@celltracktech.bsky.social thanks for the detailed response!

Super interesting, still looks a bit heavy for butterflies, around 10%-15% of the weight for monarchs from what I'm seeing; but since they're smaller I guess a larger % is acceptable

Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Porto, May 2025

#birds

Banding is a great way bringing nature's wonder to people. Great work!

For #FossilFriday Priscacara sp., an Eocene fish from Wyoming. On display at the Museo Geominero in Madrid.

What drives the loss of migration in large long-lived birds? Andrade et al. combine genomics, census and tracking data of white storks, highlighting the role of developmental plasticity in driving fast responses to environmental conditions🪽 buff.ly/zIkvqRU
@evopaa.bsky.social

@doc-brock.bsky.social Guillem observed a blue muralis, something very rare in those as well: www.zobodat.at/pdf/HER_29_3... you should definitely publish notes on these color abnormalities

Cover of TIME magazine showing a genetically-modified wolf, said to be a dire wolf but is not, with the headline “extinct” with a strikethrough, above the text “this is Remus. He’s a dire wolf. The first to exist in over 10,000 years. Endangered species could be changed forever” by Jeffrey Kluger

Of course mainstream media keeps rolling over for Colossal, providing uncritical hype and coverage in exchange for exclusivity and “wow.” What Colossal is doing is wrong and they can’t even deliver what they promise. How many times do we have to go over this?

This paper had contributions from great colleagues: @inescatry.bsky.social @evolgen.bsky.social @martaacacio.bsky.social @aldinafranco.bsky.social @fmoreira65.bsky.social Cristiana Marques and Sandra Afonso

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird White stork populations in Iberia are undergoing a profound change in their migratory patterns, becoming mostly resident. By combining census data, GPS-tracking and genomic analyses, Andrade et al. l....

In the 1990s, >80% of Portuguese white storks were winter migrants. Thirty years on, a drastic shift in behavior means most individuals are now residents.

Our new paper @animalecology.bsky.social combines census data, GPS tracking, and genomics to understand the loss of migratory behavior in birds:

London commuter rediscovers tiny, invasive bug not seen for 18 years Even the most blurry photo can be consequential.

'A single blurry photo sparked a national monitoring campaign. A few days later someone who had seen the picture on iNaturalist suggested that the insect might be of significance.'

Never stop posting (terrible) pictures of bugs on iNaturalist folk! 🧪🐛🌿
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...