Recent posts:
Oceanography and the migration ecology of seabirds
Oceanographic factors defining the migration ecology of one of Europe’s rarest breeding seabirds
#BOUscicommAwards – The Winners!
It’s a pleasure to announce the winners of our 2020 science communication awards!
Parent-offspring conflict in Leach’s Storm-Petrels
Identifying a trade-off between self-maintenance and incubation
High-elevation environment selects high immune gene diversity
Focussing on genetic diversity in two Himalayan passerines answers questions of immune adaptability in the wild
On cones and crossbills
How did crossbills adapt to four pine species in Spain?
Ambient temperature and incubation effort
Reduced incubation time in hotter environments: saving energy or preventing hyperthermia?
The sound of birds in a world of noise
Acoustic monitoring enlightens aircraft noise impacts on remote bird communities
Illegal bird killing persists in eastern Spain
Persecution of protected species is declining, but is still a problem
Does testosterone make for bad fathers?
Japanese Barn Swallows might be an exception to the rule.
Evolution of Neotropical grassland birds
Grasslands have some interesting history that shaped a particular diversity of birds
Songbirds with similar migrations produce similar calls
Researchers investigate the evolution of wood warbler flight calls
Long journey to the King Penguins
Our third BOU John & Pat Warham Student, Émile Brisson-Curadeau, tells us about remote fieldwork at the Ratmanoff King Penguin colony