professor Tomasz S. Osiejuk

Born 15.05.1969 in Dobrzany, Poland

Positions

• Since 2008: Vice-Director (Scientific Issue) Insitute of Environmental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University
• Since 2004: Head of Dept. of Behavioural Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University
• 2005-08: Head of Faculty of Biology Ph.D. Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University
• Since 2004: Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University
• 1998-2004: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University

Education

• 1993: BSc. Biology. Dept. Avian Biology & Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań.
• 1998: PhD. Biology. Dept. Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University.
• 2004: Habilitation. Biology. Animal Dept. Animal Morphology, Adam Mickiewicz University.
• 2009: Titular professorship. Biology. Dept. Behavioural Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University
• Postdocs 2004/05: Cornell Lab of Ornithology (prof. Sandra Vehrencamp), 2005: Universite Paris Sud, Bioacoustics Team (prof. Tierry Aubin).

Lectures in

• Ecology
• Behavioural Ecology
• Bioacoustics

Experience with Cameroon birds

• 1 expedition to Bamenda Highlands (winter 2008); recording of Cinnyris reichenowi, Laniarius atroflavus, Emberiza tahapisi, Cisticola chubbi and over 50 other species.

Other interest

• Evolution of acoustic communication in birds
• Trade offs between design and functions of acoustic signalls
• Organization of song variation in birds
• Conventional signalling

Other

• Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Committee of Theoretical and Evolutionary Biology, Committee of Zoology
• Member of Editorial Boards of Acta Ornithologica, Communicative & Integrative Biology, The Open Ornithology Journal

Selected publications

• Grzybek, J., Michalak, I., Osiejuk, T.S., Tryjanowski, P. 2008. Densities and habitats of the Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris in the Wielkopolska region (W Poland). Acta Ornithologica 43: 221-225.
• Tao, J., Johnson, M.T., Osiejuk, T.S. 2008. Acoustic model adaptation for ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana L.) song-type classification. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123: 1582-1590.
• Petrusková, T., Osiejuk, T.S., Linhart, P., Petrusek, A. 2008. Structure and complexity of perched and flight songs of the tree pipit (Anthus trivialis). Annales Zoologici Fennici 45: 135-148.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Grzybek, J., Tryjanowski, P. 2007. Song structure and repertoire sharing of the Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris in Poland. Acta Ornithologica 42: 157-165.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Łosak, K., Dale, S. 2007. Cautious response of inexperienced birds to conventional signal of stronger threat. Journal of Avian Biology 38: 644-649.
• Borowiec, M., Łosak, K., Osiejuk, T.S., Hałupka, K. 2007. Song repertoire is not affected by stress in adult male songbirds, the Whitethroat Sylvia communis. Behaviour 144: 879-887.
• Skierczyński, M., Czarnecka, K.M., Osiejuk, T.S. 2007. Neighbour-stranger song discrimination in territorial ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana males. Journal of Avian Biology 38: 415-420.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Dale, S. 2007. What makes a ‘local song’ in a population of ortolan buntings without common dialect? Animal Behaviour 74: 121-130.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Cygan, J.P. 2007. Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra) males respond differently to alternating and overlapping playback of song. Journal of Ethology 25: 159-168.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Kuczyński, L. 2007. Factors affecting flushing distance in incubating females of Grey-lag Goose (Anser anser). Wildlife Biology 13: 11-18.
• Dale, S., Steifetten, Ø., Osiejuk, T.S., Losak, K., Cygan, J.P. 2006. How do birds search for breeding areas at the landscape level? Interpatch movements of ortolan buntings. Ecography 29: 886-898.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Cygan, J.P., Dale, S. 2005. Frequency shift in homologue syllables of the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana. Behavioural Processes 68: 69-83.
• Trawicki, M.B., Johnson, M.T. & Osiejuk T.S. 2005. Automatic song-type classification and speaker identification of Norwegian Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) vocalizations. Machine Learning for Signal Processing, 2005 IEEE Workshop, art. no. 1532913, pp. 277-282. ISBN: 0-7803-9517-4.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Dale, S., Steifetten, Ø., Cygan, J.P. 2004. Ortolan Buntings Emberiza hortulana mimicking other species and other dialects of own species. Ornis Norvegica 27: 73-79.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Olech, B. 2004. Amplitude spectra of Corncrake calls: what do they signalise? Animal Biology 54: 207-220.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Olech, B., Ratyńska, K., Owsiński, A., Gromadzka-Ostrowska, J. 2004. Effects of season, plasma testosterone and body size on corncrake (Crex crex) call rhythm. Annales Zoologici Fennici 41: 647-659.
• Rutkowska-Guz, J. M. & Osiejuk, T.S. 2004. Song structure and variation in Yellowhammers Emberiza citrinella from western Poland. Polish Journal of Ecology 52: 327-339.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Cygan, J.P. 2004. Signal value of alternating and overlapping singing in Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. Journal of Ethology 22: 55-61.
• Olinkiewicz, A., Osiejuk, T.S. 2003. Effect of season time and neighbours on singing activity in the Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra. Acta Ornithologica 38: 117-122.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K. 2003. Song repertoire and microgeographic variation in song types distribution in the Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra from Poland. Folia Zoologica 52: 275-286.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Kuczyński, L. 2003. Response to typical, shortened and mixed song variants in Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris). Biologia, Bratislava 58: 985-989.
• (24) Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Cygan, J.P., Dale, S. 2003. Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana singing like Yellowhammer E. citrinella. Ornis Fennica 80: 38-42.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Ratyńska, K., Cygan, J.P., Dale, S. 2003. Song structure and repertoire variation in Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana L.) from isolated Norwegian population. Annales Zoologici Fennici 40: 3-16.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Kuczyński, L. 2000. Song functions and territoriality in Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris and Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla. Acta Ornithologica 35: 109-116.
• Osiejuk, T.S., Kuczyński, L., Jermaczek, A., & Tryjanowski, P. 1999. The effect of water condtition on breeding bird communities of pastures, meadows, and shrub habitats in the Słońsk reserve, NW Poland. Biologia, Bratislava 54: 207-214.
• Osiejuk, T.S. 1998. Study on the intersexual differentiation of foraging niche in relation to abundance of winter food in Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Acta Ornithologica 33: 135-141.
• Osiejuk, T.S. 1998. Correlates of creeping speed in treecreepers. Condor 100: 174-177.
• Osiejuk, T.S. 1996. Locomotion patterns in wintering bark-foraging birds. Ornis Fennica 73: 157-167.
• Osiejuk, T.S. 1994. Sexual dimorphism in foraging behaviour of the Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) during winters with rich crops of Scotch pine cones. Ornis Fennica 71: 144-150.