life history Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Can AI save the birds?

By Xuan Zhang|2022-03-01T13:22:56+00:003 Mar 2022|birds of conservation concern, Conservation, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, IBIS, life history, machine learning, modelling, population dynamics, technology|

A journey to combine data science with conservation biology

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?

Risk-takers breed earlier

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-12-11T11:39:19+00:0016 Dec 2021|breeding biology, breeding success, competition, forest birds, islands, life history, personality|

But does early breeding also provide any benefits?

Urban birds need to be smart or fast-breeding

By Steve Dudley|2020-10-06T15:02:53+00:0025 Mar 2020|life history, News, Urban birds|

Brain size and life history interact to predict urban tolerance in birds

Differing priorities in the timing of annual life history events

By Chima Nwaogu|2021-02-12T14:10:36+00:0012 Nov 2018|life history, News, phenology, tropical birds|

Why does the Common Bulbul breed year-round despite predictable seasonal aridity?

Taking it slow in the tropics

By Andy J. Boyce|2021-05-19T10:04:54+00:002 Oct 2017|evolution, life history, survival, tropical birds|

Contrasting life-history evolution in New World thrushes

Let’s go to the field

By Xin Lu|2021-06-09T12:31:28+00:0024 Jul 2017|breeding biology, fieldwork, life history, natural history|

Advancing ornithology through advancing understanding of natural history

Survival out the nest: southern birds do best

By Penn Lloyd|2021-11-26T15:32:58+00:0023 Nov 2015|adult survival, Breeding, colour ringing/banding, evolution, fledgling survival, life history, survival, tracking|

Why?