Terrestrial animal tracking as an eye on life and planet

R Kays, MC Crofoot, W Jetz, M Wikelski - Science, 2015‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND The movement of animals makes them fascinating but difficult study
subjects. Animal movements underpin many biological phenomena, and understanding …

Advances in bio-logging techniques and their application to study navigation in wild seabirds

K Yoda - Advanced Robotics, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes the advances in bio-logging technology that enables us to monitor
foraging behavior, movement, behavioral performance, physiological performance, and …

Individual-based tracking systems in ornithology: welcome to the era of big data

P López-López - Ardeola, 2016‏ - BioOne
Technological innovations have led to exciting fast-moving developments in science. Today,
we are living in a technology-driven era of biological discovery. Consequently, tracking …

Excess baggage for birds: inappropriate placement of tags on gannets changes flight patterns

SP Vandenabeele, E Grundy, MI Friswell, A Grogan… - PloS one, 2014‏ - journals.plos.org
Devices attached to flying birds can hugely enhance our understanding of their behavioural
ecology for periods when they cannot be observed directly. For this, scientists routinely …

Prying into the intimate secrets of animal lives; software beyond hardware for comprehensive annotation in 'Daily Diary'tags

JS Walker, MW Jones, RS Laramee, MD Holton… - Movement ecology, 2015‏ - Springer
Background Smart tags attached to freely-roaming animals recording multiple parameters at
infra-second rates are becoming commonplace, and are transforming our understanding of …

Integrating microorganism and macroorganism dispersal: modes, techniques and challenges with particular focus on co-dispersal

SVM Tesson, B Okamura, RY Dudaniec, W Vyverman… - Écoscience, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Whatever their size and the ecosystem they live in, all organisms may disperse at some
stage of their life cycle. Dispersal dynamics are to a varying extent dependent on organismal …

What has biotelemetry ever done for avian translocations?

SCR Lee, DJ Hodgson, S Bearhop - Movement Ecology, 2022‏ - Springer
Species translocation is a popular approach in contemporary ecological restoration and
rewilding. Improving the efficacy of conservation translocation programmes requires a …

Forecasting ecological genomics: high-tech animal instrumentation meets high-throughput sequencing

ABA Shafer, JM Northrup, M Wikelski, G Wittemyer… - PLoS …, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Recent advancements in animal tracking technology and high-throughput sequencing are
rapidly changing the questions and scope of research in the biological sciences. The …

Behaviour of an alpine range-restricted species is described by interactions between microsite use and temperature

KN Oswald, B Smit, ATK Lee, SJ Cunningham - Animal behaviour, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Climate change predictions include increased mean temperatures and increased frequency
of heatwaves. Short-term responses to high air temperatures can allow animals to conserve …

An easy, flexible solution to attach devices to hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) enables long‐term high‐resolution studies

LMF Barthel, H Hofer, A Berger - Ecology and evolution, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐logging is an essential tool for the investigation of behavior, ecology, and physiology of
wildlife. This burgeoning field enables the improvement of population monitoring and …