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

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2025-03-24
Conservation‐focused mapping of avian migratory routes using a pan‐European automated telemetry network

Lucy Mitchell, Vera Brust, Thiemo Karwinkel, Susanne Åkesson, Dmitry Kishkinev, Gabriel Norevik, Tibor Szep, Anders Hedenström, Sander Lagerveld, Barbara Helm, Heiko Schmaljohann

Conservation Biology
2015-08-15
Automated telemetry reveals age specific differences in flight duration and speed are driven by wind conditions in a migratory songbird

Greg W. Mitchell, Bradley K. Woodworth, Philip D. Taylor, D. Ryan Norris

Departure decisions Flight distance Flight orientation Flight speed Migratory phenology Weather Movement Ecology
2011-08-01
Passerines use Nocturnal Flights for Landscape-Scale Movements during Migration Stopover

Alexander M. Mills, Bethany G. Thurber, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor

Departure decisions Home range and territory Stopover duration The Condor
2020
Marine Protected Areas: expanding, but under protected

Aroha Miller

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2020-08-25
Are movements of daytime and nighttime passerine migrants as different as day and night?

Bianca Michalik, Vera Brust, Ommo Hüppop

Migration strategy Departure decisions Migratory phenology Stopover duration Ecology and Evolution
2019-09-03
Tracking landscape-scale movements of Snow Buntings and weather-driven changes in flock composition during the temperate winter

Emily Anne McKinnon, Marie-Pier Laplante, Oliver Love, Kevin C. Fraser, Stuart Mackenzie, François Vézina

Activity patterns Site importance Weather Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2020
NextGen natural history: New techniques for classical natural history questions

S. McKeon, D. Fenolio, R. A. Dreelin, D. Shaw, Z. Kobrinsky, C. Meyer

Journal of Natural History Education and Experience
2015-12-07
Shorebird use of western Hudson Bay near the Nelson River during migration, with a focus on Red Knot.

Ann E. McKellar, R. Kenyon Ross, R.I.Guy Morrison, Lawrence J. Niles, Ronald R. Porter, Joanna Burger, David J. Newstead, Amanda D. Dey, Paul A. Smith

Biodiversity management Migratory connectivity Site importance Stopover duration Wade Study
2011-09-28
Migratory stopover in the long-distance migrant silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans

Liam P. McGuire, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor

Migration strategy Activity patterns Departure decisions Departure preparation Stopover duration Journal of Animal Ecology
2014-12-31
Bats on a Budget: Torpor-Assisted Migration Saves Time and Energy

Liam P. McGuire, Kristin A. Jonasson, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Paul A. Bartell

Activity patterns Migratory physiology PLoS ONE
2023-01-01
How Does the Creation of Temporary Wetland Habitat on Agricultural Fields in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Affect the Abundance of Migratory Shorebirds?

Emma McCarley Counce

Population estimates Site importance Stopover duration -
2022-11-17
Using the Motus System to Track Post-Breeding Dispersal of American Kestrels Nesting in Minnesota, USA

Mark S. Martell, Althea A. Archer, Amber Burnette, Mary Lee, Frank Nicoletti, Kristin A. L. Hall

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Individual path choice Post-fledging latency Journal of Raptor Research
2017-03
Effects of Extreme Tidal Events on Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Migratory Stopover in the Bay of Fundy, Canada

Hilary A. R. Mann, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie M. Paquet, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Sarah G. Neima

Site importance Stopover duration Waterbirds
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 -
2025-05-13
Long-term monitoring of Arctic coastal ecology at the East Bay Mainland Research Station, in Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut

Doug MacNearney, Emma Davis, Jennie Rausch, Erica Nol, H. Grant Gilchrist, Josiah Nakoolak, Ken Abraham, Karel Allard, Sara Bellefontaine, Nik Clyde, Lisa Docken, Darryl B Edwards, Willow English, Scott Flemming, Anna Hargreaves, Christie Macdonald, Heather Mariash, Deborah E Perkins, Iain J Stenhouse, Paul A. Smith

Arctic Science
2016-08
Cooperative automated radio telemetry: the Motus Widllife Tracking System in Ontario

Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor

Ontario Birds
2018
The Foraging habits and fatterning rates of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) on the Acadian Peninsula

Hannah Mackellar

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2024
Movement and Population Dynamics of Great Lakes Mallards

Benjamin Luukkonen

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2022-05-01
Experimental ghrelin administration affects migratory behaviour in a songbird

Sara Lupi, Yolanda E. Morbey, Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Leonida Fusani, Christopher G. Guglielmo

Departure decisions Migratory physiology Stopover duration Hormones and Behavior
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 Industrial development The Condor
2019-04
Tracking Offshore Occurrence of Common Terns, Endangered Roseate Terns, and Threatened Piping Plovers with VHF Arrays

P. H. Loring, P. W. C. Paton, J. D. McLaren, H. Bai, R. Janaswamy, H. F. Goyert, C. R. Griffin, P. R. Sievert

Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Flight altitude Individual path choice Industrial development Weather Sterling (VA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. OCS Study BOEM
2021-01
Tracking Movements of Migratory Shorebirds in the US Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Region

P. H. Loring, A. K. Lenske, J. D. McLaren, M. Aikens, A. M. Anderson, Y. Aubrey, E. Dalton, A. Dey, C. Friis, D. Hamilton

Biodiversity management Departure decisions Flight altitude Flight orientation Individual path choice Industrial development Weather -
2017-12-20
Postbreeding dispersal and staging of Common and Arctic Terns throughout the western North Atlantic

Pamela Loring, Robert Ronconi, Linda Welch, Philip Taylor, Mark Mallory

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Residence time Site importance Stopover duration Avian Conservation and Ecology
2017-02-01
Comparing Satellite and Digital Radio Telemetry to Estimate Space and Habitat Use of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in Massachusetts, USA

Pamela H. Loring, Curtice R. Griffin, Paul R. Sievert, Caleb S. Spiegel

Biodiversity management Home range and territory Residence time Waterbirds
2022-03-25
Movement and habitat use of non-breeding Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) at the Banco dos Cajuais in Northeast Brazil

Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, J. Onofre N. Monteiro, Gabriela P. Ramires, Jason A. Mobley

Biodiversity management Industrial development Site importance Conservation Science and Practice
2022-12-22
Variation in resource use between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and use of physiological indicators for movement decisions highlights the importance of small staging sites during southbound migration in Atlantic Canada

Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, Sara C. Bellefontaine, Siena Davis, Parker B. Doiron, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor

Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2023-12-06
Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada

Rebeca C Linhart, Diana J Hamilton, Julie Paquet, Cheri L Gratto-Trevor

Migration strategy Departure decisions Individual path choice Site importance Stopover duration Ornithology
2024-05
Habitat use of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Southern Ohio

Gabriella A. Lindsey

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Home range and territory Site importance -
2024-07
Motus as a Tool for Offshore Wind Assessment and Monitoring: a Knowledge Review

Kianna Leung, Erica A. Geldart

Industrial development -
2018-06-21
Field test of an automated radio-telemetry system: tracking local space use of aerial insectivores

Ariel K. Lenske, Joseph J. Nocera

Biodiversity management Site importance Journal of Field Ornithology
2023-10-03
Insights from attempts to track movement of Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) fledglings in the southern Gulf of Mexico with automated telemetry and band resighting

Kara L. Lefevre, Elizabeth Forys, Adam DiNuovo, Adam D. Smith

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Displacement Post-fledging latency Journal of Caribbean Ornithology
2020-03-23
Florida's strategic position for collaborative automated-telemetry tracking of avian movements across the Americas

Kara L. Lefevre, Adam D. Smith

Biodiversity management Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
2021-03-20
Roost sites of chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) form large-scale spatial networks

Courtney E. le Roux, Joseph J. Nocera

Social network Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Colony attendance Site importance Ecology and Evolution
2025-09-02
Experimentally increased food availability allows for earlier departure in a long‐distance migratory shorebird

Thomas K. Lameris, Allert I. Bijleveld, Roeland A. Bom, Julia Karagicheva, Hidde Kressin, Eva M. A. Kok, Sander Lagerveld, Luc G. G. De Monte, Barbara Helm, Theunis Piersma

Functional Ecology
2025-03-31
Sufficient food is critical for a long-distant migratory shorebird to advance migration phenology

Thomas Lameris, Allert Bijleveld, Roeland Bom, Julia Karagicheva, Hidde Kressin, Eva Kok, Sander Lagerveld, Luc de Monte, Barbara Helm, Theunis Piersma

Departure decisions -
2023-01-04
Distributing transmitters to maximize population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement

Juliet S. Lamb, Pamela H. Loring, Peter W. C. Paton

Industrial development Movement Ecology
2024-05
Coastal and offshore movements of Nathusius' pipistrelle during autumn migration

Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn de Vries, Bart Noort, Karina Stienstra, Cor Sonneveld, Tamara Vallina, Martijn Keur, Josien Steenbergen

Ecological barrier Individual path choice Industrial development -
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 Industrial development Weather Movement Ecology
2023
Are offshore wind farms in the Netherlands a potential threat for coastal populations of noctule?

Sander Lagerveld, Kees Mostert

Activity patterns Individual path choice Industrial development Lutra
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
2025-03-05
Spatial and species-specific variation in lake-crossing behavior in the Great Lakes region influences collision risk with offshore wind development

Zoe O Korpi, Stephen N Matthews, Matthew B Shumar, Molly E McDermott, David Russell, Lucas W DeGroote, Ryan Jacob, Mark Shieldcastle, Christopher M Tonra

Industrial development Migratory connectivity Ornithological Applications
2024
Lake-crossing behavior of migratory songbirds: Assessing potential collision risk with offshore wind on Lake Erie

Zoe Olivia Korpi

Ecological barrier Flight orientation Industrial development -
2022-08-08
Migratory connectivity and timing for an at-risk Canadian landbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), from two geographically distant breeding areas

Alicia M. Korpach, Christina M. Davy, Alex Mills, Kevin C. Fraser

Migration strategy Individual path choice Migratory phenology Canadian Journal of Zoology
2024-03-01
Lunar synchrony, geography, and individual clocks shape autumn migration timing in an avian migrant

Alicia M Korpach, Christina M Davy, Alex M Mills, Kevin C Fraser, Diego Gil

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Behavioral Ecology
2023-07-18
The influence of natural and artificial light on the migratory patterns of an obligate nocturnal bird

Alicia M. Korpach

Departure decisions Migratory phenology -
2019-07-26
Radio-tracking reveals how wind and temperature influence the pace of daytime insect migration

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Flight distance Flight speed Weather Biology Letters
2025-09-22
Stopover departure decisions in spring: pre-Saharan migrants stay longer and are more selective for favourable wind than trans-Saharan migrants

Thomas Klinner, Thiemo Karwinkel, Florian Packmor, Heiko Schmaljohann

Departure decisions Flight orientation Stopover duration Movement Ecology
2024-08
Using emerging technologies to link resource use to plant communities for a migratory songbird, the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Diane June Klement

Site importance -
2016-11-23
Experienced migratory songbirds do not display goal-ward orientation after release following a cross-continental displacement: an automated telemetry study

Dmitry Kishkinev, Dominik Heyers, Bradley K. Woodworth, Greg W. Mitchell, Keith A. Hobson, D. Ryan Norris

Flight navigation Flight orientation Migratory phenology Scientific Reports
2025
The influence of migratory routes, breeding, and wintering grounds on cultural shifts in song of White-throated Sparrows ( Zonotrichia albicollis )

Joel Khoo, Amelia MacDonald, Ingebjorg Jean Hansen, Cody Cox, Scott Ramsay, Ken Otter

Individual path choice Migratory connectivity Journal of Field Ornithology

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