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A diamond 💎 open-access international journal for all fields of vertebrate zoology No APCs • Free English editing • First decision <21 days • @bioone.bsky.social reach Published by @ivb-cas.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social and Czech Univ Life Sci

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 10h
💡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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Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk.bsky.social · 6h
🦎*Please share!*🦎 Review begins Oct 5. The Swierk Lab is recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 27 / Spr 28 to study Neotropical anole 1) body coloration and visual signals or 2) predator avoidance, diving, and respiration. Please contact only by email. Details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TGmC...
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 7h
🐸 One frog ‘species’ becomes six! 💚 A major taxonomic revision of the Scinax nebulosus complex combines DNA, morphology and calls to reveal three new species and revalidate S. cynocephalus. 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #JVertBiol #herpetology #taxonomy #amphibians
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 18h
📢NEW paper out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org #RSOS. 📖Practical implications of temporal body mass variation for biologging and comparative studies. 🌟Showcasing the value of #long-term studies - 1000s of body-mass measures analysed. 👥Led by @benmocha.bsky.social doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Arabian babbler on a balance scaleDwarf mongoose on a balance scale
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João Menezes @jocateme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our new paper on bird vocal amplitude is out in @sse-evolution.bsky.social ! Across 123 species, we found two new contenders for world’s loudest bird: bare-throated bellbird and seriema Along with the white bellbird, both can reach jackhammer-level amplitudes! doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag153
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A fascinating look at how one simple idea connects population dynamics, life-history evolution, conservation, movement and disease ecology. Reproductive value as a common currency for thinking about the future of populations. #PopulationEcology #EvolutionaryBiology
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#ornithology #birdmigration
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾
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Cellular Tracking Technologies @celltracktech.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Northern Waterthrush tagged in Cape May, NJ left after sunset on Sep 11. Two weeks later it was over Colombia! Jamaica -> Colombia included ~800 km of open Caribbean. 3,082 km so far! @birdscanada.bsky.social @originalstu.bsky.social #MotusWTS #BirdMigration #ornithology @nature.org
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🦇 #MammalMonday Egyptian fruit bats in Cyprus have declined by 85% since 2005... Long-term monitoring links the collapse to roost disturbance and declining food availability; partial recovery since 2018 offers a glimmer of hope 🙏 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... #bats #mammalogy #conservation
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#ornithology #birdconservation #seabirds
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A neat example of how the same visual behaviour can evolve very different sensory and locomotor strategies across fishes! 🐟 #ichthyology
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🦎 How old are Near Eastern fire salamanders? A 3-year study of 6 Anatolian populations found striking differences in abundance, age structure and seasonal activity. Average age: 6.5–8 years; maturity at 3–4 years. 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #herpetology #amphibians #conservation #JVertBiol
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sperm whales blow bubbles to stay afloat while resting, research shows 🧪🌎🦑
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Sperm whales blow bubbles to stay afloat while resting, research shows
Sperm whales are the only whales known to rest vertically, floating steadily just below the ocean’s surface. Scientists have hypothesized that the whales release air bubbles to help them stay…
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🐟 Hybrid three-spined stickleback fathers showed dysregulated care, and their offspring had lower survival. Parental care may act as a reproductive barrier. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1365... @ksamuk.bsky.social @g-lagunasrobles.bsky.social @genelocus.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social #ichthyology
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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
V happy about this one (@brentcemerson.bsky.social @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social @hernmoral.bsky.social)et al Species have survived on oceanic islands for Mya despite occupying small geographic areas, facing environmental calamities and having low Ne. We discuss this w/ a focus on conservation. 1/2
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Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the CAS @ivb-cas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remarkable find in Ethiopia’s Chingawa Forest! On the final day, Josef Bryja’s team trapped only the second known specimen of the rare rodent Chingawaemys rarus. In five nights, they sampled 122 small mammals and bats—and the expedition continues. 🌿🐭
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Bat1K Genome Project @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Where did bats come from?🦇🌍 After decades of debate, the biggest bat genome + fossil study ever done has an answer - and it’s not where anyone expected! 🤩OUR PHASE 1 FLAGSHIP is out today in nature! doi.org/10.1038/s415... A thread 🧵
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats&nbsp;is presented,&nbsp;based on new genome assemblies and&nbsp;many ancient fossils&nbsp;and including all known bat families.
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ornithology
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🐦🌊 Tracking 65 birds from 11 species found that most sea crossings happened at night and at low altitudes - overlapping with offshore wind turbine rotors 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4... #ornithology #birdmigration @pdvsky.bsky.social @pauldufour80.bsky.social @piedflynet.bsky.social @rafnuss.bsky.social
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🐦 Why do some birds migrate thousands of kilometres while others travel far less? A global study of 446 species finds that migration distance is linked to body size, food availability and flight efficiency 🪽 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #ornithology #Ecology @esajournals.bsky.social
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My latest for @therevelator.org is all about the important shark and ray areas project, a global-scale collaboration that has identified over 1,000 places significant for migration, reproduction, and more. 🧪🌎🦑🦈 To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places therevelator.org/save-sharks-...
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To Save Sharks and Rays, Protect These Places • The Revelator
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨 🦍🐕🦝🐅🦓🦌🐃🐖🐏🐫🐘🦏🦛🐿️🦔🦇🦥🦦🦨🦘🦡🐋🦭🦒🧸 Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history. Please share widely! 🧪🏛️ candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and Curator of Mammals
Tenure Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, and Curator of Mammals at Natural History Museum Denmark The Natural History Museum Denmark wishes to ap
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#MammalMonday 🐭🌿 Hidden in Rwanda’s montane rainforests: 25 small-mammal species in Nyungwe National Park DNA barcoding confirmed most records and revealed Lophuromys cinereus – a new record for Rwanda! 🐁 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #JVertBiol #mammalogy @ivb-cas.bsky.social
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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
💡Plenary Spotlight Sandra Bouwhuis – Institute of Avian Research, Germany Sandra studies life-history strategies in common terns, focusing on migration, pollution, climate change and avian influenza. #EOU2027 | 23-27 August | Brno, CZ Submit symposia: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #Ornithology
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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So proud of Edina Nemesházi for this fantastic work about the consequences of sex reversal for the reproductive success of wild frogs, which is now out in Science Advances! 🥂💥🥳Congrats to all of the authors 👏 @klivvvienna.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂
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Ed Stanley @drscanley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Another long-time project is out now! I scanned these specimens for @sdbnorcal.bsky.social during my Postdoc @calacademy.bsky.social! Stan & @kaithefishguy.bsky.social led this description of a new deepwater species of Butterflyfish from Mozambique. doi.org/10.1643/i202...
A CT rendering of a new species of deepwater butterfly fish.
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Smith, Musilova & @astridboehne@bsky.social find new sex chromosomes in a group of cichlids from Lake Tanganyika and show that while these involve the same chromosome pairs, the sex chromosomes evolved independently. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #societyjournal #genome #evolution
GBE | Same Sex Chromosomes With Independent Origins in Haplochromine Cichlids

Known sex chromosomes, and sex-linked regions thereof, of African haplochromine cichlid fishes, relative to the genome of Astatotilapia calliptera (bottom-left illustration). While there is great diversity of sex chromosomes and regions of sex linkage across this clade, LG5 and LG7 frequently reappear as sex-linked, particularly within the Lake Tanganyika-specific tribe of haplochromines, the Tropheini. Sex-linked regions on LG5 and LG7 are shown, highlighted in blue for XY systems and orange for ZW systems. In species in which sex-linkage is not known, this is marked with ‘?’. Other known sex chromosomes are listed on the right. Species included in this study are marked in bold. Proposed origins of different sex determination systems or genes are shown with yellow arrows on tree branches, while losses are shown with black arrows.
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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Very chuffed that our dotterel study made the front cover of Proceedings B! 🎉 Thread below: 👇
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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great write-up on recent scientific advances in our understanding of avian vagrancy #ornithology #UKBirding baynature.org/2026/09/15/s...
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Are Vagrant Birds Lost, or Pioneers? For Clues, Researchers Look to the Farallones.
A recent study could change our assumptions about why birds show up out of the blue.
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#FishFriday 🐟 Is catfish venom all about the spines? A specialised axillary gland in the #CuckooCatfish develops days after hatching and produces a secretion with ~1,800 proteins. And those ‘venom glands’ in the fins? Not quite! 👀 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #ichthyology @fishecoevo.bsky.social
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Natasha Gillies @tashgillies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New paper in @animalecology.bsky.social!📝http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70350 Coordination is thought to be key to the success of biparental care, but we don’t know how this varies with species’ ecology 🍃 We explore: how important is partner coordination & does this depend on environment? 🏞️
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70350
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Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) @igb-berlin.de · 14/09/2026
🎣 We’re hiring! Interested in the attitudes and behaviours of urban recreational anglers? IGB is looking for a #Fisheries Social Scientist to join the IFishMan research group. 📍 #Berlin 📅 from 1 January 2027 🎓 research group of @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/67397842...
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Fisheries social scientist (m/f/x) at Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
We're looking for: Fisheries social scientist (m/f/x) (Full or Part Time) • Müggelseedamm, 12587 Berlin-Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick, Deutschland
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📖 New paper Sex-specific responses to warming: A longitudinal study linking life-history variation to telomere dynamics, telomerase expression and oxidative stress 🧬 🔆 🌍 🔎 Read more: buff.ly/foZRPGN
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Andrew Hendry @ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Maybe you have heard about our Alaska stickleback introduction experiment? You might want to apply for our multi-PI freshwater science postdoctoral position. The video below is of one of our source lakes for the intro. scasscsa.mcjobboard.net/jobs/235865
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MammalMonday 🦝 Raccoons need BIG homes for their babies! A new study found 14 natal dens of invasive raccoons in W Poland - 12 in tree cavities, usually in the largest trees around. Listening for cubs was a remarkably effective way to find them!👂 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #invasivespecies
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MammalMonday 🦌 When sika deer strip bark, which trees are most at risk and where? A nationwide study reveals striking differences among 255 tree species, a peak in damage around 11.5 cm DBH and strong spatial patterns across Japan 🌳🗾 👉 doi.org/10.25225/jvb... #Mammalogy #ForestEcology
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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New paper: ecological divergence in nocturnal communication - coexisting forest #owls differ markedly in how lunar conditions, night structure, seasonality and weather shape vocal activity, with implications for acoustic survey design and detection modeling. ➡️ vist.ly/5hs2a #ornithology
Collared scops-owl. Photo: Jack Walf, Wikimedia commons.Fig. 2 from the article: Estimated smooth functions from generalized additive models showing the effect of lunar altitude ratio (scaled position of the moon relative to its maximum nightly elevation) on hourly vocal activity rate (VAR) for four owl species. Dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals. Mountain scops-owl (MSO, Otus spilocephalus) and collared scops-owl (CSO, O. lettia) showed greater vocal activity when the moon was low, whereas collared owlet (CO, Taenioptynx brodiei) and northern boobook (NB, Ninox japonica) vocalized more frequently when the moon was higher in the sky.
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 10/09/2026
NEW on #theBOUblog from Michał Jezierski Wren evolution in the British Isles: How might island evolution generate patterns of avian diversity? bou.org.uk/blog-jezi... #ornithology 🪶
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Tom Near @tjnear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1/3 New preprint from #NearLab led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social Here we show species-rich freshwater fish adaptive radiations (notably cichlids, but also killifishes, pupfishes, and livebearers) were enabled by a shared mechanism: retained saltwater (marine salinity) tolerance
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 27/07/2026
Bird-safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings
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Bird-safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings
In Canada, tens of millions of birds are killed annually by crashing into glass on buildings.
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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Links between color conspicuousness, territorial behavior, and steroids in a color polymorphic lizard #ColSci #Reptile #Polymorphism doi.org/10.1093/behe...
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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Free PhD positions!!! Cluster of Excellence NaviSense -> Sensory Basis, Mechanisms, and Impacts of Animal Navigation -> is looking for curious and motivated individuals from resource constrained countries to join NaviSense as Doctoral Researchers. #NaviSense #ornithology uol.de/en/job/docto...
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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
💡Plenary Spotlight Ben Hatchwell – University of Sheffield, UK Ben's long-term study of long-tailed tits investigates the causes and consequences of sociality, and the rules governing social decisions #EOU2027 | 23-27 August | Brno, CZ Submit symposia: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #Ornithology
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Martha Maria Sander @mmsander.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
2 Student Job + thesis offers: Impacts of agricultural practices and seasonal invertebrate availability on grassland birds. Field surveys in Brandenburg. Details coming soon - stay tuned, get in touch! @dornitholges.bsky.social @euflynet.bsky.social @eoufledglings.bsky.social @eounion.bsky.social
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am revising my Guerrilla Scientific Workflow talk for the LMU open science summer school, tomorrow. The key idea is that open science training provides tools for critiquing published research, for deciding what to trust, and for challenging institutional power.
slide entitled "Nature is Opaque" with a meme picture of people making two lobsters fight. The lobsters are labeled STATISTICAN, and every person in the pic is also labeled STATISTICIAN
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Mathieu Pélissié @mathieupelissie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm delighted to share our new paper in #ScienceAdvances! @science.org 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed7911 We explored the importance of abrupt shifts in marine fish productivity worldwide and identified the main causes and consequences of such overlooked dynamics. Some key findings below ⬇️
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Abrupt declines in fish productivity often precede stock collapses in marine fisheries
Marine life is under multiple pressures, including climate change and overfishing, which can threaten fishery sustainability especially when it results in large, abrupt, and persistent shifts in fish ...
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Journal of Vertebrate Biology @jvertbiol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#ornithology
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're seeking a Research Ecologist to develop & apply methods for analysing large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) datasets & to lead work on the collection/analysis of restoration & rewilding data. Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Closing date: 22 September. #Ornithology #bioacoustics
The heads of two Puffins appear above a bank. Wording above reads: We're hiring! Senior Research Ecologist: Landscape Restoration & Monitoring Science.
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