Melissa Ardila-Villamizar

Key finding ⭐️ We showed that sociality and species could be key predictors of their habituation and resilience to disturbances

Birds of a Feather Resist Together: Sociality and Species Predict the Resilience and Recovery Strategies of Two Neotropical Birds Our study evaluated the foraging resilience of great thrushes and eared doves in urban environments, focusing on their capacity to recover from disturbances, the behavioral strategies they employed, ...

New paper🐦🏙️ Ever wonder how birds deal with disturbance in the cities? In our recent paper, we explored the factors that promote the behavioural resilience and recovery strategies of two neotropical birds. Find more about it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Many thanks to @sofiaforss.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity and to @animbehsociety.bsky.social for funding this project!

Very grateful for the chance to share some of my work in the Urban Vervet Project, exploring the fascinating interactions between 🐒 and 🦌 in urbanized ecosystems!- and excited to hopefully be back next year with results from my PhD! @asab-spring-2025.bsky.social