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

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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
2021-08
Survival, Effects of Habitat Change, and Migratory Tactics of Nearctic-Neotropical Migratory Shorebirds

John A Herbert

Departure decisions Migratory connectivity Migratory speed Site fidelity Stopover duration Survival -
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
2023-01-03
The Big Picture and Future Directions for Urban Bat Conservation and Research

Krista J. Patriquin, Lauren Moretto, M. Brock Fenton, Lauren Moretto, Joanna L. Coleman, Christina M. Davy, M. Brock Fenton, Carmi Korine, Krista J. Patriquin

Urban landscapes -
2022-01-01
The Contrasting Physiological Mechanisms of Two Distinct Migratory Strategies

Joely DeSimone

Activity patterns Departure decisions Migratory physiology Migratory speed -
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 -
2024
The Effects of Supplementary Bird Feeding on Space Use of Backyard Birds in San Antonio, Texas

Lauren Granger

Activity patterns Site importance -
2016
The effects of wind and fuel stores on stopover departure behavior across a migratory barrier

Bryant C. Dossman, Greg W. Mitchell, D. Ryan Norris, Philip D. Taylor, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Stephen N. Matthews, Paul G. Rodewald

Departure decisions Ecological barrier Stopover duration Weather Behavioral Ecology
2018-09-01
The evolving role of zoological parks and aquariums in migratory bird conservation

Michael Hutchins, Peter P. Marra, Ed Diebold, Michael D. Kreger, Christine Sheppard, Sara Hallager, Colleen Lynch

Zoo Biology
2020-02-07
The fall migratory movements of Bank Swallows, Riparia riparia: fly-and-forage migration?

Tara Imlay, Sarah Saldanha, Philip Taylor

Migration strategy Flight orientation Flight speed Individual path choice Migratory speed Avian Conservation and Ecology
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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2020-01-01
The impacts of agriculture on an obligate grassland bird of North America

Heidi E. J. van Vliet, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, Amy E. M. Newman, D. Ryan Norris

Agricultural intensification Reproductive success Survival Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
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
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 -
2017
The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: a collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement

Philip D. Taylor, Tara L. Crewe, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Denis Lepage, Yves Aubry, Zoe Crysler, George Finney, Charles M. Francis, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Diana J. Hamilton, Rebecca L. Holberton, Pamela H. Loring, Greg W. Mitchell, D. Ryan Norris, Julie Paquet, Robert A. Ronconi, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Paul A. Smith, Linda J. Welch, Bradley K. Woodworth

Avian Conservation and Ecology
2018-10-05
The post-fledging survival and movements of juvenile Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica): an automated telemetry approach

Dean R. Evans

Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Migratory phenology Post-fledging latency Survival -
2024-08
The role of prealternate moult in nonbreeding period carry-over effects in neotropical migratory songbirds

Shae Turner

Carry-over effects Migratory phenology Site importance -
2023-07-04
The urge to breed early: Similar responses to environmental conditions in short- and long-distance migrants during spring migration

Georg Rüppel, Ommo Hüppop, Heiko Schmaljohann, Vera Brust

Departure decisions Ecological barrier Industrial development Stopover duration Weather Ecology and Evolution
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
2020-05
Theoretical and empirical investigation of the influence of heterothermy on bat migration ecology

Jeffrey Clerc

Individual path choice Migratory physiology -
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
2019-10-31
To cross or not to cross – thrushes at the German North Sea coast adapt flight and routing to wind conditions in autumn

Vera Brust, Bianca Michalik, Ommo Hüppop

Departure decisions Individual path choice Industrial development Weather Movement Ecology
2016-10-17
Towards a conceptual framework for explaining variation in nocturnal departure time of songbird migrants

Florian Müller, Philip D. Taylor, Sissel Sjöberg, Rachel Muheim, Arseny Tsvey, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Heiko Schmaljohann

Departure decisions Movement Ecology
2025-05
Tracking Fall Migration with the Motus Wildlife Tracking System: The Fate of Window-struck and Captive-raised Passerines

Cailin O'Connor

Biodiversity management Survival Urban landscapes -
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
2018-02
Tracking Migratory Bird Movements in the Gulf of Maine with Automated Radio Telemetry and Stable Hydrogen Isotope Markers

Jennifer Smetzer

Migration strategy Activity patterns Colony attendance Flight orientation Individual path choice Industrial development Site importance Stopover duration -
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 -
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
2021-10-13
Underestimated scale of songbird offshore migration across the south-eastern North Sea during autumn

Vera Brust, Ommo Hüppop

Migration strategy Ecological barrier Flight orientation Individual path choice Industrial development Journal of Ornithology
2024
Understanding the spring migration ecology of sora and virginia rail in central illinois: a study utilizing automated telemetry

Chad A. Cremer

Activity patterns Departure decisions Site importance Stopover duration Weather -
2022-11
US Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER) Project

Rebecca Green, Mark Severy, Cris Hein, Hayley Farr, Frank Oteri

Industrial development -
2024-05
USDA Wildlife Services managements efforts at the Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant

Dorothy Celeste Daulton

Industrial development Survival -
2024
User documentation for the Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM 2)

A Gilbert, E. M. Adams, H. F. Goyert, J Gulka, P. H. Loring, J. E. F. Stepanuk, K. A. Williams

Industrial development -
2020-04-15
Using Automated Radio-Telemetry to Assess Spring Migratory Ecology and Survival of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Sydney Bliss

Ecological barrier Flight orientation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Site importance Survival -
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 Site importance Journal of Field Ornithology
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 -
2025-03-17
Using motus automated telemetry to quantify habitat use and movement in a Far Eastern Curlew within the Hunter Estuary, NSW, Australia

Andrea S. Griffin, Callum Gapes, Louise A. Williams, Mattea Taylor, Rob Kyte, Greg Little, Judith Little

Site importance The Whistler
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
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
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
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
2024-06
Why do juvenile Wood Thrushes make long-distance pre-migratory movements across a fragmented landscape?

Sue Hayes, Brendan Boyd, Bridget Stutchbury

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Ecological barrier Post-fledging latency Site fidelity Survival Journal of Field Ornithology
2020-04-14
Wood thrush migratory connectivity using Motus tracking stations

David Aborn

Migratory connectivity Urban landscapes -

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