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Daniel Karp

@dskarp.bsky.social

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Professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis. Studying conservation in working landscapes. https://karp.ucdavis.edu/

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Ted Stankowich @tedstankowich.bsky.social · 22h

Eclipses fool birds into thinking it's morning!
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science

On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial ...

www.science.org

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Alejandra Echeverri, PhD @ornithoale.bsky.social · 21h

New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social

Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries!

(open access link below, thread to follow)

academic.oup.com/condor/advan...

academic.oup.com

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Overall, a super fun experience and so lucky to work with my amazing collaborators: @ornithoale.bsky.social who inspired a lot of this work as well as @katherinelauck.bsky.social and Julian Tattoni who TAed the class and helped create this course-based research experience :)

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, larger, more attractive species were consistently more likely to be marketed.

This is despite prior work arguing that an emphasis on novel birds translates into dedicated birdwatchers preferring dull species.

Dedicated birdwatchers may value beauty in birds, just like everyone else.

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Second, we were surprised that regularly observed species were more likely to be mentioned in trip itineraries.

Maybe tour operators are balancing novelty with the risk of disappointing clients when they inevitably fail to encounter rare species?

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, so what did we find?

First, tour operators recognized that birdwatchers value novelty above all else. Range-restricted species were ten times more likely to appear in trip itineraries than cosmopolitan species.

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

The most unique part: this was a multi-year class project! So fun to have undergrads help us collect the data, form their own questions, present posters, and then, eventually, have it turn into a published product!

(photos are example student posters)

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 1d

Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries!

(open access link below, thread to follow)

academic.oup.com/condor/advan...

academic.oup.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 2d

Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities

Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...

Cover of the October 2025 issue of Ecosphere

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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 7d

Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!

Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 7d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 7d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 7d

Come join our amazing department!!!!

Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 7d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 14d

NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 29d

Just found out Karen's had >50 applications come in during the first four days.

Completely unprecedented in all the hiring we've ever done.

I guess this shows the state of the wildlife job market right now. Really sad.

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Sep 8

The amazing Karen Gallardo-Cruz is looking for a field technician to study Barn Owl responses to tractor noise!

The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:

karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela @birdmapper.bsky.social · Aug 28

New paper 🚨
We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Human development, societal stability and bird capital predict global tourist eBirding activity

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Ok bird people. The neighbors cat keeps hunting birds in our yard and just killed one (LEGO) right in front of the kiddo. Beyond nicely talking to the neighbor (which I've done), anyone have suggestions for best sprays, deterrents, etc? Thanks so much!

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Neil Gilbert @gilbert-lab.bsky.social · Aug 21

our paper on how light pollution affects bird vocal behavior is out today in Science!!

w/ @brentpease.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Aug 11

Absolutely amazing afternoon in the Galapagos with the kiddo's favorite bird! Courtship displays, weird behaviors jockying for mates, and babies. Magical!

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Jul 23

Analysis of data on 971 bird species in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, suggesting that extrapolations from local studies will severely underestimate biodiversity losses
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

Tropical biodiversity loss from land-use change is severely underestimated by local-scale assessments - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Analysis of data on 971 bird species in natural habitat and cattle pasture in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, sugges...

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Jul 17

Bird of the day... Week? Season?!

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Jul 17

Great morning out with Julian Tattoni helping out with his molt study in SF!

Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Jul 17

Look into the lab assistant series. 10 percent benefits for short term hire