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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · May 13

Our special issue in @avianbiology.bsky.social is waiting for your contribution! Submit your work on #senescence #ageing #ornithology #birds

Send us (@jaime-muriel.bsky.social @brittheidinger.bsky.social @jj255.bsky.social @toblermichi.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres) an email to state your interest

Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · May 12

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS - SPECIAL ISSUE 📣

Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives

More info: vist.ly/3n45223

Guest editors: Julia Schroeder <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ofxg6jb7ymqf5ewqzk5gcli5" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jj255.bsky.social #RoxanaTorres href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p4irrwjzkzec5gan2bzra524" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">es, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p4irrwjzkzec5gan2bzra524" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@brittheidinger.bsky.soci<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ttc3jfrlsq2pldwpmgup2a25" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">al <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ttc3jfrlsq2pldwpmgup2a25" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jaime-muriel.bsky.soci<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tbb4mmmefftnsz5ztryr3dlo" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">al <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tbb4mmmefftnsz5ztryr3dlo" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@toblermichi.bsky.social

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Avian senescence: patterns, mechanisms and new perspectives. Photo showing zebra finches of different ages. Photo: Paul Jerem & Glasgow University, courtesy of Pat Monaghan

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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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Dan Chamberlain @danc-eco.bsky.social · 9d

We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 25d

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Special issue:
FROM CHIRPS TO INSIGHTS: PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR APPLIED ORNITHOLOGY

More info: vist.ly/46pfg

Guest editors: Jan O. Engler, Jenn Foote, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g27o3ttbhwno6sjns7wwl3yg" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@silvereyedom.bsky.social , Simon Thorn

#ornithology #birds 🪶🧪

Flyer for special issue on passive acoustic monitoring

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨SPECIAL ISSUE OUT! 🚨

"Avian reproductive behaviours in the context of human-induced environmental change"

Editors: Judith Morales, Elisa P. Badás, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo

Editorial: vist.ly/44r7r

Full issue: vist.ly/44r7n

#ornithology #birds #reproduction #environmentalchange 🪶

Special issue cover: water colour drawing for the special issue cover by Violeta Caballero-Lopez

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Lisandro Milocco @milocco.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab

🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Please share!

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · Aug 23

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51808/

Assistant Professorship in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (Teaching and Scholarship pathway) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Assistant Professorship in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (Teaching and Scholarship pathway) in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lund University is seeking a postdoc/researcher for an ERC project on gene expression in hybrid Italian sparrows. One-year position with potential extension. Apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:833332/ #postdoc

Researcher in hybridization induced changes to gene expression

lu.varbi.com

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks for a great #EOU2025 . If you are already thinking about where to go next, why not consider the #NSO2026 to present your avian research?

Keep an eye on the webpage for important dates and news about the event: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

@nordicoikos.bsky.social

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · Aug 22

Welcome to the new EOU President, Peter Pap, holding the traditional symbol of office! #EOU2025

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Martin Stervander 🏳️‍🌈🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏛️🦉🦤🪶 @stervander.com · Aug 12

Join us as Assistant #Curator of Vertebrates @ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿NMS! Large collections of #birds & #mammals + very active specimen prep = cool place! The ad doesn't say, but I say there's a good chance of prolongation beyond 1y. Hurry up and apply/spread the word: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/748553!

🪶🧪 #museumjobs #job

Yours truly and our mounted Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) specimen

The bird collection store, busy with visiting researchers, mounts, and in the background our volunteers who capture data from the specimen labels. It's not always this packed, but we do have a fair number of volunteers and visitors.

Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in trays in the cabinets. The collections spaces are pretty new, fresh, and functional, which is not always the case for museum collections...

A tray of African raptor eggs to illustrate the breadth of the bird collection, which holds som 70K skin specimens, 60K egg clutches, and 10K skeletons.

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congrats to @ericacalabretta.bsky.social for a nice presentation at #EOU2025 about the effects of weather variability on CORT levels of migratory birds.

Read the full paper here: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@avianbiology.bsky.social

#ornithology #birds 🪶

Passerine stopover physiology: weather variability does not alter corticosterone dynamics after sea crossing

Migration is an energy-intensive phase of birds' life cycle, often including the crossing of large ecological barriers during non-stop flights. Corticosterone (CORT), an adrenocortical hormone also k...

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Interesting talk by #ArneHegemann to take MOTUS one step further linking tracking data to physiology at #EOU2025

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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · Aug 20

#EOU2025 Come and join us for the symposium on the importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution. Lots of great results in the talks from the different speakers!

LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30

@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social

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Pablo Capilla-Lasheras @pcapi.bsky.social · Aug 21

#EOU2025
You are very welcome to join me during my talk to think about #urbanisation, #migration and #evolution.

PS - If the science isn't of your interest, I promise cute pictures of owls...

PPS - If you can't attend the talk but are interested in the project, follow us on Insta @migralight

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Guillaume Dillenseger @dillensegerg.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Our collaborative project #BDBORS exploring the link between nesting phenology and substrate property, is still ongoing, with collected data in Asia and America. You monitor ground-nesting birds in tropics? Then consider joining us! Contact me :) #ornithology #birds #tropicalecology

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 20

@pablosalmon.bsky.social @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social @cyanistesnord.bsky.social @suviruuskanen.bsky.social @pauldufour80.bsky.social

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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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Cool experimental study by @jaime-muriel.bsky.social at #EOU2025 with lots of interesting effects!

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Aug 20

Any questions about the upcoming special issue? Are you at #EOU2025 ? Come to the @nordicoikos.bsky.social stand 17-17:30 today during the poster session! Guest editor Jan Engler will be there to tell you more about it and to answer questions. #ornithology #birds 🪶

Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Aug 19

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Special issue:
FROM CHIRPS TO INSIGHTS: PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR APPLIED ORNITHOLOGY

More info: vist.ly/43vfp

Guest editors: Jan O. Engler, Jenn Foote, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g27o3ttbhwno6sjns7wwl3yg" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@silvereyedom.bsky.social Simon Thorn

#ornithology #birds 🪶🧪

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fantastic plenary talk by @anticac.bsky.social about the importance of open science in bird (and all) research. Publication bias, FAIR data and open code
#EOU2025 @sortee.bsky.social #ornithology

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Jaime Muriel @jaime-muriel.bsky.social · Aug 19

📌 I really enjoyed @pablosalmon.bsky.social’s talk at #EOU2025! 🐦
Exploring how #mitochondria may shape avian #migration — lessons from Eurasian #blackbirds with different strategies.
Great insights into the energetic basis of life-history strategies!

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you are an early career researcher and at #EOU2025 come to the @nordicoikos.bsky.social booth and learn all about our @avianbiology.bsky.social review award. 🪶🏆 #birds #ornithology

www.avianbiology.org/authors/jab-...

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Come and see me at #EOU2025 ! Here all week and looking forward to hear about exciting bird research 🪶

Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Aug 18

All set for the #EOU2025 ! Come and talk to us about our journals and our society (and of course pick up some free swag, because we don’t plan to take any back home!). @oikosjournal.bsky.social @wildlifebiology.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social @ecography.bsky.social

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Michi Tobler @toblermichi.bsky.social · Aug 17

If anyone fancys joining me and Jan-Åke Nilsson at Patrick’s Irish Bar in Bangor for a beer, you are mist welcome! #EOU2025

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