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Our paper on mimicry in Africa's brood-parasitic finches is now out in Evolution! You can read the full open access article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… @journal_evo @SVBelleghem @Fitztitute @CamZoology @Camb_BEgroup @honeyguide 1/6

Once again this super @thePeerJ paper comes to the rescue to answer all my mixed effects model questions. Thanks @XavHarrison et al.! peerj.com/articles/4794/

@joana_meier and @Gabriel_A_Jamie are #earlycareerresearchers in #zoology @Cambridge_Uni @Fitztitute Read the #TrendsEditorsPick here: hubs.ly/H0szpLd0

Female cuckoo calls elicit vigilance and escape responses from wild free-range chickens tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… #ornithology #cuckoo

Taking the microbiome-gut-brain-axis to the field: how to overcome challenges of identifying #microbiome mediated behaviour in wild animals. Article online @Trends_Ecol_Evo. Was super lucky to work with such inspiring co-authors @AuraRaulo @sclknowles sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Multimodal mimicry of hosts in a radiation of parasitic finches onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #ornithology #mimicry #finches

Very pleased that @joana_meier and my paper "The Persistence of Polymorphisms across Species Radiations" has been selected as the #TrendsEditorsPick this month! Read the paper in @Trends_Ecol_Evo at: tinyurl.com/y29l4ygr @CamZoology @Camb_BEgroup @Fitztitute @heliconians

Plumage colouration in gulls responds to their non‐breeding climatic niche onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #ornithology #ecology

Differential movement and activity patterns of sexes in a biparental beetle during the reproductive season onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #entomology #ecology #behaviour

I’m looking for some help with the #hihi on #TiritiriMatangi this breeding season. If you know anyone keen to spend summer on a paradise island with lots of birds send them this! @docgovtnz doc.govt.nz/get-involved/v…

Lousy grouse: Comparing evolutionary patterns in Alaska galliform lice to understand host evolution and host–parasite interactions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #ornithology #evolution #parasitism #grouse

BBC News - Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures bbc.co.uk/news/technolog… #entomology #tracking

Towards the completion of speciation: the evolution of reproductive isolation beyond the first barriers | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… #evoluiton #ecology

ANU PhD scholarship applications are opening soon! I'm looking for students that are keen to explore questions on phenotypic plasticity and maternal effects in lizards that combine field and lab experiments with meta-analysis! Come join the amazing @EcoEvo_ANU Please RT

Spotless starlings prefer spotless eggs: conspecific brood parasites cue on eggshell spottiness to avoid ectoparasites sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #ornithology #starlings #eggs

The potential utility of carotenoid‐based coloration as biomonitor of environmental change onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #ornithology #coloration #climatechange

#BlackInAnimalBehavior begins this Thursday! Follow the hashtag and check out the schedule below:

Where have you seen or heard a Greater Honeyguide? Share your record on honeyguiding.me! If you have any relevant pictures, cool observations or (guiding) experiences you'd like share with the Twitterverse, don't forget to tag @honeyguiding & #honeyguidestories 🪶🐝🍯🐍🌍

Impact of Environmental Factors on the Efficacy of Chemical Communication in the Burying Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) academic.oup.com/jinsectscience… #entomology #buryingbeetle #nicrophorus #ecology

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