Uncovering hidden energy strategies in flight: Sex difference in metabolic response of free-flying pigeons. A new study shows that similar movement performance can mask profound physiological differences. Scientific paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... Study by @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social

New research provides evidence that mercury and PFAS can influence mitochondrial function in free-living seabirds, highlighting bioenergetics as a sensitive mechanistic link between pollution exposure and organismal health. 🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-hau

Marine pollutants disrupt cellular energy production in seabirds

A new study showed that presence of mercury was linked to inefficient fuel use during energy production in wild birds’ cells, while certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may prevent prote...

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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.

Excited to share our new paper! 🎉 we explored foraging behavior, contaminant exposure ( #Hg & #PFAS), and mitochondrial bioenergetics, revealing how #pollution can affect cellular energy in an apex marine predator @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social #mitochondria pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Pollutant Exposure Shapes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in a Wild Seabird

Laboratory studies show that mercury (Hg) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can impair mitochondrial bioenergetics, which is a vital process for cellular energy production. However, their...

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Blood mitochondrial function is linked to adult flight performance in a songbird. Whereas early-life thyroid hormones show no lasting effects on mitochondria, behavior, or performance. 🔗 Scientific Paper: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social @suviruuskanen.bsky.social

3 days left to apply for our emerging scientist talk series!! www.bi.mpg.de/ess

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Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess @chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social

Being a co-organizer of the symposium "Avian Mitochondria: Powering Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation", I wish a good meeting to the amazing speakers including: @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social @pablosalmon.bsky.social, @nealdawson.bsky.social, @elisathrl.bsky.social, @matteobeccardi.bsky.social

New documentary on our work with the enchanting #Scopoli’s #shearwater in #Linosa— a story of winds, wild journeys and also #mitochondria. 🐦🌊 So glad to have worked on this with #GiacomoDell’Omo and an amazing team #ValeriaVizioli #JürgenHansen #ArteTV #prospecttv www.arte.tv/de/videos/11...

Linosa, l’île refuge des puffins - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

À la rencontre des puffins de Scopoli, oiseaux pélagiques qui viennent chaque année nicher par milliers sur l’île volcanique de Linosa, au sud de la Sicile.

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🌍🔥🐦 Is global warming shrinking birds?! A new study reveals that shearwaters raised in warmer temperatures develop smaller bodies and beaks, linked to cellular stress, reduced metabolic energy and lower growth factors: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social #mitochondria #proteome

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