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Samuele Ramellini
@sramellini.bsky.social
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PhD student at ANU (Ecology and Evolution) studying social behaviour of superb fairy-wrens

MSc in Biogeosciences, BSc in Natural Sciences @LaStatale, Milano

#birds #animalbehaviour #sociality

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · Nov 12
Hey! Got a bunch of new followers, so time for an intro!

I'm a PhD student studying the multilevel society of the Superb fairy-wren. Passionate about all things birds, ecology and behaviour!

Stay tuned for science content and fieldwork stories!

#ornithology #behaviour #birds #sociality #ecology
Profile picture in the Canary Islands, close to an Euphorbia tree! Adult male superb fairy-wren

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 7h
Hey there! Hard to say at this stage. Most groups are still breeding, which hopefully means a slightly longer breeding season. But hard to say whether the numbers will increase. We're hoping for a less extreme winter next year!
We heard the Campbell park population is not doing great at all...

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Nature @nature.com · 7h
Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI in scientific publishing, and what needs to be disclosed

go.nature.com/3YrxDye
Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature survey shows researchers are split
Poll of 5,000 researchers finds contrasting views on when it’s acceptable to involve AI and what needs to be disclosed.
go.nature.com

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 9h
Today marks most chicks banded in a day during this breeding season! They are definitely going better now that the currawongs have some cicadas to snack on 🦗 #SFW_ANU #ecology #birds #superbfairywren

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 17h
One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Rapid morphological change in an urban bird due to COVID-19 restrictions.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/L8lR50XPnlq

For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/hzqz50XPnlo.
Bill trait variation in cohorts of Los Angeles juncos by hatch year before, during, and after the anthropause, with a local wildland reference. (A) Residuals bill length regressed by tarsus length (bill size) and (B) residual bill length to bill depth ratio (bill shape) for cohorts of adult birds that hatched before (2017 to 2019), during (2020 to 2021), and after (2022 to 2025) the anthropause and for adult wildland birds (green) hatched across years.

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Pablo García‐Díaz, Samuele Ramellini

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 18h
We are recruiting several PhD students. If you are interested in conservation conflicts, population ecology, quantitative ecology, or biodiversity, check these projects out (links in the thread, feel free to reach out):

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 5d
Always one of the craziest migration stories! Just astonishing...
batumiraptorcount.org Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 5d
Recommended read: our 2025 Autumn Report is out!

As part of our tradition and commitment, we’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights and phenological peculiarities — complemented by many beautiful photos of both birds and people!

👉 batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-report-2025
Short-toed Eagle. Photo by Nikolina Bukovac.

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Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 5d
Recommended read: our 2025 Autumn Report is out!

As part of our tradition and commitment, we’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights and phenological peculiarities — complemented by many beautiful photos of both birds and people!

👉 batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-report-2025
Short-toed Eagle. Photo by Nikolina Bukovac.

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 5d
With this festive combination of bands we wish everyone a joyful holiday season! Let's all rest up for a refreshed start to 2026! Happy Holidays 🎁

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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 5d
Within a pitcher plant, bacteria break down prey to feed the plant. As the leaf ages, bacteria become less diverse, but more efficient at degrading insects. It appears that species that are strong degraders are weak competitors.

Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Opposing Effects of Succession on Bacterial Diversity and Function within Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Leaves | The American Naturalist
Abstract How biodiversity and ecosystem functions change with succession has proven to be difficult to predict. Generally, it is thought that species accumulation over time should increase function, y...
www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Christoph Grüter @chrisleduck.bsky.social · 9d
🚨 Tenure-track professorship at Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany, with a focus on evolutionary ecology of social hymenoptera 🐝🐜

Initially for 6 years:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/pr...
Goethe University Frankfurt hiring Professur (W1 mit Tenure Track) für Evolutionäre Ökologie der Hymenopteren in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | LinkedIn
Posted 11:13:19 PM. Die Professur wird zunächst auf sechs Jahre befristet besetzt, nach erfolgreicher Evaluation…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 9d
A reminder: Biodiversity loss, climate change, and species invasions are among the top environmental drivers of infectious disease outbreaks.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease
Nature - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing ecosystem health, and preventing biological invasions and biodiversity loss could help to reduce the burden of plant, animal and human diseases,...
www.nature.com

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 12d
We're in the middle of this year's breeding season now and a new wave of nests will be hatching soon!
Also, amazing picture by @franhckr.bsky.social of a male provisioning chicks. Soon they'll also have be fitted with new shining colour bands!
fairywrensanu.bsky.social ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 13d
The breeding season is in full swing! After some troubles with currawong predation, most of the groups are on their second or third nest, and all the parents are busy provisioning their young 🦗🐦 30 chicks banded so far! #superbfairywren #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 12d
Interesting new study on the costs of ornamentation in red-backed fairywrens! #fairywrens #birds #ecology
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Ornamentation is associated with social costs in male red-backed fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus)
Some male songbirds exhibit dull, female-like plumages in their first year instead of the ornamented plumage the species is known for. To test if ornamenta
doi.org

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 13d
The breeding season is in full swing! After some troubles with currawong predation, most of the groups are on their second or third nest, and all the parents are busy provisioning their young 🦗🐦 30 chicks banded so far! #superbfairywren #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 13d
Abstract (and travel award) submission deadline has been extended to the 7th of January 2026. Don’t miss the chance to submit your contribution and be part of the scientific program of ISBE2026!

Reposted by Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Craig R. Primmer, Jesse R. Lasky , and 3 more

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 14d
We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
Department of Zoology  at Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees counting researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an internatio
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Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · 14d
I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )

Please share !!

www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
Opportunities — Eamonn I.F Wooster
www.eifwooster.org

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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 16d
POSTDOC ALERT🚨

Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today!

We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January.

Collaboration with
@dustinrubenstein.com

@bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 17d
A new PhD opportunity in Melbourne!

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Benedetta Catitti @bcatitti.bsky.social · 18d
Winter means.. communal roosts! 🦅🐦🦜

But why do birds form such roosts? In red kites, young single males are the most frequent visitors. Once paired, birds roost more solitarily, often together as a pair.

📢 Now online: tinyurl.tools/98e9279e

@animalecology.bsky.social
@vogelwarte.bsky.social

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 18d
What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social

#BobWongLab

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Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity
Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi
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ShoalBase.org @shoalbase.bsky.social · 19d
Observation of the Week! In coastal Spain, adult Diplodus vulgaris were seen forming shoals over benthic habitat at ~20°C. Every record like this helps us map social systems across species. Contribute yours (with or without photo or video) at shoalbase.org! Observation by @cortesedaphne.bsky.social

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 20d
I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.

I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
course schedule as a table. Available at the link in the post.

Reposted by Ricardo Rocha, Julian Schrader, Samuele Ramellini

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 20d
🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill these 2 positions ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/job...
Photo of the coastline of Rota by Asch Nighthawk with inset photo by Lauren Helton of two people banding a Mariana Kingfisher and inset of bander handling a Mariana Fruit-dove for photo documentaion by Kristin Attinger.

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 21d
Aren't all LBJs really good?

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Pedro Peres-Neto @comecology.bsky.social · 22d
Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision?

I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training.

Please share your experience & this post!

Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE

Reposted by Dustin Mulvaney, Brian J. Harvey, Stephen D. Murphy , and 5 more

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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 23d
I’m recruiting a PhD and MSC student for fall 2026 working on the movement ecology and conservation of Mexican spotted owls in SW forests and rocky canyonlands. Exciting partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Great vibrant lab group, high impact research! 🦉

gavinmjones.com/opportunities/
Opportunities
***PhD and MSc openings – Movement ecology and conservation*** I will periodically support graduate students, postdocs, and other staff through the Biology Department at the University of New…
gavinmjones.com

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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 28d
🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina.

One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social

The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st

Please share among potential students!

Reposted by Marta Maziarz, Vojtěch Brlík, Samuele Ramellini

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 28d
We are happy to announce that the next EOU Conference will be in Brno, Czech Republic in 2027! Check our website eounion.org and follow us on social media for regular updates! #ornithology #EOU2027

Reposted by Cecilia Nilsson, Paul Caplat, Samuele Ramellini

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Carina Nebel @carinanebel.bsky.social · 28d
Interested in #RaptorResearch and #MovementEcology? 🧪
The #AnimalEcology Lab at @utu.fi has an open #PhDposition!

We’ll be tagging WTEs with cutting-edge #GPS devices to study their early-life journeys.

Curious to learn more? See the advert: shorturl.at/HMZ84

#PhDOpening #PhDChat #BioLogging