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Flavia Montano-Centellas
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Integrative Ecologist | Bolivian | Mom |🐦🦇🍒🌄
#NewPI @ montanolab.com | @LSU_BioSci | @UFWildlife alumna
#WarmiCiencia #WomeninSTEM

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Reposted by Tatsuya Amano, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Sep 19
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

Reposted by Tatsuya Amano, Ferran Sayol, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Sep 17
Did you know that all of our journals offer authors the chance to improve their manuscript's clarity for free? ✍️

This #PeerReviewWeek check out our post which explains why we made the decision to offer the Writefull service to all 👇

https://f.mtr.cool/rooofhshdm

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Michael T. Meyer, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas , and 1 more

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Cientifico Latino, Inc. @cientificolatino.com · Sep 9
Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?

We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨

🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks

#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
Flyer How to apply to the NSF-GRFP (in 7 weeks!). Check out our comprehensive guide and timeline for applying to the NSF-GRFP (or any fellowship!) on a deadline. Give it a shot — it’s not too late! Resource by Olivia Goldman, PhD and John Lê. Photos of authors. Cientifico Latino, Inc. logo. Link: cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks

Reposted by Richard E. Lenski, Simon Roux, Joshua S. Weitz , and 7 more

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov

Reposted by Justin C. Luong

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Flavia Montano-Centellas @flamontano.bsky.social · Aug 2
doi.org/10.1038/s430...
Patterns, dynamics and drivers of alpine treelines and shrublines - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Alpine treelines and shrublines are advancing to higher elevations in the context of warming. This Review synthesizes global trends in ecotone dynamics, explores the underlying drivers and mechanisms,...
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Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · Aug 1
📰Published📰 Modifying floral infrared reflectance reveals how flower temperature impacts pollinator visitation🌼

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Modifying floral infrared reflectance reveals how flower temperature impacts pollinator visitation
Jennifer S. Apland, Matthew H. Koski. This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology article which can be found here. The sun emits a wide spectrum of light that plants can use to warm up…
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Reposted by Joseph A. Tobias, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Eliot Miller @eliotmiller.bsky.social · Jul 31
🫠. A tree came out today with 9,072 bird species, all placements based on actual DNA. It looks like they used eBird 2022 taxonomy; 10,096 were recognized back then. That means these folks just dropped (molecularly well informed) knowledge on 83% of the world's birds.

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A new time tree of birds reveals the interplay between dispersal, geographic range size, and diversification
Flight may affect the dispersal and evolution of birds. Using a new evolutionary tree, Claramunt et al. find that efficient fliers have broader geographic ranges, and speciation reduces range size, bu...
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Reposted by Michael Schmitt, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Kevin J. Anchukaitis , and 8 more

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Margaret Evans @mekevans.bsky.social · Jul 31
New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...
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Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Ben C. Sheldon, Richard D. Gregory , and 5 more

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Gates Dupont @gates.bsky.social · Jul 31
🚨 First PhD chapter is out! My work thus far, with @andy2dobson.bsky.social

We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.

📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species
Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.
www.science.org

Reposted by Marten Winter, Daijiang Li, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas , and 1 more

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Mar 7
The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social
GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants
By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....
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Reposted by Marten Winter, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas, Tiziana A. Gelmi‐Candusso

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Marcello D'Amico @marcellodamico.bsky.social · Mar 31
Our datapaper "Global Roadkill Data: a dataset on terrestrial vertebrate mortality caused by collision with vehicles" is now online on #ScientificData: nature.com/articles/s41... #RoadEcology @ebdonana.bsky.social

Reposted by Kelly R. Zamudio, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Jeremy M. Brown @jembrown.bsky.social · Jul 18
Registration for the SSB breakout meeting in Baton Rouge, LA in Jan. 2026 will be opening soon!

Registrants need to be SSB members, so make sure to check on your membership today and join/renew if needed: www.systbio.org

Check here regularly for updates: ssb2026.github.io

@systbiol.bsky.social
2026 SSB Breakout Meeting
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Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

stateofindiasbirds.in
State of India's Birds @stateofindiasbirds.in · Jul 18
State of India's Birds 2023 report, developed by a consortium of leading research institutions and conservation organisations, assesses the status of 942 bird species using data contributed by thousands of birdwatchers through the eBird.
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
State of India's Birds 2023: A framework to leverage semi-structured citizen science for bird conservation.

Reposted by Pierre Mariotte, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · Jul 14
🍃New research shows that leaf traits and floral resources are closely linked, primarily determined by environmental selection, with pollinators playing a secondary role. These findings emphasise the interconnectedness of vegetative and reproductive traits in plant strategies.🌼 buff.ly/ueQtHkj

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · Jul 10
Global patterns of colouration complexity in the Paridae: Effects of climate and species characteristics across body regions | Journal of Animal Ecology | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Jul 7
🔈 APPLICATIONS OPEN...

...for BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries

Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025

Full details via links ⬇️

Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...

Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...

#ornithology 🪶

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Flavia Montano-Centellas @flamontano.bsky.social · Jun 26
Please share!
Our lab at LSU @lsuscience.bsky.social is looking for a student to join us in Spring or Fall 2026.
If you are interested in mountain birds and GENOMICS, and want to work on a project in Bolivian cloud forests, send me an email montanolab.com/join-us/

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Emily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · Jun 24
Carolyn Coyle shows how birds are an incredibly important pollinator, and how community scientists, banding stations, and molecular biologists can work together to understand the impact of birds on pollen distribution #WOS2025

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Anthony Ricciardi, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Jeff Corbin @jeffcorbin.bsky.social · Jun 24
New paper! "Why are non-native plants successful? Consistently fast economic traits and novel origin jointly explain abundance across US ecoregions" in @newphyt.bsky.social. Another great paper by my amazing collaborators. 🌎🧪 #bioinvasions nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Why are non‐native plants successful? Consistently fast economic traits and novel origin jointly explain abundance across US ecoregions
Are non-native plants abundant because they are non-native, and have advantages over native plants, or because they possess ‘fast’ resource strategies, and have advantages in disturbed environments?.....
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Reposted by Jonathan Lenoir, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · Jun 23
Yes! Two independent studies, using very different approaches (and published in the same month), suggest that climate warming has been detectable since the late 19th C.

Plants detected climate warming about 135 years ago!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... | @newphyt.bsky.social 🧪🌍🌿🌾🌳🌐
The onset of phenological plant response to climate warming
Click on the article title to read more.
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Flavia Montano-Centellas @flamontano.bsky.social · Jun 22
Applications open!

Happy to discuss ideas if you want to apply for next year to join our lab montanolab.com at LSU
smithfellows.bsky.social Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · Jun 20
Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2026! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: www.smithfellows.org/join-us
Become a Fellow — Smith Fellows
www.smithfellows.org

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · Jun 21
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

We are happy to announce the third JAB Review Award competition!

Submit your mini-review by 30 April 2026

Who: early career researchers up to 8 yrs after completition of doctorate

More info: vist.ly/3n7fb<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xcdhjuzb7t6aqdy5ii5q275y" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">c8

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Reposted by Garry Peterson, Julie L. Lockwood, Karen R. Lips , and 4 more

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Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · Jun 20
Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2026! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: www.smithfellows.org/join-us
Become a Fellow — Smith Fellows
www.smithfellows.org

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

bou.org.uk
BOU @bou.org.uk · Jun 12
📢 Submit your REVIEW paper to IBIS

Reviews are well read, well cited and warmly welcomed by us!

➡️ narrative reviews
➡️ scoping reviews
➡️ systematic reviews
➡️ meta-analysis

The many advantages of publishing with IBIS: mailchi.mp/bou/ibis-...

#ornithology 🪶

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas, Neil A. Gilbert

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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · Jun 11
maybe my favorite paper I've written, I have a synthesis out today early access in @asn-amnat.bsky.social today that attempts to answer a simple but slippery question: what is an elevational range? doi.org/10.1086/737130

Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas, Neil A. Gilbert, Ashley M. Olah

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · Jun 11
A monumental taxonomy unification effort has just been published - thanks to all those who've collaborated for years to make this happen!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/avi...
Birds of the World - AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now Available
AviList, a unified global checklist of birds, that provides the most current and authoritative taxonomy of birds around the world was released today by experts in taxonomy, nomenclature, and bioinform...
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Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · Jun 1
Two Hypotheses About Climate Change and Species Distributions. Ecology Letters, 28: e70134. doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Two Hypotheses About Climate Change and Species Distributions
Species' distributions are changing around the planet as a result of global climate change. Most research has focused on mean climate conditions, with the effects of increased environmental variabili...
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Flavia Montano-Centellas @flamontano.bsky.social · May 31
Evolutionarily Distinct Species and Their Partners Have Fewer Links in Ecological Networks onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Evolutionarily Distinct Species and Their Partners Have Fewer Links in Ecological Networks
Aim Ecological networks describe the complex set of interconnections among species and their environment, and network structure can inform the stability, resilience, and functioning of ecosystems. I...
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Reposted by Flavia Montaño‐Centellas

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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · May 30
Global change reshuffles species communities: who could interact with whom? We introduce new ways to measure the capacity of species & communities to rewire interactions, which can be used to predict how ecological networks might adapt to changing conditions.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Reposted by Joseph A. Tobias, Flavia Montaño‐Centellas, Joan Dudney , and 1 more

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · May 15
I'm guessing this is probably very well worth the read! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Ecology needs a causal overhaul
Ecology has yet to embrace causal inference, yet most questions in ecology are causal. Despite the common use of terms that imply causation, such as “shapes”, “drives”, or “impacts”, many studies shy...
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