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Bird Sensory Ecology 10:30H Luisa Amo: the Role of Olfaction in Foraging: Insectivorous Birds Exploit Herbivore- Induced Plant Volatiles to Locate Their Prey SPC Conference website: http://www.eou2015science.org Designed by Graham Martin LOC Conference website: http://www.eou2015badajoz.com Designed by Alberto Reynolds http://www.albertoreynolds.es Cover and poster design: Luna García-Longoria [email protected] House martins’ paints: Maria Luisa Batanete PROGRAMME and ABSTRACTS Edited by Graham Martin & Alfonso Marzal Table of contents 1. Information from Organizers 2. Welcome from the EOU President 3. Welcome from Local Organizing Committee 10th EOU Conference 4. Programme 5. Abstracts a. Plenary speakers b. Symposia c. Round tables d. Oral Communications e. Posters 6. Special guest talk: Josep del Hoyo (Lynx editorial) 7. Mid-congress tours 8. Information on Conference Venue 9. Birding Extremadura 10th CONFERENCE of the EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION BADAJOZ, 24-28 AUGUST 2015 Conference Organizers: University of Extremadura Local Organizing Committee Alfonso Marzal, University of Extremadura (Chair) Florentino de Lope, University of Extremadura Javier Balbontín, University of Seville José Antonio Masero, University of Extremadura Juan Manuel Sánchez-Guzmán, University of Extremadura Casimiro Corbacho, University of Extremadura José Luis Pérez Bote, University of Extremadura Carlos de la Cruz, University of Extremadura Deseada Parejo, University of Extremadura Yolanda Refoyo, University of Extremadura Sergio Magallanes, University of Extremadura Luz García-Longoria, University of Extremadura Carmen Relinque, University of Extremadura Maribel Reviriego, University of Extremadura Auxiliadora Villegas, University of Extremadura Francisco Santiago, University of Extremadura Cosme López, University of Seville Manuel González, University of Extremadura Scientific Programme Committee Graham Martin, University of Birmingham (Chair) Jim Reynolds, University of Birmingham Jan-Åke Nilsson, Lund University Barbara Helm, University of Glasgow Olivier Duriez, Université Montpellier 2 Christiaan Both, University of Groningen John Quinn, University College Cork Arie J van Noordwijk, Netherlands Institute of Ecology Swen C. Renner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Sergej Soloviev, Omsk State University after F.M. Dostoevsky Jan O.Engler, University of Göttingen Welcome from the President A cordial welcome to delegates from Europe and far beyond to the 10th Conference of the European Ornithologists’ Union in Badajoz, Spain. This exciting meeting promises to become another milestone in the development of the EOU. The EOU was founded in Bologna in 1997, when the Cold War had ended, in hopes to bring together ornithologists from across Europe for advancing the scientific study of birds. At its 10th meeting, the EOU has grown to be a vibrant community, where people from former “east” and “west” mingle effortlessly and work together in dynamic networks. Young ornithologists have self-organised and will meet and encourage each other in specific, dedicated “Fledgeling” events. The British Ornithologists’ Union is generously supporting our Early Career Researchers. The Migratory Landbird Study Group, founded during the 9th EOU meeting in Norwich, is organising a Satellite meeting to discuss migration research, and many excellent Symposia and Round Tables will highlight and forge a broad range of research initiatives. It is a real pleasure to watch, and shelter from the winds, the sparks of new collaborative efforts that spring from the platform of EOU conferences. It is our hope that the EOU conference in Badajoz will initialize many further synergisms. Several people have dedicated a major portion of their time and energy to generate this opportunity. Having observed these efforts, I cannot overstate how grateful I am to Alfonso Marzal and his Local Organising Committee, as well as to Graham Martin and his Scientific Programme Committee. Thank you also to the generous support of many Spanish organisations in these times of difficult funding. On behalf of Council and Officers of the EOU, I wish you all an inspiring, invigorating and joyful meeting. Let us make the most of the great efforts that have gone into preparing for it. Glasgow, August 2015 Barbara Helm EOU President Welcome to Badajoz for the EOU 2015 Conference On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee I am pleased to welcome all delegates to the 10th Conference of the European Ornithologist’s Union. We are delighted to be your host during the conference in Badajoz, the biggest city in Extremadura. Our region is recognized nowadays as an ecological territory with unique nature spaces in Europe, and a real treasure for birdwatchers. Extremadura offers the possibility of birdwatching in natural habitats of great beauty and also of enjoying its interesting cultural and historical heritage. We thank to EOU Council and Scientific Programme Committee for having displayed their confidence in the Spanish delegation for the organization of the Conference. We also would like to acknowledge to Gobierno de Extremadura, Ayuntamiento de Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Diputación de Badajoz and many other Spanish organizations for their invaluable support. We are also grateful to many companies for their sponsorship. We sincerely hope that your attendance to the conference and the sharing of your knowledge will contribute to the advancement of ornithology and the promotion of the scientific studies of birds. Badajoz, August 2015 Alfonso Marzal Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee EOU2015 PROGRAMME ______________________________ MONDAY, 24th AUGUST 2015 08:30 – 17:00 Migratory Landbird Study Group (MLSG) Satellite meeting SALA1 14:30 – 16:30 EOU Council meeting SALA 2 17:00 – 19:15 Registration OFICINA TÉCNICA 19:15 – 19:30 Opening Ceremony AUDITORIO 19:30 – 20:30 Plenary 1: Pérez-Tris AUDITORIO 20:30 – 21:30 Welcome reception PATIO TUESDAY, 25th AUGUST 2015 9:00 – 9:50 Plenary 2: Bonadonna AUDITORIO 9:50 – 10:30 Break / Posters PATIO / SALA EXPOSICIONES 10:30 – 12:30 Parallel Symposia 1 Symposium 4 (SALA AZUL): Alone or in groups: different strategies of juvenile migrants 10:30h Andrea Kölzsch: Juvenile migrants travelling in groups – white storks and white- fronted geese. 11:00h Wouter M G Vansteelant: There and back again: factors driving ontogeny of individual migration routes in Honey Buzzards Pernis apivorus. 11:30h Marta L Vega: Unraveling the migration program in young and adult Common Cuckoos Cuculus canorus. 11:50h Cecilia Nilsson: Juvenile passerines more likely to perform reverse migration. 12:10h Charles André Bost: At-sea distribution and diving activity of juveniles Aptenodytes penguins in the South Indian Ocean Symposium 6 (AUDITORIO): Coping with the stress of city life: mechanistic studies in urban ecology 10:30h Veronika Bókony: Measuring urbanization and its effects on avian physiology: pitfalls and approaches. 11:00h Karl Evans: Urban selection pressures – the blackbird’s contribution to an emerging synthesis. PROGRAMME 11:30h Pablo Salmón: The impact of urban environment on oxidative stress and telomere length: A cross-fostering experiment. 11:50h Amparo Herrera-Dueñas: The relationship between house sparrow and the city: why urban populations are on decline? 12:10h Davide Dominoni: Integrating gene expression and metabolomics to understand avian responses to light at night. Symposium 9 (SALA 1): Light, colours and perfumes: bird sensory ecology 10:30h Luisa Amo: The role of olfaction in foraging: insectivorous birds exploit herbivore- induced plant volatiles to locate their prey. 11:00h Olle Lind: A nuanced view on colour vision and ultraviolet sensitivity in birds. 11:30h Barbara A Caspers: Hatchlings of an altricial songbird recognize their parents based on olfactory cues! 11:50h Mindaugas Mitkus: There are no double cones in the raptor fovea. 12:10h Jannika E Boström: Temporal resolution in small birds. Symposium 10 (SALA 2): Ecophysiological adaptations to the environment in birds 10:30h Andreas Nord: Is workload and performance in birds constrained by the risk of overheating? 11:00h Esa Hohtola: Avian endothermy: theme and variations. 11:30h Juli Broggi: Reserves or expenditure. What are small boreal passerines regulating in winter? 11:50h Sergey S Simonov: Thermal insulation of passerine nests in North-West Russia: preliminary results and ideas. 12:10h Götz Eichhorn: Going south going slow? Metabolic rate in arctic and temperate breeding barnacle geese. Symposium 11 (SALA 3): Mediators of individual quality in birds 10:30h Barbara Tschirren: Maternal effects as mediators of individual quality in birds. 11:00h Neeltje Boogert: Sing me something smart. 11:30h Robert Gwiazda: Foraging behaviour of the Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida in the breeding season – effect of sex 11:50h Vincent A Viblanc: Advertising quality: condition-dependent signals in monomorphic King Penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus. 12:10h Frédéric Angelier: Are stress hormones linked to individual quality in birds? PROGRAMME 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch / Posters / Exhibition PATIO / S. EXPOSICIONES / CAFETERÍA 14:00 – 14:50 Plenary 3: Laiolo AUDITORIO 14:50 – 15:30 Break / Posters PATIO / SALA EXPOSICIONES 15:30 – 16:50 Parallel Oral Sessions 1 – 5 Oral Session 1 (AUDITORIO): Ecology 15:30h Daniela Campobello: Interactive effects of micro- and macro-habitat features on reproductive success of lesser kestrels Falco naumanni. 15:50h Tomasz Wesołowski: Species richness of a primeval forest breeding bird community – a 40 years’ perspective. 16:10h Alexander Grendelmeier: The importance of conspecific cues for settlement: an experimental
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