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Publications Library

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

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Attribution Guidelines

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.

  1. 2024
    William L. Kennerley, Lisa T. Ballance, Rachael A. Orben, Leigh G. Torres, Donald I. Solick
    Ecological barrier Industrial development Journal of North American Bat Research Notes
  2. 2024
    A Gilbert, E. M. Adams, H. F. Goyert, J Gulka, P. H. Loring, J. E. F. Stepanuk, K. A. Williams
  3. 2024-12-18
    Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn De Vries, Jane Harris, Sue Parsons, Elisabeth Debusschere, Ommo Hüppop, Vera Brust, Heiko Schmaljohann
  4. 2025-03-05
    Zoe O Korpi, Stephen N Matthews, Matthew B Shumar, Molly E McDermott, David Russell, Lucas W DeGroote, Ryan Jacob, Mark Shieldcastle, Christopher M Tonra
  5. 2025-07-03
    Georg Rüppel, Vera Brust, Heiko Schmaljohann, Thiemo Karwinkel
  6. 2025
    Yolanda Morbey, Kevin Hannah, Jeffrey Costa, Jackson Kusack, Stuart Mackenzie
    Migratory phenology Journal of Field Ornithology
  7. 2016-08
    Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor
    Ontario Birds
  8. 2023-05-01
    Nathan W. Cooper, Bryant C. Dossman, Lucas E. Berrigan, J. Morgan Brown, Dominic A. Cormier, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Amanda D. Rodewald, Philip D. Taylor, Junior A. Tremblay, Peter P. Marra
  9. 2020-02-13
    Camille Bégin-Marchand, André Desrochers, Junior A. Tremblay, Pascal Côté
  10. 2025
    Bri Benvenuti, Adam Smith, Chris Elphick, Nick Ernst, Adrienne Kovach, Kathleen O'Brien, Nancy Pau
  11. 2016-10-17
    Florian Müller, Philip D. Taylor, Sissel Sjöberg, Rachel Muheim, Arseny Tsvey, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Heiko Schmaljohann
    Departure decisions Movement Ecology
  12. 2016-06
    C. Myles Falconer, Greg W. Mitchell, Philip D. Taylor, Douglas C. Tozer
  13. 2021-10-16
    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
  14. 2022-05-01
    Sara Lupi, Yolanda E. Morbey, Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Leonida Fusani, Christopher G. Guglielmo
  15. 2022-11-25
    Joely G. DeSimone, Beverly S. Domschot, Megan A. Fylling, William M. Blake, Creagh W. Breuner
  16. 2025-10-15
    Teresa E. Ely, Ryan P. Bourbour, Benjamin M. Dudek, Allen M. Fish, Angus C. Hull, Breanna L. Martinico, Shannon M. Skalos, Levi E. Souza, Christopher W. Briggs
    Home range and territory The Journal of Raptor Research
  17. 2025
    Anne L. Blondin, Mark C. Drever, Scott A. Flemming, Wendy E. Easton, Mark Maftei, Yuri Zharikov, Nils Warnock, Erica Nol
  18. 2024-05
    Todd Jones, Nathan Cooper, Haley Haradon, Alicia Brunner, Bryant Dossman, Michael Ward, T. Scott Sillett, Sara Kaiser
    Journal of Field Ornithology
  19. 2017-06-13
    Camila Gómez, Nicholas J. Bayly, D. Ryan Norris, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Philip D. Taylor, Keith A. Hobson, Carlos Daniel Cadena
  20. 2024-05
    Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn de Vries, Bart Noort, Karina Stienstra, Cor Sonneveld, Tamara Vallina, Martijn Keur, Josien Steenbergen
  21. 2024-04
    Stephanie A. Blain, Hannah C. Justen, Wendy Easton, Kira E. Delmore
    Survival Ecology Letters
  22. 2016
    Bryant C. Dossman, Greg W. Mitchell, D. Ryan Norris, Philip D. Taylor, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Stephen N. Matthews, Paul G. Rodewald
  23. 2024-11-04
    Nathan W. Cooper, Scott W. Yanco, Clark S. Rushing, T. Scott Sillett, Peter P. Marra
  24. 2025-12-03
    Sarah A. Vastani, Stephanie A. Blain, Hannah Justen, Wendy E. Easton, Kira E. Delmore
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  25. 2025-09-02
    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
  26. 2025-12-17
    Stephanie A Blain, Hannah C Justen, Kira E Delmore, Trine Bilde, Scott Egan
    Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  27. 2025-03-24
    Lucy Mitchell, Vera Brust, Thiemo Karwinkel, Susanne Åkesson, Dmitry Kishkinev, Gabriel Norevik, Tibor Szep, Anders Hedenström, Sander Lagerveld, Barbara Helm, Heiko Schmaljohann
    Conservation Biology
  28. 2025-02-17
    Sarah P. Saunders, William V. DeLuca, Brooke L. Bateman, Jill L. Deppe, Joanna Grand, Erika J. Knight, Timothy D. Meehan, Nicole L. Michel, Nathaniel E. Seavy, Melanie A. Smith, Lotem Taylor, Chad J. Witko, Chad B. Wilsey
    Nature Ecology & Evolution
  29. February 2025
    Signe M.M. Brinkløv, Astrid Særmark Uebel, Esben T Fjederholt, Morten Elmeros
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  30. 2025-01
    Mara F. Müller, Cameron J. Baker, Sam C. Banks, Mariana A. Campbell, Tara L. Crewe, Mirjam Kaestli, Sydney J. Collett, Ian J. Radford, Hamish A. Campbell
  31. 2025
    Eran Amichai, Gregory M. Forcey, Michelle Vukovich, Julia R. Willmott
    Journal of North American Bat Research
  32. 2026-02-07
    Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn De Vries, Eldar Rakhimberdiev, Jane Harris, Bart C.A. Noort, Steve C.V. Geelhoed, Frank van Langevelde, Fiona Mathews, Martin J.M. Poot, Julia Karagicheva
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  33. 2026-03-11
    Ryan E Brodie, Nicholas J Bayly, Ruth E Bennett, Than J Boves, Anna Buckardt Thomas, William V Deluca, Kevin C Fraser, Ana M González, Jeffery L Larkin, Kurt M Ongman, Douglas W Raybuck, Amélie Roberto-Charron, Erin Simons-Legaard, Jessica Tatten, Scott Wilson, Amber M Roth
    Ornithological Applications
  34. 2026-03
    Nils Warnock, Scott A. Flemming, Sydney E. Bliss, Mary Anne Bishop, John Y. Takekawa, Brett K. Sandercock, Sarah E. Warnock, Mark C. Drever
    Journal of Avian Biology
  35. 2026
    Mackenzie R. Prichard, Levin C. Brandt, Susan N. Ellis-Felege
    Frontiers in Conservation Science
  36. 2019-09-03
    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
  37. 2020-03-23
    Kara L. Lefevre, Adam D. Smith
    Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
  38. 2015-12-07
    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
  39. 2022-08-19
    Petra Bach, Christian C. Voigt, Matthias Göttsche, Lothar Bach, Vera Brust, Reinhold Hill, Ommo Hüppop, Sander Lagerveld, Heiko Schmaljohann, Antje Seebens-Hoyer
    Individual path choice Industrial development Conservation Science and Practice
  40. 2022-03-25
    Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, J. Onofre N. Monteiro, Gabriela P. Ramires, Jason A. Mobley
    Industrial development Site importance Conservation Science and Practice
  41. 2019-09-13
    Rebecca L. Holberton, Philip D. Taylor, Lindsay M. Tudor, Kathleen M. O'Brien, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Ana Breit
    Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  42. 2018-08-01
    Zara R. Dowling, Danielle I. O'Dell
  43. 2017-11-15
    Sjoerd Duijns, Lawrence J. Niles, Amanda Dey, Yves Aubry, Christian Friis, Stephanie Koch, Alexandra M. Anderson, Paul A. Smith
  44. 2021
    Elora R. M. Grahame, Kayla D. Martin, Elizabeth A. Gow, D. Ryan Norris
    Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
  45. 2020
    Dean R. Evans, Keith A. Hobson, Jackson W. Kusack, Michael D. Cadman, C. Myles Falconer, Greg W. Mitchell

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Project citation format:

[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].

*Institutions or collaborators, project name and number, and years of project activity can be identified through project profiles on the Motus website.

Collaborators are encouraged to acknowledge Motus in any written work, popular or peer-reviewed publications, oral presentations, social media, or websites. Collaborators are also encouraged to acknowledge Motus as a program of Birds Canada in close collaboration with a diverse network of organizations, businesses and individuals.

If Motus tools (e.g. Motus website, visualizations, output tables) are used in your analysis or communications, the citation should be as follows:

Motus Wildlife Tracking System. [Year]. Birds Canada, Port Rowan, Ontario. Available: https://motus.org. Accessed: [Date].

Motus RBook citation:

Birds Canada (2024). motus: Fetch and use data from the Motus Wildlife Tracking System. https://motusWTS.github.io/motus/.

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