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Coevolution of relative brain size and life expectancy in parrots

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We used Bayesian survival trajectory analysis and structural equation models to estimate parrot life expectancy and show that increased relative brain size explains increased life expectancy across species.

Recommended citation: Smeele, Simeon Q., et al. "Coevolution of relative brain size and life expectancy in parrots." Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289.1971 (2022): 20212397. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2397

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General introduction biology

Bachelors course, University of Southern Denmark, 2015

I worked as a teaching assistent during the biology part of a larger course that introduced natural science student to different subjects in the wider field. I had the responsibility for groups of 20-30 students that worked on exercises and presented the solutions.

VtK: Going Wild

Masters course, Max Planck Institue of Animal Behavior, 2021

Gave a lecture on bio-acoustics and co-supervised a group of master students working on local dialects and aggression in great tits.