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Title Author Publication Date Publisher
  1. 2024-03-01
    Early parental nest initiation carries over to the departure date and quality of fledglings from the breeding grounds in the Purple Martin
    H. M. Williams, E. E. DeLeon, R. L. DeLeon
  2. 2020-09-29
    Earlier and slower or later and faster: Spring migration pace linked to departure time in a Neotropical migrant songbird
    Ana M. González, Nicholas J. Bayly, Keith A. Hobson
  3. 2021-10-16
    Drought at a coastal wetland affects refuelling and migration strategies of shorebirds
    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
  4. 2022-03-18
    Drivers and Direct Impacts of Lean Mass Dynamics on the Stopover Ecology and Migratory Pace of Nearctic-Neotropical Migrant Songbirds in Spring
    Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez
  5. 2018-06-22
    Does the length of the night affect the timing of nocturnal departures in a migratory songbird?
    Florian Müller, Georg Rüppel, Heiko Schmaljohann
  6. 2022-02-02
    Does hatch date set the clock? Timing of post-fledging movements for families of a colonially breeding, long-distance migratory songbird
    Saeedeh Bani Assadi, Emily A. McKinnon, Edward D. Cheskey, Kevin C. Fraser
  7. 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
  8. 2026-01-26
    Divergent migration strategies within a population of Snow Buntings
    Samuelle Simard-Provençal, Oliver O Love, Rebecca J Jardine, Alysha Riquier, Patricia Rokitnicki, Sara Pearce Meikerink, François Vézina, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Emily A McKinnon
  9. 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
    Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 2026-02-07
    Directional variation and method-specific detection patterns in offshore bat migration: implications for wind farm mitigation
    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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  13. 2023-11-10
    Differential Migration Timing and the Form and Function of Avian Wings
    Jessica E. Deakin
  14. 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
  15. 2021
    Differences in use of Northumberland Strait habitat and fattening rates among migratory shorebird species
    Parker Doiron
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  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 2016-08
    Cooperative automated radio telemetry: the Motus Widllife Tracking System in Ontario
    Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor
    Ontario Birds
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 2023
    Clapper rail demography and population genomics
    Elisa Constancia Elizondo
  35. 2022-05
    Characterizing the Migratory Phenology and Routes of the Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) in Northern Utah
    Kim Savides
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  36. 2022-05-01
    Cerulean Warbler Full Annual Cycle Ecology: Filling in Critical Knowledge Gaps
    Douglas Raybuck
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  37. 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
  38. 2023
    British Islands Bats
    Bat Conservation Trust
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 2015-03-03
    Breeding ground dispersal and fall migratory movements of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)
    Zoe Crysler
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 2017-08
    Behavioural Mechanisms of Protandrous Spring Migration in a Nearctic-Neotropical Songbird
    Jessica E. Deakin
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 2018-08-01
    Bat Use of an Island off the Coast of Massachusetts
    Zara R. Dowling, Danielle I. O'Dell
  51. 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
  52. 2024-03
    Bank and Barn Swallow Movement and Roost Site Use Patterns in Eastern New Brunswick
    Sarah Fensore
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 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
    Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  56. 2018-04-25
    Automated telemetry reveals staging behavior in a declining migratory passerine
    James R. Wright, Luke L. Powell, Christopher M. Tonra
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. 2016
    Atlantic Flyway Review: Region III (Western Ridge) Fall 2015- The Arboretum at Penn State
    Nick T. Kerlin
    North American Bird Bander
  61. 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
  62. 2023
    Are offshore wind farms in the Netherlands a potential threat for coastal populations of noctule?
    Sander Lagerveld, Kees Mostert
  63. 2020-08-25
    Are movements of daytime and nighttime passerine migrants as different as day and night?
    Bianca Michalik, Vera Brust, Ommo Hüppop
  64. 2024-09
    Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia)
    Michael Gamble
  65. 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
  66. 2016-03-24
    Animal migration: Dispersion explains declines
    Richard A. Fuller
  67. 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
  68. 2023-02-14
    An ecologist's introduction to continuous-time multi-state models for capture-recapture data
    Clark S. Rushing
    Journal of Animal Ecology
  69. 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
  70. 2023-04-21
    Age and Sex Differences in Stopover Behaviours and Flight Performance in Black-throated Blue Warblers
    Patricia Rokitnicki
  71. 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
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  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. 2019-09-13
    A neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds
    Margaret L. Eng, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury, Christy A. Morrissey
  80. 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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  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
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