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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
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Lecturer at Wageningen University | Evolutionary Biology, Genomics and Ornithology | Blogging at Avian Hybrids
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · Dec 9
My approach to academia.
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Bad news for the Brown Eared Pheasant?
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Bad news for the Brown Eared Pheasant?
Genomic study finds low genetic diversity and high levels of inbreeding in this vulnerable species.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Human activities facilitate hybridization in Allen’s Hummingbird
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Human activities facilitate hybridization in Allen’s Hummingbird
Genetic analyses uncover a hybrid population in southern California.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A scoring scheme to assess the reliability of bird hybrids
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A scoring scheme to assess the reliability of bird hybrids
I explain this new scoring system and apply it to Tinamous.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!

Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social

Preorder 👇
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
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A gene within a supergene: An estrogen receptor shapes the behavior of White-throated Sparrow morphs
Expression levels of the estrogen receptor determine aggressive behavior in these songbirds.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

- Cicero
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The phylogeographic story of a Manakin and a Bamboo Tyrant
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The phylogeographic story of a Manakin and a Bamboo Tyrant
Ecology explains the genetic differences in two Atlantic Forest species
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Reading popular-science articles in my own field is always a mix of “yes, but…” and “well, that’s not quite true.” 🤔

It always triggers me to go back and read the original papers, providing plenty of inspiration for my own blog posts.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Very cool paper in Nature! I will probably cover it on the Avian Hybrids blog in due time (even though it concerns mammals).

An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals
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An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals - Nature
Deep learning methods identified a large and evolutionarily conserved X-linked low recombination region in placental mammals that serves as both a barrier to gene flow in hybridizing lineages and an a...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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How the Common Starling conquered Australia
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How the Common Starling conquered Australia
Genetic population structure is mainly shaped by distance effects.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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New story on the Avian Hybrids blog!

Can hybridization explain the evolution of plumage patterns in black-and-white wagtails?
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Based on the Systematic Biology paper by Loïc Rancilhac and his colleagues | #ornithology
Can hybridization explain the evolution of plumage patterns in black-and-white wagtails?
A reticulated phylogeny provides extra challenges to answer this question.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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📢 Vacancy alert! Now open: PhD position on tropical forest succession and acoustic monitoring of seed dispersers. 🌱 🎶
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

We are looking for a PhD candidate in the field of tropical ecology. Based at Wageningen University (NL) with fieldwork in tropical forests in Mexico.
PhD position on 'Seed dispersal shapes tropical forest succession' (Seeds 4 Success)
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November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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✍️New blog post! A Call for Meaningful Work at a Slower Pace
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A reflection on the importance of slow productivity in an achievement society.
A Call for Meaningful Work at a Slower Pace
A reflection on the importance of slow productivity in an achievement society.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The social network of hybrid quails
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The social network of hybrid quails
Recent study reveals a dynamic web of social interactions in a hybrid quail population.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Why are some parrots more colorful than others?
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Why are some parrots more colorful than others?
It turns out that size matters.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Starting the week with a "minor revision" decision! Stay tuned for another Avian Hybrids papers. Can you guess the topic? 😉
two ostriches are standing in a field with an animal planet logo in the corner
ALT: two ostriches are standing in a field with an animal planet logo in the corner
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November 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Next book on the reading list. Exploring a history of ecological ideas. 🤓📚
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Gene flow is an integral part of speciation in Beringian birds
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Gene flow is an integral part of speciation in Beringian birds
Eight bird lineages with a trans-Beringian distribution show clear signatures of past gene flow.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Genetic patterns along the South American dry diagonal: The case of the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
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Genetic patterns along the South American dry diagonal: The case of the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
What environmental factors determine the genetic population structure of this species?
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Where did all these penguins come from?
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Where did all these penguins come from?
Genomic analyses unravel the evolutionary history of these flightless diving birds.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Today is World Kindness Day! It reminded me of a blog post that I wrote several years ago: "Three simple rules for academic success."
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1. Be kind
2. Be reliable
3. Be yourself
Three simple rules for academic success
There is more to academia than hard work.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Did sexual selection drive the evolution of Gallopheasants?
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Did sexual selection drive the evolution of Gallopheasants?
The variety of extravagant plumage patterns certainly suggests a pivotal role for sexual selection.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
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Very nice idea! I just tried a panel with Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins and Tim Birkhead. Fun and insightful. 😀
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
Grappling with difficulties in your career? Try asking an AI-powered advisory panel of experts, suggests Carsten Lund Pedersen.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Something borrowed: Ancestral variation and introgression drive rapid evolution in Darwin’s Finches
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Based on the Science Advances paper by Carl-Johan Rubin, Erik Enbody and their colleagues | #ornithology
Something borrowed: Ancestral variation and introgression drive rapid evolution in Darwin’s Finches
Genomic study identifies 28 ancestral genetic modules that predate the radiation.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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With or without gene flow? Studying speciation in the Grey-headed Bullfinch species complex
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With or without gene flow? Studying speciation in the Grey-headed Bullfinch species complex
Has there been past gene flow between populations on the Asian mainland and Taiwan?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM