Open Call for Research Projects in ICTS-Doñana!

The Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructure Doñana Biological Reserve (ICTS-Doñana) announces the opening of a call for international research projects in the Doñana Natural Space.

Selected projects will receive a grant of up to €10,000 per application, intended to cover expenses such as travel and per diems for researchers, consumables, and small research project materials.

Priority will be given to international projects that collaborate with Spanish research teams in Doñana Natural Space, that make use of the facilities of the ICTS and/or use environmental monitoring data provided by ICTS-Doñana.

The call for proposals will remain open until 30 June 2024, with priority given to projects led by young researchers and women.

Send your research project in Spanish or English with the CV of the Principal Researcher to direccion.ebd@csic.es

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Funding: Junta Andalucía Call QUAL21-020



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New publication: Age and origin make the difference

Age and origin make the difference

Populations of trophic generalists may include specialised individuals. Optimal foraging theory states that individuals should feed on those resources most valuable to them. This, however, may vary. White storks are trophic generalists at the population level. Their European population increased wintering in Southern Europe, where they feed upon new anthropogenic food subsidies: dumps and less invasive crayfishes in ricefields. The foraging strategies of resident and wintering storks in SW Spain in were studied ricefields and dumps. Multievent capture-recapture model showed that there were more specialists among residents than immigrants, and that ricefield use increased with individual age. Results provide empirical evidence of high individual foraging consistency within a generalist species and a differential resource selection by individuals of different ages and origins probably related to their previous experience in the foraging area. informacion[at]ebd.csic.es: Sanz-Aguilar et al (2014) Multievent capture-recapture analysis reveals individual foraging specialisation in a generalist species. Ecology. Doi 10.1890/14-0437.1


http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/14-0437.1