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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

💡Plenary Spotlight Bart Kempenaers – Max Planck Institute, Germany Bart is an expert in avian mating systems, currently exploring how sexual selection affects the activity and movement of shorebirds. #EOU2027 | 23-27 August | Brno, CZ Submit symposia: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #Ornithology

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Interested in #ecological #research? Visit our #OpenDay on 3 October. Our theme 'Nature's networks' not only applies to ecological connections, but also to the opportunity of visitors to connect with our researchers. Come #network with us! More info: nioo.knaw.nl/en/events/bi...

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Big NIOO Open Day 2026: Nature's networks

Save the date: on Saturday 3 October 2026, NIOO will open its doors again to visitors for our Big Open Day. From 11:00 to 17:00, everyone will be welcome. Seize your chance to take a look in our labs ...

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David López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New preprint out in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social with @devisatarkar.bsky.social and @sheldonbirds.bsky.social in which we analyse the effects of this summer's unprecedented and severe #heatwave on tit reproduction and mass. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🪶 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🪶 16th European Ornithologists' Union Congress Brno, Czech Republic 23-27 August 2027 Do you have a research theme you’d like to bring to EOU? The call for symposia, round table discussions and pre-congress meetings is now open! Apply: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #EOU2027

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Michal Šulc @biosulc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Conference website for #EOU2027 is on! www.eou27.cz

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

New paper: How can we advance avian microbiome research? This perspective identifies key methodological challenges and offers practical recommendations to advance studies of bird–microbe interactions. ➡️ vist.ly/5e36n #microbiome #ornithology #birds #methods

Fig. 2 from the article: Unique sources of variations in avian microbiomes associated with host physiology, immune system, breeding, life-history trajectories, and migration. Bird illustrations are acquired from © Lynx Nature Books (illustrated by Hilary Burn – Parus major, Norman Arlott – Porphyrio hochstetteri, Tim Worfolk – Philetairus socius, Francesc Jutglar – Struthio camelus and Limosa lapponica).

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Vacancy for a #database and application engineer: do you have experience in #data engineering? You will help design, build, and maintain sustainable long-term data infrastructure by developing relational databases for ecological research. Interested? Apply by 23 August: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

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Database- and Application Engineer - NODE

Do you have experience in database engineering, and would you enjoy working in a vibrant, internationally-oriented ecological research institute? Then we're looking for you!

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Kees van Oers @keesvanoers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Such a pity I am not able to attend #isbe2026 in person. However, extremely happy that my PhD students @xiaomeichi.bsky.social (poster) and Xinrui Wang (presentation) are presenting parts of their research. Make sure to chat to them @isbe2026.bsky.social

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ISBE2026 (@isbe2026.bsky.social)

International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, Turin (Italy) 20-24 July 2026 www.isbe2026.com

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New publication: #Soil Microbial Diversity and Network Organization Respond to #LandUse and Agricultural Inputs Worldwide, by @dd10mz.bsky.social and others. #agriculture #sustainability #microbiome #pesticides doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Figure 2 in Saati-Santamaría et al. (2026): "Effects of land use on global soil microbial diversity and composition."

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The AOS awards seven 2026 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research. Congratulations to our grantees Drs. Audrey Le Pogam, Carrie Ann Adams, David Diez-Méndez, Jennifer L. Houtz, Abby Kimmitt, Amy Yanagitsuru, and Laura E. Nuñez–Rosas! #AOSgrants americanornithology.org/aos-awards-s...

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Zaki Saati-Santamaría @zakisaati.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🎉 We analyzed 1,921 soils from 33 countries to show how climate and agriculture shape soil microbiomes. Pesticides & fertilizers reshape microbial communities and ecological networks despite higher diversity in agricultural soils. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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Soil Microbial Diversity and Network Organization Respond to Land Use and Agricultural Inputs Worldwide

Based on a global analysis of 1921 soil samples, we show that agricultural management acts as a powerful ecological filter reshaping microbial communities. Land use and inputs—pesticides and fertiliz...

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animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

PhD position open 🚨 We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and collaborative PhD candidate to investigate how seasonal environmental change influences population vulnerability and to develop new indicators of demographic risk and resilience in wild bird populations. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

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PhD position: Indicators of demographic risk and resilience in wild birds

We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and collaborative PhD candidate to investigate how seasonal environmental change influences population vulnerability and to develop new indicators of demograph...

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We are looking for a PhD candidate to study mast seeding dynamics in beech. Are you excited about belowground ecology and combining long-term ecological data, soil ecology, and predictive modelling to understand how forests respond to global change? Apply by 21 June: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

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PhD position: aboveground-belowground linkages in beech masting dynamics

Every day, hidden ecological processes unfold right below our feet. Are you excited about belowground ecology and interested in combining long-term ecological data, soil ecology, fieldwork, and predic...

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🐦 Interested in avian reproduction, microbiomes, or reproductive microbiomes? I'm looking for outstanding early-career researchers interested in applying for an NWO Veni grant to join my group at NIOO. Pre-proposals are due after the summer. Email me to discuss ideas. #EarlyCareerResearcher #Postdoc

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Migratory birds perform extraordinary journeys—but we still don’t fully understand how they do it. #TiiaKärkkäinen, @pablosalmon.bsky.social & @barbarahelm.bsky.social reveal why the field of migration physiology is still wide open for new discoveries ➡️ vist.ly/56fr7 #ornithology

We asked the guest editors Tiia Kärkkäinen, Pablo Salmón and Barbara Helm how the issue came together, what discoveries that surprised them most, and why the field remains wide open for the next generation of curious minds.

Quote: "Developing collaborative networks/consortiums across disciplines, systems and geographic regions, including in the Global South, could be a powerful vision".

Quote: "As an editor, I was surprised how many of the papers in this special issue came to unexpected conclusions or to intriguing conundrums."

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Are you an ECR and working on wild microbiomes and wish to attend the microbiome workshop during the ExE conference? Funding to support attendance deets here:

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David Diez-Méndez @dd10mz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

An exciting week ahead! Today, the PhDs and Postdocs of the Netherlands Society for Evolutionary Biology are meeting in anticipation of tomorrow's #NLSEB2026 meeting. If you are attending and would like to discuss birds, behaviour, and gut microbiomes, let me know! www.nlseb.nl/nlseb-meetin...

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David Diez-Méndez @dd10mz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Don’t miss out. If you are in the Netherlands and consider yourself an evolutionary biologist then this is a must attend event!

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Keith McMahon @mcmahok.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing

We are seeking to appoint four full-time field assistants to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2026.
Two 8-week field assistants will join the nest monitoring team; duties for these posts will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of blue and great tits, (ii) catching and ringing parent birds, (iii) ringing nestlings, and (iv) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with run from approximately Tuesday 7th April to Monday 1st June. Successful candidates for these positions must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits and blue tits.
A further two field assistants will be hired to support a project collecting behavioural (foraging) data for great tits breeding in the Wytham population. These roles will involve a significant amount of nightwork. Duties will include (i) setting up and calibrating electronic tracking equipment and nest box cameras in the field, (ii) mapping tracking equipment locations using GPS, (iii) helping with catching and ringing parent birds and fitting tracking devices, (iv) assisting with mistnetting to re-trap tagged parents, and (v) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with be approximately 7 and 4 weeks in duration, starting from 13th April and 4th May, respectively. Possession of a BTO ringing permit with misnet endorsement and driving license are highly desirable for these roles.
All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. All Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successsful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.37/hour). Contact eleanor.cole@Biology.ox.ac.uk

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I am recruting a #postdoc for a project investigating the evolution of avian heat tolerance in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Fieldwork over broad latitudinal gradients, common-garden experiments, and more. Read more and apply👇 shorturl.at/WA1Qa Would appreciate a re-post! @evoldir.bsky.social

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Celebrating a successful field season with great food & good company - May 2025

Front view of the Life & Mind Building, which opened in Oct 2025: The new home of Biology at Oxford

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🚨🔊 Fully funded PhD!! 🚨🔊 Are you interested in wildlife gut microbiomes? Love birds, fieldwork and bioinformatics? Want to join a collaborative and supportive team? Looking for training to become an independent scientist? Please apply! Informal enquiries welcome! www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

📢🚨Please share! We’re hiring! 📢🚨Have a strong interests in wildlife ecology and gut microbiome bioinformatics? 3 year Senior Research Associate for NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant. Apply here: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18.... Informal enquiries welcome! drgldavidson.github.io/ACMEresearch

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Where is the next conference gonna be? So many countries are still missing from the map... All info to participate are here! Deadline 15th of October 2025 #EOU2027 #EOU2025 #ornithology

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Pablo Capilla-Lasheras @pcapi.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

For those attending the #EOU2025 in Bangor, this starter pack might help stay on top of the conversation ;) Ping me to be included go.bsky.app/TmuEgMA

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info! nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

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Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇 shorturl.at/wijEq Would appreciate a re-post!

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Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

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10th Hole-nesting Birds Conference @hnbirds2025.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Registration is now open for the Hole-nesting Birds Conference 2025! Researchers of all career stages are warmly invited to join us in the historic city of Olomouc, Czechia. #ornithology [Link to register: registrace.rapl.upol.cz/Form/HoleNes...

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Suvi Ruuskanen @suviruuskanen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Are you planning to apply@ec.europa.eu #MSCA #MarieCurie #postdoc #funding? Interested in #ecology #evolution #physiology #microbiome #ecotoxicology especially in birds? I am happy to discuss ideas (we have 3x past success!) and @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social has a great masterclass for applicants! DM

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

DEADLINE EXTENSION – EOU 2025: By popular request, you now have TWO MORE WEEKS to submit your abstract for the August conference in Bangor. Send abstracts by 29 March here cutt.ly/krt8HHlk and check out the conference website here cutt.ly/Jrt8Jijz #EOU2025 #ornithology

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I am searching for a PhD candidate interested in investigating how knowledge of thermal physiology and ecology of wild pollinators can help promote biodiversity conservation 🐝 Dynamic thermal team at @biologylu.bsky.social. Apply by March 20 👇 I would appreciate a re-post!

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We are searching broadly for a PhD candidate interested in the evolvability of heat tolerance and the interaction between evolution and plasticity in 🐦🐣, based at @biologylu.bsky.social. Be great if you could re-post. Details 👇 #ERC #HotLife @ercresearch.bsky.social

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Please spread the word!

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