Can a tiny magnetic sensor help geolocate migratory birds? 🧭 Earth’s magnetic field varies across the globe in both intensity and inclination. We asked whether those spatial patterns can turn magnetometer data from lightweight tags into location estimates.

Using integrated pop. models, @steffopp.bsky.social @jaumebadiaboher.bsky.social et al explored scenarios to identify which combination of reinforcement, habitat restoration, and survival improvement are needed for the Aquatic Warbler population at the margin of its range. doi.org/10.1093/orni...

🧠🧬🦤 Excited to be at #ICN2026! We're recruiting a #postdoc to study the neural and molecular basis of migration. Projects could include field experiments, captive studies, and spatial/single-cell. Stop by poster 72 today or email! @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social #neuroethology delmorelab.com/recruitment

🪽🧬 Migration is one of the most spectacular behaviors in nature, yet we still know little about its molecular basis. Our new paper explores whether epigenetic variation contributes to migratory orientation in a songbird hybrid zone. doi.org/10.1098/rstb... tamuartsci.bsky.social columbia.bsky.social

how does seasonal migration evolve? this question is to the heart of our focus and here we use common garden approach to characterise the amount of seasonal change in chromatin accessibility in ancestral migratory and derived resident populations of the Eurasian blackcap doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Removing outliers is one of the first things to do when analysing movement data. With porting the remaining move functions to move2 in move2utils package, I also wrote some functions to address the GPS outlier problem. The preprint is out and you can find it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Self-thresholding hierarchical outlier-detection for animal movement tracks

1). Erroneous locations are ubiquitous in animal tracking data and prove notoriously difficult to remove, particularly so in an unsupervised manner. Whether caused by poor satellite geometry, atmosphe...

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An ICE agent in Houston shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last week, the latest in a string of shootings by ICE officers who later claimed the victim attempted to hit them with a car—a claim that, in many cases, has been refuted by video evidence. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/13/i...

Immigration agents are still shooting people in cars • Minnesota Reformer

On Tuesday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the latest in a string of shootings by ICE officers who later claimed the victim attempt...

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Together, this points to a hierarchical strategy: memory picks the general area, and social information helps refine and maintain it. By establishing the mechanisms by which gannets occupy space, this framework can robustly predict responses under climate and offshore wind farm scenarios. 4/5

New paper! We simulated foraging trips of Northern gannets at Bass Rock to decipher what information individuals use to keep returning to the same foraging patches. Memory was the strongest driver, but it wasn't the whole story. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1186/s404... 1/5

🐦🌙 Happy to see this big collaborative paper out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! We address a seemingly simple question using geolocator data collected across many species and individuals: how much of bird migration actually happens at night? www.cell.com/current-biol... A short🧵

Turns out continuous time hidden Markov model-step selection functions (HMM-SSF) with unequal sampling intervals sample like a dream in @mc-stan.org🔥

🚨 Exciting news! The Swiss Ornithological Institute is starting a collaborative program that offers multi-sensor geolocators and analytical support for bird migration research, focusing on underrepresented species & regions. Interested? geopressure.org/GeoCollabForm/ Please share!

Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2027! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: smithfellows.org/proposal-gui...

Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNAS

The capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad...

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On the fourth anniversary of the overturning of Roe v Wade remember that they lied to get their seats on the Supreme Court

'Avian Population Genomics: Latest Findings and Future Prospects' DOI: doi.org/10.32942/X2C...

🚨Very happy to share our new paper out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! 🦉 We show that barn owl colour morphs do not simply experience moonlight differently — they hunt differently under it. White morphs appear to turn bright moonlight into a hunting advantage. 1/3 #movementecology #barnowl #moon

Cell Press@cellpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Barn owl color morphs hunt differently in moonlight" Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol... Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues @currentbiology.bsky.social

Come be my (remote) work colleague! Dr. Ellen Aikens and Dr. @wyokauffman.bsky.social are hiring a postdoc to lead analyses on a new migration ecology and climate resilience project with 152 mule deer herds and >44 million GPS points! Apply by July 15th! eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)

Yes!!! This is so desperately needed. Currently trying to find people to review a manuscript and after 25 invitations I have only a single review....🙁. This, unfortunately, is not uncommon.

@hufbauer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can all my fellow scientists please review at least two times the number of papers you publish? It is so hard to get reviewers these days, and that really hurts young scientists especially!

I'm recruiting a master's student for Fall 2026 to join my lab at The University of Arizona, to work on a project investigating the population genomics and hybridization dynamics of native and invasive leopard frogs in central Arizona! 🐸 🧬 Ad with details is posted below.

recruiting a couple new grad students to start in january, please share! www.gilbertecology.com/opportunities

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals

Sustainable human–wildlife coexistence requires a mechanistic understanding of the many ways that humans affect animals. However, progress is hampered by the lack of accessible data measuring the dyna...

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How do migratory birds navigate massive barriers like the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? Asian stonechats reveal migratory divides, hybridization, and evolving routes across extreme landscapes. doi.org/10.1093/evle... Image credit Wikimedia.

Some kids are always on the move – others prefer a good book. We show that early-life behaviour in golden eagles 🦅 cascades across life stages: more active nestlings fledge earlier, explore more, and disperse sooner. tinyurl.com/3sb8jnsz @vogelwarte.bsky.social @safilab.bsky.social #ornithology

#Postdoc opportunity at Michigan State, working with eBird status & trends data! careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University seeks a postdoctoral scholar to work on a project to ...

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Finally have a paper out on something I've been thinking about for 8 years... What if instead of ignoring the local modes when fitting HMMs, we actually figure out if they're ecologically meaningful? Have we been throwing away insights? Bayesian statistics to the rescue! arxiv.org/pdf/2604.24587

The Bayesian Workflow book is coming! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/04/16/t...

Abstract submission deadline getting closer (May 1, anywhere on Earth). Excited by all of the submissions received thus far, and excited to learn about all of the amazing research being done in statistical ecology. Look forward to seeing you all in Mérida, México!

International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC)@isec-stats-ecol.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for abstracts is now open for the next International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) taking place on January 8-15, 2027, in Mérida, México! Abstract submission form can be accessed through the website: statisticalecology.org Deadline: May 1, 2026 (anywhere on earth) 🦋🇲🇽📉👩🏽‍💻

🚨New preprint and our results are rather concerning.. We find the "boiling frog" equivalent of AI use. Using large-scale RCTs, we provide *casual* evidence that AI assistance reduces persistence and hurts independent performance. And these effects emerge after just 10–15 minutes of AI use! 1/