Barbara Tomotani

Dr. Barbara Tomotani

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Postdoc
Animal Ecology
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Visiting Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen

+31 (0) 317 47 34 00

The Netherlands

About

My research is about the evolution of clocks and calendars of wild organisms and how the timing of daily and seasonal events is affected by global environmental change. Presently, I am focusing on the clocks of birds living in cities and forests.

Biography

Birds in cities may have different clocks than birds in forests

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Projects & collaborations

Projects

  • Wild clocks

    Project 2020
    We study the selection and evolution of circadian clocks in wild birds via measurements of rhythms in the wild and in the laboratory
    Poplars

Featured in

  1. Early birds of the future: earlier, but still too late?

    Press release
    How much earlier can great tits lay their eggs to keep up with climate change? A team from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) took a sneak peek into the birds’ future.
    Koolmezen passen zich aan

  2. Seasonal timing

    Species are able to adapt to changes over time. If climate change is changing their way of life, an adjusted timing may mean that they are still in time for spring. How does this work, and what are the limits to such adaptations in nature?
    Koolmees in de sneeuw