Pranav Gokhale
@pranav-gokhale.bsky.social
Birds | Elevational Ranges | Phenology | Fitness | Climate Change
PhD student @GeorgiaTech
PhD student @GeorgiaTech
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Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds | www.nature.com/artic... | Nature Climate Change | #ornithology 🪶
Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds
Nature Climate Change - Using population and ecological genomic approaches, the authors demonstrate the potential for interspecific introgression—the transfer of genetic material following...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds | www.nature.com/artic... | Nature Climate Change | #ornithology 🪶
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Check out our new paper in @royalsociety.org testing mechanisms behind elevational range restriction in tropical montane songbirds! ⛰️🦜🌳
Backstory: when i first visited Central America in the early 2010's i was struck with elevational ranges of birds..
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Backstory: when i first visited Central America in the early 2010's i was struck with elevational ranges of birds..
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Testing the thermal physiology, habitat and competition hypotheses for elevational range limits in four tropical songbirds | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Restricted elevational ranges are common across tropical montane species, but the
mechanisms generating and maintaining these patterns remain poorly resolved. A long-standing
hypothesis is that specia...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Check out our new paper in @royalsociety.org testing mechanisms behind elevational range restriction in tropical montane songbirds! ⛰️🦜🌳
Backstory: when i first visited Central America in the early 2010's i was struck with elevational ranges of birds..
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Backstory: when i first visited Central America in the early 2010's i was struck with elevational ranges of birds..
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
NEW PAPER: Female wild turkeys produce fewer male offspring where hunting increases male mortality, suggesting adaptive adjustment of brood sex ratios to enhance reproductive success under harvest pressure.
➡️ vist.ly/4cff4
#ornithology #birds #adaptive #sexratio 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/4cff4
#ornithology #birds #adaptive #sexratio 🪶
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Some imp points for studies on nests focusing on reproductive success
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds | doi.org/10.1017/S095... | Bird Conservation International | #ornithology 🪶
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds | Bird Conservation International | Cambridge Core
Egg abandonment leads to biased estimates of hatching failure in birds - Volume 35
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Some imp points for studies on nests focusing on reproductive success
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Applications for the Tatter Family Entomology Graduate Fellowship are currently open! This program is intended to support outstanding graduate students pursuing graduate training in Entomology at Michigan State University.
Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/ent/graduate...
#Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁
Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/ent/graduate...
#Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Applications for the Tatter Family Entomology Graduate Fellowship are currently open! This program is intended to support outstanding graduate students pursuing graduate training in Entomology at Michigan State University.
Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/ent/graduate...
#Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁
Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/ent/graduate...
#Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos
go.nature.com/3KKM8tH
go.nature.com/3KKM8tH
Birds’ intruder alert hints at how sounds took on new meanings
Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos. The finding plays into a broader debate about the emergence of language.
go.nature.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos
go.nature.com/3KKM8tH
go.nature.com/3KKM8tH
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Hot off the presses and so so thrilled. Thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social + computer vision we found something beautifully simple: Red and orange flowers bloom later than all the other colors in the eastern United States. Paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kwzh3QW8S...
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hot off the presses and so so thrilled. Thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social + computer vision we found something beautifully simple: Red and orange flowers bloom later than all the other colors in the eastern United States. Paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kwzh3QW8S...
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Another historical plane-assisted 'vagrancy' event that we missed from our book - involving a Wallcreeper!
lintulehti.birdlife.fi:8443/pdf/artikkel... #Ornithology 🪶
lintulehti.birdlife.fi:8443/pdf/artikkel... #Ornithology 🪶
March 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Another historical plane-assisted 'vagrancy' event that we missed from our book - involving a Wallcreeper!
lintulehti.birdlife.fi:8443/pdf/artikkel... #Ornithology 🪶
lintulehti.birdlife.fi:8443/pdf/artikkel... #Ornithology 🪶
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Life in the wild is harsh. This gentoo penguin either got caught up on rocks or survived a sea lion attack. I'm told they sometimes recover from wounds like this. Taken at Surf Bay in the Falkland Islands #birds #predatorprey #seabirds #gentoopenguin #penguins #FalklandIslands #SouthAtlantic
March 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Life in the wild is harsh. This gentoo penguin either got caught up on rocks or survived a sea lion attack. I'm told they sometimes recover from wounds like this. Taken at Surf Bay in the Falkland Islands #birds #predatorprey #seabirds #gentoopenguin #penguins #FalklandIslands #SouthAtlantic
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Our recent paper made the cover of Ornithological Applications! We used Bayesian hierarchical mark-recapture modelling to understand demographic rates across an elevational gradient in Honduras. @amornith.bsky.social @seijones.bsky.social. Check out the paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our recent paper made the cover of Ornithological Applications! We used Bayesian hierarchical mark-recapture modelling to understand demographic rates across an elevational gradient in Honduras. @amornith.bsky.social @seijones.bsky.social. Check out the paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
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There are many studies of phenology of components of the tri-trophic tree-insect-bird system, a useful model for understanding effects of climate change. But how do different measures relate to each other? We compared 5 methods, deriving 9 metrics, across 6 tree spp
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There are many studies of phenology of components of the tri-trophic tree-insect-bird system, a useful model for understanding effects of climate change. But how do different measures relate to each other? We compared 5 methods, deriving 9 metrics, across 6 tree spp
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Basically every ecology paper: "We found a strong link between X and Y at this site, so this is how the world works." The plot.
December 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Basically every ecology paper: "We found a strong link between X and Y at this site, so this is how the world works." The plot.
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It was a huge honour to be awarded the 2024 Founder's Prize at #BES2024, most especially to stand alongside such an incredible group of fellow award winners! Thank you @britishecolsoc.bsky.social - a society truly close to my heart! (if not my home, any more)
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December 17, 2024 at 3:14 PM
It was a huge honour to be awarded the 2024 Founder's Prize at #BES2024, most especially to stand alongside such an incredible group of fellow award winners! Thank you @britishecolsoc.bsky.social - a society truly close to my heart! (if not my home, any more)
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This is a nice study - simple in many ways, but also insightful.
Drinking and bathing behaviour of raptors in an arid, warm environment: Insights from a long-term camera trapping study in Namibia
#RaptorResearch 🪶
nje.org.na/index.php/nj...
Drinking and bathing behaviour of raptors in an arid, warm environment: Insights from a long-term camera trapping study in Namibia
#RaptorResearch 🪶
nje.org.na/index.php/nj...
Drinking and bathing behaviour of raptors in an arid, warm environment: Insights from a long-term camera trapping study in Namibia
| Namibian Journal of Environment
The Namibian Journal of Environment is a scientific e-journal published by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Environmental Information Service, Namibia.
nje.org.na
December 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
This is a nice study - simple in many ways, but also insightful.
Drinking and bathing behaviour of raptors in an arid, warm environment: Insights from a long-term camera trapping study in Namibia
#RaptorResearch 🪶
nje.org.na/index.php/nj...
Drinking and bathing behaviour of raptors in an arid, warm environment: Insights from a long-term camera trapping study in Namibia
#RaptorResearch 🪶
nje.org.na/index.php/nj...
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NEW REPORT: How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help. 🧪
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help. 🧪
How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help.
www.pewresearch.org
December 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
NEW REPORT: How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help. 🧪
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help. 🧪
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Foraging partition of rainforest in bats and correspondent wings shapes. Illustration for the book "Bat Island" by Page, Dechmann O'Mara and Tschapka. Details in ALT text. @teagueo.bsky.social #SciArt #mammals 🦇
December 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Foraging partition of rainforest in bats and correspondent wings shapes. Illustration for the book "Bat Island" by Page, Dechmann O'Mara and Tschapka. Details in ALT text. @teagueo.bsky.social #SciArt #mammals 🦇
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⚠️New paper⚠️
My latest digest for Evolution is now available online.
Digest: Stabilizing selection drives sperm length divergence in promiscuous passerines
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#ornithology
My latest digest for Evolution is now available online.
Digest: Stabilizing selection drives sperm length divergence in promiscuous passerines
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#ornithology
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 PM
⚠️New paper⚠️
My latest digest for Evolution is now available online.
Digest: Stabilizing selection drives sperm length divergence in promiscuous passerines
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#ornithology
My latest digest for Evolution is now available online.
Digest: Stabilizing selection drives sperm length divergence in promiscuous passerines
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
#ornithology
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A paper recently published in the @amornith.bsky.social journal, Ornithology, was the focus of an article from
ABC News, on how climate change is impacting the success of Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay).
Paper: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
Article: abcnews.go.com/US/climate-c...
ABC News, on how climate change is impacting the success of Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay).
Paper: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
Article: abcnews.go.com/US/climate-c...
How climate change is impacting this iconic Florida bird species
Global warming in impacting a one-of-a-kind bird species in Florida in a way that is surprising ornithologists, a study found.
abcnews.go.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:55 PM
A paper recently published in the @amornith.bsky.social journal, Ornithology, was the focus of an article from
ABC News, on how climate change is impacting the success of Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay).
Paper: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
Article: abcnews.go.com/US/climate-c...
ABC News, on how climate change is impacting the success of Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay).
Paper: academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...
Article: abcnews.go.com/US/climate-c...
some interesting facts to remember!
Prey of the Chilean Hawk, the Austral Parakeet has the southernmost distribution of any American parrot. As of 2020, the species has a record copulation time of 126 seconds 😳
Visit BOW for more recent updates in partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile!
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Visit BOW for more recent updates in partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile!
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December 5, 2024 at 9:17 PM
some interesting facts to remember!
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Join us online or in-person on Friday 6th 1-2pm for a BONUS
#Nature seminar, when Joe Roman will be exploring the role of animals in the nitrogen, phosphorous, & carbon cycles. In the School of Geography. Register here:
oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social 🧪
#Nature seminar, when Joe Roman will be exploring the role of animals in the nitrogen, phosphorous, & carbon cycles. In the School of Geography. Register here:
oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social 🧪
December 2, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Join us online or in-person on Friday 6th 1-2pm for a BONUS
#Nature seminar, when Joe Roman will be exploring the role of animals in the nitrogen, phosphorous, & carbon cycles. In the School of Geography. Register here:
oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social 🧪
#Nature seminar, when Joe Roman will be exploring the role of animals in the nitrogen, phosphorous, & carbon cycles. In the School of Geography. Register here:
oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social 🧪
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a thread of some of my dumbest bird comics to date
December 3, 2024 at 3:43 PM
a thread of some of my dumbest bird comics to date
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The Sandhill Crane highway passes right over Atlanta
amazing to have this linear migration route; no doubt bc migration is learned & Appalachians pose a barrier to the east
hoping to hear their primordial, powerful calls overhead as they make their way towards their Florida wintering grounds
amazing to have this linear migration route; no doubt bc migration is learned & Appalachians pose a barrier to the east
hoping to hear their primordial, powerful calls overhead as they make their way towards their Florida wintering grounds
December 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM
The Sandhill Crane highway passes right over Atlanta
amazing to have this linear migration route; no doubt bc migration is learned & Appalachians pose a barrier to the east
hoping to hear their primordial, powerful calls overhead as they make their way towards their Florida wintering grounds
amazing to have this linear migration route; no doubt bc migration is learned & Appalachians pose a barrier to the east
hoping to hear their primordial, powerful calls overhead as they make their way towards their Florida wintering grounds
A male White-browed Rosefinch right outside our tent early in the morning!
November 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
A male White-browed Rosefinch right outside our tent early in the morning!