Dear colleagues,

Biology Thursday seminar continues on 18th March, at 12:15 (in zoom, link below) with

Dr. Rose Thorogood, Univ. Helsinki:

"Why do cuckoo-hosts need 'good neighbours'? How social information shapes behavioural coevolution"

Abstract: Learning by observing the behaviour of others is no longer considered a sophisticated trait special to humans and great apes. Instead, we now know that diverse species, from Drosophila fruit flies to humpback whales (and pied flycatchers!), integrate social information into their decision-making. This means that the social environment could have far-reaching consequences, both on how individuals behave, and for how populations and communities interact and respond to selection. My research explores how social information use influences coevolution, and in this talk I'll be presenting some of our recent results from studies with cuckoos and their reed warbler hosts. Reed warblers are one of the cuckoo's favourite host species in Europe, but in Finland, reed warblers are escaping from the brood parasite. At least for now. Here I'll discuss why the reed warblers' social environment will be crucial for them to rapidly up regulate their defences should cuckoos catch up.

More on Rose's research at: http://www.informedbirds.com/

See you online on Thursday,

Heikki

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