Esteban Botero D.

Behavioral & spatial ecologist. Founding member & Director of Conservation Science at @selvaorgco. Research Associate at @SMBC. Guest Scientist at @MPIforBI.

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

Mirroring X content in #BlueskySocial as well!
¡Posteando el mismo contenido en BlueSky también!

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

More forest cover in the landscape benefits everyone. Whether in a forest patch or a coffee farm, the probability of finding forest specialists, generalists, and open-area birds increases with forest cover. So do frugivores, insectivores, and nectarivores.
https://t.co/Dpf17GwXsa

[Journal of Animal Ecology @AnimalEcology]

📖 New paper

Beyond first clutches: Second broods reshape selection on breeding timing in forest and urban great tits 🌍 🐦‍⬛

🔎 Find out more: https://t.co/QtcsZj9cgs

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

¿Qué hace que un paisaje cafetero contenga más aves? ¿El manejo de las fincas o la cantidad de bosque que las rodea?

¡Lean nuestra última publicación en @JAppliedEcology y entérense! Y permanezcan atentos para recibir más noticias sobre este estudio.

@selvaorgco @SMBC

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

What makes a coffee landscape full of birds? Is it how farms are managed, or how much forest is left around them?

Read our latest paper in @JAppliedEcology and find out! And stay tuned for more news regarding this study.

https://t.co/Dpf17GwXsa

@selvaorgco @SMBC

[SELVA @selvaorgco]

En cafetales andinos, el bosque circundante impulsa la ocupación de aves de todos los gremios. Conservar el bosque y fortalecer prácticas como café bajo sombra son estrategias esenciales complementarias para sostener comunidades diversas
🧵1/2 Eng below
🔗https://t.co/nf77m3qfBu

[Trends in Ecology & Evolution @Trends_Ecol_Evo]

Online now: The importance of mitochondrial DNA introgression for conservation https://t.co/KTclrVmVb2

[SELVA @selvaorgco]

¿Algo mejor en el #DiaMundialDeLasAbejas que una nueva entrega de las #AbejasCaficultoras? Las abejas del sudor (Dialictus sp.) son especies sociales y eficientes polinizadoras de varias plantas de importancia económica. ¿Las has visto posarse para lamer minerales de tu sudor? 🐝

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

A multiscale physicochemical characterization of melanin-based feather colouration in the rapid capuchino seedeater radiation

https://t.co/ZT3uFq0Nha

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

Warm and cool temperatures decrease early-life telomere length in wild pied flycatchers

https://t.co/OMJvsnbZ0J

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Classical and jazz music have become simpler and more uniform from the mid-20th century and are now closer in complexity to genres such as pop and rock, according to a study in Scientific Reports. https://t.co/Ozbia0mO41

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

Resurrecting habitat fragmentation as a process over time: Trends in Ecology & Evolution https://t.co/UJM64IOV9z

[SELVA @selvaorgco]

🔆¡Ya viene!🔆 El Curso Básico de Anillamiento de Aves será del 25 al 30 de Agosto 2026. Envía tu postulación hasta el 5 de Julio (y cuéntale a todos tus amigos 🤓)

[Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids 🦆🧬 @Jente_O]

Your daily Avian Hybrids story!

What is a species anyway?
https://t.co/wzzMrYlY4P

#ornithology

[SELVA @selvaorgco]

La Abeja colectora de aceite (Centris terminata) es una especie solitaria que busca aceites florales para alimentar a sus crías. Habita en bosques secundarios y poliniza varias especies de plantas. Esta es nuestra primera entrega de las #AbejasCaficultoras 🐝
#DrinkBirdFriendly

[Scholarships Corner @scholar_corner]

Humboldt Research Fellowship 2027 in Germany | Fully Funded

Applications are now open for the Humboldt Research Fellowship 2027. This is a great opportunity for international researchers to conduct research in Germany with full financial support and access to top institutions.

Benefits include: Monthly stipend (€3,000–€3,600), travel allowance, health insurance support, free German language course, family allowances, and strong academic support.

📍 Duration: 6–24 months
🌍 Open to applicants from all countries

This fellowship allows you to work with leading researchers and gain international experience in your field.

🔗 Visit: https://t.co/jP8ofqsrX6

Credit: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
📌 Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only. Scholarships Corner does not own or manage this opportunity. Please verify details on the official website before applying.

#ScholarshipsCorner #fellowship #ResearchFellowship #studyingermany #scholarship

[Methods in Ecology and Evolution @MethodsEcolEvol]

📖 Published!

fastbioclim: An R package for creating custom-time bioclimatic and derived environmental summary variables🖥️

fastbioclim enhances the quality of environmental data for more temporally accurate ecological and biogeographical studies🌍

🔎 https://t.co/GKC7MH1uNi

[Methods in Ecology and Evolution @MethodsEcolEvol]

📖Published📖

In this study, authors propose DeepMaxent, a new species distribution models method for presence-only data that generalizes Maxent to multi-species deep neural networks with a direct relationship to a Poisson count loss. Read here 👇

https://t.co/7Es4zhI1oO

[Esteban Botero D. @EBoteroD]

High-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants | PNAS https://t.co/Lx1VFzq9Xh

[Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center @SMBC]

When you purchase Bird Friendly certified coffee or cocoa, you preserve critical habitat for birds and wildlife, fight climate change, protect biodiversity, and support farmers committed to farming sustainably. Migrate to Bird Friendly today! #DrinkBirdFriendly

[Behavioral Ecology @BehavEcol]

Navigating danger: how environmental cues and individual traits shape breeding dispersal in the endangered common eider
#Dispersal #Duck #Danger

https://t.co/9gNntts7CD