Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal are diverse and pervasive

EW Schupp, R Zwolak, LR Jones, RS Snell… - AoB Plants, 2019 - academic.oup.com
There is growing realization that intraspecific variation in seed dispersal can have important
ecological and evolutionary consequences. However, we do not have a good understanding …

Predation landscapes influence migratory prey ecology and evolution

MC Sabal, MS Boyce, CL Charpentier, NB Furey… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Migratory prey experience spatially variable predation across their life cycle. They face
unique challenges in navigating this predation landscape, which affects their perception of …

Migratory birds with delayed spring departure migrate faster but pay the costs

BC Dossman, AD Rodewald, CE Studds, PP Marra - 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory birds that experience poor overwintering conditions are often late to arrive at the
breeding grounds, which is known to depress individual fitness. Despite the importance of …

Noise from a phantom road experiment alters the age structure of a community of migrating birds

CJW McClure, HE Ware, JD Carlisle… - Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Several past studies have demonstrated the effects of anthropogenic noise on populations
of animals. Yet, differing effects of noise by age and subsequent changes in the age …

'Chancing on a spectacle:'co‐occurring animal migrations and interspecific interactions

EB Cohen, DA Satterfield - Ecography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Migrations of diverse wildlife species often converge in space and time, with their journeys
shaped by similar forces (ie geographic barriers and seasonal resources and conditions); …

Mechanistic models of seed dispersal by animals

JM Morales, T Morán López - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modelling seed dispersal by animals seems straightforward; we need a way to keep track of
the position on the animal through time and a clock for how long seeds travel with it …

More than mortality: Consequences of human activity on migrating birds extend beyond direct mortality

CE Nemes, SA Cabrera-Cruz… - Ornithological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Birds must contend with an array of anthropogenic threats during their migratory journeys.
Many migrants are killed due to encounters with artificial light, introduced species …

Density dependent refueling of migratory songbirds during stopover within an urbanizing coastal landscape

EB Cohen, JM Lafleur, FR Moore - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Refueling performance is the primary currency of a successful migration as birds must
maintain energy stores to achieve an optimal travel schedule. Migrating birds can anticipate …

Experimental ghrelin administration affects migratory behaviour in a songbird

S Lupi, YE Morbey, SA MacDougall-Shackleton… - Hormones and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Twice a year, billions of birds take on drastic physiological and behavioural changes to
migrate between breeding and wintering areas. On migration, most passerine birds regularly …

Multiple intrinsic and extrinsic drivers influence the quantity and quality components of seed dispersal effectiveness in the rare shrub Lindera subcoriacea

MG Hohmann, WA Wall, MG Just, SD Huskins - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Information about seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) for plant species of conservation
concern is rarely available to inform management strategies and actions. For Lindera …