Resources


Life in academia is thrilling and rewarding. But it is easy to get lost in great opportunities, too. This list of links aims at providing some useful information to scientists at any stage of career or anyone who is interested in science.


academic life

The Animal Behaviour Collective provides micro grants and mentorship

Networking scheme of the Association for Animal Behaviour

Good supervisory practice framework

Healthy academic work habits by Palmer

Lots of advice for early career scientists

Extensive list of funding agencies for fellowships in Biology

How to structure your work when you are overwhelmed

The Women in Ecology & Evolution Podcast by MacLeod

Twelve useful tips for working in academia



career options

Career options (with and without PhD) in Animal Behaviour

How to approach a potential PhD supervisor

Lots of resources and advice on a scientific career

Career management tool for researchers



literature research

Google Scholar: freely accessible and user-friendly web search engine

Web of Science: subscription-based scientific citation indexing service

PubMed: free search engine on life sciences and biomedical topics

Information about academic journals, including their scientific influence



coding videos

Free and user-friendly programme to code and analyse behavioural data

Free video transcoder

Similar to BORIS, a video coding tool

Free Windows environment for MacOS users to use Solomon or BORIS



conducting research

Experimental design assistant for planning animal experiments

Free randomization tool for Animal Research (summary)

How to read and understand a scientific paper by Raff

Twelve great tips for reviewers by Roediger

Elsevier resources for reviewers

Framework to identify and mitigate sampling biases in Animal Science



data analysis

Free user-friendly statistics programme

Collection of Nature papers on statistical issues in Biology

Great collection of all the fantastic R cheat sheets

Brilliant introduction into data analyses with R (free download)

Really helpful to generate high-quality graphs in R (free download)

Fantastic homepage on free R reading material

Brilliant overview over common tests by Lindeløv (summary)

Explanation of mixed effects modeling



scientific writing

Guideline how to report experiments in Animal Science (updated version)

Recommendations for authorship credits

Great reference manager (free download)

Writing a scientific article for beginners by Ecarnot et al.

How to structure and write a scientific paper by Turbek et al.

How to create a better research poster in less time by Morrison



studying cooperation

Fantastic collection of academic talks on all aspects of cooperation



online learning

International online platform promoting sustainable and inclusive events

Introduction to animal behaviour

Introductory course by leading scientists on animal culture

Free course: animal behaviour in conservation

Free online resources on animal welfare, 3Rs and best practice

Primate Learning in Action: modules and tools for primatology

Modelling and visualizing data using R

Free author and reviewer tutorials on the publishing process



evolutionary biology

The complete work of Charles Darwin online

Revisiting key papers in Ecology and Evolution through interviews

An interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things

Great resources for students and teachers on Evolutionary Biology



Norway rats

Detailed species description, available from the University of Michigan

Fantastic article about why rats deserve more ethical protection

Movie about Calhoun's classic study on wild rats (1947-1949)

Become a certified rat tickler!

Fantastic homepage all about rats

Wildlife documentary about domestic rats released into the wild

Listen to a radio station broadcasting ultrasonic sounds of rats



primate sanctuaries

Sanctuaries in Brazil, summarised by the Great Apes Project

Sanctuaries in North America, which are members of NAPSA

Wildlife centers and sanctuaries in Africa, affiliated with PASA

Detailed information on PASA sanctuaries can be found in this article



relevant associations

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Animal Behavior Society

Comparative Cognition Society

Cognitive Development Society

German Zoological Society

European Federation for Primatology

European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association

European Society for Evolutionary Biology

Early Career Social Learning Researchers with a great magazine

Ethological Society

Graduate Women in Science

Human Behavior and Evolution Society

International Council of Ethologists

International Primate Society

International Society for Applied Ethology

International Society for Behavioral Ecology

International multi-lab collaboration of primatologists

US postdoctoral association

Primate Society Great Britain

Society for Experimental Biology

Scottish Primate Research Group

The Swiss Zoological Society

Community for women of colour in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology



responsible contact with animals

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: oldest charity

World Animal Protection: international welfare organisation

World Wildlife Fund: the world’s leading conservation organisation