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Peer-reviewed publications by Motus collaborators which have used Motus data.

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Whenever Motus data is used for purposes outside of the Motus platform, projects, collaborators and organizations must be properly acknowledged. Project citations should be used anytime Motus data is used or displayed outside of the Motus platform (see below for more information). Please review the Motus Collaboration Policy for more information regarding data use, project citation and acknowledgement.

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2020-04-14
Wood thrush migratory connectivity using Motus tracking stations

David Aborn

Migratory connectivity Urban landscapes -
2022-05
Fall Migratory Behaviour and Cross-Seasonal Interactions in Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) Breeding in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada

Marley Aikens

Departure decisions Flight orientation Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Site importance Stopover duration -
2021
Linking events across the annual cycle, in a Neotropical migratory songbird of conservation concern, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)

Elizabeth Ames

Body condition Displacement Migratory phenology Reproductive success Site importance Survival -
2021-10-16
Drought at a coastal wetland affects refuelling and migration strategies of shorebirds

Alexandra M. Anderson, Christian Friis, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Christopher M. Harris, Oliver P. Love, R. I. Guy Morrison, Sean W. J. Prosser, Erica Nol, Paul A. Smith

Stopover duration Weather Oecologia
2019-07-09
Migration Distance and Body Condition Influence Shorebird Migration Strategies and Stopover Decisions During Southbound Migration

Alexandra M. Anderson, Sjoerd Duijns, Paul A. Smith, Christian Friis, Erica Nol

Migration strategy Body condition Carry-over effects Departure decisions Flight speed Individual path choice Migration range Migratory physiology Stopover duration Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2025-02-25
Sex-specific variation in breeding-ground departure decisions and detection rates during southbound migration in West Atlantic Flyway Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus)

Anne N. M. A. Ausems, Hannah MacKellar, Glen S. Brown, Erica Nol

Departure decisions Individual path choice Scientific Reports
2022-08-19
Offshore and coastline migration of radio-tagged Nathusius' pipistrelles

Petra Bach, Christian C. Voigt, Matthias Göttsche, Lothar Bach, Vera Brust, Reinhold Hill, Ommo Hüppop, Sander Lagerveld, Heiko Schmaljohann, Antje Seebens-Hoyer

Biodiversity management Individual path choice Industrial development Conservation Science and Practice
2017-09
Modelling Bird Migration with Motus Data and Bayesian State-Space Models

Justin Baldwin

Local movement Individual path choice Migratory phenology -
2018-10-24
Bayesian state-space models reveal unobserved off-shore nocturnal migration from Motus data

Justin W. Baldwin, Katie Leap, John T. Finn, Jennifer R. Smetzer

Individual path choice Migratory phenology Ecological Modelling
2022-02-02
Does hatch date set the clock? Timing of post-fledging movements for families of a colonially breeding, long-distance migratory songbird

Saeedeh Bani Assadi, Emily A. McKinnon, Edward D. Cheskey, Kevin C. Fraser

Departure decisions Post-fledging latency Residence time Journal of Avian Biology
2020-11-29
Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird

Sahas Barve, Natasha D. G. Hagemeyer, Russell E. Winter, Samuel D. Chamberlain, Walter D. Koenig, David W. Winkler, Eric L. Walters

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Foray behaviour Ecology
2020-04-01
There's no place like home: tropical overwintering sites may have a fundamental role in shaping migratory strategies

Nicholas J. Bayly, D. Ryan Norris, Philip D. Taylor, Keith A. Hobson, Andrea Morales-Rozo

Migration strategy Displacement Flight orientation Individual path choice Migration range Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Migratory speed Site fidelity Animal Behaviour
2025-05-23
Wetter and more forested nonbreeding areas result in later departures but a faster spring migration in Vermivora chrysoptera (Golden-winged Warbler)

Nicholas J Bayly, Sarah Kendrick, Ernesto Carman, María De La Paz Angulo-Irola, Yuly Caicedo-Ortiz, Stuart Mackenzie

Carry-over effects Departure decisions Migratory connectivity Migratory speed Site importance Weather Ornithological Applications
2024-04-23
Ecological drivers of songbird stopover behaviour during migration in eastern New Brunswick

Andrew T. Beauchamp

Activity patterns Departure decisions Displacement Flight orientation Migratory physiology Stopover duration Weather -
2020-08-08
Stopover refueling, movement, and departure decisions in the White-throated Sparrow: the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors during spring migration

Andrew T. Beauchamp, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Yolanda E. Morbey

Activity patterns Departure decisions Displacement Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Stopover duration Journal of Animal Ecology
2019
Comprendre la stratégie migratoire de trois espèces de grives du genre Catharus à l'aide d'un réseau innovateur de radio-télémétrie

Camille Bégin Marchand

Migration strategy Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory speed -
2021-05-13
Spatial structure in migration routes maintained despite regional convergence among eastern populations of Swainson’s Thrushes

Camille Bégin-Marchand, André Desrochers, Philip D. Taylor, Junior A. Tremblay, Lucas Berrigan, Barbara Frei, Ana Morales, Greg W. Mitchell

Individual path choice Migratory connectivity Movement Ecology
2022-01-31
Insights on post-breeding movements from a northeastern population of Canada Warblers (Cardellina canadensis)

Camille Bégin-Marchand, François Gagnon, Bruno Drolet, Jacques Ibarzabal, Junior Tremblay

Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Individual path choice Migratory speed Residence time Avian Conservation and Ecology
2020-02-13
Comparing fall migration of three Catharus species using a radio-telemetry network

Camille Bégin-Marchand, André Desrochers, Junior A. Tremblay, Pascal Côté

Individual path choice Migratory speed Animal Migration
2025
Automated telemetry reveals migratory movements and stopover timing of an endangered saltmarsh passerine

Bri Benvenuti, Adam Smith, Chris Elphick, Nick Ernst, Adrienne Kovach, Kathleen O'Brien, Nancy Pau

Departure decisions Flight speed Individual path choice Stopover duration Avian Conservation and Ecology
2018-05-14
Post-breeding movements of Swainson’s Thrush in Southern Nova Scotia

Lucas Berrigan

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure preparation Flight navigation Individual path choice Migratory speed -
2018-12
Investigating the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on avian pre-migratory fuelling and migration

Kristin Bianchini

Biodiversity management Contaminants Migratory connectivity Migratory speed Stopover duration -
2018-10-26
Assessment of Shorebird Migratory Fueling Physiology and Departure Timing in Relation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in the Gulf of Mexico

Kristin Bianchini, Christy A. Morrissey

Biodiversity management Contaminants Site importance Stopover duration Environmental Science & Technology
2020-09-15
Differences in Migration Timing along the Midcontinental Flyway in Sanderling (Calidris alba) from Three Gulf of Mexico Staging Areas

Kristin Bianchini, David J. Newstead, Christy A. Morrissey

Migration strategy Individual path choice Migratory phenology Migratory speed Site importance Stopover duration Waterbirds
2020-02-03
The Value of Experimental Approaches in Migration Biology

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Robert J. Lennox, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Amy K. Teffer, Glenn T. Crossin, D. Ryan Norris, Kim Aarestrup, Steven J. Cooke

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

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[Institution | Collaborators]. [Project Name and Number]. [Years of project activity]. Data accessed from Motus Wildlife Tracking System, Birds Canada. Available: https://motus.org/. Accessed: [Date].

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