Our work that explore the evolution of excavator nesting behavior in Neotropical parrots 🦜🪺was front page of March on @Oikos_Journal@FerranSayol@rodrioss@PanchoSqueo@IEBChile. Beautiful Tricahue parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami) resting on cactus on Chilean semi desert
Proboscidean species—animals including modern elephants and extinct woolly mammoths—experienced a fivefold increase in extinction rates when early humans appeared, according to a new model-based @ScienceAdvances study involving fossil data. https://t.co/daTHOTocjY
We're hiring! Birds of the World seeks a postdoc interested in avian life history traits. The chosen candidate will explore how avian life history data can best expand the utility of the BOW from a research and conservation perspective. Please share! https://t.co/6Ncjbv1IjT
Check the last issue of #Avocetta Journal of #Ornithology to read the latest published paper "Eurasian Oystercatchers adopt pole tops as safe nesting sites in the Lagoon of Venice" by Valle & Scarton
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Photo: L. Sattin
Going official with the release of something we've been cooking up for the last 3.5 years--a complete phylogeny of the world's birds! We = @snacktavish, @Avibase, and other great collaborators from @opentreeoflife and @CornellBirds. Why is this such a big deal? A few reasons.
The second coming is nigh! An updated state-of-the-art bird tree for all your analytical needs. Having watched its development from afar, I’m excited to see this on the launchpad. It’s the reason we’ve been preparing all global datasets in eBird taxonomy. Can’t wait to use it!
A bit more about fitting the multi-state threshold model using #Rstats#phytools, including some of its statistical properties & comparison to the Mk model: https://t.co/wc4a6jy7ax.
I field a lot of questions about ancestral state reconstruction of discrete traits so I posted a new tutorial to my blog that contains a number of useful #Rstats#phytools demos. 😀
Check it out here: https://t.co/BYV7P2z1LE.
🌱 Muchas gracias a todas y todos los integrantes del #IEB que durante tres días compartieron y dialogaron en @userena sobre diversas investigaciones, experiencias, desafíos y proyecciones para transferir ciencia y conocimiento a la sociedad, y conservar nuestra biodiversidad.
Anunciamos que nuestra XVI Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Chilena de Evolución se realizará entre el 11-15 de Noviembre en las dependencias de la Universidad Católica del Maule, y compartiremos congreso junto con el Primer Congreso Chileno de Zoología!!
Please RT: I’ll be recruiting in Fall 2024! Fieldwork in Chile, Peru, & the Tetons. Potential grad students (MS & PhD), undergrads, & postdocs, please reach out.
Por favor RT: Pronto buscaré estudiantes (MS, PhD) y postdocs para el lab—ponte en contacto si estás interesado/a!
New paper led by @PaulDufour80 where we quantify how often island endemic bird species originate from migratory drop-off (i.e. Vagrants). Check the main results below 🐦⬛🏝️
🔹Atención a las y los investigadores interesados en la convocatoria #FondecytIniciación2025. Les informamos de la ampliación del plazo de cierre para postular al llamado. Detalles en la imagen 👇
Revisa más en https://t.co/O9u4PF50c9