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Elina Mäntylä

@elinamantyla.bsky.social

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Ecologist studying interactions between birds, insects and plants, and bird migration. Now working as a Development Specialist at University of Turku. Opinions are my own.

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our review article of methods used to study olfaction of birds during foraging is now published. We found 80 experiments of this topic. In most of the experiments birds were attracted to the odour source, but there were biases, too. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology

Feathered noses: methodological insights into understanding avian olfaction and foraging

Research into avian olfactory abilities has so far attracted relatively limited attention due to their complex nature and methodological difficulties.…

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Sophie Bennett @bennett-sophie.bsky.social · 1d

Hooray! I hope folk find this useful, my last #seabird PhD-linked paper 🐧

Marine Ornithology @marineorno.bsky.social · 2d

New paper!! Geolocator error decreases with an increase in the number of days of data. By @bennett-sophie.bsky.social et al.

www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...

#seabirds #OpenAccess #biologging

Data and predictions from non-linear least squares models of the relationship between the number of days with location data and
the distance between centroids derived from global location sensor loggers and platform terminal transmitters deployed on Black-browed
Albatrosses Thalassarche melanophris

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Tapani Veistola @tapaniveistola.bsky.social · 2d

Lue lisää tiedotteestamme: www.sll.fi/ajankohtaist... 2/2

Erittäin uhanalaisen suden metsästystä ei tule aloittaa

Susi on Suomessa erittäin uhanalainen laji ja Luonnonsuojeluliitto pitää suden yleistä metsästystä täysin ennenaikaisena ja ylimitoitettuna. Suotuisaa suojelun tasoa ei ole vielä saavutettu eikä…

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Tapani Veistola @tapaniveistola.bsky.social · 2d

JÄITÄ HATTUUN esitti @luonnonsuojelu.bsky.social maa- ja metsätalousministeriölle: suden metsästyksen aloittaminen nyt on ennenaikaista ja esitetty määrä (65) ylimitoitettu. Ensin pitää saada suojelutaso oikesti suotuisaksi - myös geneettinen yhteys idän ja lännen susien välillä kuntoon. 1/2

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Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social · 3d

Out today in @plosbiology.org (1/5)

Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩

Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...

Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social

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Ornis Fennica @ornisfennica.bsky.social · 3d

New article published in Ornis Fennica! Hamedani Raja et al. Crested Tits prefer pine forest but not mature forest: insights from an early spring passive acoustic survey ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess

Map of the study area showing the study grid and presence
and absence of Crested Tits at the sites where passive acoustic survey
was conducted.

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Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, autumn-to-date mean temperature in Sodankylä, Lapland is currently a full two degrees (!) higher than the previous record.

In Sodankylä, records have been kept since 1908.

Time series graph showing the average temperature in Sodankylä Tähtelä between Sep 1 and Oct 9 in 1908–2025.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

Have a look at the picture on top first. Can you name the geographical features displayed there? The map on the bottom give you the answer. This would look great in a #geographyteacher 's classroom. High-res image in source: buff.ly/rqgVSIA

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Vilppu Välimäki @vilppu.bsky.social · 3d

2 postdoc paikkaa tarjolla kestävän veden käytön parissa, mahtavien tyyppien kanssa. DL 3.11.2025

👇
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Postdoctoral Researcher/Project Researcher (2 positions), Water Sustainability and Global Change

The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for two Postdoctoral Researcher/Project Researcher positions in Water Sustainability and Global Change at the Department of Environmental and

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Ville Ranta @villeranta.bsky.social · 5d

EK: "Tuu nyt ulos sieltä!" @hs.fi

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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · 5d

Häiriöt villieläinten elinympäristöissä lisäävät eläimestä ihmiseen tarttuvien tautien puhkeamisriskiä. Myös luonnon ennallistamiseen liittyy vaaroja.

Toivotut lajit eivät aina palaa alueelle heti ennallistamistoimien jälkeen, ja tauteja levittävät eläimet voivat sillä välin levitä ja lisääntyä.

Tutkijat kehottavat huomioimaan eläinten levittämien tautien riskin ennallistamishankkeissa | Helsingin yliopisto

Häiriöt villieläinten elinympäristöissä lisäävät myyräkuumeen kaltaisten eläimestä ihmiseen tarttuvien tautien puhkeamisriskiä. Helsingin yliopiston tutkijoiden johtama tutkimus osoitti kuitenkin, ett...

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Ville Niinistö @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi · 6d

🔍 Etsin poliittista avustajaa toimistooni EU-parlamentissa!
🇪🇺 Avustajan vastuulle kuuluvat ensisijaisesti avustavat tehtävät teollisuus-, tutkimus- ja energiavaliokunnan (ITRE) osalta.
➡️ Hakuaika 8.10. asti. Katso hakuilmoitus ja lisätiedot linkistä:
www.villeniinisto.fi/fi/blog/parl...

Parlamenttiavustaja MEP Ville Niinistön toimistoon Brysseliin - Ville Niinistö

Oletko oma-aloitteinen tiimipelaaja, jolle vihreän siirtymän edistäminen on lähellä sydäntä? Oletko EU:n energia-, tutkimus- ja teollisuuspolitiikan osaaja?

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 6d

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@uslter.bsky.social

Please repost!

Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim

Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

www.uni-hohenheim.de

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Suomen Luonto @suomenluonto.bsky.social · 6d

Suomen Luonnon bloggaajat Aura Koivisto ja Risto Sauso kirjoittivat vastineen Matti Vanhasen Helsingin Sanomissa 14.9.2025 julkaistuun esseeseen.

Lue kirjoitus Kainuun mailta -blogista! 👇

Tarjolla vanhentunut visio

Blogikirjoitus on Aura Koiviston ja Risto Sauson kirjoittama vastine Matti Vanhasen Helsingin Sanomissa 14.9.2025 julkaistuun esseeseen ”Suomi tarvitsee kansallisen metsärauhan”.

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 6d

Kambouris et al. Computationally reproducing results from meta-analyses in ecology and evolutionary biology using shared code and data dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #OpenScience #OpenData

Computationally reproducing results from meta-analyses in ecology and evolutionary biology using shared code and data

Many journals in ecology and evolutionary biology encourage or require authors to make their data and code available alongside articles. In this study we investigated how often this data and code coul...

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 6d

Manninen et al. Fruit quality of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in boreal forests: Effects of forest stand, understorey, and soil characteristics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fruit quality of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in boreal forests: Effects of forest stand, understorey, and soil characteristics

The bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is an essential wild berry species in Northern Europe, valued for its sweet taste and chemical compounds. The gr…

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 6d

Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare

Science chats with an entomologist and an expert in animal ethics who are monitoring how researchers report on the ethical treatment of insects

www.science.org

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Teivo Teivainen @teivo.bsky.social · 8d

Tutkimisesta tekstitv-ruudullinen.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 8d

Record warm ocean temperatures continued in September across the North Pacific Ocean, with a number of consequential impacts (including on downstream weather patterns).

This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every September from 1854-2025 using @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 data.

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each September from 1850 through 2025 for only the midlatitude region of the North Pacific Ocean. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. 2025 is a record high.

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Teppo Hiltunen @teppo-h.bsky.social · 8d

Open position: Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology (U. Turku Finland) Please share

ats.talentadore.com/apply/kasvie...

Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology

The Faculty of Science is looking for a full professor or assistant/associate professor (tenure track) in Plant Ecology. The aim of the professorship is to strengthen scientific research and education...

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 9d

Google Earth in 1600
#badgeographyjoke

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 9d

Amarante et al. Tree plantations inserted in a benign environmental context can contribute to the maintenance of forest avifauna www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology

Tree plantations inserted in a benign environmental context can contribute to the maintenance of forest avifauna

Over the years, the area dedicated to tree plantations has increased significantly, prompting investigations into their capacity to maintain biodivers…

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 9d

Basile et al. Urban tree canopy cover over 30 % and native trees enhance bird insectivory and tree biosecurity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology

Urban tree canopy cover over 30 % and native trees enhance bird insectivory and tree biosecurity

Urban trees support biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services but are increasingly threatened by native and non-native insect pests. Biosec…

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Nature @nature.com · 10d

Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91

go.nature.com/46K10ja

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.

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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · Aug 16

3 prof positions open in Helsinki!

🧬Human genetics and genomics (open rank, DL 10.10)
🧬Cellular physiology (TT, DL 17.8)
🏙️ Ecological restoration of urban environments (open rank, DL 17.8)

www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/...

Come and join us in the happiest country in the world 5 years running!

Open positions | University of Helsinki

Read about our range of career options and apply now. Application processes ends on the date indicated in the job ad at 23.59 local Helsinki time (EEST).

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Johanna Mappes @jmappes.bsky.social · 16d

🚂 🚂 whoop whoop! Meillä @helsinki.fi #Viikki on yliopistonlehtorin pesti auki! Vastuullasi on kehittää ja opettaa tulevaisuuden ympäristöongelmien ja luontokadon ratkaisijoita.
Saa kernaasti jakaa!
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Yliopistonlehtori, opetus- ja tutkimusalana ympäristöbiologia

jobs.helsinki.fi

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