โ ๏ธ PAPER ALERT!
Stoked to be part of @themanybirds.bsky.social 1st paper on the evolutionary correlates of #neophobia in #birds on @plosbiology.org
Contributing to this BTS project has been a truly enriching experience!
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Kudos to @drrmiller.bsky.social for leading this titanic effort ๐ช๐ป
Paula Ibรกรฑez de Aldecoa
So excited that our first major empirical @themanybirds.bsky.social paper is now out in @plosbiology.org!
Leading this big team science project, with our excellent core leadership team, is a labour of love for me, delighted to see our hard work over the past 4 years has reached this milestone!
Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison)
๐ฆ Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology:
โA large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.โ
Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries ๐
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@themanybirds.bsky.social
Neophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ...