Last week I had the privilege of presenting part of my PhD research at the 4th World Seabird Conference in Tasmania #WSC4. Congratulations to the @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social for organising such an amazing event full of interesting discussions and networking opportunities. It was truly inspiring 🐧

The second chapter of my PhD is now available in Environmetal Pollution authors.elsevier.com/a/1nSlnzLNSr... doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

🧬 New study! How do mitochondria change across life? We tracked mtDNAcn within Zebra finches and found early-life decline and links of mtDNAcn to late-life flight performance #Ornithology #Physiology #Mitochondria @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @ifv-whv.bsky.social 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article...

Within-individual changes in mitochondrial DNA copy number across the life course and links to individual performance

Abstract. Ageing is characterized by complex biological processes reflected in cellular and molecular changes. Mitochondria, which are crucial for energy p

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Great experience at the @eoufledglings.bsky.social meeting in Gdańsk #EOU26, presenting my research on seasonal changes in prolactin levels in magnificent frigatebirds and how mercury-induced disruption of this parental-care hormone may contribute to the emergence of disease outbreaks

Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

The first paper of my PhD is now out in STOTEN We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the endocrine-disrupting properties of Hg exposure in wild birds, using hormone concentrations as a proxy for endocrine status

Incredible experience last month, sampling the magnificent frigatebird colony of Saint Giles Island (Tobago) for the first time ever to gather information about how latitudinal differences in environmental stressors might be driving disease outbreaks

I had a great time contributing to the surveys of great skuas in Shetland. It is really sad to see the grim conclusions of the resulting study...

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2y ago

New in #BirdStudy #Seabirds Count shows 73% decline in Great Skuas after bird flu. Declines in UK breeding populations of seabird species of conservation concern following the outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in 2021–2022 (Tremlett et al.) doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology