Extreme migration and the individual quality spectrum

Repeatability in Spring Arrival Dates in Pied Flycatchers Varies Among Years and Sexes

(2016) Christiaan Both et al.   ARDEA

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

Declining adult survival of New Zealand Bar-tailed Godwits during 2005–2012 despite apparent population stability

(2016) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   EMU

Shorebirds along the Yellow Sea coast of China face an uncertain future—a review of threats

(2016) David S. Melville et al.   EMU

Seasonal migration strategies of Common Ringed PloversCharadrius hiaticula

(2016) Terje Lislevand et al.   IBIS

Simultaneous declines in summer survival of three shorebird species signals a flyway at risk

(2016) Theunis Piersma et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Dichotomous strategies? The migration of Whimbrels breeding in the eastern Canadian sub-Arctic

(2016) Andrew S. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY

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

(2016) Nathan R. Senner et al.   OIKOS

Effects of food abundance and early clutch predation on reproductive timing in a high Arctic shorebird exposed to advancements in arthropod abundance

(2016) Jeroen Reneerkens et al.   Ecology and Evolution

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

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

Barrier crossing in small avian migrants: individual tracking reveals prolonged nocturnal flights into the day as a common migratory strategy

(2016) Peter Adamík et al.   Scientific Reports

Very rapid long-distance sea crossing by a migratory bird

(2016) José A. Alves et al.   Scientific Reports

Causes and Consequences of Partial Migration in a Passerine Bird

(2015) Arne Hegemann et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Patterns and drivers of intraspecific variation in avian life history along elevational gradients: a meta-analysis

(2015) W. Alice Boyle et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The cost of migration: spoonbills suffer higher mortality during trans-Saharan spring migrations only

(2015) T. Lok et al.   Biology Letters

Adult and hatch-year blackpoll warblers exhibit radically different regional-scale movements during post-fledging dispersal

(2015) J. Morgan Brown et al.   Biology Letters

Transoceanic migration by a 12 g songbird

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

High within-winter and annual survival rates in a declining Afro-Palaearctic migratory bird suggest that wintering conditions do not limit populations

(2015) Emma Blackburn et al.   IBIS

Local adaptation constrains the distribution potential of heat-tolerant Symbiodinium from the Persian/Arabian Gulf

(2015) Cecilia D'Angelo et al.   ISME Journal

The migration of the great snipeGallinago media: intriguing variations on a grand theme

(2015) Åke Lindström et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Seasonal mortality and sequential density dependence in a migratory bird

(2015) Eldar Rakhimberdiev et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

An ontogenetic perspective on individual differences

(2015) Nathan R. Senner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Hemispheric-scale wind selection facilitates bar-tailed godwit circum-migration of the Pacific

(2014) Robert E. Gill et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Wayward Youth: Trans-Beringian Movement and Differential Southward Migration by Juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpipers

(2014) Colleen M. Handel et al.   ARCTIC

Can wheatears weather the Atlantic? Modeling nonstop trans-Atlantic flights of a small migratory songbird

(2014) Marc Bulte et al.   AUK

Reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence in wild birds: an experimental study

(2014) Jelle J. Boonekamp et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Elite Athletes Live Longer Than the General Population: A Meta-Analysis

(2014) Nuria Garatachea et al.   MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

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

A Historical Estimate of Apparent Survival of American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in Virginia

(2014) Erica Nol et al.   WATERBIRDS

Equal nonbreeding period survival in adults and juveniles of a long-distant migrant bird

(2014) Martin U. Grüebler et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Cues, strategies, and outcomes: how migrating vertebrates track environmental change

(2014) David W Winkler et al.   Movement Ecology

Differences in Speed and Duration of Bird Migration between Spring and Autumn

(2013) Cecilia Nilsson et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Arctic TernsSterna paradisaeafrom the Netherlands Migrate Record Distances Across Three Oceans to Wilkes Land, East Antarctica

(2013) Ruben C. Fijn et al.   ARDEA

Negative impacts of hunting and suction-dredging on otherwise high and stable survival rates in CurlewNumenius arquata

(2013) Rachel Claire Taylor et al.   BIRD STUDY

When and where does mortality occur in migratory birds? Direct evidence from long-term satellite tracking of raptors

(2013) Raymond H. G. Klaassen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Nest-site selection and demography of Wilson's Plovers on a North Carolina barrier island

(2013) Audrey DeRose-Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY

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

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

Environmental Conditions during Breeding Modify the Strength of Mass-Dependent Carry-Over Effects in a Migratory Bird

(2013) Xavier A. Harrison et al.   PLoS One

First evidence of a 200-day non-stop flight in a bird

(2013) Felix Liechti et al.   Nature Communications

Costs, benefits, and fitness consequences of different migratory strategies

(2012) José A. Alves et al.   ECOLOGY

Contrasting extreme long-distance migration patterns in bar-tailed godwits Limosa lapponica

(2012) Phil F. Battley et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Carry-over effects and compensation: late arrival on non-breeding grounds affects wing moult but not plumage or schedules of departing bar-tailed godwits Limosa lapponica baueri

(2012) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Aerodynamic flight performance in flap-gliding birds and bats

(2012) Florian T. Muijres et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Exercise and longevity

(2012) Vincent Gremeaux et al.   MATURITAS

Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects From Excessive Endurance Exercise

(2012) James H. O'Keefe et al.   MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

Comparing the seasonal survival of resident and migratory oystercatchers: carry-over effects of habitat quality and weather conditions

(2012) Olivier Duriez et al.   OIKOS

Regulatory changes contribute to the adaptive enhancement of thermogenic capacity in high-altitude deer mice

(2012) Z. A. Cheviron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Carryover Effects Associated with Winter Location Affect Fitness, Social Status, and Population Dynamics in a Long-Distance Migrant

(2011) James S. Sedinger et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

The Ongoing Decline of the Breeding Population of Black-Tailed GodwitsLimosa l. limosain The Netherlands is Not Explained by Changes in Adult Survival

(2011) Maja Roodbergen et al.   ARDEA

The Primary Moult of Curlew SandpipersCalidris ferrugineain North-Western Australia Shifts According to Breeding Success

(2011) Yahkat Barshep et al.   ARDEA

Geographic variation in morphology of alaska-breeding bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) is not maintained on their nonbreeding grounds in New Zealand

(2011) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   AUK

Impacts of wind on individual migration schedules of New Zealand bar-tailed godwits

(2011) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

How will fish that evolved at constant sub-zero temperatures cope with global warming? Notothenioids as a case study

(2011) Tomaso Patarnello et al.   BIOESSAYS

Great flights by great snipes: long and fast non-stop migration over benign habitats

(2011) R. H. G. Klaassen et al.   Biology Letters

Technology on the Move: Recent and Forthcoming Innovations for Tracking Migratory Birds

(2011) Eli S. Bridge et al.   BIOSCIENCE

A Puzzling Migratory Detour: Are Fueling Conditions in Alaska Driving the Movement of Juvenile Sharp-Tailed Sandpipers?

(2011) Åke Lindström et al.   CONDOR

Contour-feather moult of Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica baueri) in New Zealand and the northern hemisphere reveals multiple strategies by sex and breeding region

(2011) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   EMU

Male-skewed adult sex ratio, survival, mating opportunity and annual productivity in the Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

(2011) LYNNE E. STENZEL et al.   IBIS

Short-term changes in body condition in relation to habitat and rainfall abundance in American redstarts Setophaga ruticilla during the non-breeding season

(2011) Frédéric Angelier et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Manipulating individual state during migration provides evidence for carry-over effects modulated by environmental conditions

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

Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai and C. c. rogersi) depend on a small threatened staging area in Bohai Bay, China

(2010) Danny I. Rogers et al.   EMU

Carry-over effects reveal reproductive costs in a long-distance migrant

(2010) Richard Inger et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Carry-over effects as drivers of fitness differences in animals

(2010) Xavier A. Harrison et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Why marathon migrants get away with high metabolic ceilings: towards an ecology of physiological restraint

(2010) T. Piersma   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Breeding dispersal strategies following reproductive failure explain low apparent survival of immigrant Temminck's stints

(2010) Veli-Matti Pakanen et al.   OIKOS

Tracking of Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea reveals longest animal migration

(2010) C. Egevang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Breeding latitude drives individual schedules in a trans-hemispheric migrant bird

(2010) Jesse R. Conklin et al.   Nature Communications

Extreme Endurance Migration: What Is the Limit to Non-Stop Flight?

(2010) Anders Hedenström   PLOS BIOLOGY

Do extreme environments provide a refuge from pathogens? A phylogenetic test using serpentine flax

(2009) Yuri P. Springer   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Impacts of dietary antioxidants and flight training on post-exercise oxidative damage in adult parrots

(2009) S.D. Larcombe et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Individual quality, early-life conditions, and reproductive success in contrasted populations of large herbivores

(2009) Sandra Hamel et al.   ECOLOGY

The physiology of long-distance migration: extending the limits of endurance metabolism

(2009) J.-M. Weber   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

What is individual quality? An evolutionary perspective

(2009) Alastair J. Wilson et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

A Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Latitude on Avian Life Histories

(2008) John M. McNamara et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

INFLUENCE OF DROUGHT ON ANNUAL SURVIVAL OF THE MOUNTAIN PLOVER IN MONTANA

(2008) STEPHEN J. DINSMORE   CONDOR

LIFE HISTORY CORRELATES OF ALTERNATIVE MIGRATORY STRATEGIES IN AMERICAN DIPPERS

(2008) Elizabeth A. Gillis et al.   ECOLOGY

Population dynamics of Black-browed and Grey-headed Albatrosses Diomedea melanophris and D. chrysostoma at Bird Island, South Georgia

(2008) P. A. PRINCE et al.   IBIS

Cost reduction in the cold: heat generated by terrestrial locomotion partly substitutes for thermoregulation costs in Knot Calidris canutus

(2008) LEO W. BRUINZEEL et al.   IBIS

Demography of Bristle-thighed Curlews Numenius tahitiensis wintering on Laysan Island

(2008) JEFFREY S. MARKS et al.   IBIS

Long flights and age affect oxidative status of homing pigeons (Columba livia)

(2008) D. Costantini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Natal dispersal driven by environmental conditions interacting across the annual cycle of a migratory songbird

(2008) C. E. Studds et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: ecological corridor rather than barrier?

(2008) R. E Gill et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Organization of vertebrate annual cycles: implications for control mechanisms

(2007) J. C Wingfield   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Control of the annual cycle in birds: endocrine constraints and plasticity in response to ecological variability

(2007) A. Dawson   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES