Broad‐scale patterns of the Afro‐Palaearctic landbird migration

M Briedis, S Bauer, P Adamík, JA Alves… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Knowledge of broad‐scale biogeographical patterns of animal migration is important for
understanding ecological drivers of migratory behaviours. Here, we present a flyway‐scale …

Wind conditions and geography shape the first outbound migration of juvenile honey buzzards and their distribution across sub-Saharan Africa

WMG Vansteelant, J Kekkonen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Contemporary tracking studies reveal that low migratory connectivity between breeding and
non-breeding ranges is common in migrant landbirds. It is unclear, however, how internal …

rWind: download, edit and include wind data in ecological and evolutionary analysis

J Fernández-López, K Schliep - 2019 - digital.csic.es
1) Wind connectivity has been identified as a key factor driving many biological processes.
2) Existing software available for managing wind data are often overly complex for studying …

The Gap of Chad, a dearth of migratory birds in the central Sahel

L Zwarts, RG Bijlsma, J van der Kamp - Ardea, 2023 - BioOne
Many migratory bird species cross the Mediterranean during autumn migration, but most do
so either at the western or eastern ends where they can avoid, or minimise, sea crossings …

Habitat availability influences migration speed, refueling patterns and seasonal flyways of a fly-and-forage migrant

TG Hadjikyriakou, EC Nwankwo, MZ Virani… - Movement ecology, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite our understanding of the principal factors that shape bird migration
strategies, there is conflicting evidence regarding the role of habitat in shaping migration …

Barometer logging reveals new dimensions of individual songbird migration

S Sjöberg, L Pedersen, G Malmiga… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in tracking technology are based on the use of miniature sensors for
recording new aspects of individual migratory behaviour. In this study, we have used activity …

Full-year tracking suggests endogenous control of migration timing in a long-distance migratory songbird

L Pedersen, K Jackson, K Thorup… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2018 - Springer
Following ongoing technological advances, an increasing amount of full-year tracking data
on individual migratory movements is becoming available. This opens up the opportunity to …

Wind‐associated detours promote seasonal migratory connectivity in a flapping flying long‐distance avian migrant

G Norevik, S Åkesson, T Artois… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is essential to gain knowledge about the causes and extent of migratory connectivity
between stationary periods of migrants to further the understanding of processes affecting …

Across the deserts and sea: inter-individual variation in migration routes of south-central European barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

M Pancerasa, R Ambrosini, A Romano, D Rubolini… - Movement Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background The spatiotemporal organization of migratory routes of long-distance migrants
results from trade-offs between minimizing the journey length and en route risk of migration …

Non-breeding sites, loop migration and flight activity patterns over the annual cycle in the Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor from a north-western edge of its range

P Adamík, JB Wong, S Hahn, A Krištín - Journal of Ornithology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Lesser Grey Shrike is a typical Palaearctic songbird for which we have limited
knowledge of its migration ecology. All that is known about its non-breeding movements is …