Обучителен курс: „Въведение в основни методи за екологични изследвания в орнитологията”

 „Въведение в основните методи за екологични изследвания в орнитологията - 2016 г.”

Ако се интересувате от полеви орнитологични изследвания - този курс е за вас!

Кой ви кани? – За втора поредна година изследователската група „Кръвни паразити по птици” към Институт по биоразнообразие и екосистемни изследвания при БАН организира полеви обучителен курс за съвременни екологични методи, използвани в орнитологията. Групата има дългогодишен опит в изследвания, свързани с миграцията и гнездовата биология на птиците, както и в екологични изследвания, свързани с паразити и поведение на птиците.

Какво представлява курсът? – Това е обучителен полеви курс, който съчетава теоретични презентации и полеви дейности.

Практическата част на курса включва запознаване с основните умения за маркиране на птици (опръстеняване, поставяне на геолокатори) и методики за мониторинг.

Теоретичната част включва презентации и дискусии на теми, свързани с миграцията на птиците, екологичен мониторинг на птичите съобщества, молекулярни методи в екологията, паразити по птици, етология и др. 

Участниците в полевия курс ще имат възможност да се включат в текущо изследване, свързано с миграцията на тръстиковото шаварче (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) и въздействието на маларийните паразити върху птиците през този ключов за тях период.

Къде? – Курсът ще се проведе в Биологична експериментална база "Калимок" (БАН) в близост до с. Нова Черна (40 км източно от гр. Русе).

Кога? – Кандидатите ще могат да вземат участие в два отделни периода, в зависимост от техните възможности и желание.

Първи период: 20.04 - 26.04.2016 г. 

Втори период: 04.05 - 10.05.2016 г.

Условия за участие – Курсът е предназначен за студенти по биологични науки, както и хора с интерес в орнитологията и теренната работа!

Разходи:
- такса за участие - 30 лв (таксата ще покрие разходите за храна); 
- обучението и нощувките* са безплатни;

- всеки участник покрива разходите си за път.

Кандидатстване:

Изпратете кратка биография (pdf формат) до 10.04.2016 г. за двете издания на курса със следната информация:

- лични данни: име, възраст;
- образование: университет, специалност и година на обучение;
- опит в орнитологични, биологични и екологични изследвания;
- защо желаете да участвате;
- период, в който желаете да участвате;
- телефон за връзка.

За кандидатстване - coursekalimok@gmail.com;

За повече информация относно курса - Страхил Пеев, тел: 0897851355 или e-mail: straho.peev@gmail.com

*При недостиг на легловата база на станцията,  за част от участниците (обучаващи и курсисти) е предвидено спане на палатка!

Снимки от полевия курс "Калимок 2015":

Снимка с малък воден бик (Ixobrychus minutus), един от атрактивните обитатели на ЗМ "Калимок"!

Митко в търсене на малария по птиците.

Козодой (Caprimulgus europaeus) - вид, който рядко попада в орнитологичните мрежи!

 Всички заедно на обяд.

Ралица с първата си опръстенена червеногърба сврачка (Lanius collurio).

Опръстеняване на сив кълвач (Picus canus).

Силвия заедно със Sylvia nisoria - ястребогушо коприварче и Николай с малък воден бик (Ixobrychus minutus).

По време на интересната презентация за миграцията при птиците на Михаела Илиева.

Снемане не морфометрични данни. 

Целият състав на курса през 2015 г., снимка в опръстенителската стая на БЕБ "Калимок".

English text below...

Своята 22 годишнина Биологична Експериментална База "Калимок" посреща с публикация в SCIENCE

През 1992 година БАН получава дарение, една незаконно построена ловна хижа насред полето край село Нова Черна, Тутраканско.

Въпреки отсъствието на финансова подкрепа от Фонада за научни изследвания и пълното отсъствие на интерес към изследователската работа на станцията от страна на Българската държава, ентусиазма на младите учени от екипа на доцент д-р Павел Зехтинджиев надделява дори в най-трудните години. Днес изследователската група по кръвни паразити на птиците може да се поздрави с над 50 статии в международни научни списания с импакт фактор.

Изследванията върху маларията на птиците, механизмите на пренос, ефекта на заболяването върху индивида и еволюцията на видовете предизвикват интерес в Европейското изследователско пространство.

В резултат на широко международно сътрудничество и упорита експериментална дейност на станция Калимок са проследени поредица от контролирани инвазии с различни видове малария . Резултатите публикувани в SCIENCE недвусмислено показват,че маларията предизвиква ускорено скъсяване на теломерните участъци на хромозомите (основна причина за стареенето на клетите и организмите респективно) като при това този ефект на маларията се предава по майчина линия на поколенията.

Това научно откритие хвърля светлина върху скритите механизми на еволюцията и открива обещаващи перспективи пред борбата с второто по годишна смъртност заболяване в света – маларията.

Линк към публикацията: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6220/436.abstract

In its 22 year anniversary Biological Station Kalimok published report in Science

In the remote 1992 the row building of illegally constructed hunting hut through the open field, far from the village Nova Cherna, in district of Tutrakan was donated to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Despite of the missing financial support from the Bulgarian National Science Foundation.and complete lack of interest in the research of Kalimok Station from Bulgarian State the enthusiasm of young researchers of the team under supervision of Associate professor Dr. Pavel Zehtindjiev prevailed even in the most difficult periods. Today the research group of blood parasites can be proud with over 50 publications in journals with IF.

The research on the bird malaria, its transmission patterns, host –parasite interaction and the effects of the disease in the individuals as well as in the evolution of the species are of primary interest in the European Research Environment.

As a result of large international cooperation and hard experimental work in Kalimok Station a number of controlled experiments with malaria infections in wild birds are investigated. The results published in SCIENCE undoubtedly demonstrated that individuals with chronic infections suffer long-term costs that act via telomere shortening to have consequences for survival, lifetime reproductive success, and offspring quality .

The discovery of the hidden coast of malaria put light on the new mechanisms of evolution and warrants promising perspectives in the human efforts against the second most dangerous disease in the world – the malaria.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6220/436.abstract

Bulgarian - Lithuanian exchange

In the middle of September this year we had very nice visit from our "avian blood parasites" colleges, from  Lithuanian Research Centre, Vilnius.
The visit was organized by the research group of Prof. Gediminas Valkunas. We spent a week together, so we had several nice working days in "Kalimok" biological station.

Two Long eared owls
 in same net in one of the mornings. 

After couple of days being together we organized a mini conference in the village of Tulenovo (north Black See) where all people from both research groups gave a talk in their own studies. And the young specialists got the opportunity to present their work and results, which gave important feedback.

Vidas Palinauskas and Dimitar Dimitrov were the "chairman" of our two-day conference.

Rita is giving a talk

Martin's presentation

Prof. Gediminas Valkunas

There were a lot of questions and long discussions during the presentations, which is very difficult at bigger conferences. 

Looking forward to our next meeting, friends!

MalariaRCN Workshop, 2014

At the end of July two members of our avian blood parasite RG took part in the Third Annual Conference and Workshop on Malaria and Related Parasites of Wildlife which was held at the National Conservation and Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

The workshop gathered 24 students from different countries around the world, all of which engaged in the field of haemosporidian parasite studies. Trough lectures and practicals we gained significant knowledge about morphological identifications of malaria and related parasites, vectors needed for their transmission and processing DNA sequences.

We were able to practice preparation of blood smears (quite important for futher identification) and see the whole process of catching birds to taking samples, storing them and staining smears.

Working hard on identification of haemosporidian parasites in blood smears

   

Presentations of our instructors were very interesting and helpful.

We need some nice food to keep us in good mood. (Strahil eating crabs for the first time)

Vectors day – setting traps and dissecting salivary glands and gut in search of sporozoites and ookinetes

All of the participants gave a 5 minute talk about his/her own study. (Paulo presenting his research)

 

The whole group is gathering after dinner. Discussions continue.

The workshop was organized in the frames of the project Malaria Research Coordination Network.

Alpine swift colony

Alpine swift colony

Together with scientists from Swiss Ornithological Institute our research group have ongoing study on breeding and migration ecology in Alpine swifts (Tachymarptis melba). The study colony is situated in the city center of Sofia, Bulgaria. 
The investigation is possible through the courtesy of National centre for information and documentation (Bulgaria), Patent office of Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian institute of metrology in which building the colony is situated. 

This is not an alien, it is a very cute fledgling of Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba)

Nicola Bynkov in action!

Strahil Peev releasing an adult Alpine swift with attached geolocator.

The alpine swifts have strong and very powerful legs, contrary of the thinking that they "don't have legs".

Juvenile alpnie swift with a parent.

Juveniles in nest.

Beauty.

Young birds almost ready for first fly.

Other bird-related studies

1. Buttemer, W. A., Bauer, S., Emmenegger, T., Dimitrov, D., Peev, S., & Hahn, S. 2019 Moult-related reduction of aerobic scope in passerine birds. J. Comp. Physiol. B 189, 463–470. (doi:10.1007/s00360-019-01213-z)
2. Zehtindjiev, P., Vasilev, V., Marinov, M.P., Ilieva, M., Dimitrov, D., Peev, S., Raykov, I., Raykova, V., Ivanova, K., Bedev, K. & Yankov, Y. 2017 No Evidence for Displacement of Wintering Red-breasted Geese Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769) (Anseriformes) at a Wind Farms Area in Northeast Bulgaria: Long-term Monitoring Results. Acta Zool. Bulg. 69, 215–228. link
3. Зехтинджиев, П. 2017 За малките неща в голямата наука или как проследяването на българските птици открива нови хоризонти пред приложната наука. BBC Знание, 90, 36-39. link
4. Vasilev, V. & Marinov, M. P. 2017 Oological characteristics of a colony of Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula L.) in the town of Shumen, NE Bulgaria. Acta Zool. Bulg. 69, 143–147. link
5. Hahn, S., Dimitrov, D., Rehse, S., Yohannes, E. & Jenni, L. 2014 Avian claw morphometry and growth determine the temporal pattern of archived stable isotopes. J. Avian Biol. 45, 202–207. (doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.00324.x)
6. Michalczuk, J., McDevitt, A. D., Mazgajski, T. D., Figarski, T., Ilieva, M., Bujoczek, M., Malczyk, P. & Kajtoch, Ł. 2014 Tests of multiple molecular markers for the identification of Great Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers and their hybrids. J. Ornithol. 155, 591–600. (doi:10.1007/s10336-014-1040-1)
7. Michev, B. T., Peev, S. G. & Michev, T. M. 2014 Birds of Open Waters off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Acta Zool. Bulg. 66, 485–492.  link
8. De Dinechin, M., Dobson, F. S., Zehtindjiev, P., Metcheva, R., Couchoux, C., Martin, A., Quillfeldt, P. & Jouventin, P. 2012 The biogeography of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Can. J. Zool. 90, 352–360. (doi:10.1139/z2012-016)
9. Neto, J. M., Arroyo, J. L., Bargain, B., Monrós, J. S., Mátrai, N., Procházka, P. & Zehtindjiev, P. 2012 Phylogeography of a habitat specialist with high dispersal capability: the Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides. PLoS One 7, e38497. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038497)
10. Schrey, W., Grispo, M., Awad, M., Cook, M. B., Mccoy, E. D., Mushinsky, H. R., Albayrak, T., Bensch, S., Burke, T., Butler, L. K., Dor, R., Fokidis, H. B., Jensen, H., Imboma, T., Kessler-Rios, M. M., Marzal, A., Stewart, I. R. K., Westerdahl, H., Westneat, D. F., Zehtindjiev, P., Martin, B. 2011 Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations. Mol. Ecol. 20, 1133–1143. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05001.x)
11. Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Hansson, B., Oparina, O., Oparin, M. & Bensch, S. 2011 Population genetic structure in the paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola Jerd.). Curr. Zool. 57, 63–71. link
12. Hansson, B., Hasselquist, D., Tarka, M., Zehtindjiev, P. & Bensch, S. 2008 Postglacial colonisation patterns and the role of isolation and expansion in driving diversification in a passerine bird. PLoS One 3, e2794. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002794)
13. Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., Hristov, I., Ilieva, M., Pankova, R. & Day, J. 2008 Contribution to the knowledge on the breeding ornithofauna of Eastern Turkey. Acta Zool. Bulg. 60, 125-133. link
14. Oparina, O., Oparin, M. & Ilieva, M. 2007 Petty passerine bird communities of reeds in the Saratov Trans-Volga region (In Russian). Povolzhskiy J. Ecol. 2, 130–139.
15. Metcheva, R., Zehtindjiev, P., Bezrukov, V., Savov, A., Yankov, Y. 2006 Bill coloration of Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua ellsworthi). Part I. A Marker for Gentoo population studies. In: Golemansky, V., Mecheva, R. (Eds.) Bulgarian Antarctic Research, Life Sciences, 5, 37-45.
16. Zehtindjiev, P., Metcheva, R., Savov, A., Yankov, Y., Ludwig, A., Lieckfeldt, D. 2006 Polymorphism of the population in Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua, Aves: Sphenisciformes) from Livingston Island, South Shetlands. In: Golemansky, V., Mecheva R. (Eds.) Bulgarian Antarctic Research, Life Sciences, 5, 1-9.
17. Metcheva, R., Zehtindjiev, P., Savov, A., Trakijska, E. & Yankov, Y. 2005 Sex dimorphism established by body weight, beak and flipper length in Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua, Forster, 1781), (Aves: Sphenisciformes) from the Livingston Island. Acta Zool. Bulg. 57, 65–70.
18. Metcheva, R., Zehtindjiev, P. 2005 Distribution and Abundance of summer bird’s community from South Bay (Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). In: Balkan Scientific Conference, Part II, pp. 453-458.
19. Zehtindjiev, P., Ragyov, D. 2005 Assessment of the risk of collision of night migrants with the planned wind energy turbines near the town of Balchik: a pilot study carried out in the autumn of 2003. In: Dereliev, S. et al. (comp.) Results of the study of birds and bats migration in the region of the planned wind energy park near the town of Balchik, north-eastern Bulgaria. Conservation Sequence, Report No 2-2005. BSPB, Sofia; pp. 28-38.
20. Metcheva, R., Zehtindjiev, P., Yankov, Y. 2004 Gentoo penguin colony estimations using digital photography. In: Golemansky, V., Chipev, N. (Eds.) Bulgarian Antarctic Research, Life Sciences, 4, 115-121 link.
21. Shurulinkov, P., Stoyanov, G., Tzvetkov, P., Vulchev, K., Kolchagov, R. & Ilieva, M. 2003 Distribution and abundance of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus on Mount Pirin, south-west Bulgaria. Sandgrouse 25, 103–109. link
22. Zehtindjiev, P., Shurulinkov, P., Tzonev, R. 2002 Present status of great bustard (Otis tarda) in Bulgaria. In: Proceedings of the International Meeting of the Working Group on the East-European Population of Great Bustard, Harkov, 24-28 October, pp. 42-47.
23. Bogdanova M., Zehtindjiev P. 2000 On the biology of the Ruddy Shelduck in Bulgaria. Casarca 6, 243-252.
24. Bogdanova, M., Zehtindjiev, P. 2000 Experimental release of Ruddy Shelduck in the nature (preliminary results). Casarca 6, 253-257.
25. Kutzarov, I., Zehtindziev, P., Iankov, P., Marinov, M., Kurtev, M. 1997 Kalimok Complex. In: Kostadinova, I. (comp.), Important Bird Areas in Bulgaria. BSPB Conservation Series. Book 1, Sofia, BSPB, pp. 101-103.

Bird migration

1. Åkesson, S., Bakam, H., Martinez Hernandez, E., Ilieva, M. & Bianco, G. 2021 Migratory orientation in inexperienced and experienced avian migrants. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. (in press) (doi:10.1080/03949370.2021.1905076)
2. Åkesson, S., Ilieva, M. & Bianco, G. 2021. Flexibility and Control of Circadian Activity, Migratory Restlessness and Fueling in Two Songbird Migrants. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9, 666176. (doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.666176)
3. Meier, C. M., Karaardıç, H., Aymí, R., Peev, S. G., Witvliet, W., & Liechti, F. 2020. Population‐specific adjustment of the annual cycle in a super‐swift trans‐Saharan migrant. J. Avian Biol., 51(1), e02515. (doi:10.1111/jav.02515)
4. Brlík, V., Malmiga, G., Dimitrov, D., Emmenegger, T., Gavrilov, A., Hasselquist, D., Peev, S., Willemoes, M., Yohannes, E., Hahn, S. Hansson, B., & Procházka, P. 2020 Population-specific assessment of carry-over effects across the range of a migratory songbird. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., 74(12), 143. (doi:10.1007/s00265-020-02929-7)
5. Stępniewska, K., Ożarowska, A., Busse, P., Bobrek, R., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., & Meissner, W. 2020. Autumn migration strategy of juvenile great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus on the eastern European flyway: a spatiotemporal pattern of accumulation and utilisation of energy stores. Eur. Zool. J., 87(1), 537–551. (doi:10.1080/24750263.2020.1814882)
6. Michev, B., Zehtindjiev, P., Marinov, M., Zlatanov, T. 2020. Patterns of Bird Migration Defined by a Weather Radar at Part of the East European Flyway (Via Pontica). Acta Zool. Bulg., 72, 263-277. link
7. Hahn, S., Alves, J. A., Bedev, K., Costa, J. S., Emmenegger, T., Schulze, M., Tamm, P., Zehtindjiev, P., & Dhanjal‐Adams, K. L. 2020 Range wide migration corridors and non‐breeding areas of a northward expanding Afro‐Palaearctic migrant, the European Bee‐eater Merops apiaster. Ibis 162, 345-355. (doi:10.1111/ibi.12752)
8. Marx, M., Rocha, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Peev, S., Bakaloudis, D., Metzger, B., Cecere, J. G., Spina, F., Cianchetti‐Benedetti, M., Frahnert, S., Gamauf, A., Voigt, C. C, Quillfeldt, P. 2020 Using stable isotopes to assess population connectivity in the declining European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur). Conserv. Sci. Pract. 2, e152 (doi.org/10.1111/csp2.152)
9. Nilsson, C., Dokter, A. M., Verlinden, L., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Schmid, B., Desmet, P., Bauer, S., Chapman, J., Alves, J. A., Stepanian, P. M., Sapir, N., Wainwright, C., Boos, M., Górska, A., Menz, M. H. M., Rodrigues, P., Leijnse, H., Zehtindjiev, P., Brabant, R., Haase, G., Weisshaupt, N., Ciach, M., & Liechti, F. 2019 Revealing patterns of nocturnal migration using the European weather radar network. Ecography 42, 876-886. (doi:10.1111/ecog.04003)
10. Bianco, G., Köhler, R. C., Ilieva, M., & Åkesson, S. 2019 Magnetic body alignment in migratory songbirds: A computer vision approach. J. Exp. Biol. 222, jeb196469 (doi:10.1242/jeb.196469)
11. Bianco, G., Ilieva, M., & Åkesson, S. 2019 Magnetic storms disrupt nocturnal migratory activity in songbirds. Biol. Lett. 15, 20180918. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2018.0918)
12. Мичев, Т., Зехтинджиев, П. 2019 Виа Понтика. BBC Знание 2, 59-65 (линк)
13. Hahn, S., Dimitrov, D., Emmenegger, T., Ilieva, M., Peev, S., Zehtindjiev, P., & Briedis, M. 2019 Migration, wing morphometry and wing moult in Spanish and House Sparrows from the eastern Balkan Peninsula. J. Ornithol. 160, 271–274. (doi:10.1007/s10336-018-1597-1)
14. Ilieva, M., Bianco, G., & Åkesson, S. 2018 Effect of geomagnetic field on migratory activity in a diurnal passerine migrant, the dunnock, Prunella modularis. Anim. Behav. 146, 79–85. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.10.007)
15. Liechti, F., Bauer, S., Dhanjal-Adams, K. L., Emmenegger, T., Zehtindjiev, P., & Hahn, S. 2018 Miniaturized multi-sensor loggers provide new insight into year-round flight behaviour of small trans-Sahara avian migrants. Mov. Ecol. 6, 19. (doi:10.1186/s40462-018-0137-1)
16. Najdenski, H., Dimova, T., Zaharieva, M. M., Nikolov, B. P., Petrova-Dinkova, G., Dalakchieva, S., Popov, K. S., Hristova-Nikolova, I. P., Zehtindjiev, P., Peev, S. G., Trifonova-Hristova, A., Carniel, E., Panferova, Y. A., & Tokarevich, N. K. 2018 Migratory birds along the Mediterranean/Black Sea Flyway as carriers of zoonotic pathogens. Can. J. Microbiol. 64, 915-924. (doi:10.1139/cjm-2017-0763)
17. Stepniewska, K., Ozarowska, A., Busse, P., Zehtindjiev, P., Ilieva, M., Hnatyna, O., & Meissner, W. 2018 Fuelling strategies differ among juvenile Sedge and Reed Warblers along the eastern European flyway during autumn migration. Ornis Fenn. 95, 103–114. link
18. Brlík, V., Ilieva, M., Lisovski, S., Voigt, C. C., & Procházka, P. 2018 First insights into the migration route and migratory connectivity of the Paddyfield Warbler using geolocator tagging and stable isotope analysis. J. Ornithol. 159, 879–882. (doi:10.1007/s10336-018-1557-9)
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