Journal of Avian Biology

Empirical and theoretical research in ornithology

Published by The Nordic Society Oikos

JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
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Blog

GULLS PROMOTE MULTI-SPECIES COLONIES AS THEY LEAVE FORMER REFUGES

Michi

24 October 2025

Read the blogpost by Nicolás Ron Arroyo about how yellow-legged gulls facilitate establishment of other breeding birds in their colony area.

Interview with guest editors

Michi

4 October 2025

Read the short interview with the guest editors of the recent Special Issue on
'Avian reproductive behaviours in the context of human-induced environmental change'

Brood Awakening: How red kites weigh risk like feathered economists

Michi

12 August 2025

Read the blogpost about how anti-predator behaviour in red kite parents changes in relation to food availability.

Overcoming technological constraints in the tracking of small, elusive birds

Michi

10 June 2025

Read the short blogpost and watch the video by Pedro Saez Gomez about how to use a GPS/VHF tag with a soluble backpack harness to track small, elusive birds.

Mechanisms matching timing to resources: comparisons of closely related seasonally sympatric, migratory and non-migratory populations

Michi

5 June 2025

Read about the mechanisms in dark-eyed juncos that match timing of migration and reproduction to the seasonal appearance of resources where breeding will occur.