Tracking animals over large temporal and spatial scales has revealed invaluable and
spectacular biological information, particularly when the paths and fates of individuals can …

Highly pelagic large marine vertebrates have evolved the capability of moving across large
expanses of the marine environment; some species routinely move across entire ocean …

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed
resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

Navigation, the ability to reach desired goal locations, is critical for animals and humans.
Animal navigation has been studied extensively in birds, insects, and some marine …

Billions of animals migrate each year. To successfully reach their destination, migrants must
have evolved an appropriate genetic program and suitable developmental, morphological …

Migratory animals show a suite of adaptations to cope with their journeys. These include not
only morphological features for efficient locomotion and storage of energy but also …

Migratory songbirds use the geomagnetic field, stars, the Sun, and polarized light patterns to
determine their migratory direction. To prevent navigational errors, it is necessary to …

Rare birds known as “accidentals” or “vagrants” have long captivated birdwatchers and
puzzled biologists, but the drivers of these rare occurrences remain elusive. Errors in …

The evolutionarily conserved actin-related protein (Arp2/3) complex is a key component of
actin filament networks that is dynamically regulated by nucleation-promoting and inhibitory …