Flight altitude dynamics of migrating European nightjars across regions and seasons

Extreme altitudes during diurnal flights in a nocturnal songbird migrant

(2021) Sissel Sjöberg et al.   SCIENCE

Extreme altitude changes between night and day during marathon flights of great snipes

(2021) Åke Lindström et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude

(2021) Batbayar Galtbalt et al.   Movement Ecology

Lunar synchronization of daily activity patterns in a crepuscular avian insectivore

(2020) Ruben Evens et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Wind‐associated detours promote seasonal migratory connectivity in a flapping flying long‐distance avian migrant

(2019) Gabriel Norevik et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Optic flow cues help explain altitude control over sea in freely flying gulls

(2019) Julien R. Serres et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

The lunar cycle drives migration of a nocturnal bird

(2019) Gabriel Norevik et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Barometer logging reveals new dimensions of individual songbird migration

(2018) Sissel Sjöberg et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

High-altitude shorebird migration in the absence of topographical barriers: avoiding high air temperatures and searching for profitable winds

(2018) Nathan R. Senner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Proximity of breeding and foraging areas affects foraging effort of a crepuscular, insectivorous bird

(2018) Ruben Evens et al.   Scientific Reports

Miniaturized multi-sensor loggers provide new insight into year-round flight behaviour of small trans-Sahara avian migrants

(2018) Felix Liechti et al.   Movement Ecology

Migratory pathways, stopover zones and wintering destinations of Western European Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus

(2017) Ruben Evens et al.   IBIS

Migration strategies and annual space-use in an Afro-Palaearctic aerial insectivore - the European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

(2017) Gabriel Norevik et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Unexplained altitude changes in a migrating thrush: Long-flight altitude data from radio-telemetry

(2015) Melissa S. Bowlin et al.   AUK

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Power of the wingbeat: modelling the effects of flapping wings in vertebrate flight

(2015) M. K. Heerenbrink et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

The roller coaster flight strategy of bar-headed geese conserves energy during Himalayan migrations

(2015) C. M. Bishop et al.   SCIENCE

The influence of weather on the flight altitude of nocturnal migrants in mid-latitudes

(2013) Michael U. Kemp et al.   IBIS

High Altitude Bird Migration at Temperate Latitudes: A Synoptic Perspective on Wind Assistance

(2013) Adriaan M. Dokter et al.   PLoS One

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

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

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

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

THERMAL CONVECTION AND TRANS-SAHARAN MIGRATION

(2008) I. C. T. Nisbet   IBIS

Climb and flight speeds of shorebirds embarking on an intercontinental flight; do they achieve the predicted optimal behaviour?

(2008) THEUNIS PIERSMA et al.   IBIS

THE MECHANICS OF BIRD MIGRATION

(2008) C. J. Pennycuick   IBIS

Altitude choice by night migrants in a desert area predicted by meteorological factors

(2008) B. BRUDERER et al.   IBIS

Flight characteristics of birds:

(2008) BRUNO BRUDERER et al.   IBIS