In recent years, the use of ecological niche models (ENMs) and species distribution models
(SDMs) to explore the patterns and processes behind observed distribution of species has …

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 …

Birds exhibit a remarkable array of seasonal migrations. Despite much research describing
migratory behaviour, the underlying forces driving how a species' breeding and wintering …

Intra-specific variability in movement behaviour occurs in all major taxonomic groups.
Despite its common occurrence and ecological consequences, individual variability is often …

Background The use of light level loggers (geolocators) to understand movements and
distributions in terrestrial and marine vertebrates, particularly during the non-breeding …

Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity aspires to designate 10% of the global
oceans as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), but so far, few MPAs protect pelagic species in …

The increasing public perception that marine megafauna is under threat is an outstanding
incentive to investigate their essential habitats (EMH), their responses to human and climate …

Aim Anthropogenic activities alter and constrain the structure of marine ecosystems with
implications for wide‐ranging marine vertebrates. In spite of the environmental importance of …

Gadfly petrels (genus Pterodroma) are one of the most threatened groups of birds. They are
exceptionally well adapted to forage over enormous areas to maximize chances of …

The northeast Brazilian state of Alagoas harbors a rather diverse, and one of the world's
most threatened, avifauna. However, the knowledge about its avifauna is currently scattered …