Tag: behaviour
Episode 50: IBAHCM’s March Highlights
The Naturally Speaking editors gather to discuss new research from the Institute and highlight some of their favourite things from the month of March.
Episode 48: Sweden’s Avian Renaissance Man—Conversations with Professor Jan-Ake Nilsson
There are many ways to study life strategies of small passerines. Professor Jan-Ake Nilsson of the University of Lund sat down with us to talk about his studies, and the fantastic little birds that he has worked with.
Do Methods Really Matter?
Does it really matter how we reach a scientific conclusion? If a recommendation is based on good practice, and is easily understood, what difference does it make if the general public understands how we got there? Potentially, quite a lot. Jaime Anne Earnest is a researcher, policy analyst and science writer who explores the intersections of the epidemiological, psychosocial and […]
Episode 7 – Fish Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, and Schooling Behaviour
After a bit of a hiatus during the summer we’re back with a somewhat fish-themed episode in which we talk with two new faculty members in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health, and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Listen as Kevin Parsons talks about his work looking at the evolutionary biology of fishes, and Shaun Killen tells us […]
Episode 3 – Focus on Research: Baby Bunnies and Juvenile Salmon
In this episode James Buckley and Shaun Killen chat with Institute researchers Dominic McCafferty and Donald Reid. Dominic tells us about how he’s used thermal imaging to see how baby rabbits – which are born completely without fur – are able to help keep themselves warm by huddling together. Donald then talks about how, for juvenile salmon, habitat complexity and unpredictable food sources […]
