Nils Linek

Studying the energetics and mechanisms of migration in Eurasian blackbirds - Postdoc at the MPIAB, Department of Migration

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

By outfitting blackbirds with heart-rate monitors, scientists debunked a long-held assumption about the benefits of spending the winter in warm climates. https://t.co/KxFUCpM4tY

[Asgeir Bjarnason @BjarnasonAsgeir]

Throwback from 2019 when I joined @nilslinek and others at @MPI_animalbehav in the field to recapture Blackbirds fitted with our @staroddi loggers, wrapping up an incredible 3 year fieldwork effort. Very happy to see this paper out, congratz to all authors! @biologging

[MPI-AB is on Bluesky @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @MPI_animalbehav]

New study on blackbird migration by @nilslinek @scottyanco is out today and covered by @NYTScience 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

Read the MS @NatureEcoEvo https://t.co/mY3DQb2AEs

Congrats to the team @animaltracking

https://t.co/UjjasWCsXp

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@RolandKays @MegCrofoot @andyroyle_pwrc @animaltracking @diego_amazonia @Diego_EllisSoto With so many hundreds created and final prompts being pretty long, sometimes I've stopped writing them down, unfortunately. But the second included "Eurasian blackbird wearing a space suit, High Resolution, retro-futuristic, dark stars, portrait, detailed."

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@RolandKays @MegCrofoot @andyroyle_pwrc @animaltracking @diego_amazonia @Diego_EllisSoto Of course, using steampunk technologies to work with blackbird migration is also cool 😀

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@MorelleKevin @RolandKays @MegCrofoot @andyroyle_pwrc @animaltracking @diego_amazonia @Diego_EllisSoto I made it from a bunch of different single ones and merged them via outcropping. Around 40 or so.

[Anusha Shankar @nushiamme]

Torpor is an incredible strategy that continues to blow my mind🤯. Animals in torpor allow their body temperature to drop, slowing their metabolism and saving energy. In this composite thermal image of a blue-throated mountain-gem: left- asleep, right- torpor. 1/5

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

Our newest publication is online! We show how populations of a small songbird with different overwintering strategies decide when to start their migration and which environmental cues influence this decision-making process #birdmigration @MPI_animalbehav
https://t.co/4EzOU3cbJ7

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@ShannonSkalos @JPartecke @animaltracking @MPI_animalbehav No, sorry if my first response was unclear. The lowest we are testing right now is one fix around every 7 days, if I’m correct.

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@ecolandlab @JPartecke @animaltracking @MPI_animalbehav Our current estimation is around 500 meters above ground.

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@ShannonSkalos @JPartecke @animaltracking @MPI_animalbehav It differs in the programming, which can be chosen more or less freely. But for our blackbirds, which like to hide a lot in the shrubbery, we have chosen one fix every 1, 3, or 7 days due to energy limitations.

[Society for Research on Biological Rhythms @SRBR_Outreach]

Eurasian blackbirds not only adjust their heart rate and body temperature on daily timescales, but also exhibit pronounced seasonal changes in both. @RSocPublishing (https://t.co/sYSwBpxlus) #rhythms #diurnal #seasonal @JPartecke @nilslinek

[dechmannlab ⭐️ @dechmannlab]

today my awesome boss, colleague, friend and mentor @martinwikelski received the highest honour you can get in this corner of the world. The Baden-Württember Verdienstorden (pic by @UschiMller4 )

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@Yale_BGC @marmmunoz @scottyanco @Diego_EllisSoto @MPI_animalbehav I‘m happy and excited to visit @Yale_BGC for some fruitful collaborations and exchanges of ideas with @scottyanco!

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Overheard: “The irony of antivaxers saying they don’t want to be part of an experiment without realizing they are now the control group."

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@Emily_S_Choy @RCGS_SGRC Awesome ! That’s amazing Emily !

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@DrDavidWilby I am also super interested.

[Nils Linek @nilslinek]

@DrLucyHawkes @ExeterMarine @CLESUniofExeter @t__horton @DrMJWitt @GarzonFrancesco @joanne_morten @jlrudd @OwenExeter @BarefootBrooks @UofE_Research „Sim Daltonism“ is another great open source alternative for Mac Users

[Maarten van Smeden @MaartenvSmeden]

Experienced PI reading critical reviewer reports