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Dr Lucy Mitchell

@lucyjmitchell.bsky.social
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Movement ecologist @ecobird.bsky.social @ Gent. Behaviour of birds, spatial statistics, #MotusWTS. PhD on European nightjar individual variation. Runner, Border Terrier owner.

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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New #ornithology paper! Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the #conservation of migratory songbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Aims to stimulate research advancing #migration #ecology and conserving threatened migratory #songbirds.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/09/2026
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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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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Opportunity! We have an #internship offer through the RISE program. This applies to undergraduate students studying at North American, British or Irish Universities. If you are interested in doing fieldwork with us next spring/summer, have a look at the RISE website: www.daad.de/rise/en/rise...
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!
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***Three new postdoc positions!*** Our team is growing! Join us to unlock animal behaviour as an early warning system, underpinned by mechanistic ecological understanding, delivering responsible and.....
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 01/09/2026
⏳ Time is ticking… Only 5 days left! Don’t miss your chance to share your work at #ABL2026 , our free online conference on animal behavior in a changing world. 📅 Deadline: September 6 📄 Submit your abstract now!👉 ablaoc.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 01/09/2026
🔈 APPLICATIONS OPEN... ...for BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries Application deadline: 30 Oct 2026 Full details via links ⬇️ Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s... Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c... #ornithology 🪶
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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
irishtimes.com
‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived
A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’
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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Postdoc opportunity in interaction networks under global change @ University of Helsinki! The position includes leading fieldwork & analyses on seed dispersal networks & mentoring junior researchers. Apply by 30 Sept: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #Postdoc #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🦌💩🦠 PhD opportunity! I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in caribou. Start date is flexible. Please share!
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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Any recommended suppliers for antennas and masts in Ireland? #spéirghorm
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Andrea Fuller @andreafuller.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Come join us at the Third Biannual Lund Thermal Biology Symposium on 27-29 October in Sweden. @conphysjournal.bsky.social is sponsoring travel grants to help students and ECRs attend. www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2...
biology.lu.se
Animal health, reproduction and survival in the age of humans 27–29 October 2026
Lund University.
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Lynda Donaldson @lyndadonaldson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nominations for this years @bou.org.uk awards are OPEN! 🏆 Godman Salvin Prize 🎤 Alfred Newton Lecture to present at #BOU2028 on Bird Demography 🎖️ Janet Kear Union Medal 🌱 Early Professional Award For full details and to nominate: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo... 📆 Deadline 15th Sept 26 #ornithology ⭐
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Dr Lucy Mitchell @lucyjmitchell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New from @alixkristiansen.bsky.social as part of our @ecobird.bsky.social lab! Those pesky #steamerduck nests are super hard to find so breeding estimates are thin on the ground. Find out more in the WJO!
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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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LaurenGuillette.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We’re seeking highly motivated MSc and PhD students to join the Animal Cognition Research Group at the University of Alberta in Fall 2027! 🐦 All positions are funded: MSc: 2.3 years PhD: 5 years Applications: Sept. 1–Dec. 1, 2026 sites.psych.ualberta... PsychUAlberta 🧪 1/2
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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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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📢 We’re hiring at Aarhus University! Tenure-track or permanent on vertebrate-driven #ecosystem processes, especially large #mammals w/in @econovoau.bsky.social's strong interdisciplinary environment spanning #ecology, paleoecology, biodiversity science & global change biology 🦬🌿🌍 ➡️More info below
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
👩‍🔬 Join us for a new course on the use of stable isotope analysis in ecology and environmental sciences 📅 15th–18th December 2026 📍 @ebdonana.bsky.social (Seville, Spain) 🎓 For PhD students, postdocs & early-career researchers. Registration details & form coming soon!
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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NaviSense, the Cluster of Excellence on Animal Navigation at the University of Oldenburg, is looking for motivated doctoral researchers to join their interdisciplinary team! Find more details here: 🔗 uol.de/job1191en #DoctoralResearcher #AnimalNavigation #Oldenburg
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/08/2026
Imagine being the author of the worst take on AI yet published by Nature.
nature.com
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Sorry Zack Polanski this long hot summer is not the apocalypse - it's like a gloriously long holiday in France
..with village green cricket thrown in good measure
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
HIRING MICROBIOLOGIST: effective start asap! The PDRA/PDRF (per xp) will investigate the interactions of bumblebee antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with the gut microbiota & more. Our work has shown AMPs have striking specificity for ecological microbes. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13... 1/2
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Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This job is part of an Advanced Research + Inventio...
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Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🐦 Job offer: Research Data Analyst – Wildlife Telemetry 📊 GPS • R • ecology • habitat selection 📍 Paris 📅 Apply by 29 Aug 2026 Join the #HABITRACK team at CESCO @mnhn.fr and help uncover how European birds use their habitats! 👉 recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-d... #EcologyJobs #ornithology #RStats
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:
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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Job posting: Associate Professor in behavioral ecology and cultural evolution within the Department of Ecology and Evolution (DEE) at the University of Lausanne. Deadline for applications is 30.09.2026: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli... (there is a button to switch to English at the top right)
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Marc Robinson-Rechavi @marcrr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Open position of Associate Professor in Behavioral ecology and cultural evolution at the @dee-unil.bsky.social! You can toggle the ad to English on top right: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
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Simon Butler @simon-butler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 JOB ALERT 📢 Exciting opportunity to join us as a Lecturer in Ecology. 3 year post @ 0.5FTE. Application deadline 18/09/26 - see below for details. @biouea.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/23...
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Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Ecology (ATS1374) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Lecturer in Ecology (0.5 FTE) Ref: ATS1374...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Whilst the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies profits. Shell has today announced it's profits have more than doubled. This is obscene. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Shell profit more than doubles to $9.8 billion, second-highest on record, as Iran war lifts prices
Shell's ​net profit more than doubled from last year to $9.84 billion in the second quarter, beating expectations, helped by ‌higher energy prices and increased market volatility during the Middle Eas...
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Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS @mizpas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A paper led by @justynakubacka.bsky.social and published in @heredityjournal.bsky.social shows that inbreeding depression is phenotype-dependent: more inbred, smaller-bodied, or shorter-winged aquatic warbler males had lower reproductive success and survival, respectively. 👉🔗https://rdcu.be/fpyva
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
#jobalert Assistant Professor in Applied Ethology University of Guelph, Canada More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Assistant_Pr...
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...
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Urban Vervet Project @urbanvervetproject.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨🐒Join the Urban Vervet Project! We are currently looking for a research assistant to strengthen our on-site team at the beautiful Simbithi Eco Estate in South Africa. More info below 👇 @sofiaforss.bsky.social
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Interested in having a symposium at #Behaviour2027 ? We are officially open to proposals! Please carefully follow the guidelines below:
Call for Symposia
Behaviour 2027
23-27 August
Vienna, Austria
The Behaviour 2027 Scientific Committee invites proposals to organize
symposia from individual organizers or teams of two to three co-chairs.
Symposium format
• Each symposium must have at least one chair; the chair must be
registered for the conference and attend in person.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Format: 6 presentations of 12 + 3 minutes each (total 90 minutes);
an alternative format would be 1 invited talk of 25+5 minutes,
followed by contributed talks of 12 + 3 minutes (adjust the number
of contributed talks accordingly to fit within 90 minutes).
• All speakers must register for the conference and attend in person.
The committee reserves the right to propose suitable submissions to the
symposium chair if there is still space available in the symposium.
Proposal preparation
Please provide:
1. Names, affiliation and contact information of the primary chair
(contact person) and co-chairs.
2. Proposed symposium title.
3. A maximum 200-word abstract introducing the topic and justifying
why it merits a symposium at the conference.
4. Names of at least two confirmed speakers (please verify their
availability).
Financial arrangements
The Behaviour 2027 organizers cannot cover registration, travel, or
accommodation for symposium organizers or speakers. The conference
will provide the venue and standard audio-visual equipment.
Diversity and inclusivity
We strongly encourage conveners to assemble speaker line-ups that
reflect diversity in gender, nationality, geography, and career stage.
Fostering diversity and inclusivity is a core priority of Behaviour 2027
Evaluation criteria
Our criteria include originality, interest, and relevance to Behaviour 2027,
and balance across gender, nationality, and career stage of invited
speakers.
If accepted, the chair, in consultation with the Symposium Committee, will
finalize the speaker list and order of appearance. Chairs are requested to
provide a brief introduction at the start and lead the entire session.
Evaluation timeline
Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Notifications will
be sent end of November 2026.
Proposal Submission
Please submit your proposal online via email to
behaviour2027@univie.ac.at by 1 November 2026. Later submissions will
not be considered.
Abstract submission
Upon selection, the chair is responsible for ensuring that speakers submit
their abstracts and register on time to be considered for inclusion in the
symposium.
Decision about contributions submitted to accepted symposia will be
evaluated by the session chairs.
Contact
Questions? Please contact behaviour2027@univie.ac.at
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Dr Lucy Mitchell @lucyjmitchell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I hate this 😒
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Dr Lucy Mitchell @lucyjmitchell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Excited about @isbe2026.bsky.social next week! Come and see me talk about the best species ever, the European nightjar, at 10:15am on Tues 21st :)
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Dr Lucy Mitchell @lucyjmitchell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
DEPRESSING 🥲
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Matteo Anderle @mattande.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📢 We're hiring! I'm looking for a **Junior Researcher** to join my team at @EuracResearch (Bolzano, Italy) and work on bird monitoring, bioacoustics, Passive Acoustic Monitoring, and biodiversity research. Apply here: eurac.onboard.org/jobs/dGXQ9qe... Please share! 🙏 🐦‍⬛🎙️ #Ecology #Ornithology
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Junior Researcher to conduct passive acoustic monitoring and point count of birds.
Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano
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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Let’s be very clear that the media narrative “Labour's ‘woke’ rewilding” in the wake of the fire(s) in our Peak District valley is thick with disinformation. 🌍🔥Thread 1/15
Nonsense news story in the Daily Mail
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨 Exciting news! The Swiss Ornithological Institute is starting a collaborative program that offers multi-sensor geolocators and analytical support for bird migration research, focusing on underrepresented species & regions. Interested? geopressure.org/GeoCollabForm/ Please share!
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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Recent Belgian Heatwave Declared Deadliest on Record: “the situation during the peak weekend was so severe that excess mortality surpassed even the worst weekend of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between June 22nd and June 27th, a staggering 1,747 excess deaths were recorded.” #Belgium #heatwave #europe
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Let’s stop burning fossil fuels
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We're especially interested in applicants with backgrounds in wild animal behavioural ecology and microbiome science. Plenty of opportunity to look at social and environmental transmission of both host-associated microbes and AMR. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/10...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow (1017) This UKRI- funded full-time post is availab...
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Just under 2 weeks left to apply for this NERC-funded postdoc to study AMR transmission dynamics in migratory birds.
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠
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Alice Risely @alice-risely.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Two weeks left to submit your abstract to the BOU Avian Disease Ecology conference. Attendance grants are available (see BOU funding opportunities). We have an amazing keynote lineup for you! Please share 😁
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🐦🌙 Happy to see this big collaborative paper out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! We address a seemingly simple question using geolocator data collected across many species and individuals: how much of bird migration actually happens at night? www.cell.com/current-biol... A short🧵
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