Michal Šulc
@biosulc.bsky.social
Ornithologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno
https://www.ivb.cz/en/person/michal-sulc/
https://www.ivb.cz/en/person/michal-sulc/
🧵1/5 Excited about our new paper in PRSB! @royalsocietypublishing.org
Can AI make research on avian brood parasitism easier? YES!
We show that AI model can identify conspecific parasitic eggs better than an average ornithologist.
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
📸 Barn swallow – our study species.
Can AI make research on avian brood parasitism easier? YES!
We show that AI model can identify conspecific parasitic eggs better than an average ornithologist.
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
📸 Barn swallow – our study species.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🧵1/5 Excited about our new paper in PRSB! @royalsocietypublishing.org
Can AI make research on avian brood parasitism easier? YES!
We show that AI model can identify conspecific parasitic eggs better than an average ornithologist.
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
📸 Barn swallow – our study species.
Can AI make research on avian brood parasitism easier? YES!
We show that AI model can identify conspecific parasitic eggs better than an average ornithologist.
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
📸 Barn swallow – our study species.
Reposted by Michal Šulc
Our new @science.org paper is out! Cuckoos and hosts are locked in a coevolutionary arms race over egg mimicry.
But how are these egg types inherited, and could this drive speciation? We sequenced hundreds of genomes to find out!
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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But how are these egg types inherited, and could this drive speciation? We sequenced hundreds of genomes to find out!
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🧵1/6
Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos
Host-parasite arms races facilitate rapid evolution and can fuel speciation. Cuculus cuckoos are deceptive egg mimics that exhibit a broad diversity of counterfeit egg phenotypes, representing host-ad...
doi.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our new @science.org paper is out! Cuckoos and hosts are locked in a coevolutionary arms race over egg mimicry.
But how are these egg types inherited, and could this drive speciation? We sequenced hundreds of genomes to find out!
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🧵1/6
But how are these egg types inherited, and could this drive speciation? We sequenced hundreds of genomes to find out!
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🧵1/6
We should not only avoid predatory journals but it's:
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo journals ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
database
dafnee.isem-evolution.fr
Proud that our institute @ivb-cas.bsky.social publishes 💎open-access J. of Vertebrate Biology
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo journals ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
database
dafnee.isem-evolution.fr
Proud that our institute @ivb-cas.bsky.social publishes 💎open-access J. of Vertebrate Biology
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.
ecoevorxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We should not only avoid predatory journals but it's:
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo journals ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
database
dafnee.isem-evolution.fr
Proud that our institute @ivb-cas.bsky.social publishes 💎open-access J. of Vertebrate Biology
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo journals ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
database
dafnee.isem-evolution.fr
Proud that our institute @ivb-cas.bsky.social publishes 💎open-access J. of Vertebrate Biology
Reposted by Michal Šulc
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Reposted by Michal Šulc
Reposted by Michal Šulc
The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
June 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
Reposted by Michal Šulc
NEW PAPER: Red-breasted mergansers do not move parasitic eggs to cooler nest edges, suggesting limited use of discriminatory incubation against conspecific brood parasitism, though some eggs may be selectively removed.
➡️ vist.ly/3n59e4x
#ornithology #birds #broodparasitism #eggrejection 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/3n59e4x
#ornithology #birds #broodparasitism #eggrejection 🪶
May 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
NEW PAPER: Red-breasted mergansers do not move parasitic eggs to cooler nest edges, suggesting limited use of discriminatory incubation against conspecific brood parasitism, though some eggs may be selectively removed.
➡️ vist.ly/3n59e4x
#ornithology #birds #broodparasitism #eggrejection 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/3n59e4x
#ornithology #birds #broodparasitism #eggrejection 🪶
Our fieldwork on brood parasitism of common cuckoos started well, with so far 11 caught individuals! When catching these charismatic birds, there are usually also interesting bycatches :) @ivb-cas.bsky.social @rytikerttunen.bsky.social @lisandrinamari.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Our fieldwork on brood parasitism of common cuckoos started well, with so far 11 caught individuals! When catching these charismatic birds, there are usually also interesting bycatches :) @ivb-cas.bsky.social @rytikerttunen.bsky.social @lisandrinamari.bsky.social
Reposted by Michal Šulc
It’s all about eggs at BTO right now, but not the chocolate kind! 🐣 We’re busy during the nest monitoring season! 🐦 You can get involved too by watching birds in your garden and submitting records to our Nesting Neighbours scheme. 👉 www.bto.org/nest-mon...
So whose eggs are these? ⬇️ #Birds
So whose eggs are these? ⬇️ #Birds
April 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s all about eggs at BTO right now, but not the chocolate kind! 🐣 We’re busy during the nest monitoring season! 🐦 You can get involved too by watching birds in your garden and submitting records to our Nesting Neighbours scheme. 👉 www.bto.org/nest-mon...
So whose eggs are these? ⬇️ #Birds
So whose eggs are these? ⬇️ #Birds
Reposted by Michal Šulc
The race is on! 📢 Six BTO Cuckoos have touched down in Europe! 🌍 So where are our frontrunners and who will be the first to reach the UK? 👇 www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology #Birds
April 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The race is on! 📢 Six BTO Cuckoos have touched down in Europe! 🌍 So where are our frontrunners and who will be the first to reach the UK? 👇 www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology #Birds
Birds are just very inventive creatures! 😀😉
We also tracked down a birder, Mr Otis from Reading, who was sitting on the dock of the bay in Southampton and caught a glimpse of a Cuckoo with a tag flying overhead! It must have been Tom cruising along to his Norfolk breeding grounds. What a journey! 🛥️🌍😀
April 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Birds are just very inventive creatures! 😀😉
Reposted by Michal Šulc
We also tracked down a birder, Mr Otis from Reading, who was sitting on the dock of the bay in Southampton and caught a glimpse of a Cuckoo with a tag flying overhead! It must have been Tom cruising along to his Norfolk breeding grounds. What a journey! 🛥️🌍😀
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We also tracked down a birder, Mr Otis from Reading, who was sitting on the dock of the bay in Southampton and caught a glimpse of a Cuckoo with a tag flying overhead! It must have been Tom cruising along to his Norfolk breeding grounds. What a journey! 🛥️🌍😀
Reposted by Michal Šulc
Reposted by Michal Šulc
I am excited to announce that @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition on "Cognition in the Wild". Submissions are due by June 15. We are excited to see the amazing work you have been doing! link.springer.com/collections/...
Animal Cognition in the Wild
Recent technological advances have improved our ability to study animal cognition in the wild, and the field has made significant progress in recent years. ...
link.springer.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I am excited to announce that @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition on "Cognition in the Wild". Submissions are due by June 15. We are excited to see the amazing work you have been doing! link.springer.com/collections/...