assistant professor @ oklahoma state university | global change ecology, stats, birds, mammals | https://www.gilbertecology.com/
Neil Gilbert
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recruiting a couple new grad students to start in january, please share! www.gilbertecology.com/opportunities
New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🚨 Hiring a postdoc (2 years)!
We’re looking for someone with skills in data science, remote sensing, or computer science:
🛰️ Build next-gen nighttime light products
🦅 Link light spectra to migration & collision risk
Apply or reach out!
aeroecolab.com/opportunities
Our new paper on the cover of PNAS, led by Anderson Bueno and Chase Mendenhall, shows that that terrestrial matrices and higher nearby tree cover reduce bird extirpations and boost species richness in forest remnants #ornithology www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🪶🌍
Well, that's fun.
Link to the paper if you're curious: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
All 33 shrike species trace their roots to Africa ~8 million years ago, when C4 grasses exploded across the continent. Oh, and Magpie Shrikes? Just big Lanius. The first complete shrike phylogeny reveals Laniidae is basically one giant genus. doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... #2026MMM #RIP
Our paper on #HMMs with periodically ⏰ varying transition probabilities is published! 🎉 @carlinafeldmann.bsky.social, Sina Mews, @rmichels.bsky.social @rolandlangrock.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1214/25-AOAS2107
We derive the periodically #stationary distribution and the implied dwell-time distribution
A massive thank you to @ecolsocaus.bsky.social for the "Next Generation Ecologist" Award and for having me give a plenary (😵💫). A whirlwind of a week
Peak bird migration is nearly upon us. May your mornings be full of warblers, orioles, grosbeaks and tanagers!
Neil Gilbert
Colin Carlson
Lucas R Moreira
Jan-Ole Fischer
Alexander Lees
Kyle Horton
Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab
Kyle Horton
Catherine Sheard
Eamonn Wooster
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
I'm spending less time on social media lately, but I wanted to share that I have a story in the spring issue of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology magazine, about the story behind Red-breasted Nuthatches' quirky habit of painting the entrances of their nest cavities with pine resin. 🪶
Rebecca Heisman
www.allaboutbirds.org
A simple series of experiments looked into why Red-breasted Nuthatches use sticky conifer resin to defend against nest predators and competitors.
