Paul Cuchot
@paulcuchot.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist interested in studying phenology, migration and morphology in passerines 🐥💻📈 | Urban Ecology | Climate change | Quantitative Ecology [he/him]
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🐣 Excited to share our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social !
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Our last paper describes the spring-accelerated loop-migration of the Woodchat Shrike, tracked with light- and multi-sensor geolocators link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our last paper describes the spring-accelerated loop-migration of the Woodchat Shrike, tracked with light- and multi-sensor geolocators link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology
🐣 Excited to share our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social !
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🐣 Excited to share our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social !
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using @euring.bsky.social ringing data, we investigated “Phenological plasticity and its temperature-related drivers in common songbirds across Europe.” #Ornithology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New paper out about elevational shifts in European birds lead by @josephinecouet.bsky.social: "Solar Radiation Affects Bird Distributions but Not Elevational Shifts in European Mountains"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social @ebcc.info
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social @ebcc.info
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New paper out about elevational shifts in European birds lead by @josephinecouet.bsky.social: "Solar Radiation Affects Bird Distributions but Not Elevational Shifts in European Mountains"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social @ebcc.info
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social @ebcc.info
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🚨 2nd master’s project!
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology
www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology
www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨 2nd master’s project!
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology
www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology
www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
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We have a new paper out on the genetic vs. environmental drivers of cognition along an urban gradient: doi.org/10.1007/s100...
@lauragervais.bsky.social @dhanyabharath.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social @denisreale.bsky.social
#inhibitorycontrol #greattits #animalcognition
@lauragervais.bsky.social @dhanyabharath.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social @denisreale.bsky.social
#inhibitorycontrol #greattits #animalcognition
July 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We have a new paper out on the genetic vs. environmental drivers of cognition along an urban gradient: doi.org/10.1007/s100...
@lauragervais.bsky.social @dhanyabharath.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social @denisreale.bsky.social
#inhibitorycontrol #greattits #animalcognition
@lauragervais.bsky.social @dhanyabharath.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social @denisreale.bsky.social
#inhibitorycontrol #greattits #animalcognition
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Great new paper shows that using knowledge from non-English language journals can strengthen global biodiversity databases. Including info from Brazilian journals increased species & population coverage & reduced uncertainty in population trends besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Knowledge from non‐English‐language studies broadens contributions to conservation policy and helps to tackle bias in biodiversity data
Collecting data from local sources markedly further strengthens global biodiversity databases by adding species not previously included in international datasets. Furthermore, the addition of these d...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Great new paper shows that using knowledge from non-English language journals can strengthen global biodiversity databases. Including info from Brazilian journals increased species & population coverage & reduced uncertainty in population trends besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Happy to share our last work just published in @animalecology.bsky.social. With @claire-doutrelant.bsky.social and Peter Pearman. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @cnrs.fr @biology.ox.ac.uk
Global patterns of colouration complexity in the Paridae: Effects of climate and species characteristics across body regions
Variation in colour complexity in the Paridae is linked to climate, climate variability and several biotic factors. The strength of the associations is patch specific. Variables related to resource c...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy to share our last work just published in @animalecology.bsky.social. With @claire-doutrelant.bsky.social and Peter Pearman. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @cnrs.fr @biology.ox.ac.uk
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Shifting Gears in a Shifting Climate: Birds Adjust Migration Speed in Response to Spring Vegetation Green‐Up | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Diversity and Distributions | #ornithology 🪶
June 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Shifting Gears in a Shifting Climate: Birds Adjust Migration Speed in Response to Spring Vegetation Green‐Up | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Diversity and Distributions | #ornithology 🪶
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Very glad to see the second chapter of my PhD published in JEB and feel honored that it has been picked as this month's issue "Editor's choice" and cover image! It's been a long and important team effort leading up to these results!
The May issue of JEB is now online! Read it here:
academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/38/5
📸 Coenonympha arcania: part of an intriguing species complex in which two hybrid species have inherited most of their genome from one parent species but prefer mating with the other! Photo Credit - Riccardo Poloni
academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/38/5
📸 Coenonympha arcania: part of an intriguing species complex in which two hybrid species have inherited most of their genome from one parent species but prefer mating with the other! Photo Credit - Riccardo Poloni
Volume 38 Issue 5 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | Oxford Academic
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
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May 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Very glad to see the second chapter of my PhD published in JEB and feel honored that it has been picked as this month's issue "Editor's choice" and cover image! It's been a long and important team effort leading up to these results!
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Our new OA paper is out: dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.... | Ecology Letters | #ornithology
Using @euring.bsky.social Constant Effort Site data spanning 12 countries across Europe we explore geographic and temporal variation in synchrony in counts, productivity and survival rates.
Using @euring.bsky.social Constant Effort Site data spanning 12 countries across Europe we explore geographic and temporal variation in synchrony in counts, productivity and survival rates.
May 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Our new OA paper is out: dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.... | Ecology Letters | #ornithology
Using @euring.bsky.social Constant Effort Site data spanning 12 countries across Europe we explore geographic and temporal variation in synchrony in counts, productivity and survival rates.
Using @euring.bsky.social Constant Effort Site data spanning 12 countries across Europe we explore geographic and temporal variation in synchrony in counts, productivity and survival rates.
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Another birding paper! 🐦 Where do the Nearctic landbirds that show up in Europe each autumn come from? We usually assume they come from NE populations, pushed off course by bad weather - but is that the whole story? #ornithology 1/3
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Another birding paper! 🐦 Where do the Nearctic landbirds that show up in Europe each autumn come from? We usually assume they come from NE populations, pushed off course by bad weather - but is that the whole story? #ornithology 1/3
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Whereas first arrival has advanced over the long-term study, first laying hasn't (and the same holds true when we look at the averages). Still, 2025 is a fairly early year, as there are only 8 years with an earlier first egg versus 23 with a later first egg. #phenology #seabirds
May 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Whereas first arrival has advanced over the long-term study, first laying hasn't (and the same holds true when we look at the averages). Still, 2025 is a fairly early year, as there are only 8 years with an earlier first egg versus 23 with a later first egg. #phenology #seabirds
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Birding paper! In the last Dutch Birding issue, we published a detailed paper on the ID of Great Egret taxa in non-breeding plumage. We analyzed photos of hundreds of individuals to find key criteria distinguishing the four taxa. A short illustrated summary can be found in this thread. #birding
April 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Birding paper! In the last Dutch Birding issue, we published a detailed paper on the ID of Great Egret taxa in non-breeding plumage. We analyzed photos of hundreds of individuals to find key criteria distinguishing the four taxa. A short illustrated summary can be found in this thread. #birding
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Two hybrid Coenonympha species inherited most of their genome from one parent species but prefer mating with the other! By analyzing chemical profiles, we show that non-random trait sorting likely drives reproductive isolation, fueling hybrid speciation
@pdvsky.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@pdvsky.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
April 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Two hybrid Coenonympha species inherited most of their genome from one parent species but prefer mating with the other! By analyzing chemical profiles, we show that non-random trait sorting likely drives reproductive isolation, fueling hybrid speciation
@pdvsky.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@pdvsky.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
New preprint w/ @lmchev.bsky.social 🐦
How can we infer breeding phenology and reproductive success from bird counts or captures?
We developed a model linking juvenile proportion in populations to reproductive timing and success.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
How can we infer breeding phenology and reproductive success from bird counts or captures?
We developed a model linking juvenile proportion in populations to reproductive timing and success.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Inferring reproductive phenology and success from proportions of juveniles in population monitoring
ecoevorxiv.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
New preprint w/ @lmchev.bsky.social 🐦
How can we infer breeding phenology and reproductive success from bird counts or captures?
We developed a model linking juvenile proportion in populations to reproductive timing and success.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
How can we infer breeding phenology and reproductive success from bird counts or captures?
We developed a model linking juvenile proportion in populations to reproductive timing and success.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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In our latest preprint, we showcase how to use a phylogenetic meta-analysis of variance to test evolutionary hypotheses across species.
We collected data for 172 birds (314 populations) to test patterns of stabilising selection and canalisation for wing length.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2P...
We collected data for 172 birds (314 populations) to test patterns of stabilising selection and canalisation for wing length.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2P...
March 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In our latest preprint, we showcase how to use a phylogenetic meta-analysis of variance to test evolutionary hypotheses across species.
We collected data for 172 birds (314 populations) to test patterns of stabilising selection and canalisation for wing length.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2P...
We collected data for 172 birds (314 populations) to test patterns of stabilising selection and canalisation for wing length.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2P...
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species are on the move in many places due to climate change
we wrote a paper arguing that we need to focus more on the *types* of movements we are seeing, as true range shifts have really different consequences from say range expansions
led by Jed Brodie; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
we wrote a paper arguing that we need to focus more on the *types* of movements we are seeing, as true range shifts have really different consequences from say range expansions
led by Jed Brodie; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
species are on the move in many places due to climate change
we wrote a paper arguing that we need to focus more on the *types* of movements we are seeing, as true range shifts have really different consequences from say range expansions
led by Jed Brodie; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
we wrote a paper arguing that we need to focus more on the *types* of movements we are seeing, as true range shifts have really different consequences from say range expansions
led by Jed Brodie; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ornithologists, check this out! 🦉📢 #EOU2025 #ornithology
Working on avian vagrancy? @pauldufour80.bsky.social and myself are organising a symposium at the EOU Conference 2025 at Bangor University, Wales (UK) from 18-22 August 2025 #Ornithology please submit abstracts to: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... 🪶🌍
March 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ornithologists, check this out! 🦉📢 #EOU2025 #ornithology
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Today is International Women's Day 👭🧪🔭. With this video we hope to motivate girls to engage in scientific careers, please circulate/ Cette vidéo en français/anglais a vocation à être diffusée dans les classes 👩👩👧👦. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKlT...
#InternationalWomensDay2025 #JourneeDesDroitsDesFemmes
#InternationalWomensDay2025 #JourneeDesDroitsDesFemmes
Portraits de femmes scientifiques
YouTube video by FemmesetSciences
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March 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today is International Women's Day 👭🧪🔭. With this video we hope to motivate girls to engage in scientific careers, please circulate/ Cette vidéo en français/anglais a vocation à être diffusée dans les classes 👩👩👧👦. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKlT...
#InternationalWomensDay2025 #JourneeDesDroitsDesFemmes
#InternationalWomensDay2025 #JourneeDesDroitsDesFemmes
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Our common garden experiment with urban and forest great tits is out early view in Evolution! doi.org/10.1093/evol... @denisreale.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our common garden experiment with urban and forest great tits is out early view in Evolution! doi.org/10.1093/evol... @denisreale.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social
Our latest research, led by Vaishnavi Purushotham, on breeding time plasticity in great tits has just been published in Oikos! 🐦🌿 We explored how temperature and conspecific density interact to shape breeding timing and success. Check it out! 🔗 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Multidimensional plasticity of phenology: assessing the effects of population density on plastic responses of breeding time to temperature
Phenotypic plasticity is the key adaptive mechanism behind annual adjustment of breeding time in response to temperature. In nature, organisms are not only subjected to variation in temperature but e....
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February 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Our latest research, led by Vaishnavi Purushotham, on breeding time plasticity in great tits has just been published in Oikos! 🐦🌿 We explored how temperature and conspecific density interact to shape breeding timing and success. Check it out! 🔗 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Crossing the Sahara by small jumps: the complete migration of the Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
Crossing the Sahara by small jumps: the complete migration of the Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
Journal of Ornithology - We analyzed data retrieved from six multi-sensor loggers deployed on adult Western Orphean Warblers Curruca hortensis in France, to unravel the migration strategy of the...
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February 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Crossing the Sahara by small jumps: the complete migration of the Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
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Tree taxon effects on the phenology of caterpillar abundance and biomass
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10972
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https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10972
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January 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tree taxon effects on the phenology of caterpillar abundance and biomass
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10972
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https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10972
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New publication by the @commonternproject.bsky.social. 'Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird'. In @animalecology.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long‐lived seabird
Changes in migratory performance with age are typically assumed to reflect within-individual learning processes. Here, we show that changes the navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird instead....
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January 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New publication by the @commonternproject.bsky.social. 'Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird'. In @animalecology.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...