Ten years tracking the migrations of small landbirds: Lessons learned in the golden age of bio-logging

EA McKinnon, OP Love - The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In 2007, the first miniature light-level geolocators were deployed on small landbirds,
revolutionizing the study of migration. In this paper, we review studies that have used …

Analysis of modular bioengineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides at nanoliter scale

S Schmitt, M Montalbán-López, D Peterhoff… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
The rise of antibiotic resistance demands the acceleration of molecular diversification
strategies to inspire new chemical entities for antibiotic medicines. We report here on the …

Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta‐analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias

V Brlík, J Koleček, M Burgess, S Hahn… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the deployment of tracking devices is one of the most frequently used approaches
to study movement ecology of birds. Recent miniaturization of light‐level geolocators …

[HTML][HTML] Cumulative cultural evolution and mechanisms for cultural selection in wild bird songs

H Williams, A Scharf, AR Ryba, D Ryan Norris… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cumulative cultural evolution, the accumulation of sequential changes within a single
socially learned behaviour that results in improved function, is prominent in humans and has …

[HTML][HTML] Wild birds learn songs from experimental vocal tutors

DJ Mennill, SM Doucet, AEM Newman, H Williams… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
In eight groups of animals, including humans and songbirds, juveniles are understood to
learn vocalizations by listening to adults [1–4]. Experimental studies of laboratory-reared …

[HTML][HTML] Differential migration in Pacific salmon and trout: patterns and hypotheses

TP Quinn - Animal Migration, 2021 - degruyter.com
Migrations affect the population dynamics, life history, evolution, and connections of animals
to natural ecosystems and humans. Many species and populations display partial migration …

[HTML][HTML] Winter temperatures limit population growth rate of a migratory songbird

BK Woodworth, NT Wheelwright, AE Newman… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Understanding the factors that limit and regulate wildlife populations requires insight into
demographic and environmental processes acting throughout the annual cycle. Here, we …

Widespread shifts in bird migration phenology are decoupled from parallel shifts in morphology

M Zimova, DE Willard, BM Winger… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advancements in phenology and changes in morphology, including body size reductions,
are among the most commonly described responses to globally warming temperatures …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution GPS tracking reveals sex differences in migratory behaviour and stopover habitat use in the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

JM Baert, EWM Stienen, BC Heylen, MM Kavelaars… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Sex-, size-or age-dependent variation in migration strategies in birds is generally
expected to reflect differences in competitive abilities. Theoretical and empirical studies …

Sex biases in bird and mammal natural history collections

N Cooper, AL Bond, JL Davis… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Natural history specimens are widely used across ecology, evolutionary biology and
conservation. Although biological sex may influence all of these areas, it is often overlooked …