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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 2d

We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...

Joining the lab

2-year Postdoctoral position on VALOR EU-project: We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators (VALOR; The candidat…

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Elham Nourani @enourani.bsky.social · 2d

🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Golden eagle on the nest in Finland (by O. Karlin)

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Graeme Cumming @gscumming.bsky.social · 5d

This is very cool. Ornithological archaeology 🕺🏻🧪

Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 5d

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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Anna R Landim @annarl.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️

We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.

You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation

Landim et al. show that seed-dispersal interactions require about two decades to functionally recover in tropical forests in Ecuador, but the recovery time of seed-dispersal functions is delayed in pa...

www.cell.com

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Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 5d

Come join our amazing department!!!!

Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 6d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 5d

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to help build sustainable livelihoods that maintain #biodiversity in one of #Africa's greatest rainforests: buff.ly/SYKDIyb

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Master’s project!
Curious how birds find their way? 🧭🐦
Analyze decades of ringing data to study abnormal migratory routes and uncover what these deviations can reveal about the mechanisms guiding birds on their journeys. Drop me an email for details! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...

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Eckhard Gottschalk @rebhahn.bsky.social · 9d

Infrared imagery highlights the value of extensive farmland habitats: they provide key resources for wildlife. Here, a flock of goldfinches harvests seeds in a flower block managed under #RebhuhnRetten #SaveThePartridge
@consbiogoe.bsky.social #ornithology🪶🌍

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David Kleijn @davidkleijn.bsky.social · 11d

Higher cutting frequency can restore habitat quality on farmland. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Catrin Westphal @catrinwestphal.bsky.social · 10d

🎉 Great team success! New publication just came out — the result of inspiring group discussions led by @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social It's fantastic to have such a collaborative spirit in the lab!

Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Thijs Fijen @thijsfijen.bsky.social · 13d

We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Swiss Ornithological Institute @vogelwarte.bsky.social · 15d

More Skylark science: a study with @agroscope.bsky.social tested whether Skylark strips in intensive winter cereal fields improved habitat quality for the species. Short answer: yes! The odds for nest being successful were 12.5 times that of control fields. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Restoring habitat quality for Skylarks in winter cereal fields by manipulating the crop architecture

Eurasian Skylarks decline is attributed to loss of suitable nesting and foraging habitats, highlighting the need for mitigating in-field measures. The study found that unsown Skylark strips in intens...

doi.org

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Thijs Fijen @thijsfijen.bsky.social · 15d

Dutch solar parks approach pollinator & plant biodiversity levels of extensive grasslands, but only on the surface not covered by panels. Soil-emergent arthropods and butterflies lack behind. Proud of Timea for leading besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 14d

The way blue-footed boobies dive for fish together.

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Laura Bosco @laurabosco.bsky.social · 16d

Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

www.helsinki.fi/en/news/envi...

@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.

Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms | University of Helsinki

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki emphasises the important role of low-intensity cattle grazing in maintaining biodiversity on modern farms.

www.helsinki.fi

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Swiss Ornithological Institute @vogelwarte.bsky.social · 16d

In Europe, the Skylark Alauda arvensis has shown some sever declines. Populations are more stable in the Swiss Alps. To better inform conservation management, our team studied the limiting factors for these populations. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

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Matt Betts @mattbetts42.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to @natecoevo.nature.com for publishing this short essay on our Costa Rica hummingbird/heliconia work!

Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 20d

Species Spotlight 🚨

Heliconia tortuosa: What being outsmarted by a tropical plant taught Matthew Betts @mattbetts42.bsky.social about science. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Free to read: rdcu.be/eG4e0

Heliconia tortuosa - Nature Ecology & Evolution

What being outsmarted by a tropical plant taught Matthew Betts about science.

www.nature.com

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 23d

Come and work with us! Three new academic posts (including Animal Behaviour) and superb facilities in the new Life & Mind Building

Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

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Paolo Becciu @pbecciu.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to be included in the ‘Understanding Migration’ virtual issue at Functional Ecology — alongside many influential papers 🐦🎉 #birdmigration #movementecology #ornithology
@funecology.bsky.social @besmovesig.bsky.social
👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Understanding migration: Functional Ecology

<em>Functional Ecology</em> journal publishes high-impact research providing a mechanistic understanding of ecological pattern and process from the organismic to ecosystem scale.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Arjun Amar @arjundevamar.bsky.social · 23d

#RaptorResearch

BOU @bou.org.uk · 23d

NEW on #theBOUblog from Petra Sumasgutner

When kestrels turn pale: what colour tells us about bird health in human-dominated landscapes

A report from a BOU funded project

bou.org.uk/blog-suma...

Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

#ornithology 🪶

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Hank Yarbo @ocmdthalassophile.bsky.social · 28d

Some brown pelicans in Ocean City from earlier in the year. They fly in a certain order. They must have gotten out of order, as you can see them re-aligning themselves as they swoop down. For large birds, they fly with such grace.
#pelicans
#birds

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Ursulala @ursulala.bsky.social · 28d

Der sog.
Nasen-Rettungs-Griff:

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Department of Biology, Lund University @biologylu.bsky.social · 28d

A meta-review from Lund University shows that old and large trees, deadwood, and tree cavities support biodiversity in temperate forests. But not all structures have the same effect, highlighting the need for clear conservation goals.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#biodiversityandevolution

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Daniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · Sep 8

The amazing Karen Gallardo-Cruz is looking for a field technician to study Barn Owl responses to tractor noise!

The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:

karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...

karp.ucdavis.edu

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