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This new #RSOS paper explores the heritability of #cognitive performance in Western Australian #magpies. Read more: ow.ly/nQqi50R8ruE Lizzie Speechley

Lizzie Speechley and I wrote a spotlight article in TREE about Jean-Nicolas Audet et al's paper on problem-solving in birds. We discuss how studies like this can make a great contribution to conservation! School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA @CEB_UWA authors.elsevier.com/a/1jAo2cZ3X04t0

Our Spotlight article out now! Lizzie Speechley School of Biological Sciences, UWA

Have you ever met an aggressive magpie? New UWA Research has found these magpies have nothing to squawk about as they tend to be not so smart! #UWA School of Biological Sciences, UWA bit.ly/3x59MdW

Our latest research, headed by Lizzie Speechley is out in Proc B! We find aggression networks are related to cognition: receivers of aggression have higher cognition, but those involved in more aggression have lower cognition Ben Ashton @CornishJackdaws Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social

New paper alert 📣 aggressive interactions influence cognitive performance in Australian magpies 🥊🐦‍⬛ congratulations to Lizzie Speechley for another fantastic paper from her PhD 🍾 and it’s my first non-dolphin paper 😱🥳

Here is the link to our Royal Society Publishing Proc B article, headed by Lizzie Speechley! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

#ProcB Aggressive interactions influence #cognitive performance in Western Australian #magpies ow.ly/NkSi50SaCo9 #Behaviour #Evolution Amanda Ridley Lizzie Speechley #OpenAccess

Delighted that Lizzie Speechley’s research made it onto IFL science! IFLScience School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Ben Ashton Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social @CornishJackdaws iflscience.com/australian-mag…

#ProcB Aggressive interactions influence #cognitive performance in Western Australian #magpies ow.ly/NkSi50SaCo9 #Behaviour #Evolution Amanda Ridley Lizzie Speechley #OpenAccess Ben Ashton @CornishJackdaws Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social

Many congrats to Lizzie Speechley for this important paper in Biol Revs using meta-analyses to reveal support for the Social Intelligence Hypothesis as an explanation for cognitive variation! Ben Ashton Yong Zhi Foo School of Biological Sciences, UWA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… This paper revealed that:

Officially Dr Speechley!! 🎓🍾 I could not have done it without an amazing team of scientists who have now become lifelong friends, as well as my wonderful friends and family 💜 Amanda Ridley School of Biological Sciences, UWA @CEB_UWA UWA Research UWA Students #PhinisheD #uwagrads

Such a brilliant opportunity to meet the beautiful students of the Kimberley as part of UWA’s ASPIRE program which aims to increase aspirations to go to university. We saw some stunning landscapes and met some amazing people. 🐊🌅📚 Such a pleasure to work with such a great team

I have the best job in the world! Loved being able to teach the third year conservation students about how we can better communicate science through tech, specifically games! 👾🕹️ Amanda Ridley arludo School of Biological Sciences, UWA

🔈 🔈 Tomorrow I will be doing an interview on myths about magpie swooping for ABC News Perth Radio Brekky Show at 7:20am. Tune in if you’re free to learn more about our beautiful maggies 🪶

Here is the some of the audio from my interview with the lovely Kate Leaver from ABC Radio this morning. A good listen if anyone wants some anti-swooping tips 😉

An absolute pleasure to present my PhD research at my first ISBE2024! Such a welcoming atmosphere and an opportunity to meet some amazing scientists 👩‍🔬 #ISBE2024 School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Research @CEB_UWA

Breeding season is also fight season! Here one female WA magpie submits to another by rolling on her back with her feet in the air. The other female is adopting a typical dominant threat pose above her. Photo: Kito Ridley