The welfare and ethics of research involving wild animals: A primer

CD Soulsbury, HE Gray, LM Smith… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wild animals are used in scientific research in a wide variety of contexts both in situ and ex
situ. Guidelines for best practice, where they exist, are not always clearly linked to animal …

Analysis of modular bioengineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides at nanoliter scale

S Schmitt, M Montalbán-López, D Peterhoff… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
The rise of antibiotic resistance demands the acceleration of molecular diversification
strategies to inspire new chemical entities for antibiotic medicines. We report here on the …

Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta‐analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias

V Brlík, J Koleček, M Burgess, S Hahn… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the deployment of tracking devices is one of the most frequently used approaches
to study movement ecology of birds. Recent miniaturization of light‐level geolocators …

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 …

Effect of harness design for tag attachment on the flight performance of five soaring species

A Longarini, O Duriez, E Shepard, K Safi, M Wikelski… - Movement Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background Bio-logging devices play a fundamental and indispensable role in movement
ecology studies, particularly in the wild. However, researchers are aware of the influence …

Miniaturization of biologgers is not alleviating the 5% rule

SJ Portugal, CR White - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of biologging technology has increased exponentially over the last decade,
allowing us to study animal behaviour at a level of detail not previously possible. It is clear …

Migratory routes, breeding locations and multiple non-breeding sites of Common Whitethroats Curruca communis revealed by geolocators

C Tapia-Harris, A Izang, W Cresswell - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Understanding general migration characteristics and how breeding and non-breeding sites
are connected is crucial for predicting the response of long-distance migratory bird …

A minimum‐impact, flexible tool to study vocal communication of small animals with precise individual‐level resolution

LF Gill, PB D'Amelio, NM Adreani… - Methods in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To understand both proximate and ultimate factors sha** vocal communication, it is
fundamental to obtain reliable information of participating individuals on different levels …

Effect of light‐level geolocators on apparent survival of two highly aerial swift species

M Morganti, D Rubolini, S Åkesson… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐level geolocators are currently widely used to track the migration of small‐sized birds,
but their potentially detrimental effects on survival of highly aerial species have been poorly …

Weak migratory connectivity, loop migration and multiple non‐breeding site use in British breeding Whinchats Saxicola rubetra

MD Burgess, T Finch, JA Border, J Castello, G Conway… - Ibis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Determining the links between breeding populations and the pressures, threats and
conditions they experience presents a challenge for the conservation of migratory birds …