Jente Ottenburghs (he/him), Author at British Ornithologists' Union - Page 8 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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How to camouflage your nest

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-04-17T12:12:58+00:0019 Apr 2021|Breeding, camouflage, nest predation|

Does the addition of white objects lead to better camouflage?

Extinction-in-progress in Indonesia

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-04-07T10:25:54+00:008 Apr 2021|biodiversity, Conservation, diversification, endemic, Genetics, island birds, morphology|

A unique population on the island Simeulue is already extinct in the wild.

The benefits of urban nesting

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-03-20T13:34:04+00:0025 Mar 2021|adaptation, eggs, nesting, Urban birds|

Pale-breasted Thrushes take advantage of buildings and adjust their incubation behavior.

Learning phylogenetics with the Pectoral Sparrow

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-03-11T08:16:51+00:0011 Mar 2021|demography, diversification, evolution, Genetics, phylogeny|

A genetic study reconstructs the evolutionary history of this South American songbird.

On cones and crossbills

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-02-22T09:27:34+00:0025 Feb 2021|adaptation, distribution, ecology, selection|

How did crossbills adapt to four pine species in Spain?

Does testosterone make for bad fathers?

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-02-11T08:27:42+00:0011 Feb 2021|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, incubation, nesting|

Japanese Barn Swallows might be an exception to the rule.

Nesting strategies in Iceland

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-01-27T20:44:25+00:0028 Jan 2021|breeding success, nesting success, predation|

Should shorebirds conceal their nest in the vegetation or not?

Shale gas development affects the epigenetic patterns in Louisiana Waterthrushes

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-01-14T07:58:01+00:0014 Jan 2021|adaptation, Disturbance, Genetics|

Males and females react differently to this environmental disturbance.

A history of hummingbirds

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-01-04T12:15:28+00:0017 Dec 2020|diversification, evolution, News, phylogeny|

When did hummingbirds of the genera Augastes and Schistes arise?

Counting Cape Vultures

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-16T14:00:04+00:003 Dec 2020|birds of prey, monitoring, News, vultures|

How often should you monitor populations to identify general population trends?

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