W. P. Mueller
@wpmueller.bsky.social
Ornithologist/environmentalist focused on biodiversity conservation and ethical behavior toward all of life; Emeritus Director of Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, in Wisconsin, USA. (He, him). Born at 310.7 ppm carbon in the atmosphere.
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A 🆕 Perspective in "Earth Stewardship": From the lab to legislature—scientists are uniquely positioned to turn evidence into policy for restoration, climate action, & more
📄Scientists as policymakers: Greenlighting restoration and climate action
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
📄Scientists as policymakers: Greenlighting restoration and climate action
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A 🆕 Perspective in "Earth Stewardship": From the lab to legislature—scientists are uniquely positioned to turn evidence into policy for restoration, climate action, & more
📄Scientists as policymakers: Greenlighting restoration and climate action
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
📄Scientists as policymakers: Greenlighting restoration and climate action
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
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What if one of the problems with democracy is that we pretend the world is made of only humans?
"Fundamentally, life on Earth is rich with subjects....
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
Sea Change - Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Emily Johnston Emily Johnston is a writer and organizer in Seattle. Her book of poetry, Her Animals, was a finalist for the 2016 WA State Book Award. Emily Johnston Writer and organizerJuly […]
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August 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
What if one of the problems with democracy is that we pretend the world is made of only humans?
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Amazing opportunity to anyone interested in how river shapes life (and more) !!
🐦🔬 Recruiting PhD students! 🌎🧬
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
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I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
Please share!
Moncrieff Lab | Bird Evolution
The Moncrieff Lab is a research lab based at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Research in the lab involves museum specimens, fieldwork, and...
www.moncriefflab.org
August 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Amazing opportunity to anyone interested in how river shapes life (and more) !!
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
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🧬 & 🖥️ Bioinformatics folks !!! HELP!
I have a large set of GO terms (hundreds) from enrichment results, and I’d like to categorize them into broader biological themes (e.g. immune response, hypoxia, metabolism, signaling, etc.).
Is there a systematic or curated way to do this?
I have a large set of GO terms (hundreds) from enrichment results, and I’d like to categorize them into broader biological themes (e.g. immune response, hypoxia, metabolism, signaling, etc.).
Is there a systematic or curated way to do this?
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
🧬 & 🖥️ Bioinformatics folks !!! HELP!
I have a large set of GO terms (hundreds) from enrichment results, and I’d like to categorize them into broader biological themes (e.g. immune response, hypoxia, metabolism, signaling, etc.).
Is there a systematic or curated way to do this?
I have a large set of GO terms (hundreds) from enrichment results, and I’d like to categorize them into broader biological themes (e.g. immune response, hypoxia, metabolism, signaling, etc.).
Is there a systematic or curated way to do this?
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When I first began exploring birds and biodiversity, it wasn’t about "that PhD chapter" or "that paper I need to publish." It was about a true connection with nature, a passion for science, and the incredible people I met along the way. 1/ 🧵
October 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM
When I first began exploring birds and biodiversity, it wasn’t about "that PhD chapter" or "that paper I need to publish." It was about a true connection with nature, a passion for science, and the incredible people I met along the way. 1/ 🧵
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1.5 million pairs of wader return to #Iceland each spring.
Where do they nest and how vulnerable are they to habitat changes, many of which are linked to 'development' proposals?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
Where do they nest and how vulnerable are they to habitat changes, many of which are linked to 'development' proposals?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
1.5 million pairs of wader return to #Iceland each spring.
Where do they nest and how vulnerable are they to habitat changes, many of which are linked to 'development' proposals?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
Where do they nest and how vulnerable are they to habitat changes, many of which are linked to 'development' proposals?
wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/i...
#ConservationScience🌍
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An extraordinary 'mega roost' of thousands of Red-footed Falcons has been documented in Hungary this autumn:
Stunning Red-footed Falcon 'mega roost' documented in Hungary
More than 5,000 Red-footed Falcons formed a single night roost in Hungary’s Hortobágy National Park in September 2025, a record for the Carpathian Basin that underlines the area's importance for migratory raptor conservation.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
An extraordinary 'mega roost' of thousands of Red-footed Falcons has been documented in Hungary this autumn:
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Breeding bird diversity in urban forest remnants: key determinants in a metropolitan landscape | www.sciencedirect.co... | Urban Forestry and Urban Greening | #ornithology 🪶
Breeding bird diversity in urban forest remnants: key determinants in a metropolitan landscape
As urbanisation is advancing rapidly worldwide, the protection of biodiversity in urban areas is becoming increasingly important. Especially urban for…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Breeding bird diversity in urban forest remnants: key determinants in a metropolitan landscape | www.sciencedirect.co... | Urban Forestry and Urban Greening | #ornithology 🪶
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There’s so much we can learn about birds by listening to them. Acoustic Monitoring involves the placement of small programmable recorders to capture the sounds of birds and other wildlife, particularly in remote places. Find out more & donate➡️ www.bto.org/support-us/a... #bioacoustics #ornithology
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There’s so much we can learn about birds by listening to them. Acoustic Monitoring involves the placement of small programmable recorders to capture the sounds of birds and other wildlife, particularly in remote places. Find out more & donate➡️ www.bto.org/support-us/a... #bioacoustics #ornithology
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It’s not all doom and gloom - @lseblogs.bsky.social reports that Global #biodiversity governance offers a ray of hope for #environmental diplomacy 🌍
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Global biodiversity governance offers a ray of hope for environmental diplomacy - EUROPP
Amid pessimism about COP30, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework offers a rare source of optimism for environmental diplomacy.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s not all doom and gloom - @lseblogs.bsky.social reports that Global #biodiversity governance offers a ray of hope for #environmental diplomacy 🌍
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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From the current WJO issue: Insect richness in the stomach of a Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
From the current WJO issue: Insect richness in the stomach of a Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
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EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Asian Koels do not lay eggs matching the host eggs' phenotype | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Mominul Islam Nahid, Virginia E. Abernathy, Peter S. Ranke, Wei Liang | #ornithology 🪶
Asian Koels do not lay eggs matching the host eggs' phenotype | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Mominul Islam Nahid, Virginia E. Abernathy, Peter S. Ranke, Wei Liang | #ornithology 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
Asian Koels do not lay eggs matching the host eggs' phenotype | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Mominul Islam Nahid, Virginia E. Abernathy, Peter S. Ranke, Wei Liang | #ornithology 🪶
Asian Koels do not lay eggs matching the host eggs' phenotype | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Mominul Islam Nahid, Virginia E. Abernathy, Peter S. Ranke, Wei Liang | #ornithology 🪶
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Passive acoustic monitoring is a cost‐effective approach to conduct inland surveys for marbled murrelets | doi.org/10.1002/wsb.... | Wildlife Society Bulletin | #ornithology 🪶
TWS Journals
Given marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) can be extremely cryptic in forest environments, audio-visual surveys are difficult, time consuming, and expensive to conduct. Passive acoustic moni...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Passive acoustic monitoring is a cost‐effective approach to conduct inland surveys for marbled murrelets | doi.org/10.1002/wsb.... | Wildlife Society Bulletin | #ornithology 🪶