Get in touch asap if you might be interested in developing a project together! Must have defended your PhD by Sept, and can't have spent 1 of the last 3 years in the UK. Very happy to support ECR applications to start next Spring/Summer!
what a wonderful idea - I plan to try this at a lab meeting today!
A spiral bound field guide with a photo of sea star and a sea urchin, written and illustrated by Madelynn DeBest.
An illustrated schematic of the zones of the rocky intertidal and which species live at what depths.
An example page from a spiral bound field guide, open to the entry for bladderwarck, a light green seaweed with little air bladders to help it float.
A field guide entry for an invasive blue crab, showing it to be 9” across.
One of my former students took her final project for my field natural history class and turned it into her Honors thesis: a 100% original, hand-drawn field guide to the rocky intertidal! And she got copies printed for her defense!
Very exciting. It's interesting there has been a cluster of recent TT postings in Canada, with 1 July start dates.
We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Our job ad: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social
beyond the successes, can you think of any eradication examples where the removal of the invasive created a new set of unexpected conservation issues?
So far we’ve got: running, crawling, sprinting, flying, swimming, burst speed, righting time, climbing… what are we missing?
First page of the review in Journal of Avian Biology entitled: Oxidative costs of migration: infections as an added burden by Michi Tobler and co-authors. Inlcudes journal banner and doi-link
Nice to see our review out in @avianbiology.bsky.social! Flight is costly - but so are infections. We argue that infections may be a substantial, yet mostly overlooked, source for oxidative stress in migrating birds.
doi.org/10.1002/jav....
#Migration #Birds #OxidativeStress #Ornithology 🪶 🧵1/5
Thank Tristan - I will pass this on to my graduate student!
Thanks - I will mention this approach to my grad student (who asked about the possible R-package)
An infographic summarizing the key findings of the new paper "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France" by Dan Mennill and Hans Slabbekoorn. A cartoon image shows a sound recordist recording a Great Tit on a street in Paris. One inset graph shows that noise levels in Paris have declined from 2008 to 2023. A second inset graph shows that Great Tits sing at higher song frequencies when the ambient environment is louder. A third inset graph shows that Great Tits continue to sing higher-freuqency songs in 2023 versus 2003; even though Paris is growing quieter, Great Tits in Paris sing higher frequency songs than quiet forests outside of Paris.
Our new paper is out: "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France."
A study of noise and bird song, by me and Hans Slabbekoorn, in Ornithological Applications @amornith.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1093/orni...
Scientist-friends! 🧪
Do you know of an R-package that can analyze digitized butterfly wings?
🦇We're Hiring! 🦢
Research Assistant position at ATU to determine the feasibility of establishing a radio receiver (Motus) network in Ireland for migrating bats and birds
March 26th deadline!
www.atu.ie/connect/jobs...
@atu-ie.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @shrewgod.bsky.social
Heading into conference abstract / presentation season, I 100% recommend Kathryn Langin's (@kangin.bsky.social) "Tell me a story! A plea for more compelling conference presentations". It's short, sweet, and not just for ornithologists. I can get behind every word!
🔒 academic.oup.com/condor/artic...
tree swallow adult feeding nestlings at nest box
New paper alert!
Megan Heft shows that male tree swallows increase their body temperature as environmental temperatures get hotter, but the rate at while males feed nestlings is not limited by their capacity to dissipate body heat #ornithology #science 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ProcB in @science.org | Diapausing bumble bee queens avoid drowning by using underwater respiration, anaerobic metabolism and profound metabolic depression: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Paid 12-month internship: Communications Officer. We have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their first step into a science communication or publishing role. Based Cambridge, UK (& wfh). See the full role description for further details at biologists.com/wp-content/u...
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Happy to be able to share our review of the consequences of rising temperatures on animal fertility, led by @rhondasnook.bsky.social with @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke. Research is getting active in this area but there's still a lot of unknowns...
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holy shit
Do you live in the UK or Canada? Could you spare an hour to help me with an important science project focused on excessive packaging? (all you need is a ruler and a basic kitchen scale) 🤞🙏♻️
Close-up of a yellow and gray bird perched next to text inviting early career researchers to join the FACETS editorial board.
Curious about peer review beyond authorship? FACETS is welcoming early career researchers to join our editorial board as ECR Editors. Submit your application before Mar. 9!
Learn more ▶️ https://ow.ly/4WFa50Y1Ts8
#PeerReview #EarlyCareerResearchers #AcademicPublishing
Street transformation from car space to street willed with people including kids
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
🚀 60% capacity reached!
EOU Fledglings 2026 is filling up FAST!
Registration stays open until we reach full capacity 👀
💸 Last chance TODAY for DO-G travel funding!
📅 Programme is now live!
More info: eounion.org/fledglings
@biologists.bsky.social #EOU26 #Ornithology
Uppsala in late autumn
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
Sorry, I thought you knew I was in Lund
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
