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  1. The earlier birds pair, the better they fare

    News
    27/02/2021 The breeding season may seem worlds away amidst the recent winter cold, but a research team led by Antica Culina has found that the earlier in the year great tits meet their 'spouse', the more likely they are to breed successfully.
    Koolmees in de sneeuw

  2. Nocturnal light makes birds change their behaviour

    Press release
    Songbirds change their behaviour and timing when nestboxes are exposed to artificial light at night. "They become light sleepers, literally and metaphorically", says Maaike de Jong (NIOO-KNAW). She successfully defended her thesis on the effects of different colours of light at Wageningen University on Friday. The most surprising effect she's found? Some birds are forced to become more monogamous...
    Foto 3 stefan sand

  3. New UN environment report tackles 'mismatches' and other emerging concerns

    News
    The latest UN Environment Frontiers Report has been launched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
    Frontiers 2022 Rapport (banner)

  4. Welcome to nature's future on NIOO's grand Open Day

    Press release
    This Saturday, 5 October 2019, everyone will be welcome to look around our unique building and grounds on the Open Day of NIOO-KNAW.
    Gebouw van NIOO-KNAW met banner Open Dag 5 oktober

  5. PhD defence Melanie Lindner: Bird reproduction in a warming world

    Event
    Melanie Lindner will defend her PhD thesis titled "Avian seasonal reproduction in times of global warming: Insights from evolution, ecology and (epi-)genomics"
    vliegende vogels voor oranje lucht

  6. 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

  7. A living, breathing building

    As sustainable as possible, in as many respects as possible: that was the imperative when the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) commissioned a new building. And we have done it!
    Gebouw NIOO-KNAW met paarse bloemen

  8. PhD Thesis defence Kees Schreven: range expansion in Arctic-breeding geese

    Event
    On Friday 8 September 2023, our colleague Kees Schreven will defend his PhD thesis "Geese colonising New Land: causes and mechanisms of range expansion in an Arctic-breeding migrant".
    Geese Colonising New Land

  9. Seasonal timing of growth and reproduction: ultimate functions and proximate mechanisms

    Project 1993–Present
    For many species, there is only a short period in the annual cycle in which conditions are suitable for reproduction or growth.
    A family of great tits

  10. Big NIOO Open Day: How does nature work?

    Event
    Saturday 7 October will mark NIOO's first big Open Day since 2019. Everyone is welcome!
    Het NIOO-gebouw klaar voor de Open Dag