Our paper on cooperation in V formation flight has been published in PNAS and can be read here. Lots of media interest which is good. BBC as usual have done a great job – Read here
Animal Behaviour
1 02 2015
Animal Behaviour Practicals kicked off this week with the students working with Siamese Fighting Fish. Most of the fish behaved as expected, a couple in particular being very aggressive (James Pond: Bubble 07), but also a couple that couldn’t be bothered with anything!
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Natures Boldest Thieves
21 01 2015
New nature documentary, “Natures Boldest Thieves” on BBC1 this Sunday, 5:10pm, looking at what makes certain species (and individuals) more prone to interact with humans (and then steal from them). Presented by Lucy Cooke (“Talk to the Animals”), we do an experiment looking at gull boldness and sensory ecology, mixed in with some bits about flight. Was fun to film – a long time ago mind, April 2014. Crazy unseasonal weather (28 degrees C) resulted in me getting quite sunburnt (irresponsible I know). Will be interested to see how/if they’ve toned that down in the post-editing.
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Bar-headed Geese
17 01 2015
Interesting paper out this week in Science, by Bishop, Hawkes, Butler et al., on Bar-headed Geese migration (paper here). Lots of press stories on the research, and the (decent) journalists were keen to get second opinions, and was fun to chat to them about the work (it’s an interesting paper). Some of the write ups are here and here.
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NERC PhD Project Available
19 12 2014
I have a PhD NERC London DTP Project available on the aggression physiology of Siamese Fighting Fish!
Details are here: http://london-nerc-dtp.org/5271-2/
Feel free to get in touch!!
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NERC PhD Project on Cuckoos
19 12 2014
I have a PhD NERC London DTP Project available on cuckoo physiology, their eggs and their embryos!
Details are here: http://london-nerc-dtp.org/the-physiology-of-avian-host-parasite-interactions-and-cuckoo-embryo-energetics/
Feel free to get in touch!!
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Outside JEB Article
7 12 2014
 Swainson’s Thrush
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Outside JEB
My latest Outside JEB article is out. This one reports on a recent Ecology Letters paper about bird migration, and can be read here! |
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Biotweeps
7 12 2014
 Biotweeps
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Biotweeps
Had a fun (and very busy) week on Biotweeps. Covered a range of topics, including Siamese Fighting Fish, Eggshell Physiology and Colour, Avian Migration and Moult. The favourite topic I think was Avian Vision. Lots and lots of questions about that topic. Was excellent. The week has been storified, can can be found here: |
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ASAB Winter Meeting
7 12 2014
 ASAB Winter Meeting
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ASAB Winter Meeting
Had a fantastic time at the ASAB winter meeting at ZSL. Great venue for a conference, and enjoyed visiting gorillas, pygmy hippo’s and slow loris during breaks. Was my first one, and will definitely be going again. Good to catch up with folk, and also meet a host of new people. Following the week on Biotweeps, has been a social and interactive fortnight. |
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NERC PhD Project on Cuckoos
25 11 2014
I have a PhD NERC London DTP Project available on cuckoo physiology, their eggs and their embryos!
Details are here: http://london-nerc-dtp.org/the-physiology-of-avian-host-parasite-interactions-and-cuckoo-embryo-energetics/
Feel free to get in touch!!
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Dr Steve Portugal, The University of Oxford 