PhD student at @DiBio_UniPD working on the effect of nest temperature on Lesser Kestrels.
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Its time for the Autumn migration towards @alecorr-castro.bsky.social, see you there!
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Abstract submission for the forthcoming @EOUnion meeting in Bangor, Wales, is open 🐣🦃🦅🐦🐧 We look forward to welcoming you all in Bangor. Follow the link below for information and abstract submission 👇 #Ornithology #Birds #EOU2025
EOU2025 conference abstract submission is open! Submit your abstract at the following link: cutt.ly/Ke9YyeWB and check the conference website for updates: cutt.ly/Te9Yo2G4 We look forward to seeing you in Bangor, Wales 18-22 August 2025 #ornithology #EOU2025
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EOU2025 conference abstract submission is open! Submit your abstract at the following link: cutt.ly/Ke9YyeWB and check the conference website for updates: cutt.ly/Te9Yo2G4 We look forward to seeing you in Bangor, Wales 18-22 August 2025 #ornithology #EOU2025
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Calling all bird lovers! 🌾Join us in Ciudad Real, Spain, for the International Conference on Palearctic Steppe Birds (March 25-29, 2025)!
🔭 Explore the latest research on steppe bird conservation and ecology.
ℹ️steppebirds.com/
#steppebirds2025 #ornithology
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To start the third panel of the day, Alejandro Corregidor-Castro will present his work on the relationship between food availability and the impacts of nest temperature on lesser kestrels!
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#NewPaperOut Hatching asynchrony as a reproductive strategy in birds may explain the hatching failure of the last eggs of the clutch @IBIS_journal @DptoFisioUCM @VeterinariaUCM onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Sampling season 2024 of #lesserkestrel in #Matera (spot the nestboxes on the roof). Many birds and many eggs: breeding season seems quite advanced this year!
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Inspired by @AlexCoCastro, we are testing new methods to reduce heat stress in nestboxes. Kudos to the Anthropocene Biology Team @JagielloZuzanna @IgStadnicki @magdalenafus for braving the harsh weather & setting-up heat reducing fixes ahead of the field season!
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Fieldwork 2024 kick-off day! Despite Falkon is formally over, the after-life period will last 5 more years...stay tuned!
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New study shows that in one single island in the Canary Islands, ca. 50,000 pet cats (i.e. not feral!) prey on over 1.5 million animals/year including an estimated 632,222 (593,790–670,426) (endemic) reptiles and 284,834 (267,519––302,046) birds:
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Interested in #MovementEcology and #RemoteSensing? Interested in #SteppeBirds? Join us and do your PhD with fantastic people on fantastic state-of-the-art science!!👇👇
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😺 Se analizaron MÁS DE 300 excrementos de GATOS en el Teide (sí, has leído bien).
🍖 Se estima que cada gato caza más de 1330 vertebrados al año en el Teide 🐇🦎🐦⬛
💀 Por el número de gatos, supondría la muerte de 257.739 vertebrados al AÑO
🇮🇨 El 66,67%, especies nativas
Assuming a low cat density of 1 cat/km2, the total cat population in Teide National Park (Canary Islands) kills 257,739 vertebrates. Native species are particularly vulnerable to predation, with 166,249 reptiles & 5588 birds killed annually. link.springer.com/article/10… 🐈🐈⬛🦎🐦🐇🐀
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👉We are hiring (1.5 years contract)! Looking for a highly motivated person to work in the #conservation of the #EuropeanRoller in Portugal. We need a Portuguese speaker, MSc or a PhD in ecology, fieldwork experience with birds, driving license and car. See thread for details!
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Anna Kyriakopoulou from @BiologyAuth introduced her project on the habitat selection of Italian Lesser kestrels in the pre-breeding period
#LFCC #lifefalkon
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Claudia DeBattisti from @UniPadova presents the feeding ecology and conservation of the #lesserkestrel in intensive agricultural landscapes in #Italy.
She found a strong negative relationships between nestbox occupancy and distance from the nearest colony.
#LFCC #lifefalkon
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@Mr_Gameiro shows how providing artificial nests in #Portugal results in both costs and benefits for the #lesserkestrel
High overlap among kestrels, rollers and starlings may lead to competition, especially under low resource availability in a climate change scenario
#LFCC
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@AlexCoCastro talks about the effects of increasing temperatures on reproduction in the #lesserkestrel.
High nest temperatures have profound effects on hatching failure, nestling survival, and also influence nestling and adult behaviour.
#LFCC #lifefalkon
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Just a few days to the Closing Conference of #lifefalkon! Three days of science with over 30 #lesserkestrel experts from all over Europe reuned in #Greece @ornithologiki. Lectio magistraslis by @InesCatry (day1) and @busta43 (day2). Stay tuned for updates!
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.@AlexCoCastro et al. Experimental nest cooling reveals dramatic effects of heatwaves on reproduction in a Mediterranean bird of prey onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #ornithology
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A lot of #lifefalkon today at the #XXICIO in Varese! Talks by @GaiaBazzi @ale_berlu @miche_morganti @AlexCoCastro and our documentary on the big screen! Along with the #lesserkestrel beer for all the participants!! Thanks to milvusbeer.com for them!
