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

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2022-09-23
Do departure and flight route decisions correlate with immune parameters in migratory songbirds?

Vera Brust, Cas Eikenaar, Florian Packmor, Heiko Schmaljohann, Ommo Hüppop, Gábor Á. Czirják

Body condition Departure decisions Disease Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory physiology Stopover duration Functional Ecology
2021
Diurnal and nocturnal habitat preference of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferous) in the northern portion of their breeding range

Elora R. M. Grahame, Kayla D. Martin, Elizabeth A. Gow, D. Ryan Norris

Biodiversity management Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
2020-05-20
Diurnal and crepuscular activity during fall migration for four species of aerial foragers

Tara L. Imlay, Philip D. Taylor

Migratory phenology The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
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
2023-11-10
Differential Migration Timing and the Form and Function of Avian Wings

Jessica E. Deakin

Migration strategy Activity patterns Body condition Departure decisions Departure preparation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
2016-01-21
Differential fall migratory routes of adult and juvenile Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Zoe J. Crysler, Robert A. Ronconi, Philip D. Taylor

Flight orientation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Movement Ecology
2021
Differences in use of Northumberland Strait habitat and fattening rates among migratory shorebird species

Parker Doiron

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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
2025
Developing Research Tools for Demographic Study of Rhynchophanes mccownii (Thick-billed Longspurs)

Megan M, Ring, Rose J. Swift, Michael J. Anteau, Lawrence D. Igl, Mark E. Seamans, Scott G. Somershoe, Jay A. VonBank, John M. Yeiser, Garrett J. MacDonald

Survival -
2024-02-22
Determinants of spring migration departure dates in a New World sparrow: Weather variables reign supreme

Allison J. Byrd, Katherine M. Talbott, Tara M. Smiley, Taylor B. Verrett, Michael S. Gross, Michelle L. Hladik, Ellen D. Ketterson, Daniel J. Becker

Departure decisions Disease Weather Ecology and Evolution
2019-03-03
Detection range of songbirds using a stopover site by automated radio-telemetry

Tara L. Crewe, Jessica E. Deakin, Andrew T. Beauchamp, Yolanda E. Morbey

Journal of Field Ornithology
2022-10-17
Depleted lean body mass after crossing an ecological barrier differentially affects stopover duration and refueling rate among species of long-distance migratory birds

Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, Michael S. Griego, Joely G. DeSimone, Cory R. Elowe, Alexander R. Gerson

Ecological barrier Migratory physiology Stopover duration Functional Ecology
2023-02-08
Departure, routing and landing decisions of long-distance migratory songbirds in relation to weather

Georg Rüppel, Ommo Hüppop, Sander Lagerveld, Heiko Schmaljohann, Vera Brust

Departure decisions Individual path choice Landing decisions Stopover duration Weather Royal Society Open Science
2024-04-29
Data Fusion and Visualization Approaches to Achieving a Common Operating Picture During Offshore Wind Construction and Operation Works

Daniel Doolittle, Ross Eaton, Marna Parslow, Paul Donlan, Craig Jones

Industrial development -
2017-01-11
Corticosterone and timing of migratory departure in a songbird

Cas Eikenaar, Florian Müller, Clara Leutgeb, Sven Hessler, Konstantin Lebus, Philip D. Taylor, Heiko Schmaljohann

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Proc. R. Soc. B
2016-08
Cooperative automated radio telemetry: the Motus Widllife Tracking System in Ontario

Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor

Ontario Birds
2019-10-16
Contrasting patterns of post-fledging movements of two sympatric warbler species with different life-history strategies

Dominic A. Cormier, Philip D. Taylor

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Displacement Ecological barrier Flight orientation Post-fledging latency Journal of Avian Biology
2020-02-26
Conspecific cues encourage Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) prospecting, but not nesting, at new nesting structures

Andrew J. Campomizzi, Zoé M. Lebrun-Southcott, Kristyn Richardson

The Canadian Field-Naturalist
2024-05
Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too

Todd Jones, Nathan Cooper, Haley Haradon, Alicia Brunner, Bryant Dossman, Michael Ward, T. Scott Sillett, Sara Kaiser

Journal of Field Ornithology
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
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 -
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
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
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 -
2025-02-17
Close encounters: behavioral responses of migrating songbirds to the perceived risk of predation

Claire E Nemes, Andrea M Lindsay, Lucas W DeGroote, Emily B Cohen, Emilie Snell-Rood

Activity patterns Urban landscapes Behavioral Ecology
2023
Clapper rail demography and population genomics

Elisa Constancia Elizondo

Departure decisions Individual path choice -
2022-05
Characterizing the Migratory Phenology and Routes of the Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) in Northern Utah

Kim Savides

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2022-05-01
Cerulean Warbler Full Annual Cycle Ecology: Filling in Critical Knowledge Gaps

Douglas Raybuck

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2021-01-01
Captive-reared migratory monarch butterflies show natural orientation when released in the wild

Alana A E Wilcox, Amy E M Newman, Nigel E Raine, Greg W Mitchell, D Ryan Norris

Biodiversity management Flight orientation Conservation Physiology
2023
British Islands Bats

Bat Conservation Trust

Activity patterns Ecological barrier Flight speed Individual path choice -
2025-07-17
Breeding site departure and post-departure movement strategy in Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo)

Lisa C Horn, Paul A Callo, Bridget J M Stutchbury

Departure decisions Ornithology
2023-07-01
Breeding season management is unlikely to improve population viability of a data-deficient migratory species in decline

Kayla L. Davis, Sarah P. Saunders, Stephanie Beilke, Erin Rowan Ford, Jennifer Fuller, Ava Landgraf, Elise F. Zipkin

Biodiversity management Individual path choice Reproductive success Biological Conservation
2023-07-14
Breeding season forest fragment size does not create negative carry-over for adult Wood Thrushes on fall migration timing or apparent annual survival

Brendan P Boyd, Sue Hayes, Alexandra M Israel, Bridget J M Stutchbury

Carry-over effects Departure decisions Migratory physiology Reproductive success Survival Ornithological Applications
2015-03-03
Breeding ground dispersal and fall migratory movements of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Zoe Crysler

Activity patterns Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
2022-11-25
Body mass and triglycerides predict departure of free-living nomadic pine siskins

Joely G. DeSimone, Beverly S. Domschot, Megan A. Fylling, William M. Blake, Creagh W. Breuner

Body condition Departure decisions Migratory physiology Functional Ecology
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
2019-12-29
Biological and environmental factors related to communal roosting behavior of breeding Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)

Sarah Saldanha, Philip Taylor, Tara Imlay, Marty Leonard

Colony attendance Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
2024-10-16
Beyond tracking: Advancing animal ecology through the longitudinal sampling of individuals

Bryant C Dossman, Emily Filiberti, Amber M Roth, Peter P Marra

Ornithology
2017-08
Behavioural Mechanisms of Protandrous Spring Migration in a Nearctic-Neotropical Songbird

Jessica E. Deakin

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
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
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
2018-08-01
Bat Use of an Island off the Coast of Massachusetts

Zara R. Dowling, Danielle I. O'Dell

Activity patterns Biodiversity management Site importance Northeastern Naturalist
2020-05-21
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) fledglings use crop habitat more frequently in relation to its availability than pasture and other habitat types

Chloe K. Boynton, Nancy A. Mahony, Tony D. Williams

Agricultural intensification Biodiversity management Post-fledging latency Site importance Survival The Condor
2024-03
Bank and Barn Swallow Movement and Roost Site Use Patterns in Eastern New Brunswick

Sarah Fensore

Activity patterns Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Colony attendance Foray behaviour -
2023-06-21
Avian monitoring results for two years of study at a newly recognized spring migration concentration point in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California

Tania Romero, Lauren Hill, Jayde Blair, Walter Sakai, C. John Ralph

North American Bird Bander
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
2019-09-13
Automated VHF Radiotelemetry Revealed Site-Specific Differences in Fall Migration Strategies of Semipalmated Sandpipers on Stopover in the Gulf of Maine

Rebecca L. Holberton, Philip D. Taylor, Lindsay M. Tudor, Kathleen M. O'Brien, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Ana Breit

Biodiversity management Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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 Industrial development Migratory phenology Site fidelity Stopover duration The Auk
2025/07/29
Automated telemetry reveals migratory movements and stopover timing of an endangered saltmarsh passerine

Bri Benvenuti, Adam D. Smith, Chris S. Elphick, Nick Ernst, Adrienne I. Kovach, Kathleen M. O'Brien, Nancy Pau

Avian Conservation and Ecology
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
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
2023-05-01
Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds

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

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Weather Movement Ecology
2016
Atlantic Flyway Review: Region III (Western Ridge) Fall 2015- The Arboretum at Penn State

Nick T. Kerlin

North American Bird Bander
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
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
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
2024-09
Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia)

Michael Gamble

Foray behaviour Home range and territory -
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 -
2016-03-24
Animal migration: Dispersion explains declines

Richard A. Fuller

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Nature
2025-12-17
An experimental test for ecologically dependent reproductive isolation across an avian migratory divide

Stephanie A Blain, Hannah C Justen, Kira E Delmore, Trine Bilde, Scott Egan

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2023-02-14
An ecologist's introduction to continuous-time multi-state models for capture-recapture data

Clark S. Rushing

Journal of Animal Ecology
2025-05-06
Age-related differences in fall migration timing and performance of juvenile and adult Wood Thrushes departing from a breeding site

Brendan P. Boyd, Sue M. Hayes, Anna Agazzi Migotto, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury

Departure decisions Flight speed Migratory speed Movement Ecology
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 -
2015-12-01
Adult and hatch-year blackpoll warblers exhibit radically different regional-scale movements during post-fledging dispersal

J. Morgan Brown, Philip D. Taylor

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory phenology Biology Letters
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2023
A review of Impacts of Tracking Devices on Birds

Erica A. Geldart, Lesley-Anne Howes, Hazel Wheeler, Stuart A. Mackenzie

North American Bird Bander
2024-05-15
A refined magnetic pulse treatment method for magnetic navigation experiments with adequate sham control: a case study on free-flying songbirds

Thiemo Karwinkel, Michael Winklhofer, Dario Allenstein, Vera Brust, Paula Christoph, Richard A. Holland, Ommo Hüppop, Jan Steen, Franz Bairlein, Heiko Schmaljohann

Flight navigation Migratory phenology Journal of The Royal Society Interface
2020-07-08
A quasi-experimental approach using telemetry to assess migration-strategy-specific differences in the decision-making processes at stopover

Heiko Schmaljohann, Thomas Klinner

Body condition Departure decisions Flight orientation Migratory physiology Stopover duration BMC Ecology
2019-09-13
A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds

Margaret L. Eng, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, Christy A. Morrissey

Agricultural intensification Contaminants Departure decisions Migratory physiology Stopover duration Science
2021-01-24
A NASBR History of Radiotelemetry: How Technology Has Contributed to Advances in Bat Biology

Jeff Clerc, R. Mark Brigham, Justin G. Boyles, Liam P. McGuire, Burton K. Lim, M. Brock Fenton, R. Mark Brigham, Shahroukh Mistry, Allen Kurta, Erin H. Gillam, Amy Russell, Jorge Ortega

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2017-05-15
A Markov model for planning and permitting offshore wind energy: A case study of radio-tracked terns in the Gulf of Maine, USA

Alexana Cranmer, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Linda Welch, Erin Baker

Biodiversity management Industrial development Journal of Environmental Management
2017-03-31
A Low-Cost Technique for Radio-Tracking Wildlife Using a Small Standard Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Junior A. Tremblay, André Desrochers, Yves Aubry, Paul Pace, David M. Bird

Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
2019-09-16
A large-scale automated radio telemetry network for monitoring movements of terrestrial wildlife in Australia

Andrea S. Griffin, Culum Brown, Bradley K. Woodworth, Guy-Anthony Ballard, Stuart Blanch, Hamish A. Campbell, Tara L. Crewe, Philip M. Hansbro, Catherine A. Herbert, Tim Hosking, Bethany J. Hoye, Brad Law, Kellie Leigh, Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska, Thomas Rasmussen, Paul G. McDonald, Mick Roderick, Chris Slade, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor

Australian Zoologist
2016-10-8
A field test of the effects of body composition analysis by quantitative magnetic resonance on songbird stopover behaviour

Lisa V. Kennedy, Yolanda E. Morbey, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor, Christopher G. Guglielmo

Flight orientation Stopover duration Journal of Ornithology
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