Potier Simon

Postdoc in bird sensory ecology. I mostly work on raptor vision, but I am also interested in raptor olfaction. In parallel, I am also a falconer.

[Dr Agatha MacPie 🐦 @Leniddepie]

Dans sa recherche, @ConstansMargot étudie un traité du 13e siècle rédigé par un troubadour et qui évoque aussi le comportement des oiseaux. Pr son étude, elle a sollicité @PotierSimon1, éthologue et fauconnier pr croiser les savoirs et les compétences.

[Dr Agatha MacPie 🐦 @Leniddepie]

Les fauconniers devaient être experts du comportement et de la biologie de leurs oiseaux. De leur sensibilité et de leur bien-êtra aussi. On observe une grde coherence entre ce que l'on trouve ds ces traités et les connaissances modernes en éthologie @PotierSimon1

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

Avec Olivier Duriez, nous intervenons aujourd'hui pour parler des rapaces sur France Culture de 16h à 17h. @lamethodeFC

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@louis_phipps @IanCarter67 Hey Louis. I did not work on old vultures for olfactory abilities by myself. However, some observations may suggest that they can use smell indeed. Needs more works on this topic. Best

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@NeilPaprocki @CJWMcClure @Nature_Is_Grand @hawkwatchint However, very few species have been estimated to date, and therefore, I would be cautious with saying that raptors can or cannot perceive UV. What is known is that there are very contradictory results. More studies needed

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@NeilPaprocki @CJWMcClure @Nature_Is_Grand @hawkwatchint This is interesting that Viitala found this in CK and in this species. I would have love to see his experiment, but here, the number of individual is very small and the statistical test may not be appropriate. However, it would be interesting to study this species more.

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@CJWMcClure Hey Chris, hey all,

So indeed, it is not true to say that golden eagles can perceive UV as this species has never been studied. Very little is known about UV perception in raptors, but it seems that most cannot use UV for foraging. Check out this paper : https://t.co/OgAsswsKDj

[Almut Kelber @almut_kelber]

Pleased to see that Lund University has signed up to the Read & Publish Open Access initiative by Company of Biologists - not-for-profit publishing organisation supporting & inspiring the biological community. This allows for Golden OA in the journals! @LundVision @Biology_LU

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

What a big news for this New Year. I am now a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management. Thank you for making one of my dream true @IUCN_CEM. I am excited to join your team and cannot wait to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

We did not expect that. Our paper "How fast can raptors see?" was one of the most cited paper of the year in Journal of Experimental Biology. @almut_kelber @LundVision
Very exciting news.

If you want to read it, please follow this link: https://t.co/2XyIzh21YY

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

Some news on my website. You can follow my records on this page :
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[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@BibiMwewe Thank you very much. Stay safe

[Bryce W. Robinson @BW_Robinson]

Privileged to have provided illustrations for this review on differences in raptor vision between dietary behaviors by @PotierSimon1 out today! Great work Simon!

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@BW_Robinson Thank you Bryce. Sorry, I did not check if you were on twitter when I posted the first time.

[Journal of Experimental Biology @J_Exp_Biol]

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Today we are marking #ALD20 by celebrating all of the great JEB women; from our Editors and Ed Board, to the PIs, postdocs, grad students, technicians and undergrad researchers that keep JEB at the forefront of comparative and integrative physiology

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@aBugBlog @LundVision Thank you very much

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

If you want to know how predatory and scavenging raptors differ in their visual abilities, please take a look at this review just published today ! It is all open access.
@LundVision

https://t.co/6eKJCrVEER

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@louis_phipps @LundVision Sorry I thought it was already in full access.... I will let you know

[Potier Simon @PotierSimon1]

@elinamantyla Thank you very much