Abstract. Pigmentation patterns aid in camouflage and may also serve for communication. To understand the evolution of different types of within-feather pi

Visual camouflage evolution in animals depends on both light’s interaction with its surroundings and the limits of what the natural observers of the camouflage can see. Changes in lighting – such as t...

Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) has been reported in more than 100 altricial avian species, yet its frequency and underlying behavioural processes remain poorly understood. We studied CBP in the ba...

Survey examines how often academics attempt jokes during conference talks — and how these attempts at comedy land.

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to investigate the ecological and evolutionary significance of major energy metabolites (glucose and fatty acids) circulating in avian blood.