Since the first studies in the mid-twentieth century, lightweight electronic tracking devices
have been increasingly used to study waterfowl movements. With half a century of …

Migratory birds are major candidates for long‐distance dispersal of zoonotic pathogens. In
recent years, wildfowl have been suspected of contributing to the rapid geographic spread of …

Australia's waterbirds are mostly nomadic, capitalising on highly variable aquatic resources
in the arid interior (70% of the continent) for feeding and breeding. Waterbirds, unlike most …

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a focal species in game management, epidemiology
and ornithology, but comparably little research has focused on the ecology of the migration …

Long-distance seed dispersal is an important ecosystem service provided by migratory
animals. Plants inhabiting discrete habitats, like lakes and wetlands, experience dispersal …

Background Movement behaviour is fundamental to the ecology of animals and their
interactions with other organisms, and as such contributes to ecosystem dynamics …

Waterbird population and species diversity maintenance are important outcomes of wetland
conservation management, but knowledge gaps regarding waterbird movements affect our …

Context Nomadic waterbirds are highly mobile across a range of spatial and temporal
scales, which makes it difficult to monitor, quantify, and predict their habitat use with …

Identifying an organism's migratory strategies and routes has important implications for
conservation. For most species of European ducks, information on the general course of …

Animal movements may contribute to the spread of pathogens. In the case of avian influenza
virus,[migratory] birds have been suggested to play a role in the spread of some highly …