New paper: Does migration alter cellular ageing? Migratory blackbirds had longer telomeres (but similar mitochondrial density) than resident conspecifics at a North Sea stopover site, suggesting potential physiological adaptations linked to migration ➡️ vist.ly/559cq #ornithology #birds

Reptiles with longer Wikipedia pages tend to be bigger. The relationship is a power law with exponent = 0.85. I guess humans really like writing about big lizards? The longest article is the Komodo Dragon.

We are recruiting 🌟2 postdoctoral researchers🌟 for a NERC Large Grant project on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of badger - bovine tuberculosis (bTB) interactions.

Swimming invasive snakes colonize Mediterranean islets by active swimming, then wipe out Endangered endemic lizard populations. A hidden pathway for biological invasions with profound conservation implications, as they re-shape island ecosystems 🐍 🌊 #OpenAccess in 'Ecology' Picture: Rubén Casas

Join us for the next DZG meeting in Münster (September 7-11 2026). The line up is amazing! Looking forward to seeing many people here. 🐭🐸🐖🐟🕷🦇🧪🧬🦴

Joining the photo contest with our Sable Island horses: LANDSCAPE 🏝️ Breathtaking beach views of Sable every day. SCIENTISTS IN THE WILD 👩‍🔬 3-7 weeks continuous field require rest. FIELDWORK 🐴 Horses commuting along the beach to limited freshwater ponds. #CSEEinFocus @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social

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

Poorly aimed? Out of focus? Nope... ring reading time! After fluffy chick ringing probably the loveliest job of all. :-)

Doctoral student in Biology, with a specialisation in bird migration Lund University - Lund, Sweden Read the full job description and apply⤵️ jobrxiv.org/job/doctoral... #ScienceJobs

Proud to see this work led by PhD student @matteobeccardi.bsky.social now published in @jexpbiol.bsky.social ! The study investigates how sex and age influence mitochondrial function in wild Common terns 🪶 Check it out below ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/matt...

📹 Al principio, sonaba inverosímil: serpientes terrestres que saltan al mar en Ibiza para ir a islotes donde cazar. Pero este comportamiento, que está aniquilando una lagartija única en Baleares, se ha documentado por primera vez de forma científica

“Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife”. Out now, and open access, in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The first eggs of the 2026 season are a fact. Four clutches were started yesterday, today we're at nine. ❤️

Q. for scientists: how do you efficiently supervise undergrads for fully computational projects? Less 1:1 supervision time than wet lab can mean less support if they don't actively ask for it, more use of AI to produce loads of code without full understanding, loss of motivation... Any tips welcome!

You are interested in evolutionary ecology and quantitative genetics. You enjoy fieldwork and birds. Join our laboratory and our international team. csee-scee.ca/job/fully-fu...

HAROLD. We talked about this

Seats still available for the Meta-Analysis in R course (11–14 May, online) with @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social & @shreyadimri.bsky.social Hands-on training from systematic reviews to meta-regression, heterogeneity & publication bias using R (metafor, orchaRd) www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Some new work from us, led by @davididiaquez.bsky.social (see thread ⬇️). We ask what happens if instead of measuring on calendar dates, we measure bird responses to climate defined by the temperature at which annual events happen. It turns out they keep stable T˚! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

In our new paper, published yesterday, we use the long-term data set of Wytham Woods to show that great tits have maintained stable temperature at breeding despite the almost 2ºC increase in Spring temperature. w. E. Cole, C. Regan & @sheldonbirds.bsky.social Link -> www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Some very happy news on this Monday: over the weekend, two of our GPS-tagged gull-billed terns returned to Neufelderkoog and started uploading their data to the hub. Although the data transfer is not yet complete, both seem to have spent their winter in Guinea-Bissau.

One week in, 149 birds have been registered. Among them is 25-yr-old Roy, currently the oldest bird of the population, after most other elderly terns died during the HPAI outbreaks of 2022 and 2023.

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

We are looking for a full-time, permanent, animal caretaker in Wilhelmshaven. Work with songbirds & quail in an international research team: - Bird care & welfare - Breeding programs - Hand-rearing chicks - Husbandry & hygiene - Data records More info: ifv-vogelwarte.de/en/institute...

come and work with us, we are looking forward to it!

Out now in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment: a study in which we assessed whether mercury levels vary among feather types within individual terns, how feather mercury levels relate to those in blood, and whether all levels vary with sex and age in a similar way: doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Wow, after 8 birds arrived on the 12th of April, 57 more arrived on the 13th! I've not seen an 'arrival-explosion' like it. The birds seem excited about it too, wasting no time between arrival, courtship and the start of 'nest building'.

New paper out: Artificial selection for increased reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence and reduces lifespan in a precocial bird url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @uniexecec.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social y.social @oscarvedder.bsky.social

🐦 New PhD position! @prfju.bsky.social @ckecz.bsky.social Nest defence in passerine birds Interested in animal behaviour, fieldwork and evolutionary ecology? 📅 Start July 2026 | ⏳ 4 years | 💰 Fully funded Apply by May 10 → [email protected] / [email protected] #PhDjobs #PhDchat #PhD #ornithology

Muchas gracias por la invitación y el interés! Un placer compartir mi trabajo con vosotrxs y conversar sobre evolución y @commonternproject.bsky.social! 🐦🐦

In other lovely news: the first gull-billed terns have returned over the weekend too. You can follow their stories on the blog of @gullbilledterns-de.bsky.social's website: gelochelidon.de/blog/gull-bi...

📢Deadline approaching soon! Submit your abstracts by April 17! @nordicoikos.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social If interested in joining our symposium (with @davididiaquez.bsky.social), reach out asap!🐦🌴🐝🌡️📉

As an update: 6 more birds were registered by the system yesterday, such that 8 birds are known to have arrived in total, with more spotted today. Synchronous, but not early, as the first-arrival summary-graph for the years 1994-2026 shows:

The first egg for the 13th year of data collection along the Phenoweb Transect was laid on 12th April 2026! Looking like we’re in for a fairly ‘average‘ year up here in Scotland, with nest building and budburst progressing slightly slower than in 2025, especially in the North of the transect🪺🌳

Live from the field: they’re here! The first two registrations of the 2026 season are a fact and go to Calderon and Pricilla. ❤️

Happy to have participated in this review! I hope it guides many researchers in their future microbiome studies.

My first PhD student handed in her thesis. And I could not be more proud of her! What a PhD journey @averymaune.bsky.social!!! I am so very proud 😊🦎

(2) Maria Correia studied the effects of #microbiota produced #metabolites, particularly short-chained fatty acids (butyrate) on #mitochondria, whole animal #metabolism and cold tolerance, via experimental supplement. Massive amount of data collected, super well done!

If you enjoyed the paper below👇👇, you might also be interested in our symposium on “Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in a Changing World” at the Nordic Oikos-GfÖ conference! The amazing Viktoriia Radchuk will be giving a talk, and we still have a few spots open, reach out to if interested! #NSO2026 🐦🌴🐝🌡️📉

New preprint from the fantastic @sarah-dobson.bsky.social !! Worried about assuming causality when estimating selection? Confused about knowing whether selection is hard or soft? We have the solution for you!

With @mmoiron.bsky.social, we are organising a symposium on Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a Changing World at the Nordic Oikos-GfÖ conference. There are still a few spots left, so if you are doing research on eco-evolutionary dynamics and would like to contribute to the Symposium, contact us!

If you enjoyed the paper below👇👇, you might also be interested in our symposium on “Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in a Changing World” at the Nordic Oikos-GfÖ conference! The amazing Viktoriia Radchuk will be giving a talk, and we still have a few spots open, reach out to if interested! #NSO2026 🐦🌴🐝🌡️📉

Genetic variance and phenotypic selection on pathogen-linked oviposition choice in Drosophila doi.org/10.32942/X20...

The breeding season 2026 has started, our 72nd breeding season!

🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING! 🚨 Only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #ExE2026! Submissions close April 1. All the details are at evoxeco.uk and below 👇

Penguins in zoo environments live longer but show signs of accelerated aging, offering insights into how abundant resources and reduced physical activity impact longevity and health. doi.org/hbtmqk

If you're a tern looking for bespoke accommodation on the east coast, we have just the place for you. The Maid of Sterna Stuff III, our new specialised tern raft, is now on-site at Montrose Basin. Find out more 👇 buff.ly/59HTLwz

Hello BlueSky 🌞 my group has a large project growing arms and legs, and we've decided to graduate from post-its to a project management software (kanban or similar). Any recommendations from academics? Ideally with clear project roles, a task tracker, and as lo-fi as possible!

Hidden Markov Models - Lecture B10 of Stat Rethinking 2026. Hidden state models, inference of latent strategies, time series, is the president dead?, capture-recapture and demographic inference, Guerilla Bayesian Workflow. This is the final lecture for 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuon...

Intra- and inter-specific competition interact: multi-factorial experiments in two tit species url: academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

New publication alert! 🥳🍾 With Prof. Dr. Kraiczy's lab, we asked how natural genetic variation affects the function of immune modulatory Borrelia proteins and if this could influence how pathogenic the populations are to humans. Out now in Scientific Reports: doi.org/10.1038/s415...