The extraordinary adaptations of birds to contend with atmospheric conditions during their
migratory flights have captivated ecologists for decades. During the 21st century …

The use of animal-born sensors for location-based tracking and bio-logging in terrestrial
systems has expanded dramatically in the past 10 years. This rapid expansion has …

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

Use of accelerometers is now widespread within animal biologging as they provide a means
of measuring an animal's activity in a meaningful and quantitative way where direct …

Lead poisoning of animals due to ingestion of fragments from lead-based ammunition in
carcasses and offal of shot wildlife is acknowledged globally and raises great concerns …

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 …

Measuring the costs of soaring, gliding and flapping flight in raptors is challenging, but
essential for understanding their ecology. Among raptors, vultures are scavengers that have …

Understanding of migration in small bats has been constrained by limitations of techniques
that were labor-intensive, provided coarse levels of resolution, or were limited to population …

Avian migrants often make substantial detours between their seasonal destinations. It is
likely some species do this to make the most of predictable wind regimes along their …

Background Accelerometry has been used to identify behaviours through the quantification
of body posture and motion for a range of species moving in different media. This technique …