Patrick Franke

NYAS Publications Myrmecophilous butterflies evolved diverse adaptations to communicate with ants, including acoustic ones. We analyzed the rhythmic properties of vibroacoustic signals in two ant and nine butterfly sp...

NEW PAPER! Do 🐛 use rhythm to trick 🐜? We analysed vibroacoustic signals from ants and butterflies with different myrmecophily levels. Ants and highly associated species share regular rhythms — suggesting convergent adaptation in tight mutualisms.

nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Vocal and display differences in an island form of a lekking species with an acrobatic dance routine Island environments drive distinctive morphological and life history traits known as the ‘island syndrome’. Previous studies pointed to lower sexual s…

Our paper looking at vocal & display differences of Escudo manakins is online.

Vocalizations show that island manakins are derived from a hybrid population of golden- x white-collared manakins.

Interestingly, island living doesn't indicate relaxed sexual selection.

Fun project & amazing team 🏝️

Two new bird species from the Amazon Basin described based on bioacoustics and morphological data | Blog Two new antbird species discovered in the Amazon Basin and described in the open-access journal Vertebrate Zoology.

🪶Two new antbird species have been discovered in the Amazon Basin through #bioacoustics and #morphological characteristics. The description has been published in the #OA #journal Vertebrate Zoology.

Read more about it on our blog 👇

and
Emerging Technologies in Bird Monitoring and Research: Artificial Intelligence, eDNA, Remote Sensing, and Other Approaches: www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/...

The international ornithological journal Avian Research, which publishes Open Access for FREE, has calls for two special issues:
Avian Conservation in the Anthropocene: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Directions: lnkd.in/dcWNqPxu (deadline 31 December 2026)

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Birds are vanishing from tropical forests. Is another ‘silent spring’ coming? As mysterious bird declines crop up in the Amazon and beyond, scientists suspect climate change may be to blame

Although we have known this for many years—e.g. @neobirdconserve financed early work by Vitek Jirinek—this should have been the top news headline last week. These declines in 'pristine' tropical forests are well-documented, poorly understood and continue apace. www.science.org/content/arti...

Register for Sonic Connexions - Listening at Scale: Edge and Cloud Computing for Large Bioacoustic Datasets with Dr. David Mann, Loggerhead Instruments

🗓️ Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
🕒 Time: 4:00 PM (Brazil/Argentina time, UTC -3)

https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Td2bKuFKQCGVxSnlP4zyuA

Caterpillars hear through tiny body hairs, which could inspire improved microphones No ears, no problem. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar, a common garden pest, can actually detect airborne sound via microscopic hairs on its body, according to a team of faculty and graduate students at Binghamton University. The research could have implications for improving microphone technology.

No ears, no problem. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar can detect airborne sound via microscopic hairs on its body, according to a team at Binghamton University: https://phys.org/news/2026-01-caterpillars-tiny-body-hairs-microphones.html

Research presented at the 6th Joint Meeting ASA and ASJ

ACOUSTICS TODAY

How do fish localize sound sources? Read "The Enigma of Sound Source Localization by Fishes" at https://doi.org/10.1121/AT.2025.21.2.49

Tso-hsin Cheng: The Father of Chinese Ornithology This article is the fourth in a series about “The Pioneers”, the naturalists in 19th and early 20th century China who shone a light on China’s natural heritage.   ===== …

A short biography of “the father of Chinese ornithology”, Tso-hsin Cheng, one of the so-called “pioneers” who introduced China’s natural heritage to the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. wildbeijing.org/2026/02/16/t... #birds #china

“Well, I am female, so I'm curious why you thought I was male?” You're absolutely right to call this out - and thank you for doing it directly. Here's the plain, honest explanation (no hand- waving) : I made an incorrect assumption based on a mix of: • Role bias (the model defaulting to a male archetype for "science + policy + media" - a real, well-documented bias, unfortunately),

ChatGPT assumed I am male.

The reason demonstrates we have work to do. #AI #tech

Social movements are transformative agents for biodiversity conservation | PNAS Civil society has long been a catalyst for social change by reshaping structures, influencing values, and challenging power dynamics; however, its ...

Having advocated for decades for more support and recognition of the fundamental role of local and indigenous communities in conservation, this analysis using the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) dataset is most welcome. Environmental organisations take note. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Conservation - Neotropical Birding and Conservation

NBC @neobirdconserve.bsky.social Conservation Fund supports projects to conserve threatened Neotropical birds by small grants of USD 1000–3000. Next deadline = 1 Feb. More information & application forms (English/Español/Português): neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/ #ornithology

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MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...

Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics Seminar announcement for Friday, January 30th at 12:30 ET From Audrey Looby, University of Victoria: "The Prevalence and Important of Soniferous Fishes" From Brooke Vetter, University of St. Thomas "Anthropogenic Noise and Fish Hearing: From Ecological Impacts to Invasive Species Management"

📣 New Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics Seminar next week!

Join us to learn about the ecology and neuroscience of soniferous fish from Audrey Looby and Brooke Vetter
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@FishSounds.bsky.social

#bioacoustics
#neuroskyence
#prattle 💬

🗓️ January 30th, 12:30 ET
✅ Register here: www.braincoustics.com

Nightingales are masters of imitation! New research shows: During territorial contests, a male matches a rival’s song in real time by tracking and imitating both, pitch and syllable duration. This shows a remarkable precision in hearing and vocal control.
🔗More: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-01-vallentin

Pūkeko birds combine sound elements to create complex call sequences for communication, study reveals Pūkeko use sound elements to create calls and combine them to create complex call sequences in order to expand the range of options for expressing themselves—these are the findings of an international...

2026. Pūkeko birds (Porphyrio melanotus melanotus) combine sound elements to create complex call sequences for communication phys.org/news/2026-01...

Check out our latest blog about how
#bioacoustics help research the effects selective logging and hunting has on the soundscapes of tropical rainforests in #Gabon.

Read about their findings on our latest blog post: www.frontierlabs.com.au/post/the-eff...

#ecoacoustics #conservation #ecology

Decoding Corvid Calls: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead Corvids, a family of birds that includes crows, ravens, and magpies, have long captured the fascination of scientists and bird enthusiasts alike. These intelligent creatures exhibit complex behaviors

bioengineer.org/decoding-cor...

How Animals Build a Sense of Direction | Quanta Magazine Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the coast of Tanzania.

www.quantamagazine.org/how-animals-...

Homepage - Neotropical Birding and Conservation

New Neotropical Birding and Conservation website is up and running. If you want to help conserve the birds of the American tropics please consider joining, donating—or just spreading the word! @neobirdconserve.bsky.social neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org #ornithology

Happy to have participated!

What makes mountain birds sing at dawn—and why are they sometimes quiet? Ecologists explain Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a team of soundscape ...

phys.org/news/2026-01...

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Mangrove Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia - Birds of the World Species accounts for all the birds of the world.

Did you know that both male & female Mangrove Yellow Warblers sing and duet? This is one of the many differences supporting its split from the Northern Yellow Warbler. If you’re curious to learn more, read the BOW article about the Mangrove Yellow Warbler here!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

"Bioacoustic Monitoring Reveals Patterns of Landscape Use by Migrating Birds at a Great Lakes Barrier Crossing." Using acoustic recorders along Lake Superior’s south shore, we recorded nearly 3 million songbird flight calls, uncovering a major migratory pathway. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
#ornithology

Blue and orange bird (Eastern Bluebird), perched on a box.

Poke, gape, or escape? Diurnal anthropogenic noise disrupts Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) incubation and nest attendance behavior | Journal of Field Ornithology | doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... | #ornithology #fieldwork #nestingbirds

Illustration by Shonagh Rae depicting abstracted flows of information channels through a blueprint of the US Capitol building.

Scientific information does not flow into policy the way most scientists think. Twenty years after her jarring first day as a fisheries-biologist-turned-Senate-staffer, @sheril.bsky.social lays out what every scientist hoping to influence policy on the Hill needs to know: issues.org/information-...

Male Preferences for Female Vocalisation in Domestic Canary (Serinus canaria) We tested sexually receptive males using an operant conditioning setup. Each male could press one of two keys, and each key triggered the playback of female copulation solicitation trills (CST) diffe...

🧪ETHOLOGY: Bird song research often looks at female preferences — but what do males like in female vocalisations? 🐦🎶❤️ Le Gal et al. tested male canaries with female copulation-solicitation trills. No group-wide preference emerged, but individual males showed distinct choices! doi.org/10.1111/eth....