Elina Mäntylä
@elinamantyla.bsky.social
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
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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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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
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Writing an Introduction is hard. There are a few ways Introductions often go astray - avoid these. "What your Introduction section isn't" -
What your Introduction section isn’t
Today, the fourth and final instalment in a short series inspired by bad papers I’ve read (some of them, I’ll admit once again, my own). I’ve let myself rant about what a Methods sections shouldn’t…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Writing an Introduction is hard. There are a few ways Introductions often go astray - avoid these. "What your Introduction section isn't" -
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Euroopan suurin turkisten tuottajamaa Puola kieltää turkistarhauksen! Puolan presidentti Karol Nawrocki allekirjoitti tänään 2.12. lain, joka kieltää turkistarhauksen siirtymäajan jälkeen vuonna 2033. animalia.fi/2025/12/02/e...
Euroopan suurin turkisten tuottajamaa Puola kieltää turkistarhauksen - Animalia
Puolassa hyväksyttiin laki, joka kieltää turkistarhauksen vuonna 2033. Puola on Euroopan suurin ja maailman toiseksi suurin turkistuottajamaa.
animalia.fi
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Euroopan suurin turkisten tuottajamaa Puola kieltää turkistarhauksen! Puolan presidentti Karol Nawrocki allekirjoitti tänään 2.12. lain, joka kieltää turkistarhauksen siirtymäajan jälkeen vuonna 2033. animalia.fi/2025/12/02/e...
Matysioková et al. Duration of nest-building in passerine birds: the roles of latitude, nest size, and nest type academic.oup.com/beheco/artic... #ornithology
Duration of nest-building in passerine birds: the roles of latitude, nest size, and nest type
Why do birds build nests at different speeds? Nest building is crucial for reproductive success, but the drivers of its varying duration across species wer
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Matysioková et al. Duration of nest-building in passerine birds: the roles of latitude, nest size, and nest type academic.oup.com/beheco/artic... #ornithology
Thomas et al. The role of volatile cues in mediating tree host-bacteria-insect interactions in acute oak decline www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of volatile cues in mediating tree host-bacteria-insect interactions in acute oak decline
Acute oak decline (AOD) is a decline syndrome affecting native oaks in the UK, characterized by bacterial stem lesions and larval galleries of the bee…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Thomas et al. The role of volatile cues in mediating tree host-bacteria-insect interactions in acute oak decline www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mota et al. Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ornithology
Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest
Aim Climate change is driving species to either shift their ranges or face extinction. While its effects on taxonomic diversity (TD) are relatively well understood, the impacts on functional diversi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Mota et al. Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ornithology
Gefaell et al. From rivals to partners: adversarial collaboration in ecology and evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
From rivals to partners: adversarial collaboration in ecology and evolution
Since their inception, ecology and evolutionary biology have been filled with controversies.
While controversies are generally beneficial, they can sometimes hinder meaningful
communication and, ultim...
www.cell.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Gefaell et al. From rivals to partners: adversarial collaboration in ecology and evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Gupta et al. Sex-biased cooperation among immature peers: it matters who helps whom royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Sex-biased cooperation among immature peers: it matters who helps whom
Abstract. Our understanding of sex-biased helping has progressed from a historical emphasis on relatedness differences caused by haplodiploidy to an unders
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Gupta et al. Sex-biased cooperation among immature peers: it matters who helps whom royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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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
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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
Ellison: Workflows: The latest way to publish your methods besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ecology #OpenScience
Workflows: The latest way to publish your methods
Click on the article title to read more.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ellison: Workflows: The latest way to publish your methods besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ecology #OpenScience
Norman et al. The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #AI #ecology #CarbonFootprint
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint
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esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Norman et al. The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #AI #ecology #CarbonFootprint
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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
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
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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
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
Mirski et al. Dispersal, maturation and recruitment in a long-lived, intercontinental migrant bird www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology #RaptorResearch
Dispersal, maturation and recruitment in a long-lived, intercontinental migrant bird
Natal dispersal is a multistep process. It commences when a juvenile departs from its natal site and concludes when it settles to breed for the first …
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December 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Mirski et al. Dispersal, maturation and recruitment in a long-lived, intercontinental migrant bird www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology #RaptorResearch
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Sehän on taas joulukuu ja aika Luonnonmetsät Sápmin perinteisen, ensimmäistä kertaa ilmestyvän, luonnonmetsäjoulukalenterin! Luukku 1: Aloitellaan pienestä, mutta ah niin kauniista palasesta luonnontilaista ikimetsää Kaitamojärven eteläpuolella. Tältä metsä voi (ja sen pitäisi) näyttää.
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Sehän on taas joulukuu ja aika Luonnonmetsät Sápmin perinteisen, ensimmäistä kertaa ilmestyvän, luonnonmetsäjoulukalenterin! Luukku 1: Aloitellaan pienestä, mutta ah niin kauniista palasesta luonnontilaista ikimetsää Kaitamojärven eteläpuolella. Tältä metsä voi (ja sen pitäisi) näyttää.
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Sen ohella, että Metsään.fi-palvelu ehdottaa avohakkuuta, voisi suosituksen vieressä aina automaattisesti olla klikattava kohta esimerkiksi seuraavalla tekstillä: ”Haluaisitko mieluummin suojella metsäsi tai tutustua jatkuvaan kasvatukseen?”
www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sen ohella, että Metsään.fi-palvelu ehdottaa avohakkuuta, voisi suosituksen vieressä aina automaattisesti olla klikattava kohta esimerkiksi seuraavalla tekstillä: ”Haluaisitko mieluummin suojella metsäsi tai tutustua jatkuvaan kasvatukseen?”
www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
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From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages
The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A new issue of Ornis Fennica is now available! The issue provides new insights into the habitat preferences, site fidelity, sex ratios, and timing of migration of birds. The species range from passerines to waders and ducks. ornisfennica.journal.fi/issue/view/1... #ornithology #OpenAccess
Ornis Fennica Vol. 102 No. 1 (2025): Ornis Fennica Volume 102 Issue 1
ornisfennica.journal.fi
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A new issue of Ornis Fennica is now available! The issue provides new insights into the habitat preferences, site fidelity, sex ratios, and timing of migration of birds. The species range from passerines to waders and ducks. ornisfennica.journal.fi/issue/view/1... #ornithology #OpenAccess
Viikonloppu Porissa, mutta sen verran muuta ohjelmaa, ettei ehtinyt linturetkelle. Tänään aamulla puoli tuntia oli lintuverkko pihalla ja isä rengasti & minä avustin. Neljää lajia tiaisia, yht. 14 yksilöä. 😀 #linnut
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Viikonloppu Porissa, mutta sen verran muuta ohjelmaa, ettei ehtinyt linturetkelle. Tänään aamulla puoli tuntia oli lintuverkko pihalla ja isä rengasti & minä avustin. Neljää lajia tiaisia, yht. 14 yksilöä. 😀 #linnut
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The extent of global sea ice cover is more than 3 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average. This is the 2nd lowest on record for this date over the satellite-era.
Data from nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The extent of global sea ice cover is more than 3 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average. This is the 2nd lowest on record for this date over the satellite-era.
Data from nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Lynx
Beluga whale
Red kangaroo
Madeira firecrest
Iceland gull
Lynx
Beluga whale
Red kangaroo
Madeira firecrest
Iceland gull
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
Southern Cassowary
Iberian Lynx
Southern white rhino
Bobcat
California Condor
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Polar bear
Beluga whale
Moose
Wolf
Lynx
(it was hard to pick 5)
Polar bear
Beluga whale
Moose
Wolf
Lynx
(it was hard to pick 5)
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
Lynx
Beluga whale
Red kangaroo
Madeira firecrest
Iceland gull
Lynx
Beluga whale
Red kangaroo
Madeira firecrest
Iceland gull
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New article published in Ornis Fennica! Piórkowska et al. Mismatch between planned and realized harvests: integrating hunter demography, harvest records and waterbird monitoring to inform game bird management in Poland ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess
Mismatch between planned and realized harvests: integrating hunter demography, harvest records and waterbird monitoring to inform game bird management in Poland
Bird hunting, with deep historical and cultural significance, faces sustainability challenges, particularly for migratory species. In Poland, the calibration of annual harvest ceilings (quotas) relati...
ornisfennica.journal.fi
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New article published in Ornis Fennica! Piórkowska et al. Mismatch between planned and realized harvests: integrating hunter demography, harvest records and waterbird monitoring to inform game bird management in Poland ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess
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Kun politiikan pohjana on pelkkä petoviha:
"Arviointineuvoston mukaan lakiesitys on tämän hallituskauden huonoimmin valmisteltu, sillä vaikutusarvio puuttuu kokonaan eikä susikannan nykytilaa ole selvitetty."
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
"Arviointineuvoston mukaan lakiesitys on tämän hallituskauden huonoimmin valmisteltu, sillä vaikutusarvio puuttuu kokonaan eikä susikannan nykytilaa ole selvitetty."
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Hallituksen toimet | Jälleen murska-arvio hallitukselle: Sudenmetsästyslaille koko hallituskauden heikoin arvosana
Lainsäädännön arviointineuvosto listaa useita puutteita hallituksen lakiesityksestä, joka on ehtinyt jo eduskuntaan.
www.hs.fi
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Kun politiikan pohjana on pelkkä petoviha:
"Arviointineuvoston mukaan lakiesitys on tämän hallituskauden huonoimmin valmisteltu, sillä vaikutusarvio puuttuu kokonaan eikä susikannan nykytilaa ole selvitetty."
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
"Arviointineuvoston mukaan lakiesitys on tämän hallituskauden huonoimmin valmisteltu, sillä vaikutusarvio puuttuu kokonaan eikä susikannan nykytilaa ole selvitetty."
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
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🎉 New article out: 🎉
Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin population in northwestern Italy over two decades 🐦
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
@bou.org.uk
#ornithology #climatechange #OpenAccess
Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin population in northwestern Italy over two decades 🐦
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
@bou.org.uk
#ornithology #climatechange #OpenAccess
Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) population in northwestern Italy over two decades
In recent decades, vertebrates, particularly birds, have exhibited notable morphological changes in response to climate change. In birds, these temporal trends usually entail a decrease in body mass ...
doi.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
🎉 New article out: 🎉
Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin population in northwestern Italy over two decades 🐦
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
@bou.org.uk
#ornithology #climatechange #OpenAccess
Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin population in northwestern Italy over two decades 🐦
doi.org/10.1111/ibi....
@bou.org.uk
#ornithology #climatechange #OpenAccess
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#Kulttuurikalenteri luukku 28.
#Katutaiteilija #Banksy ottaa teoksillaan kantaa yhteiskunnallisiin asioihin, mm. kulutuskeskeisyyteen, usein ironisilla viesteillään.
"If graffiti changed anything it would be illegal"
Tänään vietetään #äläostamitään päivää.
#raha #blackfridaysale #taidekalenteri
#Katutaiteilija #Banksy ottaa teoksillaan kantaa yhteiskunnallisiin asioihin, mm. kulutuskeskeisyyteen, usein ironisilla viesteillään.
"If graffiti changed anything it would be illegal"
Tänään vietetään #äläostamitään päivää.
#raha #blackfridaysale #taidekalenteri
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#Kulttuurikalenteri luukku 28.
#Katutaiteilija #Banksy ottaa teoksillaan kantaa yhteiskunnallisiin asioihin, mm. kulutuskeskeisyyteen, usein ironisilla viesteillään.
"If graffiti changed anything it would be illegal"
Tänään vietetään #äläostamitään päivää.
#raha #blackfridaysale #taidekalenteri
#Katutaiteilija #Banksy ottaa teoksillaan kantaa yhteiskunnallisiin asioihin, mm. kulutuskeskeisyyteen, usein ironisilla viesteillään.
"If graffiti changed anything it would be illegal"
Tänään vietetään #äläostamitään päivää.
#raha #blackfridaysale #taidekalenteri
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Manic Street Preachers
Kent
Ennio Morricone
Jean-Michel Jarre
Don Huonot
Manic Street Preachers
Kent
Ennio Morricone
Jean-Michel Jarre
Don Huonot
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Nouvelle Vague
Depeche Mode
Smashing Pumpkins
Elton John
Manic Street Preachers
Nouvelle Vague
Depeche Mode
Smashing Pumpkins
Elton John
Manic Street Preachers
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Genesis (post-Gabriel)
Royksöpp / Robyn
Sleater-Kinney
The Mountain Goats*
The Joy Formidable*
*at least 3x
Genesis (post-Gabriel)
Royksöpp / Robyn
Sleater-Kinney
The Mountain Goats*
The Joy Formidable*
*at least 3x
November 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Manic Street Preachers
Kent
Ennio Morricone
Jean-Michel Jarre
Don Huonot
Manic Street Preachers
Kent
Ennio Morricone
Jean-Michel Jarre
Don Huonot