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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2h

This time with a link that includes the graphical abstract. Beautiful work on Tawny Owl nesting ecology and how it is influenced by sensory pollution. A study covering many populations across Europe!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sensory pollutants have negative but different effects on nestbox occupancy and breeding performance of a nocturnal raptor across Europe

Anthropogenic noise and artificial light at night (ALAN) are expanding globally, acting as pervasive sensory pollutants that can disrupt wildlife beha…

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2h

This time with a link that includes the graphical abstract. Beautiful work on Tawny Owl nesting ecology and how it is influenced by sensory pollution. A study covering many populations across Europe!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sensory pollutants have negative but different effects on nestbox occupancy and breeding performance of a nocturnal raptor across Europe

Anthropogenic noise and artificial light at night (ALAN) are expanding globally, acting as pervasive sensory pollutants that can disrupt wildlife beha…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 3h

Out recently in @annalsapplbio.bsky.social, a paper by Siopa et al. who investigated impacts of flowering overlap among cultivars and cultivar inter- and self-compatibility in cherry pollination efficacy.
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Flowering synchrony and cultivar compatibility as key factors for optimising sweet cherry pollination and production

Effective pollination is crucial for sweet cherry production, as 82% of its yield depends on animal pollination. However, factors like flower phenology and cultivar compatibility are often overlooked...

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 3h

Interesting new paper out in @annalsapplbio.bsky.social by Entling et al. in which they compared effects of angle and distance between acoustic recorder and source in forests and grasslands, using cost-efficient AudioMoth recorders.

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Influence of distance, frequency, habitat and angle of incidence on sound levels in passive acoustic monitoring with AudioMoth recorders

Sound levels of animal recordings are affected by their distance, direction, and the surrounding habitat. We estimated the magnitude of these effects for sound frequencies between 1.25 kHz (audible s...

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 4h

Fantastic, I didn't even know these existed.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 17h

The Acer trees on our campus are at their peak coloration, with some golden hour sunlight, these trees can make any day. Perfect for a timeline cleanse.

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Jonathan Pomroy @jonathanpomroy.bsky.social · 18h

They’re back! Redwings.

A blog at

jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 19h

The seventh paper is a fantastic piece by Giuseppe Orlando et al. testing impacts of light and sound pollution on nesting in Tawny owls in a study spanning populations across Europe. ALAN impacts become less negative near roads. Linkage to higher prey availability near roads? doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Redirecting

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 19h

The seventh paper is a fantastic piece by Giuseppe Orlando et al. testing impacts of light and sound pollution on nesting in Tawny owls in a study spanning populations across Europe. ALAN impacts become less negative near roads. Linkage to higher prey availability near roads? doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Redirecting

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks for the reminder. I had planned on getting it before, but forgot. At least it's now on my endless books-to-read pile. :-)

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Terrestrial Ecology Research Group - TUM @terrecolgroup.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely talk this morning by PhD Zoe Hentschel. She has been observing ant communities all over Munich this summer, to understand how city greenness characteristics and environment relate to species occurrence throughout the city. Did you realize that more than 20 species occur in Munich?

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 1d

Het mooie is dat ondanks verbeteren, je autocorrect dit waarschijnlijk gewoon gaat onthouden. Ik heb ooit een telefoon gehad die jarenlang mijn naam automatisch naar Roibn bleef verbeteren. Één typfout. Het houdt je wel scherp, natuurlijk!

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing. It even has the typical salticid innocent look.

Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 1d

For #Arachtober, here is a spider that's not a spider. It's Petrophila jaliscalis, a jumping-spider-mimicking moth - see the face-on spider pattern, with orange legs and sparkly dark eyes? I love finding these - I think they breed in my small goldfish pond, because the caterpillars are aquatic. 🌿🐙

A macro photo of a moth, seen from the side, on brown bark. The moth has white wings with lots of dark speckles, and a pattern of four orange vertical stripes, plus a row of dark spots above, with reflective scales in the centers. The effect creates a pattern that looks like a jumping spider seen face-on; the orange stripes mimic legs, and the dark spots mimic a jumping spider's row of large eyes.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Time line cleanse. Throwback to two weeks ago, where I hiked the 'Wolfsschlucht' or wolves' gorge with my family. No wolves around, but certainly a gorgeous place! The gloomy weather added to the atmosphere here.

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 2d

Frog you I won't do what you tell me.

Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 3d

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Luke Haigh Photography @lukehaigh.co.uk · 2d

A magnificent Red Kite soars against a clear blue sky, displaying its distinctive forked tail and broad wings. This stunning bird of prey is captured mid-flight. Please visit www.lukehaigh.co.uk. #Birds #lukehaigh #birdphotography #photography

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Perry Beasley-Hall, PhD @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 3d

Field crickets (Gryllinae) aren't just plain brown chirping things in backyards - the group is actually pretty diverse, with >3,000 species. Maybe the weirdest are in the genus Sciobia, which all have these delightful Pikmin-like "hats" 🥺

📸: Sciobia barbara, Pierre-Henri Fabre

#EverydayEnsifera

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning to you all, now it's time for #StunDay

This week i'm going with a male Bearded Tit with it's 'Splits Pose' using 2 reeds to balance Ninja Style at RSPB Leighton Moss.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife #BeardedTits #naturetherapy

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Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging @nev.nl · 3d

*Vandaag, 12 oktober 2025, bestaat de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging 180 jaar!*
Dat vieren we op zaterdag 29 november in de Flora te Boskoop (pal tegenover het NS station).

Het wordt een leuke, boeiende en inspirerende dag met voor ieder wat wils.

#Entomologie #Entomology #ElkeDagEenInsect

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's highly location specific. I was quite surprised to hear on Friday that one problem, e.g. with flower meadows in cities, is that many people will complain about standing dead biomass (important habitat, as you of course know). Apparently it's not pretty and hence must go.

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4d

This.

Curlew Action @curlewaction.bsky.social · 4d

Today (date), the Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct. The first bird extinction on mainland Europe in 500 years — on our watch. Extinction is final. No going back. Think about that.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 4d

This video does a good job at summing up my worries about genAI. Yes, good stuff can come from it too, but it largely produces useless slop that is quickly filling the internet, and steals our attention from important things. (And I like kurzgesagt, who usually present problems in a balanced way)

Stefan Schmid @weltlage.bsky.social · 4d

Video-Empfehlung: Kurzgesagt - AI Slop is Killing Our Channel

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AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

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Javier Lazaro - illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 4d

Next illustration of the series: lab animals
#art #digitalart #illustration

Illustration of a convey chain with frogs, rats and mice

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 4d

Many of the problems in city greening are related to tolerance and acceptance of biodiversity. It is fascinating to see what drives people to have very divergent opinions on this matter.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 4d

That sounds interesting, and definitely closely linked to what several of the groups here at the Technical University of Munich are actively working on from different perspectives. It is an intriguing field, because many people are not ready to accept biodiversity where they live, it seems to me.

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