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Teja CURK

@CurkTeja

PhD candidate in the Dept. of Migration and Immuno-ecology at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.

Joined March 2019
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Our preprint about the impact of #tagging in African Cape Vultures (#Gyps #coprotheres) is available on @biorxivpreprint: doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.28.2… – at Constance, Germany
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My paper in collaboration with Marcel G. Hermes, Bolivar R. Garcette-Barrett and @icouzin is now published @Ecol_Evol. It describes a new potter wasp species, #Montezumia termitofila. @IMPRS_OrgBio @CBehav @maxplanckpress @CollectiveBehav @unikonstanz doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6872 – at Constance, Germany
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The 'milling' apparently only occurs with specific conditions. Often, the termites form a network of paths with an interesting spatiotemporal dynamic (speed-up video tracking showing the onset and progress) – at Divinópolis, Brasil
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And here is another trial, showing the opening that connects the nest and the circular arena. Again, this behaviour lasts only a few hours. After that the motion gradually stops and they return to their nest. – at Divinópolis, Brasil
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In my research with #termites, I've seen this #CollectiveBehavior over and over and over... Still, it fascinates me as in the very first time. – at Divinópolis, Brasil
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Check out! New potter wasp found nesting with termites – at Constance, Germany
Helder HUGO ⚙️ (@helder_hugo) profile pictureHelder HUGO ⚙️@helder_hugo6 Oct 2020
Our latest paper describing the new potter wasp species we found nesting inside active termite nests is available as Early View in @Ecol_Evol’s #Nature Notes: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6872 @icouzin @CBehav @CollectiveBehav @maxplanckpress @IMPRS_OrgBio @unikonstanz
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Please RT ;) Interested in commissioning a #scientific #illustration for your brand new manuscript? Don't hesitate to reach me out: helderhugo.com/illustration/ #abs2020 @AnimBehSociety
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Image from Helder HUGO ⚙️ (@helder_hugo)
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Excited to virtually present some of our recent findings about the ontogeny of social cognition in dogs in the Cognition & Learning 5 session at @AnimBehSociety! I’ll also be answering questions at the live Q + A on Fri 7/31 from 11-12 ET. #ABS2020
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Fantastic PhD opportunity with @AndreaRavignani 👇
Comparative Bioacoustics Group (@ComBioacoustics) profile pictureComparative Bioacoustics Group@ComBioacoustics25 Jul 2020
Hiring 2 PhD students! Research on seal pups, mammal sounds, and music/speech/rhythm evolution @MPI_NL supervised by @AndreaRavignani . We value motivation, curiosity & interest in our groups’ research topics. More info: mpi.nl/career-education/vaca…
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Following up with the thread… Don't be mistaken: although collectively #inquiline #termites may be overall #peaceful, throughout #Evolution they never lost their soldier caste. These soldiers can inflict damage with powerful strikes, yet, they are a minority within the colony – at Constance, Germany
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As supporting information, we included this video showing how #inquiline #termites deal with their hosts’ aggression; Instead of retaliation, they have developed some fascinating #behaviours that ultimately prevent #conflict escalation between the two #symbionts #SocialInsects – at Constance, Germany
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Alright, alright, alright... Our paper about "chilled-out #termites" is already available in Ecology & Evolution @Ecol_Evol #constrictotermes #inquilinitermes @ogdesouza @pfellipec @CBehav @CollectiveBehav @IMPRS_OrgBio @unikonstanz @maxplanckpress onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Nonaggressive behavior: A strategy employed by an obligate nest invader to avoid conflict with its...

We investigate the behavioral dynamics of the encounter between an obligate inquiline termite and its host termite species. Hosts are aggressive toward inquilines. When threatened or even physically...

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Did you know that in the termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster, whole colonies (including the royals) 'migrate' to tree branches, after reaching a certain nest size? An intriguing behaviour that needs to be further investigated. @IMPRS_OrgBio @CollectiveBehav #NotAnAntForGodsSake – at Divinópolis, Brasil
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Peaceful behaviour: a strategy employed by an obligate nest invader to avoid conflict with its host species biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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Our @biorxivpreprint about nest sharing #termites is out on #bioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/587592 The video shows one of the behavioural adaptations we described for these peaceful nest invaders #inquilines #isoptera @IMPRS_OrgBio @CollectiveBehav @unikonstanz @EntomologiaUFV
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The deadline for abstract submission, 01.04.2019, is approaching fast. So, get registered now :-) uni-konstanz.de/asab-summer-… Early Bird registration is ending on the 30th of April.
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short course on #animalmovement tomorrow at #macro2019 by our #AniMove lecturer Anne Scharf @animaltracking and @schwalbwillmann #moveVis
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Winter irruptive Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) in North America are not starving - Canadian Journal of Zoology: nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs…
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