Miguel Hernández González
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Miguel Hernández González
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PhD Student at the University of Antwerp

Ecophysiology, Ecotoxicology, Infectious Disease, Movement Ecology and Conservation
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Bioacoustics as a Measure of Population Size and Breeding Success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
August 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The first paper of my PhD is now out in STOTEN
We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the endocrine-disrupting properties of Hg exposure in wild birds, using hormone concentrations as a proxy for endocrine status
June 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Incredible experience last month, sampling the magnificent frigatebird colony of Saint Giles Island (Tobago) for the first time ever to gather information about how latitudinal differences in environmental stressors might be driving disease outbreaks
May 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I had a great time contributing to the surveys of great skuas in Shetland. It is really sad to see the grim conclusions of the resulting study...
New in #BirdStudy
#Seabirds Count shows 73% decline in Great Skuas after bird flu.

Declines in UK breeding populations of seabird species of conservation concern following the outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in 2021–2022 (Tremlett et al.) doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
January 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM