@egioxford

Tweets from the Edward Grey Institute, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford: Research at the interface of Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution

Joined August 2014
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We are recruiting! Interested in working on the long-term study of Great & Blue Tits here in Oxford this spring? Multiple field assistant positions available!
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Interested in a PhD on the behaviour, ecology or evolution of birds? Want to work based in @OxZooDept with fieldwork in @WythamWoods1? Then we may have just the opportunity for you: PhD position available from Oct 2019 findaphd.com/phds/project/ev…
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Interested in applying for @NERCscience DTP at @OxZooDept and want to study how climate change influences wild birds? This project might be for you! egi.zoo.ox.ac.uk/jobs/studen… Deadline for applications this Friday!
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Things are starting to get complicated now; nest building is coming to an end (there's always stragglers), nests are starting to fill with eggs and we even some females already sitting on eggs. We now have 339 complete nests, 123 of those have eggs and 4 are incubating
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My and @Kyle__Horton's recent work on forecasting bird migration discussed in @sciencemagazine's news section! sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/…
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Such blessings all at once - so the day after the University makes me Associate Prof. the BOU do this! xitter.cf/ibis_journal/status/97…
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EGI_Oxford retweeted
Jen Perry@jennyperry22 Feb 2018
In 15 minutes we'll get to hear about extremely rapid cricket evolution from Nathan Bailey @egioxford @OxZooDept
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Delighted to welcome @adhayward18 for EGI seminar next week! xitter.cf/wythamtits/status/9361…
Wytham Tit Study@WythamTits30 Nov 2017
Next week's @egioxford seminar features another of the UK's long-term study populations, @SoaySheep. @adhayward18 will be exploring life-history, infection and ageing. Thursday at 2pm.
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Celebrated 60 years of Chris Perrins in the department with an appropriately-themed cake this morning!
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The Department of Zoology honours Chris Perrins - with Mary - on his 60th anniversary in the department (& EGI!)
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Nice to be featured in Martin Parr's new photographic record of @UniofOxford - a team photo in @WythamWoods1 @LucyMAplin hiding in the fold!
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Our paper just out @Ben_Sheldon_EGI @rlmcelreath @PNAS Can Soc.Learn. lead to maladaptive traditions in birds? - pnas.org/content/early/2017/…
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Our new paper reveals a key role for #sexualselection in accelerating co-existence in birds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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New research on long term effects of calcium decline on eggs laid by @WythamTits published by @_BTO in #birdstudy xitter.cf/_bto/status/8575227686…
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Long-term stability of social foraging niche - lovely work by @LucyMAplin & Julie M-F on @WythamTits new in @RSocPublishing xitter.cf/wythamtits/status/8521…
Wytham Tit Study@WythamTits12 Apr 2017
Great tits show stable producer/scrounger phenotypes over yrs & scroungers learn more slowly: new frm @LucyMAplin rspb.royalsocietypublishing.…
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Exciting 2 yr job opportunity to come & work in the EGI on @WythamTits and other @WythamWoods1 projects! Apply here: recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliv…
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Culture and information in animal societies. @LucyMAplin addressing a Max-Planck symposium in Berlin. @icouzin @DamienFarine @egioxford
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2 short term field assistant posts available Apr & May 2017 to collect population data on Wytham tits Details at: zoo.ox.ac.uk/egi/
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New paper on age structure of flu antibody responsiveness in Abbotsbury mute swans xitter.cf/ben_sheldon_egi/status…
When you're trying to study vulturine guineafowl, but the wild dogs are in the way. Just can't catch a break at #Mpala
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