Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at the University of Waikato, New Zealand (she/her) Investigating the importance of sleep for birds jgmussoi.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3mnxj526uns2qSummer Research Scholarships at the University of Waikato are now open! 📢 I have a project available on social dynamics in bird sleep, and we’re looking for motivated students to join us.🐦💤 💰$8,000 |⏱10 weeks (Nov–Feb) 🗓Apply by 13 July 2026 More info: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/scholarships/summer-research-scholarship/ 🧪10 Jun 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxj526uns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3mlkexkihck2zExcited to be Lead Guest Editor for a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology on Australasian Animal Behaviour 🐦🦎🦘🌏🧪 Linked to ASSAB 2026 conference, we’re welcoming submissions across all areas of animal behaviour research in Australasia. @royalsocietynz.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkexkihck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3m47rq6pevk2sThis paper shows the importance of collaborations! Who knew a bunch of "leftover" fecal samples could turn out into such a cool paper. We found that lack of sleep and increased stress decrease diversity in the gut microbiotas of common mynas. https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jav.0352728 Oct 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47rq6pevk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3lyybnolovk2m@kamyabio.bsky.social's first article from her PhD is out! @aucklanduni.bsky.social @kecain.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyybnolovk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3lwxnf2ohrk27Check out @kecain.bsky.social and my interview with ‪Audubon Magazine about our latest article. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/sleepy-birds-are-lousy-singers-study-finds #AudubonMagazine #Science #Sleep #Birdsong22 Aug 2025 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwxnf2ohrk27https://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3lvowvo7oes2jNew article out: The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.1409 #science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology06 Aug 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvowvo7oes2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3lpnp4mocus2nFish driving cars and chimps doing maths: what teaching animals ‘irrelevant’ skills reveals about our own minds https://theconversation.com/fish-driving-cars-and-chimps-doing-maths-what-teaching-animals-irrelevant-skills-reveals-about-our-own-minds-253938?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton21 May 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnp4mocus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jgmussoi.bsky.social/post/3looqvnyka22eNot news, but more than ever important to reiterate! 🧪 https://theconversation.com/basic-research-advances-science-and-can-also-have-broader-impacts-on-modern-society-25298308 May 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:5bmlm3whfsof2jlv7olqcgbb/app.bsky.feed.post/3looqvnyka22e