Environmental predictability as a cause and consequence of animal movement

L Riotte-Lambert, J Matthiopoulos - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2020 - cell.com
The impacts of environmental predictability on the ecology and evolution of animal
movement have been the subject of vigorous speculation for several decades. Recently, the …

Causes, consequences, and conservation of ungulate migration

MJ Kauffman, EO Aikens, S Esmaeili… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of ungulate migration is advancing rapidly due to innovations in modern
animal tracking. Herein, we review and synthesize nearly seven decades of work on …

Is ungulate migration culturally transmitted? Evidence of social learning from translocated animals

BR Jesmer, JA Merkle, JR Goheen, EO Aikens, JL Beck… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Ungulate migrations are assumed to stem from learning and cultural transmission of
information regarding seasonal distribution of forage, but this hypothesis has not been …

Memory and resource tracking drive blue whale migrations

B Abrahms, EL Hazen, EO Aikens, MS Savoca… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
In terrestrial systems, the green wave hypothesis posits that migrating animals can enhance
foraging opportunities by tracking phenological variation in high-quality forage across space …

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 …

Beyond migration: causes and consequences of nomadic animal movements

CS Teitelbaum, T Mueller - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2019 - cell.com
Recent advances in animal tracking reveal that many species display irregular movements
that do not fall into classical categories of movement patterns such as range residency or …

Decadal migration phenology of a long-lived Arctic icon keeps pace with climate change

CR Shuert, M Marcoux, NE Hussey… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Animals migrate in response to seasonal environments, to reproduce, to benefit from
resource pulses, or to avoid fluctuating hazards. Although climate change is predicted to …

Spatial memory shapes migration and its benefits: evidence from a large herbivore

JA Merkle, H Sawyer, KL Monteith… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
From fine‐scale foraging to broad‐scale migration, animal movement is shaped by the
distribution of resources. There is mounting evidence, however, that learning and memory …

The influence of social cues on timing of animal migrations

WK Oestreich, KM Aiu, LB Crowder… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Animal migration plays a central role in many ecological and evolutionary processes, yet
migratory populations worldwide are increasingly threatened. Adjusting migration timing to …