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Disentangeling cooperative breeding in a Neotropical passerine

Juan Manuel Rojas Ripari2022-09-18T09:56:05+00:0019 Sep 2022|breeding biology, cooperative breeding, fieldwork, Genetics, genomics, Neotropics, parental care, passerines|

Use of genomic tools to describe relatedness patterns within Greyish Baywing cooperative groups

Sex-condition interaction affects Greater Flamingo colouration

Miguel Rendón2022-09-09T16:59:56+00:0015 Sep 2022|avian biology, Breeding, breeding biology, communication, diet, ecology, feathers, fieldwork, nutrition, parental care, plumage, waders, waterbirds|

Why are female flamingos more colourful than males?

Why do migratory birds stop on ships?

Maurizio Sarà2022-09-07T12:11:32+00:0012 Sep 2022|adult survival, Africa, behaviour, bird movements, bird-human interactions, birds of prey, fieldwork, flight, IBIS, migrant, Migration, migration stopover, movements, non-breeding ecology, owls, passerines, raptors, soaring birds, survival, weather, wind|

Field observations by embarked ornithologists suggest new approaches in the study of migration

Saving the Alpine Ring Ouzel

Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)2022-09-02T09:55:21+00:008 Sep 2022|alpine birds, Bird Protection, climate change, distribution, grassland, habitat degradation, habitat selection, occupancy, weather|

Uncovering the drivers of population decline in Germany.

Maternal competitive events influence offspring phenotype

América Hernández2022-08-31T17:00:23+00:005 Sep 2022|avian biology, Breeding, breeding biology, cavity nesting, competition, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, eggs, experiment, IBIS, nest monitoring, nest-site limitation, passerines, phenotypic variation|

Compete with me and my progeny will grow faster

Rock Buntings find refuge in avalanche tracks

Emmanuel Requena2022-08-31T11:24:08+00:001 Sep 2022|adaptation, alpine birds, climate change, Disturbance, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, fieldwork, global change, habitat fragmentation, passerines, upland birds|

Do the avalanche tracks create suitable habitats for open-land birds in mountain forests?

A migratory food web

Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)2022-08-25T08:04:36+00:0025 Aug 2022|annual cycle, bird movements, Conservation, diet composition, DNA sequencing, Migration, predation, raptors|

Merlins feed on migratory songbirds to fuel their long-distance migration.

A migratory divide in the Far East

Toru Nakahara2022-08-19T10:59:14+00:0022 Aug 2022|bio-logging, bird movements, birds of prey, distribution, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, fieldwork, IBIS, island birds, movement, movements, population structure, raptors, satellite tracking, soaring birds, Taxonomy|

Migration routes of the two Eastern Buzzard subspecies are separated along the Sea of Japan

Feather colouration and the (mis)measure of patterns

Natalia García2022-08-19T09:38:56+00:0018 Aug 2022|avian biology, BOU-funded, Career Development Bursary, colouration, early career, ecology, ECR, evolution, feathers, morphology, passerines, plumage|

How to objectively “measure” colouration in species with complex patterns of spots and/or lines?

Genome-wide markers resolve Forest Owlet taxonomy

Vinay K L2022-08-12T13:31:27+00:0015 Aug 2022|biodiversity, birds of prey, evolution, Genetics, genomics, IBIS, natural history, nocturnal birds, owls, raptors, systematics, Taxonomy, tropical birds|

Examining UCEs clarify phylogenetic relationships of the Forest Owlet

Singing Penguins

Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)2022-08-05T08:45:48+00:0011 Aug 2022|acoustic monitoring, bioacoustics, Breeding, communication, Disturbance, nest recording, passive monitoring, recording, territoriality|

Can we use penguin display songs for monitoring colonies?

Foraging ecology of the House Sparrow

Jan Havlíček2022-08-08T12:13:16+00:008 Aug 2022|behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ecotone, ECR, Farmland birds, foraging, habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, IBIS, land management, movements, parental care, passerines, survival, Urban birds, urbanization|

Parents feeding offspring prefer fast-food sources and have to go the extra mile in urban environments

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Disentangeling cooperative breeding in a Neotropical passerine

Sex-condition interaction affects Greater Flamingo colouration

Why do migratory birds stop on ships?

Saving the Alpine Ring Ouzel

Maternal competitive events influence offspring phenotype

Rock Buntings find refuge in avalanche tracks

A migratory food web

A migratory divide in the Far East

Feather colouration and the (mis)measure of patterns

Genome-wide markers resolve Forest Owlet taxonomy

Singing Penguins

Foraging ecology of the House Sparrow