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Disentangeling cooperative breeding in a Neotropical passerine

By Juan Manuel Rojas Ripari|2022-09-18T09:56:05+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

By Miguel Rendón|2022-09-09T16:59:56+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?

Maternal competitive events influence offspring phenotype

By América Hernández|2022-08-31T17:00:23+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

Foraging ecology of the House Sparrow

By Jan Havlíček|2022-08-08T12:13:16+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

Sedentary or migratory?

By Jorge García-Macía|2022-07-27T16:23:18+00:0025 Jul 2022|Breeding, breeding biology, Migration, migratory connectivity, movement, plasticity, raptors, wintering|

Recent studies reveal a huge variability in birds’ strategies

Do bird populations respond differently to climate change?

By Liam D. Bailey|2022-06-30T14:43:46+00:004 Jul 2022|adaptation, avian biology, behaviour, Breeding, breeding biology, climate, climate change, collaboration, ecology, eggs, forest birds, nesting, passerines, phenology, population dynamics, reproduction, temperature, woodland birds|

Birds in deciduous habitats are more sensitive to temperature change

Dancing after sex

By Anastasia Dalziell|2022-03-25T17:20:21+00:0028 Mar 2022|behaviour, bird song, breeding biology, communication, IBIS, mate selection, pair communications, passerines, plumage, reproductive signalling, sensory ecology, tropical birds, vocalisations|

Male Superb Lyrebirds perform a bizarre audio-visual display, after copulation

Bird odour: camouflage or communication?

By Marc Gilles|2022-03-08T18:25:16+00:0014 Mar 2022|avian biology, breeding biology, camouflage, communication, early career, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, evolution, incubation, nest predation, nesting success, pair communications, physiology, plumage, reproductive signalling, smell|

Investigating the olfactory functions of preen oil in birds

Surviving in the colonies

By Guy Beauchamp|2022-02-18T09:35:06+00:0017 Feb 2022|bird communities, breeding biology, colonial birds, communal, cooperative breeding, ecology, IBIS, island birds, life history, longevity, parental care, scavengers, Seabirds|

How does breeding in colonies influence annual survival in birds?

A warbler’s choice

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-01-10T14:42:34+00:0013 Jan 2022|acoustic monitoring, breeding biology, communication, experiment, habitat selection, sound, territoriality|

How do Black-and-white Warblers select a breeding location?

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