@kbrenmc

Research assistant professor at Auburn University, interested in avian ecosystem services, personality, cognition and conservation.

 Auburn, AL
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Joined August 2013
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I am still accepting applications. Thanks 🙏
Shinichi Nakagawa | 中川震一@itchyshin30 May 2024
My first day @CityofEdmonton @UAlberta - here to create a Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in #Ecology & #Evolution. Looking for ~5 postdocs to join me in establishing the centre. Please apply - i-deel.org/opportunities.htm… Please RT
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Surely you have always wanted to calculate repeatability (ICC) for the time-to-event (survival) data (Cox Prop. Hazard model) - here is how - led by a wonderful @kbrenmc with the team @coraliewilliams @DochtermannLab @sogohae ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vi… 1/n: the latest of our ICC
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New Mexican jay paper just dropped! Jays remember a complex foraging task after more than 3 years and this facilitates foraging performance of naive group members. #animalcognition #longtermmemory #sociallearning #openaccess #smartbirds @SciReports link.springer.com/article/10…

Long-term memory of experienced jays facilitates problem-solving by naïve group members in the wild

Scientific Reports - Long-term memory of experienced jays facilitates problem-solving by naïve group members in the wild

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Great-tailed grackles on the range edge have higher variance in flexibility. And we found evidence that this species has adapted to urban, arid environments: mpg.de/20729532/0809-evan-a-… peercommunityjournal.org/art… peercommunityjournal.org/art… @PeerCommunityJournal #TheGrackleProject

Behavior is the secret to success for a range expansion

Researchers find that behavioral flexibility and persistence help species, like the great-tailed grackle, expand their range and adapt to new habitats

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Thanks to pre- and post-study peer review at @PeerComJournal @PCI_Ecology
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#environmentalchange threatens many species who aren't able to adapt. Can we train them to be more #behaviorallyflexible to help them adapt? See our new pubs: gatescambridge.org/about/new… doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.2… peerj.com/articles/15773/ #AnimalBehavior #ecology @thePeerJ @PCI_Ecology
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Covers a 5 year research program, 4 species @ 4 field sites using an automated tracking system by @CellTrackTech for before/after or control/manipulated success measures, & automated feeders from Scissortail Electronics (scissortailelectronics.com) for reversal learning in the wild
A table showing the geographic ranges of the species and compares their status, what habitats they use, whether they are sighted in cities, where the field sites will be, and which experimenter will test which species

ALT A table showing the geographic ranges of the species and compares their status, what habitats they use, whether they are sighted in cities, where the field sites will be, and which experimenter will test which species

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Today, @kbrenmc, @The_robins_hood, @DieterLukas, & I LAUNCH the #ManyIndividuals project with our #RegisteredReport @PCI_RegReports: How to succeed in human modified environments RR corinalogan.com/ManyIndividu… PCI RR Recommendation rr.peercommunityin.org/artic… MI github.com/ManyIndividuals/M…
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Excited #TheGrackleProject's 1st parasite article is out! Led by Maria Pacheco, tested blood from 87 grackles in Arizona 2018-2020. Found high Plasmodium prevalence & some Haemoproteus. Grackles=tolerant hosts meaning they're infected, but behave normally doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
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The Ethogram@TheEthogram17 Feb 2022
Behavioral flexibility is important for PhD students AND animals! Josie Hubbard explains how she practiced flexibility when switching to a local study species during the pandemic. #grackle #behavior #womeninSTEM #cognition theethogram.com/2022/02/17/f…

Field Notes: Bird Brains and Behavioral Flexibility

[Photo credit: Corina Logan] Flexibility is the cornerstone of any PhD – whether it be recovering from failed experiments or tumultuous unproductive field seasons. One of the most useful skil…

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My favorite experiment from my PhD is now published and open access! Check it out to see whether social and asocial species perform differently on a social cognition task: nature.com/articles/s41598-0… @JonathonValente #birds #cognition #socialintelligencehypothesis
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Thank you to @UWPsychology, @UCSB, and @UCSBLibrary for support in making the research and publication possible!
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What do grackles eat? French fries, gummi worms, some kind of coffee-type drink, liquid cheese... #TheGrackleProject
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Cuervo, a juvenile grackle, is as entertaining in the wild as he was in the aviaries. Here is a photo series of him getting a french fry out of its package while defending it from another male and dealing with a sneaky female. In the end, Cuervo wins! #TheGrackleProject
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Grackles in the mist #TheGrackleProject
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“Despite their solitary nesting habits, marbled murrelets are still a sociable bird.” Scientists test the use of artificial calls to attract the threatened seabird to new nesting habitat. @CarolynCowan11 @OregonMurrelet @audubonsociety @JonathonValente hakaimagazine.com/news/scien…
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We are looking for a #PhD student or a #Postdoc for an exciting new project in the Israeli Negev Desert. #ConservationBehavior #MovementEcology @Roll_Uri Please RT
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We’re so thrilled to announce that #PictureAScientist will be streaming on @netflix starting June 13. Mark your calendars! #WomenInScience #DiversityinSTEM with @iancheney @SharonShattuck1 @manettepottle
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