Patrick Franke

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Spatial patterns of local dialects of the declining Corn Bunting in three regions with different population densities and small-scale landscape features | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Anne-Laure Geboes, Tomasz S. Osiejuk, Nicolas Magain | #ornithology 🪶

Acoustics Lay Language Paper

Hearing loss in old age isn’t normal aging. It’s the result of cumulative excessive lifetime noise exposure. https://acoustics.org/hearing-loss-in-old-age-isnt-due-to-normal-aging/

#ASA189 #ASA_ASJ2025

Thanks so much to this week‘s speakers and to everyone who joined for the discussion!

Recordings of the talks are now up on our website for those who missed them live - enjoy!

www.braincoustics.com

#prattle 💬
#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence

ACOUSTICS TODAY

How do fish localize sound sources? https://doi.org/10.1121/AT.2025.21.2.49

1/ 🧵 I'm at #BOUasm25 A day at the museum to talk about using natural history collections to build inclusive community.
Natural history #museums are undergoing a renaissance of novel research.
However -who has access to collections? -who is being left out of biodiversity research?
#ornithology

Birds Named after People Will Get New English Names Standard English names for North American birds will now focus on the animals rather than people

Birds named after people will get new names. Here's why & why it matters, with great insights from Drew Lanham, Kenn Kaufman, Judith Scarl @birdnames4birds.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird... by @meghanbartels.bsky.social

Very happy to see this collaboration with @babeheim.bsky.social published in Animal Cognition: 'Vocal mimicry in corvids'. Since posting the first preprint, we have identified evidence for vocal mimicry in 8 more species, thanks to the community highlighting additional sources #communityscience

ACOUSTICS TODAY

In just a couple of decades, smartphones have gone from luxury gadgets to near-extensions of ourselves. Could smartphones become a global network for listening to the environment?
https://doi.org/10.1121/AT.2025.21.2.12

Feature Friday! Birds of the World adds #Portuguese to growing language offerings #brazil #portugal

birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/por...

3 articles, Oct 30

Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate
www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem

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Visual summaries of the additions made to the datasets and recordings in FishSounds Versions 2 and 3. Top: Lollipop plot of the number of total and newly added references per publication year. Left: Spectrograms of select recordings added to the FishSounds database in the latest versions, showing representative grunts and boatwhistles of the Gulf toadfish and very fast repetitive ticks of a salmon that could not be identified to species. Right: Bar plot of the number of total and newly added recordings on the FishSounds database, either hosted on the website or through links to FishBase and the Macaulay Library.

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New publication about all the exciting additions we made to FishSounds throughout versions 2 and 3: doi.org/10.1111/geb....!

Since then, we've added even more recordings thanks to the FishEye Collaborative, and we have a lot more planned for next year!

Dwarf mongoose on sentinel duty in South Africa.

Dwarf mongoose emerging from a termite mound.

🌟Hurrah for #MongooseMonday🌟

The rich vocal repertoire of dwarf mongooses includes calls to:

Warn of danger: dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Recruit help: dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
Announce sentinel duty:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Caller id affects how receivers respond.

#animalcommunication #mammals

Geert Wilders, ever heard about him? There is a difference between facts and ideology.

Ideology and science never go well together. Tough decision to not use an app anymore.
Not that any other part of life would be connected to things… People of late capitalism…

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Don’t miss the chance to connect with animal behaviour researchers from around the world and discover the latest in behavioural science.

📅 13–14 November; free, online & open to all worldwide 🌍
🔗https://ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org/

#animal #behavior: Courtship displays that grab and hold attention Elaborate mating displays in animals are often thought to evolve in response to female preferences. A new field study on courtship and mating in a Bird-of-paradise points to another function for elaborate displays — to grab and hold females’ attention during the full courtship performance.

#animal #behavior: Courtship displays that grab and hold attention CurrentBiology

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Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics seminar for Tuesday, November 18th at 11:00AM ET From Emily Dennis: Using sound to study how mice hunt for prey From Stuart Newson: Bioacoustics for Small Mammal Identification

New seminar coming up!

We are lucky to have @emilyjanedennis.bsky.social of HHMI/Janelia and Stuart Newson of @btobirds.bsky.social tell us about their work on the bioacoustics and neuroscience of acoustic signaling in small mammals

🗓️November 18th @ 11:00 ET
✅Register here: braincoustics.com

SCILIGHT - JASA Express Letters

“I would say this could be the foundation of probably easier identification of acoustic populations,” said author Svenja Wöhle.

Identification codes in Southern Hemisphere fin whale songs: https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0039630

Ornithology in Nepal: insights and perspectives from the twenty-first century Ornithology Research - Nepal has a documented history of over 225 years of ornithological research, during which more than 892 bird species are currently recorded. However, the patterns,...

Ornithology in Nepal: insights and perspectives from the twenty-first century | doi.org/10.1007/s433... | Ornithology Research | #ornithology 🪶

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Want to learn how to record wildlife like a pro?
Join our iRecord 101 webinar — an intro to logging sightings, expert verification & sharing data for conservation. 🌎 🧪

📅 02 Apr 2026 | 💷 £12.50
🎟️ Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1734876575...

#Ecology #WildlifeRecording

I used the RX10 in different habitats including rainforest. I find it a remarkably good camera, even for birds in flight.
Like with many setups, I find the result surprisingly blurry and noisy at full zoom. But it is my choice as a rather compact setup for low
weight cycling trips or expeditions…

Newly Discovered Cuckoo Species in Borneo Sings a Unique Song A new, elusive hawk-cuckoo species with a unique song has been discovered in Borneo, shedding light on the island's rich biodiversity.

indiandefencereview.com/newly-discov...

🐁 These wild mice possess an unseen language ... or how short-range ultrasounds create a sophisticated communication network. An international team of scientists...

www.techno-science.net/en/news/thes...

Workshop season kick-off:
‘Bioacoustics for Beginners’
07/12/2025, Greifswald, Germany
#workshop #bioacoustics #birdsound

Paper & incredible science alert: Our assistant professor @laurastidsholt.bsky.social & a passionate team @elena-tena.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social found proof for greater nocturnal #bats 🦇 preying on migratory birds 🐦 AND devouring them in flight! #bioacoustics
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 Open PhD position at our Institute: Bioacoustics / cheetah vocal communication 🐆🎶
You’ll study the cheetah’s high-pitched “chirps” that sound surprisingly like birds 🐦— exploring their acoustic structure and function. 👉 Details and application: www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=34u4...

Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units Autonomous recording units (ARUs) are an emerging technology that allows for passive monitoring of soniferous animals and soundscapes. Over the past decade, ARUs have become a popular tool for monitoring birds for their potential to reduce the labor and costs of traditional in-person sampling procedures. However, uncertainty surrounding factors affecting detection of avian taxa using ARUs can inhibit their monitoring efficacy. Eastern Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) are a secretive marsh bird listed as a federally threatened species in the U.S.A. Eastern Black Rail vocalizations are difficult to detect by field personnel, and numerous in-person surveys can be required to confirm their presence at a site. While ARUs are an alternative for detecting Eastern Black Rails, it is unknown at what maximum distance an ARU can detect their vocalizations. We evaluated factors affecting the detection distance of simulated vocalizations for ARUs in four marsh vegetation types under a range of environmental conditions. Detection distances varied across models, vocalization and vegetation types, and call volume. Kickeedo vocalizations were detected at greater distances, and detection distances increased for all vocalization types in open vegetation. High relative humidity increased detection distances, while louder background noise decreased detection distances. High wind speeds in cordgrass (Spartina spp.) decreased detection probability disproportionately relative to other vegetation types. Based on these results, considerations of survey area, vegetation type, and site condition can allow land managers and researchers to optimize Eastern Black Rail monitoring using ARUs. Given the substantial staff time needed to monitor this species, ARUs may increase the likelihood of detection and provide an efficient alternative to in-person monitoring.

Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶

Decoding Owl Calls: Refining Occupancy Inference From Passive Acoustic Monitoring | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶