Tag Archives: Tamás Székely

Recent Publication! Size matters: length of birdsong linked to brain size

Posted on November 4, 2011 by biolabadmin

Prof Tamas Szekely has recently published a papar in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, PNAS, with Professor Tim Devoogd and Dr Jordan Moore of Cornell University and Jozsef Buki of the Hungarian Ornithological Institute. The comparative study finds a link … Continue reading →

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Uploaded Videos of Great Bustards Featured on BBC & ITV: LIFE+ Project

Posted on October 4, 2011 by biolabadmin

Earlier this year, the UK Great Bustard Reintroduction won LIFE+ of 2 million Euros. Along with the good news, there were several features in the news papers, radio and TV. The LIFE+ project is a collaboration between, University of Bath, … Continue reading →

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Prof Székely Runs Conservation Course in Transylvania

Posted on January 25, 2011 by biolabadmin

Prof Tamás Székely ran a course on conservation biology (21-24 January)  for Master students at Babes-Bolyai University, Transylvania. The course was organised by Dr Peter Pap and Prof Zoltan Barta. The highlight of the course was a day in the … Continue reading →

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Satellite technology to monitor great bustards featured on television news

Posted on January 19, 2011 by biolabadmin

Prof Tamás Székely appeared on ITV West Country Tonight and BBC Points West on Wednesday 19 January along with PhD student John Burnside and Al Dawes, Project Manager from the Great Bustard Group, to demonstrate how the satellite transmitters will … Continue reading →

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Social Behaviour, New Book Released

Posted on November 15, 2010 by biolabadmin

Tamás Székely (University of Bath), Allen J. Moore (University of Exeter) and Jan Komdeur (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) have published a new edited book entitled, Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution. It explores novel ways of looking at social traits using a … Continue reading →

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Spoon-billed sandpiper conservation in Nature ‘News and views’

Posted on July 22, 2010 by biolabadmin

Prof Tamás Székely has drawn attention to conservation measures needed to protect the critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpiper in their wintering areas in Myanmar.  Full article Share:

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Sexual selection workshop in Mexico

Posted on April 25, 2010 by biolabadmin

Prof Tamás Székely and Biodiversity lab alumnus Dr Martin Alejandro Serrano Meneses, and Dr Alex Cordoba-Aguilar have run a well received and successful workshop on sexual conflict for 21 postgraduate students at the Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala in Mexico. Share:

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