Choosing the right migration timing is critical for migrants because conditions encountered
en route influence movement costs, survival, and, in social migrants, the availability of social …

Billions of animals migrate to track seasonal pulses in resources. Optimally timing migration
is a key strategy, yet the ability of animals to compensate for phenological mismatches en …

Seasonal migration is an underappreciated driver of animal diversification. Changes in
migratory behaviour may favour the establishment of sedentary founder populations and …

Migration can be an energetically costly behavior with strong fitness consequences in terms
of mortality and reproduction. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Migrants should select migratory …

Animal migration is a fascinating phenomenon that has puzzled mankind since the time of
ancient Greece. It is a process widespread across a varied range of taxa and it shines …

Many animals rely on photoperiodic and non-photoperiodic environmental cues to gather
information and appropriately time life-history stages across the annual cycle, such as …

Ungulates make some of the longest terrestrial migrations in the world, including the 1500-
km migration of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) across the Arctic tundra. Over the last century …

The past decade has witnessed a dramatically growing interest in collective intelligence-the
phenomenon of groups having an ability to make more accurate decisions than isolated …

Background: The large-scale seasonal migrations undertaken by many species require
complex navigational and timing decisions. Animals migrating in groups might benefit from …

Archival instruments attached to animals (biologgers) have enabled exciting discoveries and
have promoted effective conservation and management for decades. Recent research …