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Jenny Coomes

@jaycee161.bsky.social

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Marine Ornithologist in Edinburgh. Doctor of Cognition and foraging in great tits at University College Cork. Master of Cornish Jackdaws. BTO A ringer and trainer.

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Jul 27

Fledgling robins are the best. Don't you think? #ringing #birds

A fledgling robin with orange adult feathers beginning to show on its chest, being held by a ringer in front of a garden scene.

Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Jul 18

Many thanks to my co-authors John Quinn, Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social Michael Reichert @reichertfroglab.bsky.social and Jordan Cuff @jordancuff.bsky.social . Also remembering Bill Symondson who I really enjoyed working with and who would have been pleased to see this work out there.

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Jul 18

New publication! 🚨

If you're looking for a paper on what great tits eat then this is for you! 🦋🐛🐞🪲🐦

We looked at variation in diet using DNA metabarcoding and found lots of differences between adult and young birds and between habitat types.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Schematic of the structure of the paper. We looked at dietary differences between ages and sexes, seasons and habitat types. We looked at the identity of prey in the diet and the number of dietary items.

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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · Mar 14

PhD opportunity with me (RSPB) at Sheffield Hallam combining ecology (building-nesting birds esp. Swift) + building design & planning (Net Zero goals & retrofit). We need a strong student interested in both! Is that you? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cNyjCR636C... Please repost.

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Jan 7

I didn't know they existed but I've just had a look at the website and oh my...!

Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 13

I remember Rebecca giving a seminar when I was in Penryn @universityofexeter.bsky.social on burying beetles and it was excellent. A very well deserved award. #ASABWinter2024

ASAB @asab.org · Dec 13

Congratulations to the 2024 ASAB medal winner Rebbeca Kilner🏅

We award this medal annually for contributions to the science of animal behaviour, through teaching, writing, broadcasting, research or for work on behalf of the association. Any member can nominate candidates! #ASABWinter2024

Melissa Bateson awarding the medal to Rebbeca Kilner

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 13

Second most studied species in the field is of course the great tit! 🐦 #bestbird #phdthrowback
#ASABWinter2024

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 13

We could be losing a lot of scientific evidence due to it being published in non-English languages. Also likely to be reflected for species with no English language evidence.
An incredibly important topic from Tatsuya Amano.
#ASABWinter2024

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 12

Great talk from
@cassandraraby.com on bringing the ASAB conferences online during the pandemic and their increase in accessibility. #ASABWinter2024

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 12

A really important talk from Antica Culina on making research open and FAIR. #ASABWinter2024

Antica stands in front of the lectern in the lecture theatre. On the screen is a number of photos from Antica's fieldwork.

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Jenny Coomes @jaycee161.bsky.social · Dec 12

Great to be at my first winter ASAB. Really interesting plenary this morning on how researcher's perspectives influence our knowledge - particularly looking at females in evolutionary biology. #ASAB24

ASAB @asab.org · Dec 12

Fascinating #ASABWinter2024 plenary talk this morning by Malin Ah-King, tracing the history of perception of females in evolutionary science. It took surprisingly long for researchers to discover active female sexual strategies♀️

Her book on the topic here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Malin Ah-king in front of a slide reading Production of ignorance about females in sexual selection
A repeated pattern of male-centric investigations first
Loss of acquired knowledge
Undermining the authority of certain knowers
Widely acknowledged citation hierarchy/taxonomic ignorance

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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · Nov 11

Thanks to all the organisers of the @btobirds.bsky.social Scottish Ringers Conference for a really exciting and inclusive conference! Thanks for inviting me to present my work! It was lovely to catch up with both old and new friends! I'm already looking forward to next year!

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