[Mitarbeiter.zoologie] ESEB - FYI

[Andreia Teixeira]

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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 at 08:36
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Dear colleagues,

Abstract submission deadline for the ESEB 2022 Congress has been extended
until 22 April, so if you are considering attending the symposium "Predator
cognition and the evolution of prey defence strategies" (S.16), there is a
little more time for submitting your abstracts.

The meeting will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on 14-19 August 2022;
see https://www.eseb2022.cz for further details.

Symposium description:
Animals employ numerous strategies to avoid predation, and the evolution of
camouflage, aposematism, mimicry and other forms of antipredator defence is
at the core of research interest of evolutionary biologists. As shown by
recent studies focused on interactions between prey defences and predator
cognitive mechanisms, understanding the selective forces driving the
evolution of prey defence strategies requires studying their coevolution
with predator perception, cognition, and subsequent behavioural responses.
Furthermore, these studies have also highlighted the importance of studying
predator cognition in ecologically relevant settings and testing
behavioural responses in addition to investigating sensory capabilities.
This approach has made it possible to address new questions, such as what
factors influence predator decisions to attack potentially dangerous prey,
how prey defences and predator cognitive mechanisms interact through the
predation sequence, how predators respond to multicomponent and multimodal
defences, and how predators use individual and social information about
prey. This symposium aims to bring together current experimental,
comparative and theoretical approaches to study interactions between
predator cognitive mechanisms and prey defence strategies, identify the
factors shaping predator behavioural responses, establish critical gaps in
our understanding of the evolution of antipredator defences, and outline
directions for future research.

Our keynote speakers are Johanna Mappes (University of Helsinki)
and Tom Sherratt (Carleton University).

Abstracts can be submitted on:
https://www.eseb2022.cz/en/call-for-abstracts-page. The call is open until
the 22nd of April 2022.

Early-bird registration is open until the 15th of June 2022.

ESEB also proposes a conference attendance aid grant. For further details,
see: https://eseb.org/prizes-funding/equal-opportunities-
initiative/congress-attendance-aid-grant/

If you have any questions or for further information please contact us.

All the best,
Bibiana & Alice

Alice Exnerova
Department of Zoology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
exnerova at natur.cuni.cz

Bibiana Rojas
Department of Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, Konrad Lorenz Institute of
Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
bibiana.rojas at vetmeduni.ac.at

"doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D." <alice.exnerova at natur.cuni.cz>



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PhD Student
Martin-Luther University
Institute of Biology
General Zoology Group

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