Soaring flight is a remarkable adaptation to reduce movement costs by taking advantage of
atmospheric uplifts. The movement pattern of soaring birds is shaped by the spatial and …

Migratory animals are affected by various factors during their journeys, and the study of
animal movement by radars has been instrumental in revealing key influences of the …

Each year, trillions of insects make long-range seasonal migrations. These movements are
relatively well understood at a population level, but how individual insects achieve them …

Background The use of tracking technologies is key for the study of animal movement and
pivotal to ecological and conservation research. However, the potential effects of devices …

Advances in information technology are increasing the use of radar as a tool to investigate
and monitor bird migration movements. We set up a field campaign to compare and validate …

During the day, flying animals exploit the environmental energy landscape by seeking out
thermal or orographic uplift, or extracting energy from wind gradients. However, most of these …

Background Bio-logging devices play a fundamental and indispensable role in movement
ecology studies, particularly in the wild. However, researchers are aware of the influence that …

Animals rely on a balance of personal and social information to decide when and where to
move next in order to access a desired resource. The benefits from cueing on conspecifics to …

Partial migration is one of the most widespread migratory strategies among taxa. Investigating
the trade-off between environmental/social factors — fitness and energetic consequences …

Water bodies are considered a barrier to the migration of large bird species, mainly because
of the absence of thermals that these birds heavily rely on to move large distances with little …