JOURNAL OF

AVIAN BIOLOGY

EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN ORNITHOLOGY

A journal of the Nordic Society Oikos

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Journal of Avian Biology is an Open Access journal for innovative, hypothesis-driven research on bird biology, with a focus on ecology, evolution, and behavior.

We welcome submissions that study avian biology across all levels of ecological organization, from organisms and populations to communities and ecosystems. The journal also welcomes studies that report negative results, provided they are conducted rigorously and are scientifically informative. As a Nordic Society Oikos journal, we advocate research that is fair, openly accessible and reproducible.

Editors-in-Chief: Jan-Åke Nilsson, Staffan Bensch

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Our Dedication to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion


It is the mission of the Nordic Society Oikos and our journals to promote an open and inclusive science that reflects diversity of approaches, taxa, and environments.

We recognize that these aims can only be reached by welcoming submissions from authors of all backgrounds, irrespective of ethnic or geographic origin, religion, age, career stage, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, or disability.

We request all authors to adhere to Best Practices in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research as provided by their institutions, funding agencies, or other sources. For more information see the NSO Publishing Policies.

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Journal of Avian Biology is a journal of the Nordic Society Oikos, published in cooperation with Wiley. The journal is available at Wiley Online Library. Back issues are at JSTOR.

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