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Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS @mizpas.bsky.social · 4d

Darwin posited that innate and learned signals could be evolutionarily related. A new paper in @natecoevo.nature.com, co-authored by Alfredo Attisano, Roman Gula & Jörn Theuerkauf of @mizpas.bsky.social, demonstrates that a learned brood parasite vocalisation induces an innate response in the host.

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 experiments across multiple continents suggest that these learned calls provoke an innate response even among allopatric species.

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 4d

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Inadequate reproductive success is a potential cause of Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) population decline in England | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Malcolm D. Burgess et al | #ornithology 🪶

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 5d

May 2015. David Cameron was Prime Minister, UK an EU member, Barack Obama was US President, and this male Marsh Tit hatched in Monks Wood. Colour-ringed 28 August 2015. Photo 2 April 2016. Observed every year since. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I saw him again today, 10 yrs 5 mo old, still surviving.

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations!

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Aleksandra Wróbel 🕊️🐁🌱🌳 @aleksandrawrobel.bsky.social · 9d

Happy to announce that my photo has been chosen for the journal's cover 🐿️🥳

Link to our article on seed predation by rodents in the Swiss Alps:
dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 9d

#ornithology

Justyna Kubacka @justynakubacka.bsky.social · 9d

My WGS🧬project on Aquatic Warbler shows:
👉 Recent genetic bottleneck and low diversity
👉 Elevated inbreeding in declining westernmost population
👉 Growing inbreeding in core population
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @sib.swiss @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @otop-birdlife.bsky.social @peenefvp.bsky.social

An Aquatic Warbler from Western Pomerania, Poland, a previously nearly extinct population that is now under restoration. Photo: J. Kubacka

Temporal changes in the effective population size of two Aquatic Warbler populations: a large core metapopulation, represented by the Biebrza Valley subpopulation (sampled in 2018), and a small westernmost declining population, West Pomerania (sampled in 1999). The analysis was run with the GONE software.

The current effective population sizes in the three populations sampled.

Long runs of homozygosity (>1Mb) in the three sampled populations: Biebrza in 1997; Biebrza in 2018; and West Pomerania in 1999. Long ROHs are indicative of recent inbreeding.

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 9d

🌾 The #threatened aquatic warbler relies on fragmented European wetlands to survive. Researchers from
@mizpas.bsky.social led by @justynakubacka.bsky.social
use #genomic data from two populations to guide management and help restore an extinct population.
erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv... ‬

Conservation genomics of the aquatic warbler, a specialist bird breeding in declining mire habitat

This ERGA-BGE project, started in June 2024 and led by Dr. Justyna Kubacka, builds upon an ongoing study on the conservation genomics of the aquatic warbler, a threatened bird of highly fragmented cen...

erga-biodiversity.eu

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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 21d

We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · Jun 12

Very pleased to announce new issue of #BirdStudy:

The impacts of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on birds: part 2

The 2nd part of our Special Issue on bird flu, with 10 more papers on impacts, vulnerabilities, responses & management of outbreaks.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/c... #ornithology

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 15d

Here’s our work funded by @ncn.gov.pl & published #OpenAccess:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ornithology #forestecol

Thermal ecosystem engineering by songbirds promotes a symbiotic relationship with ants - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Thermal ecosystem engineering by songbirds promotes a symbiotic relationship with ants

www.nature.com

Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 15d

Wonderful to see the BBC Springwatch 2025 episode 8, where Chris Packham mentions our study on ants & ground-nesting birds 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Starts 25:29 saying that ants can be drawn to ground-nesting birds, attracted by heat.

Springwatch - 2025: Episode 8

More of the wildlife wonders on the Longshaw Estate, some urban characters in Sheffield, and the enchanting golden hare on Rathlin Island.

www.bbc.co.uk

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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 22d

Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 16d

The woods are growing quieter. On 23 Oct, join us in partnership with @britornitholclub.bsky.social for an evening lecture at our building with @richardkbroughton.bsky.social, exploring the dramatic decline of Marsh and Willow Tits - key voices in Britain's woodland soundscape: buff.ly/k6h5bit

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 19d

The Monks Wood study features very heavily in the Marsh Tit & Willow Tit Poyser book, showing the value of this and other long-term population studies. We know lots about how the Marsh Tit population functions in/around Monks Wood, but many questions remain: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marsh-tit...

The Marsh Tit and The Willow Tit

'A superb account of the ecology and behaviour of two declining bird species whose lives are intimately shaped by their woodland habitats.' – Rob Fuller'There c…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 18d

Truly enjoyable and productive weekend at Monks Wood 🌳🍁🪶

Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 19d

Successful start to the 24th annual Marsh Tit colour-ringing census at Monks Wood (Cambs), with @martamaziarz.bsky.social. Thirteen new birds ringed and several colour-ringed adults re-sighted in first section of the wood. A notable year for acorns, & happy Jays. #ornithology

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 22d

Urban tree canopy cover over 30 % and native trees enhance bird insectivory and tree biosecurity | www.sciencedirect.co... | Biological Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

Urban tree canopy cover over 30 % and native trees enhance bird insectivory and tree biosecurity

Urban trees support biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services but are increasingly threatened by native and non-native insect pests. Biosec…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · 22d

It’s been a privilege and great joy to attend the HNB conference as a keynote speaker, seeing other fabulous presentations in a friendly atmosphere. Big thanks to organisers: Miloš Krist, Peter Adamík and the local team for an amazing job!

10th Hole-nesting Birds Conference @hnbirds2025.bsky.social · 23d

The 10th HNB Conference has finished! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we hope everyone enjoyed both the conference and the city of Olomouc. Congrats to the winners of the student competition: Beau Strijker (Best Poster) and Daisy Abraham (Best Talk)! We’re already looking forward to the next HNB!

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · Aug 22

Where is the next conference gonna be?
So many countries are still missing from the map... All info to participate are here!

Deadline 15th of October 2025

#EOU2027 #EOU2025 #ornithology

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · Aug 9

Archiving some files and came across this fieldwork classic: the heart-stopping moment a group of Bison thundered past me at full speed in the Białowieża Forest, while I was looking for a Willow Tit nest. Half a ton running at 30 mph.

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Aug 22

At #EOU2025?

Catch a talk from @rspbscience.bsky.social's Paul Bellamy: “How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?” 🌳🐦

At 14:30 in LR3 as part of the Conservation 2 session
@eounion.bsky.social

Presentation slide entitled 'How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?'

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 20

Introducing "The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology"

The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.

🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...

The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 1 of this Preprint.

doi.org

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · Aug 18

1 Pleased to be presenting the latest results gathered by Woodpecker-Network volunteers on Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers and what we can do to conserve them better #BOUatEOU www.woodpecker-netwo...

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · Aug 18

12/ The continuation of long-term studies & comparisons with human-altered habitats are essential for the conservation and understanding of declining bird species.

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · Aug 18

11/ Human-induced climate change, including severe droughts & extreme weather, will likely lead to further changes in forest structure, and might pose a threat for future populations of breeding birds in the primeval Białowieża Forest.

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Marta Maziarz @martamaziarz.bsky.social · Aug 18

10/ Many trends of breeding bird species in the primeval Białowieża Forest are similar to national or European trends, so factors that act at large geographical scales probably have the predominant effect on local bird populations.

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