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Edgar Bernat-Ponce

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PhD in Biodiversity & Evolutionary Biology | Bird ringer | Teacher & Researcher at @UEValencia| #UrbanEcology #Ornithology #Physiology #Pollution 🔗📑 www.researchgate.net/profile/Edgar_…

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Edgar Bernat-Ponce @edberpon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Why is the House Sparrow disappearing from our cities? 🐦🏘️ Our new research in Spain reveals a worrying trend: annual survival is declining, with adult females and juveniles hit the hardest. A thread on the survival of our iconic urban neighbor. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.25225/jvb...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 08/05/2026
Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years. #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough100 #Nature #PlanetEarth
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Álvaro Luna @alvaroluna87.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
World Sparrow Day
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Edgar Bernat-Ponce @edberpon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🥤Plastic pollution is everywhere... even in terrestrial birds🐦 In our new study from Mediterranean olive orchards in Spain, we found microplastics in 100% of wintering thrushes examined. 🧵👇 📄: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #BirdEcology #Ecotoxicology
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Wintering Thrushes as Microplastic Pollution Sentinels in the Ground-Foraging Guild of Mediterranean Olive Plantations - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Plastic pollution is a growing global environmental problem, and evidence shows that many wildlife species ingest plastic. In terrestrial environments, thrushes are indicators of microplastics polluti...
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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
New paper: a review of how skeletal muscles support long-distance bird migration, highlighting their plasticity, coordination via endocrine signals, and interactions with other organ systems. ➡️ vist.ly/4sdqf #ornithology #birds #migration #physiology #signals #adaptation #evolution
Fig. 1 from the article: Illustration of the two main wing muscles – pectoralis and supracoracoideus – of a migratory passerine. Fig. 4 from the article: Representation of the diverse ways in which myokines can influence the function of different organs throughout the body. Fig. 5 from the article: (A) Conceptualization of a behavioral control system, as outlined by Fuxjager et al. (2023). Behavioral control systems are shown through the lens of spring (B) and autumn (C) migrations, with skeletal muscle (dark red) playing a role in the regulation of physiological systems that all promote one singular behavioral node (migration, dark orange) at the expense of others (dimmed behavioral nodes).
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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
New paper: in urban great tits, epigenetic changes in the DRD4 gene help explain tolerance to human disturbance, influencing vigilance and return behavior after disruption ➡️ vist.ly/4qssv #ornithology #birds #urbanization #epigenetics #behaviour
Great tit. Photo: Sławek Staszczuk, Wikimedia commons.Fig. 2 from the article: association between return latency of the parent birds and the level of methylation (%) of six CpG sites.
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 02/02/2026
NEW on #theBOUblog from Fabio Marcolin Are parrots filling ecological niche space?: How non-native parrots become established in urban bird communities bou.org.uk/blog-marc... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... #ornithology 🪶
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Your daily Avian Hybrids story! The constrained evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2021/11/27/t... #ornithology
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The constrained evolution of a hybrid species, the Italian Sparrow
Unraveling the complex interplay between standing genetic variation and genetic incompatibilities.
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Ferran Sayol @ferransayol.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
New paper out! 🐦📊 We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources. Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Bernat-Ponce et al. (2026) From pardal to etxe-txolarrea: An integrative review of the house sparrow Passer domesticus knowledge in the Iberian Peninsula - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation doi.org/10.32800/abc...
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PAISAJE lab @paisaje-lab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
For a seed to be dispersed during a migratory flight, the 🍒 must be eaten close to sunset, since thrushes migrate at night. That is feasible according to ingestion times. Moreover, data from our feeding experiments in captivity indicate that a song thrush can eat up to 113 fruits/day (mean 54)!
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Ian MacGregor-Fors @macgregorfors.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📢 NEW PAPER OUT! Excited to share our review on Iberian House Sparrows, bringing together decades of research and setting the stage for a more integrated understanding of the species in the region. Big thanks to all contributors for their dedication & teamwork! doi.org/10.32800/abc...
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Edgar Bernat-Ponce @edberpon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Just published! 🐦📄 Our new review “From pardal to etxe-txolarrea” brings together 40 years of scientific research on the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in the Iberian Peninsula. doi.org/10.32800/abc... 📝Number of accumulated peer-reviewed articles in the Iberian Peninsula
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Álvaro Luna @alvaroluna87.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
📢 Thrilled to share our new paper 🌍 We found synthetic debris in nearly 1/4 of Eurasian otter spraints examined across five European countries, revealing how plastics infiltrate freshwater ecosystems. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #plasticpollution
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Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Nuevo grupo de trabajo AEET Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana @igue-aeet.bsky.social
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Rubén Tarifa @rtarifam.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Enjoy our latest paper in Eco. Appli. 😉 🔓Threshold responses of birds to agricultural intensification in Mediterranean olive groves | esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🐦 🌸 🐜 🌳
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 09/01/2025
Growing up with chronic traffic noise exposure leads to transient but not long-term noise tolerance in a songbird | royalsocietypublishi... | Biology Letters | #ornithology 🪶
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Álvaro Luna @alvaroluna87.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎉 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Seasonal diversity, daily use and behaviour of birds using a green roof in a Mediterranean city. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rsos... 🦉🌎 #urbanecology
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Airam Rodríguez @airamrodriguez.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Have you ever wondered how a #shearwater fledgling flies from its nest to the places where they are grounded by #LightPollution? We've used GPSs with remote download to track their flights & published this paper doi.org/10.3389/fevo... #seabirds #seabirdersaturday
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Edgar Bernat-Ponce @edberpon.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
📢 Urban Areas & Urban Wildlife: The Impact of Processed Food! 🍔🍟🍕 Have a look at our study that investigates the effects of urban diets on the House Sparrow, an urban bioindicator species. 🐦🏙️ #ornithology #science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Eating in the city: Experimental effect of anthropogenic food resources on the body condition, nutritional status, and oxidative stress of an urban bioindicator passerine
Urban diets impact House Sparrows. This study examines how bar snack food and pet food affect physical condition, nutrition, and oxidative stress in captive sparrows. Bar snack food causes anemia and...
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Álvaro Luna @alvaroluna87.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
🌍 "Do #birds select the plastic debris used for nest construction? A case study in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape". The impact of plastic extends beyond oceans, it's shaping terrestrial life too. #science #nature www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Do birds select the plastics debris used for nest construction? A case study in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape
Plastic pollution is becoming a global problem due to its ubiquitous occurrence and the impacts detected for many species. However, the research about…
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