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Dr Mark E Hauber
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Executive Director at CUNY ASRC, comparative psychology professor at GC CUNY with an eye on brood parasites; Nat Geo Explorer, married 🏳️‍🌈; I post my own mind. www.cowbirdlab.org

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Mark Erno Hauber is an American ornithologist and Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research considers the development of avian recognition systems. .. more

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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 2d
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 2d
Now with the cover!

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 4d
www.cell.com/cell-reports... now with pagination @asrc-gc.bsky.social and the cover!
A Climate BioStress Sentinel System: Identifying climate impacts from the genome to the urbanized biosphere
Since its beginnings deep in Earth’s history, life has confronted a dynamic climate, whose biological impacts play out across scales from milliseconds to millennia and from genetics to the global bios...
www.cell.com

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 4d
After the Ngogo chimpanzee group killed 21 members of neighboring groups and expanded their territory by 22%, female birth rates more than doubled and infant survival increased sharply—showing clear fitness benefits from intergroup killing. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/TKmf50XuPjY
Jolie, an adult female chimpanzee of the Ngogo community in Kibale National Park, Uganda, with sleeping infant son, Zawinul. CREDIT: Kevin Langergraber

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commonternproject.bsky.social
Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 7d
There’s such beauty in variety – and the eggs laid by our terns show it too. In our newest paper we try to find patterns in this variety and test how female identity and age, as well as laying order, affect the colour, spottiness, shape, and size of eggs: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 8d
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Why do vultures poop on their legs?
YouTube video by Birdbrain Q&A
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Reposted by Márk E. Hauber, Jason Williams, Terry Gaasterland

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HHMI @hhmi.org · 8d
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 9d
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How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers' head-hammering moves. Plus, what makes one ant a queen and another a worker?
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asrc-gc.bsky.social
Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center @asrc-gc.bsky.social · 12d
Congrats! Andrea Alù, Distinguished Prof. & director of the ASRC Photonics Initiative, his team, & an international group of colleagues were awarded European Research Council (ERC)'s highly competitive Synergy Grant. They aim to revolutionize how data travels through the air. https://bit.ly/43xH9TH
A digital illustration of a cell tower, skyscraper, smartphone, and airplane against a blue sky with a city skyline.

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 14d
New paper on disturbance foraging and eye size evolution is published! academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
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Christine R. Lattin, PhD @clattin.bsky.social · 14d
These orb-weaver spiders build FAKE SPIDER DECOYS in their webs, potentially to deter predators 🤯 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cyclosa Menge, 1866 (Araneidae) Orb‐Weavers Build Stabilimenta That Resemble Larger Spiders
The orb-weaving spider Cyclosa longicauda from Peru constructs unique stabilimenta from detritus and silk that visually resemble a larger spider. This previously undescribed behavior likely functions....
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
@fieldornith.bsky.social new position search!

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
www.cell.com/cell-reports... new paper in cell reports sustainability with @asrc-gc.bsky.social colleagues
A Climate BioStress Sentinel System: Identifying climate impacts from the genome to the urbanized biosphere
Since its beginnings deep in Earth’s history, life has confronted a dynamic climate, whose biological impacts play out across scales from milliseconds to millennia and from genetics to the global bios...
www.cell.com

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
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Co-EIC Application – Association of Field Ornithologists
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asrc-gc.bsky.social
Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center @asrc-gc.bsky.social · 16d
An interdisciplinary team of CUNY ASRC scientists unveil a groundbreaking conceptual model & integrative monitoring framework designed to reveal how climate change stresses life across the planet. This study could transform how detect, understand, & respond to climate threats. https://bit.ly/4p06rBU
A digital globe featuring buildings, trees, and red structures, overlaid with a DNA helix and network connections.

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Alexei Maklakov @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social · 17d
Fast females, slow males: accelerated ageing and reproductive senescence in Drosophila melanogaster females across diverse social environments url: academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...
Fast females, slow males: accelerated ageing and reproductive senescence in Drosophila melanogaster females across diverse social environments
Abstract. Females and males typically differ in lifespan, patterns of ageing, and reproduction. General explanations for variation in the magnitude of this
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Reposted by Marcel E. Visser, Márk E. Hauber, Marta Maziarz , and 1 more

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EOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 17d
The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 18d
ethz.ch/en/news-and-... new ERC funding for Andrea Alu @asrc-gc.bsky.social
Two ERC Synergy Grants for ETH Zurich researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has agreed to fund two high-profile international projects with ETH’s backing. Markus Reiher is helping to accelerate the development of chemical catalysts, while C...
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 18d
Woodpeckers and tennis players share similarities when preparing to strike

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Woodpeckers and tennis players share similarities when preparing to strike
Scientists have investigated how woodpeckers use their muscles and their breathing to prepare to strike wood -- and they liken it to the way tennis players prepare to smack a ball.
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 18d
www.nature.com/articles/s41... now with pagination!
Learned use of an innate sound-meaning association in birds - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Over 20 species of geographically and phylogenetically diverse bird species produce convergent whining vocalizations towards their respective brood parasites. Model presentation and playback experimen...
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Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center @asrc-gc.bsky.social · 19d
Prof. @pinar-ayata.bsky.social, CUNY ASRC Neuroscience Initiative, and colleagues identified a previously unrecognized protective state of microglia (the brain’s primary immune cells) that may open new avenues for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Check out their paper in Nature! go.nature.com/3JMJovx
Lymphoid gene expression supports neuroprotective microglia function - Nature
PU.1low CD28-expressing microglia may act as suppressive cells in Alzheimer’s disease, mitigating its progression by reducing neuroinflammation and amyloid plaque load, indicating potential immunother...
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 19d
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... instant classic!! @nickantonson.bsky.social
Neuromuscular coordination of movement and breathing forges a hammer-like mechanism for woodpecker drilling
Highlighted Article: Woodpeckers engage a broad suite of muscular recruitment in coordination with respiration to forge a hammer-like mechanism when performing their iconic drilling and tapping behavi...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 20d
My first paper in J Heredity, is now coauthored and published! Thank you team! academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
Genomic resources for comparative analyses of obligate avian brood parasitism
Abstract. Examples of convergent evolution, wherein distantly related organisms evolve similar traits, including behaviors, underscore the adaptive power o
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bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · 20d
Wildflower strips support birds and ground-dwelling arthropods during winter period regardless of mowing regime | www.sciencedirect.co... | Biological Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
Wildflower strips support birds and ground-dwelling arthropods during winter period regardless of mowing regime
Agri-environmental schemes, such as wildflower strips (WFS), can help to mitigate biodiversity loss caused by agricultural intensification. WFSs can p…
www.sciencedirect.com

Reposted by Márk E. Hauber, Luke Rendell

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 20d
Meet our plenary speaker Felicity Muth!

Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.

Reposted by Márk E. Hauber, Raquel Ponti

bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · 22d
Morphological Evolution in Island Birds Is Associated With More Terrestrial Lifestyles and a Lower Number of Raptors and Intra‐Family Competitors | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Global Ecology and Biogeography | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

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Joshua Brumberg @joshbrumberg.bsky.social · 22d
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 22d
#Evolution of complex adaptations can involve changes in multiple traits that lack standalone function. @benitoexplains.bsky.social &co show that leaf masquerade in #katydids evolved via concurrent modification in wing colour & shape, driven by evolutionary synergy @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4oUE741
Functional synergy underlies effective leaf masquerade in the wild. Top: Photographs of Itarissa costaricensis (left) and Aegmia maculofolia (right), leaf-masquerading katydid species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) found at the field site in Panama. Photos courtesy of Dr Hannah ter Hofstede and Dr Laurel Symes. Bottom: All experimental color × shape treatment combinations in situ, pinned to tree bark with a mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larvae) as bait. From left to right: “green oval,” “green elongated oval,” “green rectangle,” “brown oval,” “brown elongated oval,” “brown rectangle,” “blue oval,” “blue elongated rectangle,” “blue rectangle.”

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 23d
Great Auk drawing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Neolithic rock engraving apparently showing a Great Auk being captured
We evaluate whether a Neolithic engraved rock image at the Alta archaeological site in Finnmark, Norway – of a bird being held by a person – represents a Great Auk Pinguinus impennis. There are sever...
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Reposted by Elena Litchman, Márk E. Hauber

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 23d
The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Dobzhansky Prize to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Nominations due December 1, 2025.