What's next for #mimicry research? A new Viewpoint in @natecoevo.nature.com inspired by Henry Bates 🦋 rdcu.be/et5Tl ‪by @gabrielajamie.bsky.social,‬ @lyrebirdlab.bsky.social & @animalecolab.bsky.social‬ ‬, Eunice J Tan, @colemag.bsky.social‬ & Esther Melamed doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Why do nestling birds sometimes evolve elaborate ornamentation? Our paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social explores the evolution of nestling ornamentation in Estrildid finches: tinyurl.com/7aesm9u5 We find evidence that brood parasitism accelerates evolution of nestling ornamentation in this radiation.

Applications are open for the African Raptor Leadership Grant: raptorresearchfoundation.org/grants-awards/ This grant is ideal for raptorphiles keen to do the FitzPatrick's Conservation Biology MSc programme: science.uct.ac.za/fitzpatrick/... Application deadline: 30 June #AfricanOrnithology