📖 Published! Prompting large language models for quality ecological statistics 🖥️ This perspective addresses the need for effective prompting guidelines to ensure consistent and appropriate advice on statistical analyses when using LLMs🌍 🔎 Read more:

Finally some good news for our honey bees. Source: ScienceDaily share.google/5TYWHPuogMrT...

Today I learned that there is a deep-sea bacterium that apparently can do photosynthesis independent of the sun. It uses infrared light from hot hydrothermal vents. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Sarbecovirus-associated gut microbiome instability in a natural bat reservoir https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.26.714368v1

The day continues at #EOU26 with a session on bioacoustics S. Sangeeth Sailas (@sangeeth-sailas.bsky.social), Richard Schnürmacher, Marcin Winiarek and Suhridam Roy, covering topics from vocal behaviour and signalling to acoustic communication in changing environments

(14) Ah, and the most important thing that happened this winter was that we bought a summer house. It is literally in the middle of nowhere, just forest around. No electricity no water but smoke sauna ♥️ So quiet and the stars on bright nights. And lynx footprints 100m away♥️♥️♥️

A little tired doing #mitochondria #labwork, when laughing to satanic cell counts 😂😂😂

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!

(13) also joining @eseb.bsky.social wild animal microbiome evolution network, with great discussions. Looking forward to Exeter ecoxevo conference in Cornwall where we organize a workshop! sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/

(12) further inspiring discussions about how scientific communities and publishing should be organized, this week in our @nordicoikos.bsky.social board meeting at Knivsta. Some new initiatives coming up! I saw also my first ever marsh tits🙂

(11) I was also super happy that @yts-fses-ry.bsky.social we in the Finnish Society for Environmental science organized a panel meeting with representatives of different Fin universities in env science. Discussion was targeted to students applying for uni, but at the same time great networking

(10) the winter was also full for inspiring meetings and events, for example being PhD opponent for the amazing Carla Wagener at @ox.ac.uk for wild mice microbiota 🙂 and discussing science at the department

(9) exciting work also coming up from our #agricultural bird project: PhD researcher Attila Krall and 3 mscs investigate how agricultural practices link to availability of invertebrates, diet quality&condition of #starlings and barn #swallows. We also plan to experimentally manipulate diet quality!

(8) and fieldwork coming up as well: PhD researcher Maria Correia runs an experiment to study the role of gut microbiota and SCFAs on #development of #thermoregulation. The spring seems early but I would not mind a little delay so we have a bit more time to prepare!

(7) uh, the winter was full on data collection but so will be summer, my @erc.europa.eu grant is really in full mode🙂 with postdoc @lisandrinamari.bsky.social we will study the relative contribution of #genetics and #microbiota on cold tolerance, using #selection lines of japanese quails.

(6) I am super happy to announce that Heloise Duvignau will start her PhD in May in our group, studying mechanisms of #microbiota-host communication, for example #metabolomics and bacteria #extracellular #vesicles in birds. This will be exciting!

(5) we also got PhD researcher Anais Cotton from uni Toulouse/Strasbourg join the lab for 2 months! Anais joined our project to study how gut #microbiota influences #stress axis, and super efficiently analysed #expression of #Cort receptor and #HSPs, and fecal Cort in microbiota-manipulated birds

(4) and finally led by post doc Charli we and collaborators collected hundreds of samples to our #comparative analysis on covariation between #temperature and #microbiome, where we aim to find out how conserved is this association. Some 1000+ samples waiting in the freezers for extraction 🙂

(3) another experiment was run by MSCA postdoc Mari-Ann Lind, who studied two-way interactions between #mitochondria and #microbiome in birds, via supplements of specific antioxidants and probiotics, respectively. Super exciting to see the results! We also updated our oroboros to small chamber mode

(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!

Meanwhile, lots of great things happened. During the winter we ran 3 major experiments focusing on understanding the role of #microbiota on #thermal #physiology in birds. Stijn Kouwenberg studied consequences of locally adapted microbiota on cold tolerance via reciprocal microbiome #transplants (1)

I have been away for a long time ( purposefully limiting social media time) but I do feel that miss the community and e.g. new papers that just inspire. So trying the activate in this community again🙂

Last day to apply today!!

Blood mitochondrial function is linked to adult flight performance in a songbird. Whereas early-life thyroid hormones show no lasting effects on mitochondria, behavior, or performance. 🔗 Scientific Paper: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @stefi-casagrande.bsky.social @suviruuskanen.bsky.social

Took me a year (😱), but I finally published a blog post about our article on the #quantgen variance partition of phenitypic plasticity with @lmchev.bsky.social, published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social. 🇬🇧 devillemereuil.legtux.org/quantitative... 🇫🇷 devillemereuil.legtux.org/fr/genetique...

The research org CNRS will end access to the Web of Science, shifting towards qualitative research assessment and open tools. It’s a strong move for #OpenScience, reducing reliance on proprietary metrics and supporting fairer, more transparent evaluation.

What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social #BobWongLab royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

🚨We need your help🚨 #Shearwaters are washing up on beaches, particularly around #Tathra. Some #seabirds are still alive. Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, take photos & submit your observations to our new portal ➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird... (also, please share this) #ornithology #OzBirds

Still time to apply this #phd position in Finland, DL 20.12 #microbe #host #evolution #metabolism #vesicles #BEV

3-year #PhD student #position open in my group @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Finland on #gut #microbe- host communication in #birds. DL 20.12, start date in April2026. #microbiome #metabolomics #vesicles, please RT ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctor...

3-year #PhD student #position open in my group @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Finland on #gut #microbe- host communication in #birds. DL 20.12, start date in April2026. #microbiome #metabolomics #vesicles, please RT ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctor...

@jjinsing.bsky.social visiting our lab for collaboration and giving an amazing seminar on female sexual dimorphism !

Sharing on behalf of my colleague Marcel Eens: Post-doc position on #UrbanBirds at University of Antwerp: 6-10 month position with intention of submitting fellowship application (extends postdoc by 3 years if successful). Deadline Aug 28. www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

Supernice editor dinner with 12 @avianbiology.bsky.social editors and 1 @oikosjournal.bsky.social editor at #EOU2025 ! Amazing food & great company, discussing research, publishing and conferencing. @nordicoikos.bsky.social is lucky to have you on the editorial boards!

@tjommem.bsky.social showing interesting IPM approach to study epidemics #EOU2025

@oscarvedder.bsky.social showing cool long-yerm data on selection line crossed are #EOU2025

#PFASactionEU - We have just published on our website the updated proposal to restrict #PFAS under #EU_REACH. The update takes into account the more than 5 600 comments that authorities from 🇩🇰, 🇩🇪, 🇳🇱, 🇳🇴 and 🇸🇪 received during the 2023 consultation. 🔗 fcld.ly/pfasbg25l

If you are an early career researcher and at #EOU2025 come to the @nordicoikos.bsky.social booth and learn all about our @avianbiology.bsky.social review award. 🪶🏆 #birds #ornithology www.avianbiology.org/authors/jab-...

🚨 Excited to present at #EOU2025! 🚨 Catch me in Oral Session 8: Ecological Physiology 1 (LR3) 🐦 👉 Do you want to know whether #pathogen susceptibility or #ageing can be shaped by maternal hormone effects? Come to my talk! @jaime-muriel.bsky.social @cienciasuco.bsky.social‬ #maternaleffects

Stijn Kouwenberg doing great presenting his first PhD poster at #EOU2025 collaboration @cyanistesnord.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social Cool work on #microbiome #heritability #physiology coming up

Emil Isaksson showing interesting data on social information use depending on #temperature #EOU2025

Excellent session on causes and consequences of #mitochondria variation #EOU! Stefania Casagrande, @elisathrl.bsky.social Neal Dawson, @pablosalmon.bsky.social Molly Ohse. Variation due to altitude, temperature, diet, pollution,across life- history stages

📌 I really enjoyed @pablosalmon.bsky.social’s talk at #EOU2025! 🐦 Exploring how #mitochondria may shape avian #migration — lessons from Eurasian #blackbirds with different strategies. Great insights into the energetic basis of life-history strategies!

Liviu Prison showing how blue tit eggs have become more elongated with time and urbanization! I wonder why? #EOU2025

Cool natural experiment type of study system showed by Anna Kellner, where they actually know exactly when species colonize, including tawny owls and pine martens #EOU2025 #BOU

Welcome to #BOUatEOU Woodland Birds, our one-day symposium at #EOU2025 Stay up-to-date with the symposium here on Bluesky by following #BOUatEOU, where presenters will be sharing their research via short threads. #ornithology 🪶🧪 🧵1/10

At #EOU2025 @eounion.bsky.social conference next week, we'll show new evidence implicating forestry in declines of British Marsh Tits during the era of woodland conversion in 1950/60s-1980s. This was period of steepest decline in Marsh Tits. Why? What was going on back then? #ornithology 1/5

Thomas Tieze, showing great data on song evolution in Paris #EOU2025. Song and colourfulness negative correlate

Sad story about 96% decline in willow tit in UK! Cool work by Paul Bellamy looking at factors affecting occupancy and abundance

Sad story about 96% decline in willow tit in UK! Cool work by Paul Bellamy looking at factors affecting occupancy and abundance