Restricted dispersal and inbreeding in a high‐elevation bird across the 'sky islands' of the European Alps

F Ceresa, M Brambilla, L Kvist, S Vitulano… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim High‐elevation specialist species are threatened by climate change and habitat loss,
and their distributions are becoming increasingly reduced and fragmented. In such a …

Warming threatens habitat suitability and breeding occupancy of rear‐edge alpine bird specialists

M de Gabriel Hernando, J Fernández‐Gil, I Roa… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alpine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change. For widely distributed
alpine specialists, rear‐edge populations are disproportionately important; it is expected that …

Seasonal and daily movement patterns of an alpine passerine suggest high flexibility in relation to environmental conditions

AG Barras, F Liechti, R Arlettaz - Journal of Avian Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mountains naturally offer variable habitat conditions, but their biodiversity is currently facing
the extra challenge of adapting to rapid environmental shifts that are much more …

Dispersal constrains the biotic connectivity of mountain assemblages

R Peña, JR Obeso, P Laiolo - Journal of Biogeography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate warming is shifting the bioclimatic optima of species towards mountaintops, but
the ability of organisms to track these changes also depends on their dispersal skills. Here …

Intra‐specific variation in migration phenology of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in response to spring temperatures

BF Powers, JM Winiarski, JM Requena‐Mullor… - Ibis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In migratory birds, among‐and within‐species heterogeneity in response to climate change
may be attributed to differences in migration distance and environmental cues that affect …

Should I stay or should I fly? Migration phenology, individual-based migration decision and seasonal changes in foraging behaviour of Common Woodpigeons

YR Schumm, JF Masello, V Cohou, P Mourguiart… - The Science of …, 2022 - Springer
Migration is used by many species as a strategy to deal with a seasonally changing
environment. For some species, migration patterns can vary across different or even within …

An individual‐based model trained on multiple data sources estimates population connectivity and facilitates aggregation of harvest management units

M Gonnerman, SA Shea, K Sullivan… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Management boundaries are often delimited by political and social factors, whereas animal
movements are affected by ecological and geophysical constraints. Thus, understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Wing morphology changes with habitat availability and elevation in an alpine-specialist bird

F Ceresa, M Brambilla, L Kvist, S Vitulano… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intraspecific morphological variation of organisms is known to be influenced by several
factors, but the role of habitat availability has been scarcely investigated. Studying bird wing …

Rising Temperatures Advance Start and End of the Breeding Season of an Alpine Bird

CA Niffenegger, SM Hille, C Schano… - Ecology and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Many bird species have advanced the start of the breeding season as a response to climate
change. The duration of the breeding season and how it is affected by climate change are …

[HTML][HTML] Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, China

I Haase, Z Liu, S Zhang, Z Dong, Y Cheng, K Feng… - Avian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Many bird species in montane regions exhibit altitudinal migration behavior; however,
altitudinal migration of birds is still understudied, especially in Asia. Mt. Gongga (7556​ m) …