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Samuele Ramellini
@sramellini.bsky.social
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PhD student at ANU (Ecology and Evolution) studying social behaviour of superb fairy-wrens

MSc in Biogeosciences, BSc in Natural Sciences @LaStatale, Milano

#birds #animalbehaviour #sociality

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · Nov 12
Hey! Got a bunch of new followers, so time for an intro!

I'm a PhD student studying the multilevel society of the Superb fairy-wren. Passionate about all things birds, ecology and behaviour!

Stay tuned for science content and fieldwork stories!

#ornithology #behaviour #birds #sociality #ecology
Profile picture in the Canary Islands, close to an Euphorbia tree! Adult male superb fairy-wren

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 2d
Always one of the craziest migration stories! Just astonishing...
batumiraptorcount.org Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 2d
Recommended read: our 2025 Autumn Report is out!

As part of our tradition and commitment, we’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights and phenological peculiarities — complemented by many beautiful photos of both birds and people!

👉 batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-report-2025
Short-toed Eagle. Photo by Nikolina Bukovac.

Reposted by Pieter Vantieghem, Samuele Ramellini

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Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 2d
Recommended read: our 2025 Autumn Report is out!

As part of our tradition and commitment, we’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights and phenological peculiarities — complemented by many beautiful photos of both birds and people!

👉 batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-report-2025
Short-toed Eagle. Photo by Nikolina Bukovac.

Reposted by Samuele Ramellini

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 2d
With this festive combination of bands we wish everyone a joyful holiday season! Let's all rest up for a refreshed start to 2026! Happy Holidays 🎁

Reposted by Samuele Ramellini

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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 2d
Within a pitcher plant, bacteria break down prey to feed the plant. As the leaf ages, bacteria become less diverse, but more efficient at degrading insects. It appears that species that are strong degraders are weak competitors.

Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Opposing Effects of Succession on Bacterial Diversity and Function within Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Leaves | The American Naturalist
Abstract How biodiversity and ecosystem functions change with succession has proven to be difficult to predict. Generally, it is thought that species accumulation over time should increase function, y...
www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Christoph Grüter @chrisleduck.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 Tenure-track professorship at Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany, with a focus on evolutionary ecology of social hymenoptera 🐝🐜

Initially for 6 years:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/pr...
Goethe University Frankfurt hiring Professur (W1 mit Tenure Track) für Evolutionäre Ökologie der Hymenopteren in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | LinkedIn
Posted 11:13:19 PM. Die Professur wird zunächst auf sechs Jahre befristet besetzt, nach erfolgreicher Evaluation…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 6d
A reminder: Biodiversity loss, climate change, and species invasions are among the top environmental drivers of infectious disease outbreaks.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease
Nature - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing ecosystem health, and preventing biological invasions and biodiversity loss could help to reduce the burden of plant, animal and human diseases,...
www.nature.com

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 9d
We're in the middle of this year's breeding season now and a new wave of nests will be hatching soon!
Also, amazing picture by @franhckr.bsky.social of a male provisioning chicks. Soon they'll also have be fitted with new shining colour bands!
fairywrensanu.bsky.social ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 10d
The breeding season is in full swing! After some troubles with currawong predation, most of the groups are on their second or third nest, and all the parents are busy provisioning their young 🦗🐦 30 chicks banded so far! #superbfairywren #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 9d
Interesting new study on the costs of ornamentation in red-backed fairywrens! #fairywrens #birds #ecology
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Ornamentation is associated with social costs in male red-backed fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus)
Some male songbirds exhibit dull, female-like plumages in their first year instead of the ornamented plumage the species is known for. To test if ornamenta
doi.org

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ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · 10d
The breeding season is in full swing! After some troubles with currawong predation, most of the groups are on their second or third nest, and all the parents are busy provisioning their young 🦗🐦 30 chicks banded so far! #superbfairywren #SFW_ANU #birds #ecology

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 10d
Abstract (and travel award) submission deadline has been extended to the 7th of January 2026. Don’t miss the chance to submit your contribution and be part of the scientific program of ISBE2026!

Reposted by Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Craig R. Primmer, Jesse R. Lasky , and 3 more

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 11d
We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
Department of Zoology  at Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees counting researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an internatio
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Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · 11d
I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )

Please share !!

www.eifwooster.org/opportunities
Opportunities — Eamonn I.F Wooster
www.eifwooster.org

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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 13d
POSTDOC ALERT🚨

Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today!

We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January.

Collaboration with
@dustinrubenstein.com

@bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 14d
A new PhD opportunity in Melbourne!

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Benedetta Catitti @bcatitti.bsky.social · 15d
Winter means.. communal roosts! 🦅🐦🦜

But why do birds form such roosts? In red kites, young single males are the most frequent visitors. Once paired, birds roost more solitarily, often together as a pair.

📢 Now online: tinyurl.tools/98e9279e

@animalecology.bsky.social
@vogelwarte.bsky.social

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram, Valeria Mazza, Arman Pili , and 2 more

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 15d
What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social

#BobWongLab

royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity
Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi
royalsocietypublishing.org

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ShoalBase.org @shoalbase.bsky.social · 16d
Observation of the Week! In coastal Spain, adult Diplodus vulgaris were seen forming shoals over benthic habitat at ~20°C. Every record like this helps us map social systems across species. Contribute yours (with or without photo or video) at shoalbase.org! Observation by @cortesedaphne.bsky.social

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Paul Nightingale, Samuele Ramellini , and 1 more

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 17d
I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.

I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
course schedule as a table. Available at the link in the post.

Reposted by Ricardo Rocha, Julian Schrader, Samuele Ramellini

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 17d
🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill these 2 positions ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/job...
Photo of the coastline of Rota by Asch Nighthawk with inset photo by Lauren Helton of two people banding a Mariana Kingfisher and inset of bander handling a Mariana Fruit-dove for photo documentaion by Kristin Attinger.

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 18d
Aren't all LBJs really good?

Reposted by Elena Litchman, Samuele Ramellini

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Pedro Peres-Neto @comecology.bsky.social · 19d
Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision?

I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training.

Please share your experience & this post!

Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE

Reposted by Dustin Mulvaney, Brian J. Harvey, Stephen D. Murphy , and 5 more

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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 20d
I’m recruiting a PhD and MSC student for fall 2026 working on the movement ecology and conservation of Mexican spotted owls in SW forests and rocky canyonlands. Exciting partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Great vibrant lab group, high impact research! 🦉

gavinmjones.com/opportunities/
Opportunities
***PhD and MSc openings – Movement ecology and conservation*** I will periodically support graduate students, postdocs, and other staff through the Biology Department at the University of New…
gavinmjones.com

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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 25d
🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina.

One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social

The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st

Please share among potential students!

Reposted by Marta Maziarz, Vojtěch Brlík, Samuele Ramellini

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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 25d
We are happy to announce that the next EOU Conference will be in Brno, Czech Republic in 2027! Check our website eounion.org and follow us on social media for regular updates! #ornithology #EOU2027

Reposted by Cecilia Nilsson, Paul Caplat, Samuele Ramellini

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Carina Nebel @carinanebel.bsky.social · 25d
Interested in #RaptorResearch and #MovementEcology? 🧪
The #AnimalEcology Lab at @utu.fi has an open #PhDposition!

We’ll be tagging WTEs with cutting-edge #GPS devices to study their early-life journeys.

Curious to learn more? See the advert: shorturl.at/HMZ84

#PhDOpening #PhDChat #BioLogging

Reposted by Samuele Ramellini

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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 29d
Why are there more songbirds some years compared to others? When animals drift across continents, it's hard to know.

New study examined > 1.2 million captures of 33 passerine sp. across 11 European countries.

It found an answer: adult survival shapes abundance link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Adult survival has a stronger role than productivity in the annual population change of European songbirds - Oecologia
Biodiversity is decreasing at an alarming rate, and there is an urgent need to understand the demographic drivers behind population declines. Therefore, it is important to study the different stages o...
link.springer.com

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Alper Yelimlieş @alperyelimlies.bsky.social · 29d
New paper led by Lauren Common on the “seet” alarm calls of superb fairy-wrens is out today: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Interestingly, this is the second paper this week on these previously undescribed calls (see below)! I think the two studies complement each other really well.

Reposted by Graeme S. Cumming, Pieter A. Zuidema, Matthew J. Silk , and 1 more

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Dr Chris Clements @expecocons.bsky.social · Nov 26
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting early 2026

Please 🔁!

Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈

👉 tinyurl.com/2mafwru3

#Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Nov 25
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptation to optimizing biocontrol of pest species www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Free to read: rdcu.be/eRKbv
Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and tackling global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptat...
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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · Nov 22
It was such a great conference! And what an honour to receive the award for the best student poster! And shout out to @franhckr.bsky.social for her honourable mention for best talk and all the other awardees! See you in Auckland in 2027!!

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fairywrensanu.bsky.social ANU Superb Fairywren Project @fairywrensanu.bsky.social · Nov 22
#AOC2025 then finished off with more exciting plenaries and the student awards. Congratulations to @sramellini.bsky.social for Best Student Poster and @franhckr.bsky.social for the Honourable Mention in the Best Student Talks category. 🎉 We're excited for AOC2027 in New Zealand!