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Ornis Fennica @ornisfennica.bsky.social · 17d

New article published in Ornis Fennica! Matejka et al. Winter site fidelity of the Great Tit (Parus major) revealed by recaptures of individuals roosting in nest-boxes ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess

Winter site fidelity of the Great Tit (Parus major) revealed by recaptures of individuals roosting in nest-boxes

Birds often return to the same locations where they have previously bred successfully or survived the winter, demonstrating site fidelity. This behaviour extends beyond breeding sites to include roost...

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 18d

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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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 18d

**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)

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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 22d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 24d

Can I come do another PhD, please? Sounds a fantastic project. This model system has interested me greatly for many years.

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Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · 24d

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Pau Carazo @paucarazo.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re offering a fully funded 4 yr PhD position to work on Sexual selection in complex environments at the @uv.es. Co-supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social. Find details below 👇

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Sep 11

It was great returning to avian incubation after not having worked on the problem for far too long. Only possible thanks to serious display of grit across 100s of 🐣 experiments by @elisathrl.bsky.social @mariaagc.bsky.social 🌟💪 @biologylu.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @univ-larochelle.fr

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Sep 11

New out in @royalsocietypublishing.org - Does🌡-dependent development in 🐦 have a mitochondrial basis? Cold-incubated chicks reduced growth+mito volume+respiration, but ATP-efficiency was higher and thermal sensitivity less. At hatching, 🥶 chicks compensated by upping mito volume.
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Incubation temperature shapes growth and mitochondrial metabolism across embryonic development in Japanese quail | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Incubation temperature affects both growth and energy metabolism in birds after hatching. Changes in cellular mechanisms, including mitochondrial function, are a likely but unexplored explanation for ...

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Sep 8

How do our own biases impact the way we design and interpret research in #AnimalBehaviour and beyond? In our new @ethoges.bsky.social paper tirelessly led by @lucywinder.bsky.social, we discuss where #bias comes from and how we should approach it going forward. Check it out 👇
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Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research

As scientists, we are prone to biases. These biases can influence our ideas, how we conduct our research and how we interpret our findings. Individual researchers can take active steps to locate and ...

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Department of Biology, Lund University @biologylu.bsky.social · Sep 1

Klimatförändringar drabbar allt och alla. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar att fåglar inte klarar extremvärmen. @cyanistesnord.bsky.social förklarar för TV4 Nyheter att det kan innebära ett hot mot flera fågelarter i takt med att jordens klimat värms upp och blir mindre stabilt.

Fåglar klarar inte extremvärme - enligt Lundastudie

Fåglar anpassar sig inte till värme enligt Lunds universitet – ökad risk för arter vid klimatförändringar

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Supernice editor dinner with 12 @avianbiology.bsky.social editors and 1 @oikosjournal.bsky.social editor at #EOU2025 ! Amazing food & great company, discussing research, publishing and conferencing.
@nordicoikos.bsky.social is lucky to have you on the editorial boards!

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Suvi Ruuskanen @suviruuskanen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Stijn Kouwenberg doing great presenting his first PhD poster at #EOU2025 collaboration @cyanistesnord.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social Cool work on #microbiome #heritability #physiology coming up

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jul 4

Unveiling Clutch Investment Strategies in Birds: A Case Study on Great Tits Using Generalized Additive Models | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Andrea Estandía @andreaestandia.bsky.social · Jul 2

New preprint: Using pedigree data + genomics from 2,684 great tits in Wytham Woods, we explore spatial genetic structure and the role of dispersal, population turnover and immigration 🐦 With @sheldonbirds.bsky.social @nilomr.bsky.social @jon-slate.bsky.social

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Jul 3

New out @animalecology.bsky.social: Reproductive effort shapes response to infection in blue tits. High-effort birds avoid costs of infection by hypothermia and downregulated immune response. Normal-effort birds fight costs by fever and upregulated response @biologylu.bsky.social

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Current reproductive effort shapes the response to infection in a passerine bird

Our study fills a much-needed gap and connects the body temperature response to infection with the framework of reproductive investment and trade-offs between current reproduction and self-maintenanc...

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Jul 1

This study was masterfully led by the very talented Maria Correia, now a PhD student @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social. And, as always, great collaborating with @elisathrl.bsky.social and #EskilElmer.

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Jul 1

New out @royalsocietypublishing.org PRSB: Birds developing in cold snap-like conditions downregulated mitochondrial heat tolerance. Alarmingly, this response was asymmetrical: growing up in a heatwave did not protect your mitos from overheating 😱 🐣🌡️@biologylu.bsky.social #OroborosI
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Postnatal development in the cold render bird mitochondria more susceptible to heat stress | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Research on birds suggests that extreme weather events during development may have long-lasting consequences on form and function. The underlying cellular mechanisms mediating such phenotypic effects ...

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Fråga en Biolog @fragaenbiolog.bsky.social · Jun 27

Vad är det för larv som byggt bo i prästkragen?

I vår trädgård hittade vi en prästkrage där några av kronbladen var ihopvikta till ett litet tält. När vi öppnade ett av dem såg …

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Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · Jun 26

New paper from the lab - the overview of our long-term work on selection on spatial cognition in chickadees.
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Living on the edge: the evolution of spatial cognition in food-caching chickadees | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

There is a tremendous amount of intra- and inter-specific variation in animal cognitive abilities, and understanding the evolutionary mechanisms generating such variation is an important issue in evol...

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · Jun 2

There is still time to apply for this post. DL extended until 15 June. Read more and apply 👇 @biologylu.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #HotLife

Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · May 22

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇
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Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · May 29

Postdoc opportunity in gene editing to study birds' responses to climate warming. Ideal for molecular biologists interested in evolution. Apply here: [link]. Contact Dr. Andreas Nord for details. #postdoc

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · May 31

Read more about the position and apply here 🐥🐣🐦
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Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

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