population dynamics Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Vocal differences in Acorn Woodpeckers

By José de Jesús Zazueta-Algara|2022-05-23T07:41:34+00:0023 May 2022|acoustic monitoring, adaptation, avian biology, bioacoustics, bird song, citizen science, communications, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, evolution, Neotropics, population dynamics, song, tropical birds, vocalisations, vocalizations|

Structure and divergence of vocal traits in the Acorn Woodpecker

Nest-switching Storks

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-04-15T09:02:32+00:0021 Apr 2022|behaviour, bird movements, Breeding, displacement, Genetics, gps tags, movement, nest monitoring, nestlings, occurrence data, population dynamics, ringing, tracking|

What is the best method to quantify the frequency of nest-switching?

Promoting hummingbird conservation through demographic analyses

By Simon English|2022-03-31T13:24:45+00:004 Apr 2022|avian biology, bird communities, Breeding, climate change, colour ringing/banding, Conservation, demography, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, hummingbirds, population dynamics, population structure, ringing|

What survival rates can tell us about population declines

Disjunct populations: connecting the dots

By Ashish Jha|2022-03-04T11:33:34+00:007 Mar 2022|birds of conservation concern, Conservation, distribution, DNA barcoding, DNA sequencing, early career, early-career researcher, ECR, evolution, fieldwork, genetic diversity, Genetics, habitat degradation, passerines, population dynamics, population structure, range expansion|

Discontinuous populations of Yellow-throated Bulbul are genetically connected

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

Do forest owls respond differently to prey shortages?

By Urška Ratajc|2021-12-14T12:27:27+00:0013 Dec 2021|birds of prey, community ecology, diet, diet composition, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, IBIS, machine learning, nocturnal birds, population dynamics, populations, predator-prey interactions, territoriality|

Machine learning approaches identified mice population cycles as key parameter

Counting roadside raptors

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-10-30T11:17:50+00:0021 Oct 2021|citizen science, Conservation, Migration, monitoring, population dynamics, raptors, volunteers|

When it comes to road counts, slower is better.

The ups and downs of the Common Eider

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-10-04T19:10:56+00:0023 Sep 2021|Bird Protection, demography, mark‐recapture, population dynamics, Seabirds, survival|

An extensive mark-recapture study reports high survival rates for Icelandic birds.

The rise of the Greater White-fronted Goose

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-08-03T12:07:38+00:0015 Jul 2021|agriculture, climate change, population dynamics, sustainable hunting|

What factors explain the recent population increase in North America?

Citizen science reveals targets for conservation actions

By Catriona Morrison|2021-05-11T09:29:20+00:0017 May 2021|citizen science, Conservation, humid-zone, migrant, Migration, population dynamics, populations, productivity, survival|

Could improving breeding ground conditions help prevent further declines in African-Eurasian migrant bird species?