Department of Avian Biology and Ecology | Zakład Biologii i Ekologii Ptaków

Klaudia Szala

Eggshell pigmentation in sexual selection of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio (Diamond Grant awarded by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
Photoporphyrin in eggshells of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio

2024: completing the "Sensory Ecology" course held at the University of Lund, Sweden.
2023: 3-months internship at Sensory Ecology and Evolution Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, under supervision of prof. Martin Stevens
2019 - to date: PhD student at Department of Avian Biology and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, thesis topic: "The function of eggshell pigmentation in the sexual selection of the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio"
2018 - 2020: MSc in Animal Biology, Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, thesis topic: "The efficiency of different methods of measuring of protoporphyrin in eggshells of red-backed shrike Lanius collurio"
2015 - 2018: BSc in Biology, Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, thesis topic: "Habitat selection of corvids wintering in urban ecosystem"

Kwieciński Z., Gajzmer M., Beszterda M., Szala K., Goławski A., Zduniak P. (2024) Assessing plastic pollution in farmland: Impact of agricultural practices on bird nesting materials. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 285: 117077.
Mari L., Šulc M., Szala K., Troscianko J., Eeva T., Ruuskanen S. (2024) Heavy metal pollution exposure affects egg coloration but not male provisioning effort in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Journal of Avian Biology: e03283.
Gruszka D., Kaczmarek J.M., Szala K., Kaczmarski M. (2024) Estimation of green toad Bufotes viridis population size based on photo-identification at two urban sites with different management histories. North-Western Journal of Zoology 20(1): 50-57.

Szala K., Tobolka M., Surmacki A. (2023) Presence of the cloud cover and elevation angle of the sun affect measurements of eggshell coloration and patterning obtained from calibrated digital images. Ecology and Evolution 13(7): e10170.
Malinowska K., Szala K., Podkowa P., Surmacki A. (2023) Effect of light intensity in the nest site on eggshell pigmentation in a hole-nesting passerine. Scientific Reports 13(1): 9764.

Szala K., Kubicka A.M., Sparks T.H., Tryjanowski P. (2020) Birds using tram tracks in Poznań (Poland): Species, infrastructure use and behaviour. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 81: 102282.
Szala K., Dylewski Ł., Tobółka M. (2020) Winter habitat selection of Corvids in an urban ecosystem. Urban Ecosystems 23: 483–493.
Kaczmarski M., Szala K. (2020) Shift in the timing of mating period of the green toad Bufotes viridis - a case study from Cytadela city park in Poznań. Przegląd Przyrodniczy 31 (4): 83-88 (in Polish with English summary).

Kaczmarski M., Szala K., Kloskowski J. (2019) Early onset of breeding season in the green toad Bufotes viridis in Western Poland. Herpetozoa 32: 109-112.