Dream postdoc team, plus Cornwall! 🏖️

Very happy to share our new paper in PNASNews on how #GriffonVultures change their movement and social behaviour with age: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… It seems that old griffons are much like old humans: they like to stay at home, are set in their routines and are a bit antisocial.

Open #PhD researcher position in my group University of Jyväskylä FINLAND:Contribution of #genetic and #environmental factors on #microbiome variation in birds, and its associations with #thermal #physiology. DL 13th Oct, starting in Jan25/flexible ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctoral…

Spatial cognitive ability is associated with longevity in food-caching chickadees | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The Czech Turtle Doves tagged this year show two main migratory directions: one via Italy and one via the Balkans. Now they are in Africa where there is no LTE-M network. We hope to hear from them again when they are back in spring! 🕊️ | #HABITRACK #ornithology #birdmigration

Discover the latest advancements in avian research! Volume 95, Issue 3 of our Journal of Field Ornithology is out. This edition features 12 papers from researchers all over the world. Explore this issue: journal.afonet.org/vol95/iss3/ #JournalofFieldOrnithology #sciencejournal

So nice talking to everyone!

Thanks for sharing :)!! If you haven't read it yet, check our review published in J. of Avian Biology about triazole fungicides effects on reproduction and physiology of birds! 👇🏻

News from down under! Our latest study in Current Biology uses weather radar to uncover Australia’s unique bird migration patterns—smaller in scale but high variable in timing, direction, and magnitude. Link: cell.com/current-biolog…. #ornithology #BirdMigration #Australia

And that's a wrap! 29 #poisonfrogs papers for you to enjoy –> Part 1: tinyurl.com/3a3htezv & Part 2: tinyurl.com/5n8kfrth Thanks to all authors and reviewers, and to Evolutionary Ecology, for making this happen. @LiaSchlippe designed the beautiful covers 😍👩‍🎨😍

Fears New York buildings’ deadly toll on migratory birds could be on the rise | New York | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

I’m excited to share that our article with Dr. Cassie Stoddard Ben Hogan and Geoffrey Hill on ornamentation and speciation in the stunning Painted Buntings🌈🐦is now published! Check it out: rdcu.be/d0aeE Photo credit: G.E. Hill Narodowe Centrum Nauki #Etiuda #ornithology #color

👀👀👀 This sure sounds like a fantastic PhD opportunity!

Want to know how divorce in birds is associated with rainfall? 💔🌧️ I wrote a piece (in non-scientific jargon!) about our recent paper in Journal of Animal Ecology 👇👇. If you want to read the science-y version, see: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… Agus Ananta Bentlage Dugdale Research Group SeychellesWarbler

The Czech government sets a great example in supporting research! A new type of project funding has been launched. Restart Grants will allow female and male scientists to restart their careers after a break for parental leave! 👏👍 gacr.cz/en/restart-gra… Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Vertebrate Biology

Don't miss this breathtaking video showcasing the largest raptor roosting site on Earth 🌍 – Red-footed Falcons in Angola (subtitles available in several languages): 📽️ vimeo.com/1031899290 Simply stunning! 😲 National Geographic #birdmigration #ornithology

JOB ALERT We seek an engaged and effective research leader to join us Dept of Zoology as Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Wonderful colleagues, exciting opportunities to shape School of Biological Sciences future. Deadline 6 Jan More here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48966/

Stoked this is published! Collect feathers > chop into tiny pieces > set them on fire > measure the gasses*. Differences in adults. Now just a small task of learning geographic assignment using multi-isotope isoscapes paired with geolocator data & larger sample size! Let’s gooo!

Požgayová et al. (2025) The number of brood parasite visits affects subsequent aggression towards the parasite dummy in host males, but not in females doi.org/10.1007/s00265… | Institute of Vertebrate Biology Michal Šulc Gabriela Štětková Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social | #ornithology #broodparasitism | photos: M. Honza