1/7 #BOU2024 #SESH4 . FID (Flight Initiation distance: Distance at which animals flee from an approaching threat) is a behaviour used to understand how animals adapt to the urban life. FID is shorter in cities than in non-urban areas

1/6 #BOU2024 #SESH3 . In recent years, it has been found that birds from urban environments have shorter wings than those from forest. However, the key is to determine whether these changes result from plastic responses or adaptive evolution. #ornithology #museuciencies

3/ We also want to say a big thank you very much to our plenary keynote speakers who kicked off our #BOU2024 sessions, all of which are summarised here in threads 🧵

Fran Bonier Pablo Capilla-Lasheras Lucas Leveau Ian MacGregor-Fors Dan Chamberlain Hugh Hanmer Barbara Tomotani 👏

Last day in Helsinki, saying goodbye to old & new friends. A big thanks to Ian MacGregor-Fors for making this part of my sabbatical fun, fruitful, & thought-provoking! Always a great time discussing urban ecology with urbionet colleagues, esp Johan Kotze. Until next time! 🐦🪲

An honor to be part of this effort! Follow these diamonds! 💎💎💎

We have just found the first Blue tit nest almost finished. Seems like the warm weather is pushing everything ahead this year... Looks like we're in for an exciting and crazy season! MCNB SPI-Birds

❓Did you know... ❓

...at #BOU2024 Urban birds we're talking about...

City defences - what can we learn from birds about urban colonisation?
Ian MacGregor-Fors Ian MacGregor-Fors

bou.org.uk/event/urban-bi…

#ornithology

In this #research , we show that the Urban Ecosystem Integrity Index (UEII) provides a comprehensive description of the #ecological value of both built-up and #greenspaces in #cities . Great cooperation between Earth Observation @Uni_Wue Universität Würzburg #UniWürzburg University of Helsinki
Full paper t.ly/4nbLI