Global movement patterns of migratory birds illustrate their fascinating physical and
physiological abilities to cross continents and oceans. During their voyages, most birds land …

Climate change and urbanisation are among the most pervasive and rapidly growing threats
to biodiversity worldwide. However, their impacts are usually considered in isolation, and …

Species persistence in the Anthropocene is dramatically threatened by global climate
change. Large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from human activities are driving …

Billions of animals migrate between breeding and non-breeding areas worldwide. Partial
migration, where both migrants and residents coexist within a population, occurs in most …

Animals dynamically adjust their physiology and behavior to survive in changing
environments, and seasonal migration is one life stage that demonstrates these dynamic …

Maintaining a competent immune system is energetically costly and thus immunity may be
traded against other costly traits such as seasonal migration. Here, we tested in long …

Many songbirds migrate twice a year to exploit seasonally available resources. These
journeys are energetically demanding and energy reserves of these small birds are limited …

Climate warming is expected to affect the vulnerability of sympatric species differentially due
to their divergent traits, but the underlying physiological mechanisms of those impacts are …

Structural variants (SVs) are a major source of genetic variation; and descriptions in natural
populations and connections with phenotypic traits are beginning to accumulate in the …

Strenuous physical activity can negatively affect constitutive innate immune function (CIF),
the always present first line of defence against pathogens. CIF is non-specific, and thus vital …