This collaboration provides a first look at how avian visual acuity and sensitivity have evolved in concert with nest architecture strategies. Using existing databases on eye size, nest construction behavior, and traits related to the color of eggs and nestling gapes for over 1600 species of Passerine birds, our results point toward the evolution of Read more

We spent a great month visiting our study system in the Chachapoyas region of northern Peru, meeting lots of local collaborators and laying the groundwork for new questions. We started the trip by participating in the annual Global Big Day as part of a group of park rangers from the Bosque de Proteccion Alto Mayo. Read more

Three MSc students at Uni Bern recently completed their MSc theses that I supervised when I was a postdoc in the Conservation Biology group. Laetitia Studer worked on the final year of the Hoopoe post-fledgling project, specifically studying their movement behavior and habitat use. Serena Poloni studied the impact of vineyard protection nets on avian Read more