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Libby Chapman

@libbychaps.bsky.social
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PhD student researching rabbit social behaviour in Exeter • previously blue tit nests in St Andrews and Soay sheep in Edinburgh • (she/her) 🌿 linktr.ee/libbychaps

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Libby Chapman @libbychaps.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
We also found that unsuccessful females were more likely to move to a different nestbox the following year, a change that was also associated with mating with a different male.
Photo of an adult blue tit standing upright on a wooden platform with seeds at the bird's feet.
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Libby Chapman @libbychaps.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
We found that females who failed to fledge chicks in one year used less plant material in their next nest, instead focusing on mammal fur and feathers which insulate developing eggs and chicks. This change improved their fledging success in the following year! 🌿🪶
Photo of a blue tit nest inside a nestbox with large chicks almost old enough to fledge lying on top of each other
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Libby Chapman @libbychaps.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Super happy to share some work from my masters project with @cogwild.bsky.social 🪺 Using six years of data from blue tits, we show that wild birds make decisions about their nest design based on their reproductive success in the previous year. 📄 doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Graphic showing the results of the research article in cartoon birds and nest illustrations.
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