Jente Ottenburghs (he/him), Author at British Ornithologists' Union - Page 3 of 13

About the author

Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)

Jente Ottenburghs is the BOU’s Journal Publicity Officer and resident science writer. He is a curious evolutionary biologist with a passion for writing. He obtained his PhD from Wageningen University (the Netherlands) where he studied the genetic consequences of hybridization between several goose species. After a postdoc at Uppsala University (Sweden), he returned to Wageningen University for a lecturer position in ecology. Apart from his goose work, Jente manages the Avian Hybrids Project, a website and blog that gathers the scientific literature on hybridization in birds.

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Extremely low genetic diversity in the Seychelles Magpie-Robin

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-02-28T12:43:54+00:009 Mar 2023|Conservation, DNA sequencing, endangered, genetic diversity, island birds, population recovery, re-introduction|

New genetic techniques can inform future translocations.

No parental supervision required

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-02-16T15:17:35+00:0023 Feb 2023|annual cycle, bio-logging, fledglings, Genetics, Migration, movement, overwintering, Seabirds, tracking|

How do Manx Shearwaters develop their migration routes?

Worried about the Greenland White-fronted Goose

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-02-04T11:34:43+00:009 Feb 2023|adult survival, agriculture, annual cycle, Bayesian modelling, breeding success, hunting pressure, Migration, overwintering, population dynamics, ringing, waterbirds|

Why has this goose population declined since 2000?

Dominant pigeons move more

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-01-22T12:15:54+00:0026 Jan 2023|behaviour, bio-logging, dominance, metabolism, movement|

Maintaining a dominance hierarchy takes time and energy.

A tricky trade-off for the Northern Wheatear

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-12-22T13:05:24+00:0025 Jan 2023|alpine birds, Breeding, climate change, fledgling survival, grassland birds, nesting success, phenology, trade-offs|

Should these birds breed early or late?

Older Blue Tits are more faithful

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-01-11T20:10:30+00:0012 Jan 2023|behaviour, breeding biology, extra pair paternity, passerines|

But why do they still engage in extra-pair copulations?

Ortolan Buntings prefer traditional agriculture

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-12-28T21:34:45+00:0029 Dec 2022|agriculture, bird movements, Farmland birds, geolocator, habitat selection, land management, overwintering|

In Ethiopia, these farmland birds mostly forage on traditionally managed fields.

An inordinate fondness for moths

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-12-14T11:04:38+00:0015 Dec 2022|diet, diet composition, DNA barcoding, fecal DNA, foraging, invertebrates, non-invasive sampling|

Genetic analyses provide insights into the diet of Eurasian Nightjars.

Ironclad feathers

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-11-29T15:00:10+00:001 Dec 2022|adaptation, behaviour, camouflage, feathers, ornamentation|

Why do some bird species cover themselves in iron oxides?

Selecting the best tree hole

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-11-09T16:01:12+00:0017 Nov 2022|bird communities, Breeding, cavity nesting, forest birds, nesting, reproduction|

How do birds decide on a cavity to nest in?

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