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Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉

We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟

Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cross-system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success - Oecologia
Cross-system fluxes of aquatic insects rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFAs), specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may subsidise ins...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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New Woodland Birds Virtual Issue of IBIS in celebration of the #BOUatEOU symposium. Check out all these (free-to-access) great papers:
bou.org.uk BOU @bou.org.uk · Aug 18
Celebrating #BOUatEOU, our IBIS editors have compiled an IBIS Woodland Birds virtual issue.

All articles are free-to-view and you can read them here 📰
onlinelibrary.wiley....

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Woodland Birds: Ibis
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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1/ 🧵 How to protect declining forest birds? Studies from near-pristine habitats can help us answer this question.

My keynote talk #BOUatEOU presents findings from our long-term bird studies in the primeval Białowieża Forest (BF) 🇵🇱

#openaccess paper👉 doi.org/10.3161/0001...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Woodlands birds symposium about to start at Bangor. Looking forward to a great series of talks. #BOUatEOU #ornithology
August 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?

Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.

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April 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM