Behavioural ecologist and seabird enthusiast, currently a Leverhulme ECF @sheffielduni.bsky.social studying the evolution of biparental care. Managing Editor @marineorno.bsky.social (she/her) https://www.natashagillies.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/tashgillies.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tashgillies.bsky.social/post/3mvmwb2lt4c22New paper in @animalecology.bsky.social!📝http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70350 Coordination is thought to be key to the success of biparental care, but we don’t know how this varies with species’ ecology 🍃 We explore: how important is partner coordination & does this depend on environment? 🏞️16 Sep 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:hegstn3ytohj2itc65ujj63a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmwb2lt4c22https://bsky.app/profile/tashgillies.bsky.social/post/3mhdniqr4wk2zDelighted to see our paper out today in Proceedings B @royalsocietypublishing.org! We investigated how kittiwakes adapt their activity patterns across latitudes in response to the changing day-night cycle ☀️🌃 In short - we find that Arctic kittiwakes don't have bedtimes.. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2023 🧵1/418 Mar 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:hegstn3ytohj2itc65ujj63a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdniqr4wk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tashgillies.bsky.social/post/3mdzpfvyf522y@katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social & my review on same-sex partnerships in birds is now out in the JAVB Award Issue special, with a beautiful cover by @bertillemohring.bsky.social! 🐧🏳️‍🌈 Check it out along with other brilliant reviews by fellow ECRs on everything from microbiomes to the importance of sleep [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:hegstn3ytohj2itc65ujj63a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzpfvyf522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tashgillies.bsky.social/post/3lpt4sittus2qOut this week: a short review co-authored with @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social on same-sex partnerships in birds! 🐦🌈 Borne out of a shared frustration: why are these partnerships often ignored or actively removed from our datasets? 1/n https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.0345223 May 2025 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:hegstn3ytohj2itc65ujj63a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpt4sittus2q