IBIS – Best ECR paper of 2023
Our Associate Editors considered 54 IBIS papers, published in 2023, whose first or corresponding author was an Early Career Researcher (ECR), nominating their favourites. The top-ranking papers were put to a public vote to select the Best ECR IBIS Paper of 2023.
And the winner is…
The mechanistic, genetic and evolutionary causes of bird eye colour variation
Eamon C. Corbett, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth
On being informed of the award, Eamon said “I’m thrilled to receive this award and honoured that IBIS readers and the BOU enjoyed my paper! I loved learning and writing about bird eye color, and IBIS is a perfect platform for me to share that work. A big thank you to the whole BOU and IBIS team, and to Leica for sponsoring the award.”
We are extremely grateful to Leica Camera (UK) for their continued support of this award.
The nominees were….
(ECR author in bold type)
Does early spring arrival lead to early nesting in a migratory shorebird? Insights from remote tracking
Josh Nightingale, Jennifer A. Gill, Tómas G. Gunnarsson, Afonso D. Rocha, Ruth A. Howison, Jos C. E. W. Hooijmeijer, Theunis Piersma, José A. Alves
Rapid assessment of the extent of feral introgression in British and Irish Rock Dove (Columba livia) populations
William J. Smith
Reduced breeding success in Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) due to harness-mounted GPS device
Samuel Langlois Lopez, Gary D. Clewley, Daniel T. Johnston, Francis Daunt, Jared M. Wilson, Nina J. O’Hanlon, Elizabeth Masden
Snow cover constrains the behavioural flexibility of a winter-adapted bird
Amy A. Shipley, Benjamin Zuckerberg
Fast cultural evolution of Crossbill (Loxia spp.) calls in the Palaearctic
Ralph Martin, Julien Rochefort, Roger Mundry, Gernot Segelbacher
High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences
Jude V. Lane, Jana W.E. Jeglinski, Stephanie Avery-Gomm, Elmar Ballstaedt, Ashley C. Banyard, Tatsiana Barychka, Ian H. Brown, Brigitte Brugger, Tori V. Burt, Noah Careen, Johan H.F. Castenschiold, Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard, Shannon Clifford, Sydney M. Collins, Emma Cunningham, Jóhannis Danielsen, Francis Daunt, Kyle J.N. D’entremont, Parker Doiron, Steven Duffy, Matthew D. English, Marco Falchieri, Jolene Giacinti, Britt Gjerset, Silje Granstad, David Grémillet, Magella Guillemette, Gunnar T. Hallgrímsson, Keith C. Hamer, Sjúrður Hammer, Katherine Harrison, Justin D. Hart, Ciaran Hatsell, Richard Humpidge, Joe James, Audrey Jenkinson, Mark Jessopp, Megan E.B. Jones, Stéphane Lair, Thomas Lewis, Alexandra A. Malinowska, Aly McCluskie, Gretchen McPhail, Børge Moe, William A. Montevecchi, Greg Morgan, Caroline Nichol, Craig Nisbet, Bergur Olsen, Jennifer Provencher, Pascal Provost, Alex Purdie, Jean-François Rail, Greg Robertson, Yannick Seyer, Maggie Sheddan, Catherine Soos, Nia Stephens, Hallvard Strøm, Vilhjálmur Svansson, T. David Tierney, Glen Tyler, Tom Wade, Sarah Wanless, Christopher R.E. Ward, Sabina I. Wilhelm, Saskia Wischnewski, Lucy J. Wright, Bernie Zonfrillo, Jason Matthiopoulos, Stephen C. Votier
The mechanistic, genetic and evolutionary causes of bird eye colour variation
Eamon C. Corbett, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth