Flexible reaction norms to environmental variables along the migration route and the significance of stopover duration for total speed of migration in a songbird migrant

Detecting and avoiding likely false-positive findings - a practical guide

(2016) Wolfgang Forstmeier et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Movement patterns of Sanderling (Calidris alba) in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and a comparison of methods for identification of crucial areas for conservation

(2016) Simeon Lisovski et al.   EMU

Long-term changes in the migration phenology of UK breeding birds detected by large-scale citizen science recording schemes

(2016) Stuart E. Newson et al.   IBIS

Seasonal detours by soaring migrants shaped by wind regimes along the East Atlantic Flyway

(2016) Wouter M. G. Vansteelant et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

African departure rather than migration speed determines variation in spring arrival in pied flycatchers

(2016) Janne Ouwehand et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Tracking the Stejneger's stonechatSaxicola stejnegerialong the East Asian-Australian Flyway from Japan via China to southeast Asia

(2016) Yuichi Yamaura et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Comparing inferences of solar geolocation data against high-precision GPS data: annual movements of a double-tagged black-tailed godwit

(2016) Eldar Rakhimberdiev et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

(2016) Stephen J. Thackeray et al.   NATURE

Ecological mismatches are moderated by local conditions for two populations of a long-distance migratory bird

(2016) Nathan R. Senner et al.   OIKOS

Towards a new understanding of migration timing: slower spring than autumn migration in geese reflects different decision rules for stopover use and departure

(2016) Andrea Kölzsch et al.   OIKOS

Negotiating an ecological barrier: crossing the Sahara in relation to winds by common swifts

(2016) Susanne Åkesson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Quantifying drivers of population dynamics for a migratory bird throughout the annual cycle

(2016) Clark S. Rushing et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Migratory birds under threat

(2016) F. Bairlein   SCIENCE

Body shrinkage due to Arctic warming reduces red knot fitness in tropical wintering range

(2016) J. A. van Gils et al.   SCIENCE

Costs of migratory decisions: A comparison across eight white stork populations

(2016) A. Flack et al.   Science Advances

Differential fall migratory routes of adult and juvenile Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

(2016) Zoe J. Crysler et al.   Movement Ecology

Towards a conceptual framework for explaining variation in nocturnal departure time of songbird migrants

(2016) Florian Müller et al.   Movement Ecology

Proximate causes of avian protandry differ between subspecies with contrasting migration challenges

(2015) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Transoceanic migration by a 12 g songbird

(2015) W. V. DeLuca et al.   Biology Letters

Experimental reduction of winter food decreases body condition and delays migration in a long-distance migratory bird

(2015) Nathan W. Cooper et al.   ECOLOGY

Faster spring migration in northern wheatears is not explained by an endogenous seasonal difference in refueling rates

(2015) Cas Eikenaar et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Fat, weather, and date affect migratory songbirds’ departure decisions, routes, and time it takes to cross the Gulf of Mexico

(2015) Jill L. Deppe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of Spring Temperatures on the Strength of Selection on Timing of Reproduction in a Long-Distance Migratory Bird

(2015) Marcel E. Visser et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Automated telemetry reveals age specific differences in flight duration and speed are driven by wind conditions in a migratory songbird

(2015) Greg W Mitchell et al.   Movement Ecology

Carry-Over Effects of Nonbreeding Habitat on Start-to-Finish Spring Migration Performance of a Songbird

(2015) Emily A. McKinnon et al.   PLoS One

What to do when stopping over: behavioral decisions of a migrating songbird during stopover are dictated by initial change in their body condition and mediated by key environmental conditions

(2014) A. D. Smith et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Regional and seasonal flight speeds of soaring migrants and the role of weather conditions at hourly and daily scales

(2014) W. M. G. Vansteelant et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Individual improvements and selective mortality shape lifelong migratory performance

(2014) Fabrizio Sergio et al.   NATURE

An Exception to the Rule: Carry-Over Effects Do Not Accumulate in a Long-Distance Migratory Bird

(2014) Nathan R. Senner et al.   PLoS One

Migration timing and wintering areas of three species of flycatchers (Tyrannus) breeding in the Great Plains of North America

(2013) Alex E. Jahn et al.   AUK

New discoveries in landbird migration using geolocators, and a flight plan for the future

(2013) Emily A. McKinnon et al.   AUK

Effects of landscape composition and configuration on migrating songbirds: inference from an individual-based model

(2013) Emily B. Cohen et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Climate change and timing of avian breeding and migration: evolutionary versus plastic changes

(2013) Anne Charmantier et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Stopover optimization in a long-distance migrant: the role of fuel load and nocturnal take-off time in Alaskan northern wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe)

(2013) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

The decline of Afro-Palaearctic migrants and an assessment of potential causes

(2013) Juliet A. Vickery et al.   IBIS

Changes in breeding phenology and population size of birds

(2013) Peter O. Dunn et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Absolute Consistency: Individual versus Population Variation in Annual-Cycle Schedules of a Long-Distance Migrant Bird

(2013) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   PLoS One

Why is timing of bird migration advancing when individuals are not?

(2013) J. A. Gill et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Phenotypic response to environmental cues, orientation and migration costs in songbirds flying halfway around the world

(2012) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Cross-hemisphere migration of a 25 g songbird

(2012) F. Bairlein et al.   Biology Letters

Quantifying flow-assistance and implications for movement research

(2012) Michael U. Kemp et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Repeat Tracking of Individual Songbirds Reveals Consistent Migration Timing but Flexibility in Route

(2012) Calandra Q. Stanley et al.   PLoS One

Experimental Evidence for the Interplay of Exogenous and Endogenous Factors on the Movement Ecology of a Migrating Songbird

(2012) Emily B. Cohen et al.   PLoS One

Drought in Africa Caused Delayed Arrival of European Songbirds

(2012) A. P. Tottrup et al.   SCIENCE

Geolocation by light: accuracy and precision affected by environmental factors

(2012) Simeon Lisovski et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

GeoLight- processing and analysing light-based geolocator data inR

(2012) Simeon Lisovski et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Nocturnal passerine migrants fly faster in spring than in autumn: a test of the time minimization hypothesis

(2011) Håkan Karlsson et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

How do diurnal long-distance migrants select flight altitude in relation to wind?

(2011) María Mateos-Rodríguez et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change

(2011) Endre Knudsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Rainfall-induced changes in food availability modify the spring departure programme of a migratory bird

(2011) C. E. Studds et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Migration by soaring or flapping: numerical atmospheric simulations reveal that turbulence kinetic energy dictates bee-eater flight mode

(2011) N. Sapir et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The annual cycle of a trans-equatorial Eurasian-African passerine migrant: different spatio-temporal strategies for autumn and spring migration

(2011) A. P. Tottrup et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Tracking migratory songbirds: accuracy of light-level loggers (geolocators) in forest habitats

(2011) Adam M. Fudickar et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

RNCEP: global weather and climate data at your fingertips

(2011) Michael U. Kemp et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Flexibility of Timing of Avian Migration to Climate Change Masked by Environmental Constraints En Route

(2010) Christiaan Both   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nocturnal exploratory flights, departure time, and direction in a migratory songbird

(2010) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Endogenous Rhythms of Seasonal Migratory Body Mass Changes and Nocturnal Restlessness in Different Populations of Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

(2010) Ivan Maggini et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Geographical and temporal flexibility in the response to crosswinds by migrating raptors

(2010) R. H. G. Klaassen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Influence of weather conditions on the flight of migrating black storks

(2010) D. Chevallier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Trans-Sahara migrants select flight altitudes to minimize energy costs rather than water loss

(2009) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Bayesian Estimation of Animal Movement from Archival and Satellite Tags

(2009) Michael D. Sumner et al.   PLoS One

Avian population consequences of climate change are most severe for long-distance migrants in seasonal habitats

(2009) C. Both et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems

(2009) Alain F. Zuur et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Sustained bird flights occur at temperatures far beyond expected limits

(2008) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Flight characteristics of birds:

(2008) BRUNO BRUDERER et al.   IBIS

Climate change and unequal phenological changes across four trophic levels: constraints or adaptations?

(2008) Christiaan Both et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Movement ecology of migration in turkey vultures

(2008) J. T. Mandel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Populations of migratory bird species that did not show a phenological response to climate change are declining

(2008) A. P. Moller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Climate Change in a Wild Bird Population

(2008) A. Charmantier et al.   SCIENCE

Climate change and evolution: disentangling environmental and genetic responses

(2007) P. GIENAPP et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY