antipredator behaviour Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Armed Conflicts and Raptors

By Charlie Russell|2024-07-01T10:16:47+00:0027 May 2024|annual cycle, antipredator behaviour, behaviour, bird movements, bird-human interactions, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Migration, migration stopover, movements, satellite tracking, war|

How were Greater Spotted Eagles affected by the conflict in Ukraine?

Can squatters bring benefits?

By Anthony Lowney|2024-04-08T10:41:36+00:008 Apr 2024|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, breeding biology, cooperative breeding, nest monitoring, predation, predator-prey interactions|

Can predator and prey benefit from being neighbours?

Disturbance increases nest predation

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-26T14:15:19+00:0030 Nov 2023|antipredator behaviour, bird-human interactions, Disturbance, fledgling survival, nest predation, predation|

Stray dogs have a larger effect than humans.

Why do birds get smaller?

By Laura Bosco|2023-10-22T20:15:32+00:0023 Oct 2023|adaptation, annual cycle, antipredator behaviour, avian biology, citizen science, climate, climate change, monitoring, morphology, non-breeding ecology, volunteering, weather|

How long-term winter bird ringing unravels body size shrinking in response to climate change

Fledgling mobility matters

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-03-21T10:42:02+00:0023 Mar 2023|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, bio-logging, bird movements, cavity nesting, fledgling survival, parental care, survival, trade-offs|

Comparing cavity-nesting and open-cup-nesting species.

Safe to forage? Just listen to other birds

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-07-18T09:24:21+00:0028 Jul 2022|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, communication, foraging, habitat selection, passerines, species interactions, vocalisations|

Tit species rely on public information to assess the risk at feeders.

Avian embryos react to predators

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-07-11T14:47:25+00:0014 Jul 2022|antipredator behaviour, behaviour, Breeding, communication, eggs, experiment, incubation, nest predation, shorebirds, vocalisations|

Testing the effects of several predator-related cues on two shorebird species.

Hide and creep

By Juho Jolkkonen|2022-02-28T10:02:57+00:0028 Feb 2022|adaptation, antipredator behaviour, avian biology, behaviour, camouflage, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, evolution, fieldwork, habitat selection, IBIS, passerines, plumage, selection, woodland birds|

The Eurasian Treecreeper is well camouflaged – or is it?

Aposematism in birds

By Tim Caro|2021-11-21T15:23:11+00:0022 Nov 2021|adaptation, antipredator behaviour, avian biology, colouration, communication, diversification, ecology, evolution, IBIS, morphology|

Aposematism and mimicry in birds

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.