The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: A collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement.

PD Taylor, TL Crewe, SA Mackenzie… - Avian Conservation …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
We describe a new collaborative network, the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus;
https://motus. org), which is an international network of researchers using coordinated …

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 …

Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity

GR Kramer, DE Andersen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Migratory species can experience limiting factors at different locations and during different
periods of their annual cycle. In migratory birds, these factors may even occur in different …

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 …

Miniaturization of biologgers is not alleviating the 5% rule

SJ Portugal, CR White - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of biologging technology has increased exponentially over the last decade,
allowing us to study animal behaviour at a level of detail not previously possible. It is clear …

Migratory connectivity of Semipalmated Sandpipers and implications for conservation

S Brown, C Gratto-Trevor, R Porter… - The Condor …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) populations have undergone significant
declines at core nonbreeding sites in northeastern South America. Breeding populations …

Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration patterns among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers

GR Kramer, HM Streby, SM Peterson… - The Condor …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are Nearctic–Neotropical
migrants experiencing varied regional population trends not fully explained by breeding …

Tree Swallow selection for wetlands in agricultural landscapes predicted by central-place foraging theory

AS Elgin, RG Clark, CA Morrissey - The Condor, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Millions of wetland basins, embedded in croplands and grasslands, are biodiversity hotspots
in North America's Prairie Pothole Region, but prairie wetlands continue to be degraded and …

A lightweight backpack harness for tracking hummingbirds

JL Williamson, CC Witt - Journal of Avian Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hummingbirds and other lightweight bird species are challenging to track because they
have limited capacity to carry devices for data‐logging. We present a simple and …

Accelerometry reveals an impact of short-term tagging on seabird activity budgets

LS Chivers, SA Hatch, KH Elliott - The Condor: Ornithological …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Miniaturized data loggers have revolutionized the study of animal movement. However, data
obtained from tagging could be compromised by impacts on animal welfare and behavior …