Movement predictability of individual barn owls facilitates estimation of home range size and survival

S Cain, T Solomon, Y Leshem, S Toledo, E Arnon… - Movement Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background There is growing attention to individuality in movement, its causes and
consequences. Similarly to other well-established personality traits (eg, boldness or …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in barn owl (Tyto alba) and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): a biomonitoring study in an agricultural region …

L Spadetto, AJ García-Fernández… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are commonly used for rodent
control, affecting various non-target wildlife species. Here, blood samples from common …

Home range size and habitat quality affect breeding success but not parental investment in barn owl males

R Séchaud, K Schalcher, B Almasi, R Bühler, K Safi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Life-history theory predicts that parents should balance their limited resources to maximize
lifetime fitness, limiting their investment in current reproduction when the fitness value of …

Nocturnal camouflage through background matching against moonlight

JJ Negro, S Bará, D Galadí-Enríquez, JL Nieves… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
Camouflage is often considered a daytime phenomenon based on light and shade.
Nocturnal camouflage can also occur, but its mechanistic basis remains unclear. Here, we …

Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey

R Bühler, K Schalcher, R Séchaud, S Michler… - Movement ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background For resident birds of prey in the temperate zone, the cold non-breeding period
can have strong impacts on survival and reproduction with implications for population …

Optimizing trilateration estimates for tracking fine‐scale movement of wildlife using automated radio telemetry networks

KL Paxton, KM Baker, ZB Crytser… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A major advancement in the use of radio telemetry has been the development of automated
radio tracking systems (ARTS), which allow animal movements to be tracked continuously. A …

[HTML][HTML] Barn Owls as a Nature-Based Solution for Pest Control: A Multinational Initiative Around the Mediterranean and Other Regions

V Bontzorlos, S Cain, Y Leshem, O Spiegel, Y Motro… - Conservation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pest rodents cause extensive damage to crops worldwide. Up to 40% of global crop
production is lost annually to pests and diseases, with rodents accounting for 15–30% of this …

Barn owl site occupancy and breeding success in relation to land use and nest box characteristics

E Milliet, K Schalcher, A Grangier‐Bijou… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural landscapes play a crucial role in enhancing biodiversity because of their
widespread presence over the Earth and their ability to encompass diverse ecosystems …

Joint use of location and acceleration data reveals influences on transitions among habitats in wintering birds

JA VonBank, TLJ Schafer, SA Cunningham… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Quantifying relationships between animal behavior and habitat use is essential to
understanding animal decision-making. High-resolution location and acceleration data …

A new approach to geostatistical synthesis of historical records reveals capuchin spatial responses to climate and demographic change

OT Jacobson, BJ Barrett, SE Perry, GE Finerty… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent proliferation of GPS technology has transformed animal movement research. Yet,
time‐series data from this recent technology rarely span beyond a decade, constraining …