dispersal Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

What drives dependence on parents post-fledging?

By Diego Gallego-García|2025-03-19T09:05:37+00:003 Mar 2025|birds of conservation concern, birds of prey, Breeding, breeding biology, diet, dispersal, distribution, early-career researcher, fledgling survival, fledglings, movement|

Ecological drivers of variation across Accipitridae

Scattering genes in Xantus’s Hummingbird

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-15T10:10:44+00:0016 Nov 2023|bird movements, connectivity, dispersal, DNA sequencing, gene flow, Genetics, hummingbirds, population structure|

Genetic analyses reveal female-mediated gene flow from north to south.

Male eagles establish territories closer to birthplace

By Phil Whitfield|2023-05-16T11:04:05+00:0015 May 2023|behaviour, bird movements, dispersal, IBIS, movements, raptors, soaring birds|

GPS-tagging confirms theory, but questions remain unanswered

A wildlife restaurant for birds

By Joedison Rocha|2022-11-23T16:23:20+00:0028 Nov 2022|behaviour, dispersal, diversity, ecology, frugivory, habitat restoration, hummingbirds, natural history, Neotropics, passerines, seed dispersal, tropical birds|

The recovery of epiphytic plants can help to conserve Neotropical birds

Azorean Woodcocks

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-09-19T10:40:24+00:0022 Sep 2022|dispersal, diversification, gene flow, genetic diversity, Genetics, island birds, Migration, population divergence, ringing|

Is there gene flow between the Azores and mainland Europe?

Adaptively adjusting sex ratios

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-02-24T16:04:32+00:0024 Feb 2022|Breeding, dispersal, foraging resource limitation, nest monitoring, nestlings, phenology, trade-offs|

Western Bluebirds tend to produce more sons at the start of the breeding season.

DNA-proofing seed dispersal networks

By Spencer Schubert|2021-11-15T10:39:00+00:0028 Oct 2021|BOU-funded, dispersal, DNA sequencing, early-career researcher, ECR, fieldwork, foraging, frugivory, mutualism, seed dispersal, seed/spore dispersal (diet)|

Connecting foraging observations to dispersal patterns