experiment Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

The colour of Blue Manakin eggs

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-02-05T12:37:51+00:0010 Feb 2022|adaptation, Breeding, camara traps, camouflage, eggs, experiment, nest monitoring, nest predation, tropical birds|

Could these colour patterns function as camouflage?

Learning the language of birds

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-01-22T13:26:35+00:0027 Jan 2022|behaviour, Breeding, experiment, non-breeding ecology, passerines, recording, song, territoriality, vocalisations|

Context matters when it comes to mobbing calls.

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?

Nesting on the edge

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-15T12:46:32+00:0027 Feb 2020|bird communities, Breeding, eggs, experiment, nesting, News|

Experimental study explores predation rates on nests along forest edges.

The social lives of Pheasants

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2020-12-15T17:11:25+00:0031 Oct 2019|behaviour, captive-bred, experiment, Galliformes, population dynamics|

Experimental study finds sexual segregation in time and space.

A predation risk experiment

By Carina Nebel|2020-12-15T17:19:50+00:0014 Oct 2019|colour-polymorphism, colouration, crypsis, experiment, predation, predator-prey interaction|

What makes prey an easy snack for predators?