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I love tree swifts because they build nests that are just objectively way too small

#WSTC6 #PhenoSesh 1 Carryover effect studies often focus on fat reserves as the mechanism driving subsequent fitness. But body mass in birds is highly regulated, and too much mass can be costly. Timing of moult could produce greater CO effects than a few extra grams of fat.

#WSTC6 #PhenoSesh 2 We compared moult phenology of control and fed black-legged kittiwakes breeding on Middleton Island, Alaska. Fed birds received unlimited fish 3x/day from pre-breeding to fledging. We extracted moult data from wing photos taken from Apr - Aug.

#WSTC6 #PhenoSesh 3 Many fed and control birds began moult while still caring for offspring. Fed birds started moult earlier. They had more new feathers than controls throughout. So, fed birds aligned moult with unlimited food and left the breeding season in better condition.

#WSTC6 #PhenoSesh 4 We recently found that fed birds travelled less over winter than controls: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2… Sure, feds weighed more than controls in late summer. But we suspect that moult phenology could be the true mechanism for these carryover effects.

Our paper looking at changes in network structure in house mice in the wake of a major demographic shift is now out: This is my first mouse paper! jevansbio.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/a-n… Jonas I. Liechti @Bruce_Boatman Barbara König royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Our paper looking at short term shifts in the overlap between social associations and genetic similarity in a long term dataset using multilayer networks is now out (as accepted) in Current Zoology wp.me/p92TQq-mk Barbara König doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoa…

New comic: A Guide to Bird Photography birdandmoon.com/comic/a-guide-…

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My second PhD chapter is out! We used an #experiment on female kittiwakes to test the role of food/energy status in timing of reproduction   Available free for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/a/1c3Kn,QxXaDAo #seabirds #ornithology   (1/5)

Check out our new paper on the foraging behaviour of red-throated divers during the breeding season! A cool look at how foraging effort and behaviour change as the season progresses! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Excited to see our new review on genetic network analysis is now out in Biological Conservation! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…