Are current species conservation policies enough? New study indicates that common bird and common butterfly species across Europe are set to keep declining in the coming decades. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Projections for 265 common bird and 144 common butterfly species across Europe under multiple sustainability scenarios, including those of existing conservation objectives, find no scenario in which t...

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EARLY VIEW in IBIS Timing pattern of Common Cuckoo parasitism and its relation to host nest attendance | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Gabriela Večeřová, Jan Studecký, Václav Jelínek, Martin Večeřa, Radka Piálková, Lubomír Piálek, Marcel Honza, Michal Šulc | #ornithology 🪶

Happy to share this 'capstone' project from my time as a postdoc @umich.edu, where we show that hierarchically nested bursts of body-shape evolution may underlie much of perching-bird diversification over ~50 million years. Free access link here: rdcu.be/fuxB1

Rates of passerine body plan evolution in time and space

Nature Ecology & Evolution - A reconstruction of the evolutionary history of passerine body plans over the past ~50 Myr shows rare bursts of phenotypic innovation near the origin of major...

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Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

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Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …

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Across 35 North American bird species, adult females had 12.4% lower survival than males on average. The gap was strongest in long-distance migrants, but no clear explanation emerged. doi.org/hcc5sd

Female birds have shorter lifespans than male birds across 35 North American species, researchers find

Birds have a lot to do in their short lives: defend territories, build nests, raise chicks and feed themselves. But the toll of these activities may be greater for female birds than for male birds.

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📖The number of strong social bonds is linked to survival in a cooperative bird Sociable weavers differ consistently in their relative number of strong social bonds and these differences are associated with survival 🕊️ 🌍 🐦‍⬛ 🔎 buff.ly/cQG5lun

ICYMI: New online! Status, threats and conservation of Earth’s migratory birds

Status, threats and conservation of Earth’s migratory birds

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00177-7Migratory bird species are globally ubiquitous but rely on diverse habitats and locations across their annual cycles, requiring unique conservation solutions relative to non-migratory birds. This Review discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives, then recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future.

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🐦 A cuckoo's first challenge. A rare moment from the field in the Mutěnice ponds: a newly hatched Common Cuckoo chick ejects its foster host's egg from the nest. 🎥 Watch the remarkable beginning of one of Europe’s most extraordinary birds. Video recorded by @biosulc.bsky.social

Do all traits age together? A long-term study of wild Seychelles warblers shows ageing is surprisingly asynchronous, with some traits senescing while others remain unchanged. doi.org/10.1093/evle...

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...

Are protected areas able to safeguard island-endemic charadriiforms? A new study found that species in protected areas were more likely to be declining. Do protected areas target the most threatened species, or are protected areas alone not enough? 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #JVertBiol #ornithology

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

🐦 A new paper out! GPS tracking of 85 Common Redshanks revealed how breeding phenology and habitat use vary across the species' breeding range, highlighting the value of protected grasslands, AES and tailored conservation. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #HABITRACK

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for a Pacific Marine Specialist to support the delivery of area-based management proposal(s) for the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea ⏱️Deadline: 7 Aug 🐧Fixed term 2 yrs, FT 📌Fiji/Australia/New Zealand Come join the fantastic Pacific team! ➡️ tinyurl.com/pacificmarin...

Pacific Marine Specialist - BirdLife International

We're seeking a Pacific Marine Specialist to support the work of the Birdlife International Marine Programme in the Pacific to understand, protect and restore seabird populations.

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Most scientists learn peer review by trial and error. Check out this practical guide for both first-time and experienced reviewers. It covers the entire review process, with useful tips and common pitfalls. 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #JVertBiol #PeerReview #PhDChat @fishecoevo.bsky.social

Please share! I have two positions for graduate students in my lab, starting Fall 2027. Details on the position s and application process can be found here: kjmathot.wordpress.com/opportunities/

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********************************************************************************************************* ***Two graduate student positions in the Mathot Lab**** I am recruiting two new graduate st…

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#ornithology #birdmigration

Devon Cevenini@devon-ceve.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🗞️ Cool stuff about #ducks! 🦆 How will #facultative #nocturnal #migrants deal with changing #seasons, major #biome shifts, and the #midnight #sun? 🌚 Find out about their impressive #behavioural #plasticity right here! 👇🏻 doi.org/10.1186/s404...

📢 happy to share our new paper in @molecology.bsky.social Common chiffchaff subspecies diverge in the same migration-related region as willow warblers (see thread): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Common Chiffchaffs (<fi>Phylloscopus collybita</fi>) Diverge in a Genomic Region Associated With Migration Differences in Willow Warblers (<fi>Phylloscopus trochilus</fi>)

Despite technological advances in both tracking and sequencing technologies, finding the genetic mechanisms behind migratory traits remains a challenge. Recent studies have shown that migratory direc...

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Joe Morford@morfjoe.bsky.social · last mo.

The WISDOM OF CROWDS emerges in flocks of thousands of migrating songbirds! Excited to share our work published by @aaas.org in Science Advances! doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Dream PhD opening! Innovation in wild falcons! Application deadline Aug 1🦅

Delighted to have contributed to this study published in @currentbiology.bsky.social! 🐦🌙 Multi-sensor tracking across 56 species revealed that 82% of migratory flights are entirely nocturnal. Congrats to @pauldufour80.bsky.social and all collaborators! | #ornithology #birdmigration

Paul Dufour@pauldufour80.bsky.social · 4w ago

🐦🌙 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🧵

🐦️ Passerine birds in temperate Europe can fill a role as pollinators, and this may be most functional when the availability of insects, as both pollinators and food, is least reliable 👉️ buff.ly/bIrvaGY

Happy to announce a postdoc position with me and Jakob Strand, to work on data from the revamped Danish beached bird survey organised by DOF BirdLife Denmark. How many seabirds end up on Danish beached, where do they come from, and why did they die? #seabirds ecos.au.dk/en/about-us/...

Postdoc in seabird ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at Department of Ecoscience - Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Aarhus University

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How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

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Great to see this new stable sulfur isotope map (δ34S) and its application for tracing outbreak dispersal events in insects! 🌐 Time to move on with the pan-African sulfur isoscape we work on. #insects #movement #migration #isotopes Paper: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🧵 Excited to share my final PhD paper in Ecology Letters! A classic question in ecology is why some clades contain more species in local assemblages than others. We argue that part of the answer lies in the timing of speciation itself. doi.org/10.1111/ele....

We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall.

I am recruiting a #postdoc to work on assembling and analyzing #genomes of the amazing Furnariidae. Let’s unlock the secret behind their #evolution. The official application portal will be available soon at www.uno.edu/careers. Feel free to contact me for details at sclaramu@uno.edu

How to force a @nature.com retraction and get zero credit for it. A short thread on "invisible correctors" and bibliographic erasure in top-tier journals. 🧵 Read the full behind-the-scenes story at @retractionwatch.com below. Our preprint: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #OpenScience #ZebraFinch

Critics of birdsong study fight to be named in Nature’s retraction

A zebra finch in New South Wales, Australia. Source: JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Researchers who flagged methodological issues in a paper on birdsong a year and a half before Natur…

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Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...