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

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2024-12-21
Euphagus carolinus (Rusty Blackbird) from two different breeding populations in northeastern North America exhibit chain migration yet use the same region for stopover

Jacob Walker, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Alexandre Terrigeol, Jean-François Therrien, Pascal Côté, Levi Burford, Carol R Foss, Junior A Tremblay

Departure decisions Flight speed Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Site importance Stopover duration Ornithological Applications
2024-12-18
Migratory movements of bats are shaped by barrier effects, sex-biased timing and the adaptive use of winds

Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn De Vries, Jane Harris, Sue Parsons, Elisabeth Debusschere, Ommo Hüppop, Vera Brust, Heiko Schmaljohann

Ecological barrier Flight altitude Flight orientation Flight speed Weather Movement Ecology
2024-10-01
Migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows during spring

Sydney Bliss, Marty Leonard, Zoe Crysler, Phil Taylor

Departure decisions Flight distance Flight speed Stopover duration Canadian Journal of Zoology
2024
Euphagus carolinus (Rusty Blackbird) from two different breeding populations in northeastern North America exhibit chain migration yet use the same region for stopover

Jacob Walker, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Alexandre Terrigeol, Jean-François Therrien, Pascal Côté, Levi Burford, Carol R Foss, Junior A. Tremblay

Departure decisions Flight speed Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Site importance Stopover duration Ornithological Applications
2024
Antipredator Nest-Defense Behaviour and Post-Breeding Migration of Two Poorly Understood Subarctic Breeding Shorebirds, the Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) and the Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Olivia R. Maillet

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Flight orientation Flight speed Stopover duration -
2023-11-16
Springing forward: Migrating songbirds catch up with the start of spring in North America

Claire E. Nemes, Peter P. Marra, Theodore J. Zenzal Jr, Samantha A. Collins, Bryant C. Dossman, Alexander R. Gerson, Camila Gómez, Ana M. González, Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, Sarah A. Hamer, Joseph Marty, Phillip L. Vasseur, Emily B. Cohen

Flight speed Migratory phenology Migratory speed Journal of Animal Ecology
2023-07-10
Spring migration patterns of red knots in the Southeast United States disentangled using automated telemetry

Adam D. Smith, Felicia J. Sanders, Kara L. Lefevre, Janet M. Thibault, Kevin S. Kalasz, Maina C. Handmaker, Fletcher M. Smith, Tim S. Keyes

Flight speed Individual path choice Site importance Stopover duration Weather Scientific Reports
2023-04-21
Age and Sex Differences in Stopover Behaviours and Flight Performance in Black-throated Blue Warblers

Patricia Rokitnicki

Departure decisions Flight speed Individual path choice Migration range Stopover duration Weather -
2023
Moving the goalposts: migratory birds in a changing world

Claire E. Nemes

Activity patterns Flight speed Migratory phenology Migratory speed Urban landscapes -
2023
British Islands Bats

Bat Conservation Trust

Activity patterns Ecological barrier Flight speed Individual path choice -
2022-08-23
Investigating the plasticity of migration timing and roost behaviours to environmental variability and parental care in a colonial songbird

Christophe Turcotte-van de Rydt

Activity patterns Colony attendance Flight speed Weather -
2022-01-20
Using automated telemetry to identify population connectivity and migration phenology of Snowy Plovers breeding in the Southern Great Plains

Kristen M. Heath-Acre, Clint W. Boal, Daniel P. Collins, Warren C. Conway, William P. Johnson

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Flight speed Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Regional persistance Site importance Journal of Field Ornithology
2021-07-01
Autumn migratory timing and pace are driven by breeding season carryover effects

Tara L. Imlay, Hilary A. R. Mann, Philip D. Taylor

Carry-over effects Flight speed Migratory phenology Migratory speed Animal Behaviour
2021-04-02
Factors Influencing Stopover and Movement of Migratory Songbirds within the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Jessica Tatten

Migration strategy Flight speed Individual path choice Stopover duration -
2020-06-22
Supportive wind conditions influence offshore movements of Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers during fall migration

Pamela H. Loring, James D. McLaren, Holly F. Goyert, Peter W. C. Paton

Biodiversity management Departure decisions Flight altitude Flight orientation Flight speed The Condor
2019-08-19
Predictable shorebird departure patterns from a staging site can inform collision risks and mitigation of wind energy developments

Jessica E. Howell, Ann E. McKellar, Richard H. M. Espie, Christy A. Morrissey

Biodiversity management Flight orientation Flight speed Migratory phenology Ibis
2019-07-26
Radio-tracking reveals how wind and temperature influence the pace of daytime insect migration

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Contaminants Flight distance Flight speed Weather Biology Letters
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
2019-07-01
Long-distance migratory shorebirds travel faster towards their breeding grounds, but fly faster post-breeding

Sjoerd Duijns, Alexandra M. Anderson, Yves Aubry, Amanda Dey, Scott A. Flemming, Charles M. Francis, Christian Friis, Cheri Gratto-Trevor, Diana J. Hamilton, Rebecca Holberton, Stephanie Koch, Ann E. McKellar, David Mizrahi, Christy A. Morrissey, Sarah G. Neima, David Newstead, Larry Niles, Erica Nol, Julie Paquet, Jennie Rausch, Lindsay Tudor, Yves Turcotte, Paul A. Smith

Migration strategy Flight orientation Flight speed Migratory speed Stopover duration Weather Scientific Reports
2018-04-25
Automated telemetry reveals staging behavior in a declining migratory passerine

James R. Wright, Luke L. Powell, Christopher M. Tonra

Migration strategy Flight distance Flight speed Migratory phenology Site fidelity Stopover duration The Auk
2017-11-20
Testing traditional assumptions about regional migration in bats

Jennifer J. Krauel, Liam P. McGuire, Justin G. Boyles

Migration strategy Activity patterns Flight speed Individual path choice Mammal Research
2017-11-15
Body condition explains migratory performance of a long-distance migrant

Sjoerd Duijns, Lawrence J. Niles, Amanda Dey, Yves Aubry, Christian Friis, Stephanie Koch, Alexandra M. Anderson, Paul A. Smith

Biodiversity management Carry-over effects Departure decisions Flight speed Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Weather Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2017-02-27
The Effects of Sex, Energy, and Environmental Conditions on the Movement Ecology of Migratory Bats

Kristin A. Jonasson

Flight speed Individual path choice Migratory speed -
2017-01-05
Evaluation of sex differences in the stopover behavior and postdeparture movements of wood-warblers

Yolanda E. Morbey, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Philip D. Taylor, Ivan Maggini, Jessica Deakin, Stuart A. Mackenzie, J. Morgan Brown, Lin Zhao, David Stephens

Activity patterns Flight speed Individual path choice Migratory phenology Stopover duration Behavioral Ecology
2016-06
Prevalence of Disjunct Roosting in Nesting Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia)

C. Myles Falconer, Greg W. Mitchell, Philip D. Taylor, Douglas C. Tozer

Activity patterns Colony attendance Flight distance Flight speed The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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