David Diez Méndez

Open #PhD researcher position in my group @uniofjyvaskyla FINLAND:Contribution of #genetic and #environmental factors on #microbiome variation in birds, and its associations with #thermal #physiology. DL 13th Oct, starting in Jan25/flexible ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctoral…

It has been great to look at "old" data from my PhD thesis from a different perspective. Thanks Léanne for developing these ideas!

New paper out! This is an excellent project led by Léanne Clemencin (not in X) investigating the impact of nest visits on incubating Great tit females. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Thrilled to share our new article with my amazing colleagues: "Birds & bats outperform ants in top-down regulation of arthropods across strata of a Japanese temperate forest." 🦇🐦📜 Challenging fieldwork, but a big accomplishment! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Wow, a great #microbiome session at @SEBiology and a well deserved dinner. Thanks for all the presenters!!!

But we did manage to collect some data on a few breeding females. Enough to get an idea of how they incubate and when they shade the eggs because of sunlight and high temperatures. Have a look at the paper!

It was risky, only three months and we needed some rain to facilitate breeding in sufficient numbers. I was not that lucky because there was a severe drought that year.

New paper published! A great collaboration with @kiwi_sjc "Open-cup nesters in the Kalahari: Incubation and egg-shading behaviour in passerines cannot be detected with temperature dataloggers during hot periods". authors.elsevier.com/a/1ixlqVu805qAF 👇

Open PhD position on the role of #microbiome in #thermal #adaptations in #birds, in Finland @jyuscience! Application DL 15th May, start date August 2024 (flexible). With Charli Davies, @AntoineStier @CyanistesNord #ecophysiology #temperature Please RT! ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctoral…

If you are interested in #microbiome join our session "microbiome in eco-evo research"! We aim for broad coverage of animal taxa, study questions and methods! Check our superb keynotes @TamsynUW , @M_Stothart @Dd10Mz and Samantha Fontaine!

We're recruiting! We are looking for both birdy & more general ecology field assistants to come and work in @WythamWoods for 9-12 weeks this spring (see details below). Closing date for applications 9th Feb. Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Still open: 3-year #postdocposition for a data savvy person with a background in #diseaseecology, #parasitology, #ecology , #environmentalscience, #numericalecology, #biogeography or ##macroecology! Deadline: 3rd of January 2024 tinyurl.com/5fzxn8en

Our poster is now freely downloadable in English and Spanish here 👇 paisajelab.es/outreach-media/ Related paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

We're hiring! 3-YEAR POSTDOC on “Spatial and temporal patterns of European parasite biodiversity” as part of a large EU Biodiversa+ project, including @rpaterson_nz @JA_Balbuena @ECOparasites @PeerLab_NHMG @Bernd_AquatEcol @chris_sel More info: tinyurl.com/5fzxn8en

Last week, my students sent out preprint about our experiment in Tomakomai in Japan. Pawing the path for follow-up, less methodologically focused results of our ERC grant. Congratulations mainly to @ESivault and Jan Kollross as to two main authors with equal contribution.

Interested in a PhD on sociality and communication? Not afraid of the Corvids intelligence? You can apply for funding following the instructions in this post. If you have any questions message me or @dmdominoni or @ASanchez_Tojar

Nice to see this out! Part of my @MSCActions, with @phrieken @DavidWThieltges @Bernd_AquatEcol Marcel and Milen 🤩

What an amazing week in #EOU2023 Lund! Another exceptional conference with many great moments. Thanks again @IBIS_journal for funding part of it.

Excursion day, a great trip to Söderåsen! #EOU2023