Av Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 3 december 2024 Andreas Nord. Foto: Erik Thor. Andreas Nord, forskare vid biologiska institutionen, har tilldelats ERC Consolidator Grant. Anslaget på två miljoner euro ska användas till att studera hur fåglar reagerar på stigande temperaturer. Grattis Andreas, hur känns det?– Tack så mycket. Det känns fantastiskt

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/biolog-far-tungt-eu-anslag - 2025-07-25

Av Lena [dot] Bjork_Blixt [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - publicerad 26 mars 2024 Marie Dacke och Tobias Uller. Biologiprofessorerna Marie Dacke och Tobias Uller har fått det prestigefyllda anslaget Wallenberg Scholar. Det femåriga bidraget har till syfte att stödja och stimulera några av de mest framgångsrika seniora forskarna vid svenska universitet. Dessutom får biologiprofesso

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/biologer-utsedda-till-wallenberg-scholars - 2025-07-25

Av Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 17 juni 2025 Professor Eric Warrant är en av tre forskare som får ERC Advanced Grant. Foto: Inger Ekström. Eric Warrant, professor vid biologiska institutionen, får ERC Advanced Grant för sitt projekt ”Incredible journeys: How do multiple sensory cues allow animal migrants to precisely navigate to a distant goal?

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/annu-en-biolog-far-tungt-eu-anslag - 2025-07-25

Av johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 19 juni 2025 Bogong-fjärilen är det första ryggradslösa djuret som kan navigera efter stjärnhimlen. Foto: Ajay Narendra. Den australiensiska bogong-fjärilen använder Vintergatans stjärnor som kompass under sina årliga 100-milsresor till svala grottor i inlandet. Det visar en banbrytande studie som också avslöjar a

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/nattfjaril-anvander-stjarnor-och-magnetfalt-som-kompass - 2025-07-25

Av Kristina [dot] Lindgarde [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - publicerad 24 juni 2025 Vacker här, men inte där. Vår inhemska rovfjäril är exempel på ett djur som ses på med ogillande i andra delar av världen. Mördarsnigel, mink, svartmunnad smörbult och nu senast lövplattmask och buxbomsmott – det är några av nytillskotten i svensk natur som ställer till med problem. Men

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/inhemska-djur-som-blivit-invasiva-utomlands - 2025-07-25

Av Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 25 juni 2025 Soppsköldpadda på ön Ascension. Foto: Susanne Åkesson Många arter havssköldpaddor, sälar, valar, hajar och sjöfåglar riskerar att fara illa på grund av mänsklig aktivitet. Det visar en internationell jättestudie som Lunds universitet medverkat i. Studien, som publiceras i den vetenskapliga tidskriften

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/viktiga-havsomraden-marina-djur-saknar-ofta-skydd - 2025-07-25

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 16 September 2020 The researchers tracked 102 common swifts on their journey to Africa . Photo: Aron Hejdström. Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Sahara. This is what researchers have o

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/rare-pattern-observed-migrating-common-swifts - 2025-07-25

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 3 November 2020 Anders Hedenström. Photo: Astrid Hedenström Professor Anders Hedenström receives SEK 22,9 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Together with his colleagues Susanne Åkesson and Christoffer Johansson he will take a holistic approach to the factors that affect migratory birds and their flight from o

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/sek-229-million-holistic-approach-migratory-birds - 2025-07-25

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 10 November 2020 A banded demoiselle, one of the two species studied (Photo: Erik Svensson) Insects have difficulties handling the higher temperatures brought on by climate change, and might risk overheating. The ability to reproduce is also strongly affected by rising temperatures, even in northern areas of the world, accord

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/high-temperatures-threaten-survival-insects - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 24 November 2020 Johannes Rousk during field work in northern Sweden. Photo: Kathrin Rousk Together with almost 6400 other researchers around the globe Johannes Rousk has been selected as Highly cited researcher 2020 by The Web of Science Group. Only about one per cent of the researchers within a scientific field are appointe

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/johannes-one-most-cited-researchers-world - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 15 December 2020 A great tit at a bird feeder. Photo: Johan Nilsson A lot of people feed birds in the winter, but what is good for them and what is not? Andreas Nord, bird researcher at the Department of Biology in Lund knows the answer. “Fat is a lot better than crumbs from bread, pastry and buns. Fat is energy, bread is emp

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/christmas-goodies-birds - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 21 January 2021 Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Photo: Per Henningson) The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers, given their unusually large and broad wings relative to their body size. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied the aerodynamics of butterflies

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/butterfly-wing-clap-explains-mystery-flight - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 2 February 2021 Researchers have discovered individual traits in fungi in their hunt for food. Maze-like structure made of silicone (Photo: Kristin Aleklett Kadish) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - be

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 4 February 2021 Photo: Charlie Cornwallis The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 p

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 12 February 2021 The Newfoundland coast (Photo: Creative Commons) Overfishing, hunting and intensive agriculture and forestry can sometimes contribute to plants and animals becoming endangered. New research from Lund University in Sweden and University of Toronto can now show why this leads to entire populations becoming smal

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/why-overfishing-leads-smaller-cod - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 16 February 2021 A spruce bark beetle (Photo: Erling Jirle) For the first time, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results will lead to better pest control and

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/breakthrough-fight-against-spruce-bark-beetles - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 9 March 2021 A long-tailed tit. Photo: Wikimedia Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die youn

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2025-07-25

Published 23 March 2021 Photo: Kennet Ruona Many species of bee are threatened by global warming, but not all. The buff-tailed bumblebee is the world’s most common bee and will likely remain that way, as researchers from Lund University have discovered that this species benefits from a warmer climate. Through research into buff-tailed bumblebees collected by amateurs and researchers over a period

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-making-worlds-most-common-bumblebee-even-more-common - 2025-07-25

Published 25 March 2021 Fruit fly (Photo: Qinyang Li) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated how the X and Y chromosomes evolve and adapt to each other within a population. The results show that breaking up coevolved sets of sex chromosomes could lead to lower survival rates among the offspring – something that could be of importance in species conservation, for example. The st

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/new-study-sheds-light-how-x-and-y-chromosomes-interact - 2025-07-25

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 6 April 2021 The presence of predator fish like pike causes bodily changes in fish that fear to be eaten. Photo: Marcel Einig, Pixabay Jerker Vinterstare at Lund University has studied the crucian carp species. In his doctoral thesis, he shows that residues of antidepressant medication in the water can cause changes in fish b

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/fish-behaviour-and-appearance-affected-stress - 2025-07-25