Atmospheric conditions create freeways, detours and tailbacks for migrating birds
The extraordinary adaptations of birds to contend with atmospheric conditions during their
migratory flights have captivated ecologists for decades. During the 21st century …
migratory flights have captivated ecologists for decades. During the 21st century …
Major stopover regions and migratory bottlenecks for Nearctic-Neotropical landbirds within the Neotropics: a review
NJ Bayly, KV Rosenberg, WE Easton… - Bird Conservation …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Nearly 300 species of landbirds, whose populations total billions, migrate between the
Neotropics and North America. Many migratory populations are in steep decline, and …
Neotropics and North America. Many migratory populations are in steep decline, and …
Artificial light at night is a top predictor of bird migration stopover density
As billions of nocturnal avian migrants traverse North America, twice a year they must
contend with landscape changes driven by natural and anthropogenic forces, including the …
contend with landscape changes driven by natural and anthropogenic forces, including the …
Phenology of nocturnal avian migration has shifted at the continental scale
Climate change induced phenological shifts in primary productivity result in trophic
mismatches for many organisms,,–, with broad implications for ecosystem structure and …
mismatches for many organisms,,–, with broad implications for ecosystem structure and …
Autumn stopover hotspots and multiscale habitat associations of migratory landbirds in the eastern United States
Halting the global decline of migratory birds requires a better understanding of migration
ecology. Stopover sites are a crucial yet understudied aspect of bird conservation, mostly …
ecology. Stopover sites are a crucial yet understudied aspect of bird conservation, mostly …
Spatial thinning and class balancing: Key choices lead to variation in the performance of species distribution models with citizen science data
Spatial biases are a common feature of presence–absence data from citizen scientists.
Spatial thinning can mitigate errors in species distribution models (SDMs) that use these …
Spatial thinning can mitigate errors in species distribution models (SDMs) that use these …
Taking a 'Big Data'approach to data quality in a citizen science project
Data from well-designed experiments provide the strongest evidence of causation in
biodiversity studies. However, for many species the collection of these data is not scalable to …
biodiversity studies. However, for many species the collection of these data is not scalable to …
Autumn bird migration phenology: A potpourri of wind, precipitation and temperature effects
Climate change has caused a clear and univocal trend towards advancement in spring
phenology. Changes in autumn phenology are much more diverse, with advancement …
phenology. Changes in autumn phenology are much more diverse, with advancement …
[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological hypothesis testing using a phylogeographic and phylodynamic framework
Computational analyses of pathogen genomes are increasingly used to unravel the
dispersal history and transmission dynamics of epidemics. Here, we show how to go beyond …
dispersal history and transmission dynamics of epidemics. Here, we show how to go beyond …
Seasonal associations with urban light pollution for nocturnally migrating bird populations
The spatial extent and intensity of artificial light at night (ALAN) has increased worldwide
through the growth of urban environments. There is evidence that nocturnally migrating birds …
through the growth of urban environments. There is evidence that nocturnally migrating birds …