hominins, and apes & the study of the evolution of human cultural evolution. -> How did we get from ape-like hominin cultures to open-ended cultural evolution? https://sites.google.com/view/claudiotennie
@drboothroyd.bsky.social
Cross-cultural and experimental psychologist / anthropologist. Working on: appearance ideals, body image, sexual selection, gender, social transmission. Working in: 🇬🇧 🇨🇴 🇳🇮 🇿🇼 🇨🇳 (A veces posteo en español.) Prof @ Durham http://www.boothlab.org
@eithnekavanagh.bsky.social
Senior lecturer and research fellow at NTU Psychology. Research on social and communicative behaviour in humans and other primates