Understanding the ecological and evolutionary function of stopover in migrating birds

H Schmaljohann, C Eikenaar, N Sapir - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global movement patterns of migratory birds illustrate their fascinating physical and
physiological abilities to cross continents and oceans. During their voyages, most birds land …

A review of droughts on the African continent: a geospatial and long-term perspective

I Masih, S Maskey, FEF Mussá… - Hydrology and earth …, 2014 - hess.copernicus.org
This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the available literature and
information on droughts to build a continental, regional and country level perspective on …

Decoupling of bird migration from the changing phenology of spring green-up

EP Robertson, FA La Sorte, JD Mays, PJ Taillie… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The green-up of vegetation in spring brings a pulse of food resources that many animals
track during migration. However, green-up phenology is changing with climate change …

Animal-borne sensors as a biologically informed lens on a changing climate

D Ellis-Soto, M Wikelski, W Jetz - Nature Climate Change, 2023 - nature.com
As climate change transforms the biosphere, more comprehensive and biologically relevant
measurements of changing conditions are needed. Traditional climate measurements are …

The decline of A fro‐P alaearctic migrants and an assessment of potential causes

JA Vickery, SR Ewing, KW Smith, DJ Pain, F Bairlein… - Ibis, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is compelling evidence that A fro‐P alaearctic (A‐P) migrant bird populations have
declined in E urope in recent decades, often to a greater degree than resident or short …

Resource tracking within and across continents in long-distance bird migrants

K Thorup, AP Tøttrup, M Willemoes, RHG Klaassen… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Migratory birds track seasonal resources across and between continents. We propose a
general strategy of tracking the broad seasonal abundance of resources throughout the …

Ten years tracking the migrations of small landbirds: Lessons learned in the golden age of bio-logging

EA McKinnon, OP Love - The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In 2007, the first miniature light-level geolocators were deployed on small landbirds,
revolutionizing the study of migration. In this paper, we review studies that have used …

Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo

CM Hewson, K Thorup, JW Pearce-Higgins… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Migratory species are in rapid decline globally. Although most mortality in long-distance
migrant birds is thought to occur during migration, evidence of conditions on migration …

Migratory birds with delayed spring departure migrate faster but pay the costs

BC Dossman, AD Rodewald, CE Studds, PP Marra - 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory birds that experience poor overwintering conditions are often late to arrive at the
breeding grounds, which is known to depress individual fitness. Despite the importance of …

Advances in tracking small migratory birds: a technical review of light‐level geolocation

ES Bridge, JF Kelly, A Contina… - Journal of Field …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐level geolocation data loggers, or geologgers, have recently been miniaturized to the
extent that they can be deployed on small songbirds, allowing us to determine many …