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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · Dec 9
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More than meets the eye: How many species does the bird genus Dendrocolaptes contain?
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More than meets the eye: How many species does the bird genus Dendrocolaptes contain?
Genetic analyses point to fifteen distinct lineages, but are they all separate species?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The evolution of the genomic landscape in Silvereyes does not follow theoretical predictions
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The evolution of the genomic landscape in Silvereyes does not follow theoretical predictions
The accumulation of genetic differences is unrelated to the development of genomic islands.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Black-and-white birds: The influence of climatic conditions on gull plumage
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Black-and-white birds: The influence of climatic conditions on gull plumage
Thermoregulation and protection against solar radiation determine black plumage patterns in gulls.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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😀 Exciting news: I’m becoming an Assistant Professor!

Since 2020, I’ve been a lecturer at Wageningen University, teaching ecology and supervising students. But I still managed to develop my own research into hybridization. My profile now fits WUR’s new “Professor Path.” Time to make the switch! 🎓
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A genomic perspective on the classic hybrid zone between Baltimore and Bullock’s Oriole
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A genomic perspective on the classic hybrid zone between Baltimore and Bullock’s Oriole
How much has this hybrid zone changed over the past decades?
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Why do Robust Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker and Helmeted Woodpecker look alike?
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Why do Robust Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker and Helmeted Woodpecker look alike?
Could the interspecific social dominance hypothesis explain this plumage convergence?
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November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Three-way hybridization between flameback woodpeckers on Sri Lanka
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Based on the Ecology and Evolution paper by Rashika Ranasinghe and her colleagues | #ornithology
Three-way hybridization between flameback woodpeckers on Sri Lanka
A colorful combination of cryptic speciation and hybridization.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Admixture in Amazonia: Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the Pectoral Sparrow
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Admixture in Amazonia: Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the Pectoral Sparrow
Genomic data tell the story of how this passerine spread across South America
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November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The Equilibrium Conundrum | Ecology Letters
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"Empirical evidence for equilibrium dynamics in nature and in experiments is surprisingly elusive."
The Equilibrium Conundrum
Although an assumption of equilibrium dynamics underlies most ecological theory, the evidence for this dynamic in nature and in empirical studies is scarce. This creates an unfortunate disconnect bet...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The role of hybridization in the domestication of geese
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The role of hybridization in the domestication of geese
Gene flow patterns between wild and domestic geese changed during the domestication process.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Convergent evolution of immune proteins in tits, chickadees, and titmice
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Convergent evolution of immune proteins in tits, chickadees, and titmice
These small passerines use similar molecular tricks to detect pathogens.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The constrained evolutionary trajectories of White-eyes on the African mainland and its islands
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The constrained evolutionary trajectories of White-eyes on the African mainland and its islands
The patterns of constrained evolution suggest a non-adaptive radiation.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species | Nature
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‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species
The discovery of smaller predator Nanotyrannus could prompt a re-think of tyrannosaur evolution.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Why the “Red-breasted Meidum Goose” is probably not an extinct species
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Why the “Red-breasted Meidum Goose” is probably not an extinct species
Convincing evidence to consider it an extinct species is currently lacking.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Splitting the Long-tailed Rosefinch into a Chinese and a Siberian species
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Splitting the Long-tailed Rosefinch into a Chinese and a Siberian species
Genetic and morphological data support the recognition of two distinct species.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Flipping the script: Another inversion in the Common Quail genome
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Based on the Molecular Ecology study by Sara Ravagni, Santiago Montero-Mendieta and their colleagues | #ornithology
Flipping the script: Another inversion in the Common Quail genome
What are the phenotypic effects of this newly discovered inversion?
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October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Do you also have a "To Read" folder that’s basically a black hole? 🕳️

My new blog post explores why that’s okay. And how to orbit the black hole instead of getting sucked in.

You’ll Never Keep Up with the Scientific Literature (and That’s Okay)
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October 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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How did the Ice Ages affect three Scrubwrens in the highlands of Papua New Guinea?
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How did the Ice Ages affect three Scrubwrens in the highlands of Papua New Guinea?
Genomic study looks for signatures of population expansion or contraction.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Genomic study unveils the true identity of Brewster’s and Lawrence’s Warbler
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Genomic study unveils the true identity of Brewster’s and Lawrence’s Warbler
Are they first generation hybrids, backcrosses or something else?
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October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Isolated Icterids: Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Altamira Oriole
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Isolated Icterids: Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Altamira Oriole
What processes explain the genetic and morphological variation in this neotropical species?
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October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The complex interplay between tRNA genes and transposable elements in bird genomes
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The complex interplay between tRNA genes and transposable elements in bird genomes
New tRNA genes can emerge through multiplication by transposable elements.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Unusually low genetic diversity in the Red-billed Tropicbird
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Unusually low genetic diversity in the Red-billed Tropicbird
Should we be worried about these low levels of genetic variation?
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October 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The magic of Fairywren hybrids
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The magic of Fairywren hybrids
Two “new” hybrids added to the Avian Hybrids Project.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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A deep-sea mystery: How common in hybridization in anglerfish?
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A YouTube-documentary about anglerfish sparked my curiosity about the incidence of hybridization among these elusive creatures. An exciting exploration!
A deep-sea mystery: How common in hybridization in anglerfish?
Is Anglerfish hybridization genuinely rare or simply overlooked?
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October 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM