Multi-sensor geolocators unveil global and local movements in an Alpine-breeding long-distance migrant

Y Rime, R Nussbaumer, M Briedis, MM Sander… - Movement Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background To understand the ecology of long-distance migrant bird species, it is necessary
to study their full annual cycle, including migratory routes and stopovers. This is especially …

On the physiology of high-altitude flight and altitudinal migration in birds

CM Ivy, JL Williamson - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Many bird species fly at high altitudes for short periods and/or shift seasonally in altitude
during migration, but little is known about the physiology of these behaviors. Transient high …

Energy supply during nocturnal endurance flight of migrant birds: effect of energy stores and flight behaviour

S Jenni-Eiermann, F Liechti, M Briedis, Y Rime… - Movement Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Migrating birds fly non-stop for hours or even for days. They rely mainly on fat
as fuel complemented by a certain amount of protein. Studies on homing pigeons and birds …

Non-breeding sites, loop migration and flight activity patterns over the annual cycle in the Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor from a north-western edge of its range

P Adamík, JB Wong, S Hahn, A Krištín - Journal of Ornithology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Lesser Grey Shrike is a typical Palaearctic songbird for which we have limited
knowledge of its migration ecology. All that is known about its non-breeding movements is …

Concentration of metals and metalloids in livers of birds of various foraging guilds collected during the autumn migration period in Poland

I Kitowski, R Łopucki, D Wiącek, G Pitucha… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
During migration, birds explore various habitats at stopover sites that differ in food resources
and contamination levels. In this study, hepatic concentrations of 21 elements (metals and …

Seasonal patterns and processes of migration in a long-distance migratory bird: energy or time minimization?

A Hedenström, L Hedh - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Optimal migration theory prescribes adaptive strategies of energy, time or mortality
minimization. To test alternative hypotheses of energy-and time-minimization migration we …

Foraging on the wing for fish while migrating over changing landscapes: traveling behaviors vary with available aquatic habitat for Caspian terns

C Rueda-Uribe, U Lötberg, S Åkesson - Movement ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background Birds that forage while covering distance during migration should adjust
traveling behaviors as the availability of foraging habitat changes. Particularly, the behavior …

X, Y, and Z: A bird's eye view on light pollution

T Degen, Z Kolláth, J Degen - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The global increase in light pollution is being viewed with growing concern, as it has been
reported to have negative effects ranging from the individual to the ecosystem level. Unlike …

Rush or relax: migration tactics of a nocturnal insectivore in response to ecological barriers

M Lathouwers, T Artois, N Dendoncker, N Beenaerts… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
During their annual migration, avian migrants alternate stopover periods, for refuelling, with
migratory flight bouts. We hypothesise that European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) …

Migration routes and timing of European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) breeding in eastern Mongolia

M Lathouwers, R Nussbaumer, F Liechti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The phenology and routes of long-distance migrations of European Nightjars are well
described for Western European individuals migrating within the East Atlantic and …