The conservation of Afro‐Palaearctic migrants: What we are learning and what we need to know?

JA Vickery, JW Mallord, WM Adams, AE Beresford… - Ibis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global long‐term decline of migrant birds represents an important and challenging issue
for conservation scientists and practitioners. This review draws together recent research …

Migratory connectivity in the context of differential migration

M Briedis, S Bauer - Biology Letters, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding how breeding populations are spatially and temporarily associated with one
another over the annual cycle has important implications for population dynamics. Migratory …

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 …

A network approach to prioritize conservation efforts for migratory birds

Y Xu, Y Si, J Takekawa, Q Liu, HHT Prins… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss can trigger migration network collapse by isolating migratory bird breeding
grounds from nonbreeding grounds. Theoretically, habitat loss can have vastly different …

Spatial and temporal variability in migration of a soaring raptor across three continents

WL Phipps, P López-López, ER Buechley… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Disentangling individual-and population-level variation in migratory movements is
necessary for understanding migration at the species level. However, very few studies have …

Spring arrival of the common cuckoo at breeding grounds is strongly determined by environmental conditions in tropical Africa

JG Davies, M Kirkland, MGR Miller… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Failure to adapt migration timing to changes in environmental conditions along migration
routes and at breeding locations can result in mismatches across trophic levels, as occurs …

Eco‐evolutionary drivers of avian migratory connectivity

N Fattorini, A Costanzo, A Romano, D Rubolini… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory connectivity, reflecting the extent by which migrants tend to maintain their
reciprocal positions in seasonal ranges, can assist in the conservation and management of …

Range shifts of overwintering birds depend on habitat type, snow conditions and habitat specialization

L Bosco, Y Xu, P Deshpande, A Lehikoinen - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
Climatic warming is forcing species to shift their ranges poleward, which has been
demonstrated for many taxa globally. Yet, the influence of habitat types on within-and among …

Age-related changes in migratory behaviour within the first annual cycle of a passerine bird

R Patchett, ANG Kirschel, J Robins King, P Styles… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
First time migrants (juveniles hereafter) of many species migrate without specific knowledge
of non-breeding locations, but experience may aid adults in timing and route decisions …