Authors: Joe Wynn, Oliver Padget, Henrik Mouritsen, Joe Morford, Paris Jaggers, Tim Guilford Year: 2022 Publication: Science Publication Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj4210 Abstract: Although it is known that birds can return to their breeding grounds with exceptional precision, it has remained a mystery how
Read More
Authors: Ana Morales, Barbara Frei, Greg W. Mitchell, Camille Bégin-Marchand, and Kyle H. Elliott Year: 2022 Publication: Ornithology Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab083 Keywords: Catharus ustulatus, circadian rhythm, metabolites, migration rate, molt-migration, radio telemetry, stopover Abstract: Migration consists of a sequence of small- to
Read More
Authors: Alexander C. Lees, and James J. Gilroy Year: 2021 Publication: Current Biology Publication Link: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01502-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982221015025%3Fshowall%3Dtru
Author: Benjamin M. Van Doren Year: 2022 Publication: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publication Link: https://www.pnas.org/content/119/3/e2121738119
Authors: Sébastien Roques, Pierre-Yves Henry, Gaétan Guyot, Bruno Bargain, Emmanuelle Cam, Roger Pradel Year: 2022 Publication: Ornithology Publication Link: https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/139/1/ukab057/6377305?redirectedFrom=fulltext Abstract: On the journey to wintering sites, most migratory birds alternate between flights and stopovers, where they rest and refuel. In contrast
Read More
Authors: Kieran B. Lawrence, Clive R. Barlow, Keith Bensusan, Charles Perez, Stephen G. Willis Year: 2021 Publication: Global Change Biology Publication Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.15916 Keywords: avian migration, Gibraltar, NAO index, NDVI, non-breeding, phenological mismatch, Sahel, stopover site, The Gambia Abstract: Phenological mismatch is
Read More
Authors: D. W. Kikuchi and K. Reinhold Year: 2021 Publication: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Publication Link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.0323 Keywords: individual variation, seasonality, personality, risk-taking, competition Abstract: Animals exhibit extensive intraspecific variation in behaviour. Causes of such variation are less well understood.
Read More
Authors: Lisa C. Horn, Tarmo K. Remmel, and Bridget J. M. Stutchbury Year: 2021 Publication: Ornithological Applications Publication Link: https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/123/2/duab012/6246117 Keywords: body condition, carry-over effects, climate change, El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, spring migration timing, winter habitat productivity Abstract: Reduced
Read More
Authors: Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Paul F. Woodard, Mark L. Mallory, Jennie Rausch Year: 2021 Publication: Ecology and Evoloution Publication Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.8451 Keywords: Arctic, animal tracking, migration, nomadism, seabirds Abstract: Polar systems of avian migration remain unpredictable. For seabirds nesting in the Nearctic, it
Read More
Authors: Richard Evan Feldman, Antonio Celis‑Murillo, Jill L. Deppe and Michael P. Ward Year: 2021 Publication: Avian Research Publication Link: https://avianres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40657-021-00299-w Keywords: Coastal dune, Fruit, Geographic barrier, Gulf of Mexico, Phenology, Stopover, Time-minimization Abstract: Background: For migrating birds, stopover requires spending time
Read More