liedvogel lab
@genmig.bsky.social
What is the genetic basis of bird migration? 🐦 Director Institute of Avian Research | Prof Ornithology UOL | MPRG Behavioural Genomics MPI Evolutionary Biology
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Common and Oriental cuckoos sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests.
Common cuckoos parasitize over 100 host species, fueling an evolutionary arms race: hosts are under pressure to detect foreign eggs, while cuckoos refine their mimicry to escape detection. 2/6
Common cuckoos parasitize over 100 host species, fueling an evolutionary arms race: hosts are under pressure to detect foreign eggs, while cuckoos refine their mimicry to escape detection. 2/6
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Common and Oriental cuckoos sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests.
Common cuckoos parasitize over 100 host species, fueling an evolutionary arms race: hosts are under pressure to detect foreign eggs, while cuckoos refine their mimicry to escape detection. 2/6
Common cuckoos parasitize over 100 host species, fueling an evolutionary arms race: hosts are under pressure to detect foreign eggs, while cuckoos refine their mimicry to escape detection. 2/6
enjoy reading (text unfortunately is only in German – the drawings though translate into any language) and flying along! for me, this is a passion project, and being able to hold the book in my hands and flipp through it is truly something very special 🐦🪺🪶🧡
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
enjoy reading (text unfortunately is only in German – the drawings though translate into any language) and flying along! for me, this is a passion project, and being able to hold the book in my hands and flipp through it is truly something very special 🐦🪺🪶🧡
this book translates our research into an exciting story that can be read in the classroom, your rocking chair, on the lawn or in the hammock, it can be told as a bedtime story, or simply looked at with curiosity.
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
this book translates our research into an exciting story that can be read in the classroom, your rocking chair, on the lawn or in the hammock, it can be told as a bedtime story, or simply looked at with curiosity.
why robins? more than 60 years ago, robins were the first birds shown to use the earth's magnetic field for orientation - a milestone in migratory bird research. but how do animals sense the earth's magnetic field and use it for orientation? this is the central question of @sfb1372.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
why robins? more than 60 years ago, robins were the first birds shown to use the earth's magnetic field for orientation - a milestone in migratory bird research. but how do animals sense the earth's magnetic field and use it for orientation? this is the central question of @sfb1372.bsky.social
scientists and kids do not differ all that much: both are incredibly curious, want to discover new things, and are easily excited. sharing our enthusiasm and fascination with kids and other curious minds, bringing research to life and making it accessible, is a matter close to my heart.
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
scientists and kids do not differ all that much: both are incredibly curious, want to discover new things, and are easily excited. sharing our enthusiasm and fascination with kids and other curious minds, bringing research to life and making it accessible, is a matter close to my heart.