For centuries, humans have been fascinated by how migratory animals find their way over
thousands of kilometres. Here, I review the mechanisms used in animal orientation and …

Timing is a crucial aspect for survival and reproduction in seasonal environments leading to
carefully scheduled annual programs of migration in many species. But what are the exact …

Migratory divides are proposed to be catalysts for speciation across a diversity of taxa.
However, it is difficult to test the relative contributions of migratory behaviour vs. other …

Avian long-distance migration requires refined programming to orchestrate the birds'
movements on annual temporal and continental spatial scales. Programming is particularly …

Diadromy, the predictable movements of individuals between marine and freshwater
environments, is biogeographically and phylogenetically widespread across fishes. Thus …

New World thrushes in the genus Catharus are small, insectivorous or omnivorous birds that
have been used to explore several important questions in avian evolution, including the …

Most of the birds's adaptations for migration have a neuroendocrine origin, triggered by
changes in photoperiod and the patterns of Earth's magnetic field. Migration …

Bird migration has long been a subject of fascination for humankind and is a behavior that is
both intricate and multifaceted. In recent years, advances in technology, particularly in the …

Seasonal migration is a dynamic natural phenomenon that allows organisms to exploit
favourable habitats across the annual cycle. While the morphological, physiological and …

Timing is essential for survival and reproduction of organisms across the tree of life. The
core circadian clock gene Clk is involved in the regulation of annual timing events and …