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Megan Thompson @meganjthompson.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

Figure showing cognitive task administered to wild great tits in the field.

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Phil Martin @philmartin.bsky.social · Jun 27

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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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · Jun 12

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...

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jun 2

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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Paul Doniol-Valcroze @pdvsky.bsky.social · May 24

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!

Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · May 20

The May issue of JEB is now online! Read it here:

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📸 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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Cat Morrison @catmorrison.bsky.social · May 19

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.

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · May 5

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...

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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · May 3

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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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · Apr 22

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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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · Apr 17

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/...

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Paul Cuchot @paulcuchot.bsky.social · Mar 19

🔍 Key insights:

✅ The proportion of juveniles over time can provide reliable estimates of mean laying dates and reproductive success.

✅ Multi-site analyses suggest that 4–5 sampling sessions per season offer a good balance between effort and accuracy.

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Paul Cuchot @paulcuchot.bsky.social · Mar 19

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.

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Inferring reproductive phenology and success from proportions of juveniles in population monitoring

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · Mar 16

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...

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Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · Mar 12

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...

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · Mar 10

Ornithologists, check this out! 🦉📢 #EOU2025 #ornithology

Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · Mar 10

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... 🪶🌍

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Anne Charmantier @annecharmantier.bsky.social · Mar 8

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

Portraits de femmes scientifiques

YouTube video by FemmesetSciences

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Megan Thompson @meganjthompson.bsky.social · Feb 25

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

Visual representation of common garden procedure.

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Paul Cuchot @paulcuchot.bsky.social · Feb 25

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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BOU @bou.org.uk · Feb 11

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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Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · Jan 31

Tree taxon effects on the phenology of caterpillar abundance and biomass

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10972

<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xcdhjuzb7t6aqdy5ii5q275y" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@nordicoikos.bsky.social #abundance #biomass #caterpillar #deciduousforest #matchmismatchhypothesis #phenology

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Ecology & Behaviour 2025 @ecobhvr2025.bsky.social · Jan 29

For more information : ecobhvr2025.sciencesconf.org
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See you soon!

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Institute of Avian Research 'Vogelwarte Helgoland' @ifv-whv.bsky.social · Jan 28

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...

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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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jan 3

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Stable isotope evidence for suspended moult and age-related differences in moult location in the trans-Saharan migratory Alpine Swift | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Alexandra L. Brighten et al | #ornithology 🪶

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Ecology & Behaviour 2025 @ecobhvr2025.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨SAVE THE DATE 🚨 The 17th Ecology & Behaviour is back at the CEFE!
Join us from August 11-15, 2025. Don't miss out!

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And, of course, follow us here! #ecobhvr2025

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Paul Doniol-Valcroze @pdvsky.bsky.social · Dec 17

Great start for a new side project focussing on Alpine accentor altitudinal migration!
The project is based on multi-sensor logger deployement (6 birds tagged today out of 8 planned for this year) and is made possible by a small field research grant. @pauldufour80.bsky.social

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