thermoregulation Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Male dotterels take the night shift

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-04-19T14:46:22+00:0020 Apr 2023|behaviour, bio-logging, Breeding, incubation, nest recording, parental care, thermoregulation|

Why do males spend more time on the nest at night?

City birds have fewer feathers

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-06-04T09:01:28+00:002 Jun 2022|adaptation, Breeding, diet, forest birds, heat, nestlings, non-invasive sampling, thermoregulation, Urban birds|

Could it be due to thermoregulation or food quality?

Weathering the storm

By Devin de Zwaan|2021-03-18T12:27:51+00:009 Apr 2018|alpine birds, nesting, phenotypic plasticity, thermoregulation|

How nesting behaviour may buffer alpine songbirds against weather variability