The Extreme Breeding Ecology of Cliff-nesting Swifts
Cliff-nesting swifts defy gravity – and ecological convention. This article explores how these aerial specialists adapted to breed in some of the planet’s most inhospitable vertical landscapes.
Why Wait to Grow Up? Shorebirds' Delayed Maturity Tied to Coastal Living
Shorebirds that winter along dynamic coastlines delay their first return to breed, a strategy linked not to body size, but to the behavioural demands of tidal habitats — revealing new insights into how environment shapes avian life-history timing.
Gyorgy Szimuly
A Generation Restored: How Griffon Vultures Thrived Four Decades After Reintroduction
Four decades of monitoring show that Griffon Vultures in the Grands Causses maintain exceptionally high survival, revealing why this reintroduction became one of Europe’s most successful raptor recoveries.
Gyorgy Szimuly
