Beyond migration: causes and consequences of nomadic animal movements

CS Teitelbaum, T Mueller - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2019 - cell.com
Recent advances in animal tracking reveal that many species display irregular movements
that do not fall into classical categories of movement patterns such as range residency or …

Path segmentation for beginners: an overview of current methods for detecting changes in animal movement patterns

H Edelhoff, J Signer, N Balkenhol - Movement ecology, 2016 - Springer
Increased availability of high-resolution movement data has led to the development of
numerous methods for studying changes in animal movement behavior. Path segmentation …

Is ungulate migration culturally transmitted? Evidence of social learning from translocated animals

BR Jesmer, JA Merkle, JR Goheen, EO Aikens, JL Beck… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Ungulate migrations are assumed to stem from learning and cultural transmission of
information regarding seasonal distribution of forage, but this hypothesis has not been …

Memory and resource tracking drive blue whale migrations

B Abrahms, EL Hazen, EO Aikens… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
In terrestrial systems, the green wave hypothesis posits that migrating animals can enhance
foraging opportunities by tracking phenological variation in high-quality forage across space …

The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore

EO Aikens, MJ Kauffman, JA Merkle… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Green Wave Hypothesis posits that herbivore migration manifests in response
to waves of spring green‐up (ie green‐wave surfing). Nonetheless, empirical support for the …

Are all data types and connectivity models created equal? Validating common connectivity approaches with dispersal data

KA Zeller, MK Jennings, TW Vickers… - Diversity and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim There is enormous interest in applying connectivity modelling to resistance surfaces for
identifying corridors for conservation action. However, the multiple analytical approaches …

A migratory northern ungulate in the pursuit of spring: jumping or surfing the green wave?

R Bischof, LE Loe, EL Meisingset… - The American …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
The forage-maturation hypothesis (FMH) states that herbivores migrate along a
phenological gradient of plant development in order to maximize energy intake. Despite …

Longest terrestrial migrations and movements around the world

K Joly, E Gurarie, MS Sorum, P Kaczensky… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Long-distance terrestrial migrations are imperiled globally. We determined both round-trip
migration distances (straight-line measurements between migratory end points) and total …

Chronic wasting disease in Europe: new strains on the horizon

MA Tranulis, D Gavier-Widén, J Våge… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2021 - Springer
Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders with known natural occurrence in
humans and a few other mammalian species. The diseases are experimentally …

Human selection of elk behavioural traits in a landscape of fear

S Ciuti, TB Muhly, DG Paton… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Among agents of selection that shape phenotypic traits in animals, humans can cause more
rapid changes than many natural factors. Studies have focused on human selection of …