Movement Ecology

Papers
(The TQCC of Movement Ecology is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Energy supply during nocturnal endurance flight of migrant birds: effect of energy stores and flight behaviour40
Spatial and temporal predictability drive foraging movements of coastal birds33
High individual repeatability of the migratory behaviour of a long-distance migratory seabird30
Going underground: short- and long-term movements may reveal the fossorial spatial ecology of an amphisbaenian27
Deterministic, random, or in between? Inferring the randomness level of wildlife movements26
Simulation experiment to test strategies of geomagnetic navigation during long-distance bird migration24
Categorising cheetah behaviour using tri-axial accelerometer data loggers: a comparison of model resolution and data logger performance21
Migration distance affects how closely Eurasian wigeons follow spring phenology during migration21
Roads constrain movement across behavioural processes in a partially migratory ungulate21
Gauge-and-compass migration: inherited magnetic headings and signposts can adapt to changing geomagnetic landscapes20
Increasingly detailed insights in animal behaviours using continuous on-board processing of accelerometer data18
Birds of three worlds: moult migration to high Arctic expands a boreal-temperate flyway to a third biome17
Community structure of the solitary giant pandas is maintained by indirect social connections17
Inclement weather forces stopovers and prevents migratory progress for obligate soaring migrants17
African wild dog movements show contrasting responses to long and short term risk of encountering lions: analysis using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models17
A partial migrant relies upon a range-wide cue set but uses population-specific weighting for migratory timing16
Central-place foraging poses variable constraints year-round in a neotropical migrant15
Timing is critical: consequences of asynchronous migration for the performance and destination of a long-distance migrant15
Track and dive-based movement metrics do not predict the number of prey encountered by a marine predator14
Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey14
Autumn migration of the migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) at the Baltic coast14
MoveApps: a serverless no-code analysis platform for animal tracking data14
The oxidative balance and stopover departure decisions in a medium- and a long-distance migrant14
A 30,000-km journey by Apus apus pekinensis tracks arid lands between northern China and south-western Africa14
Multispecies fish tracking across newly created shallow and deep habitats in a forward-restored lake13
Divergent migration routes reveal contrasting energy-minimization strategies to deal with differing resource predictability13
Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population13
Using pseudo-absence models to test for environmental selection in marine movement ecology: the importance of sample size and selection strength13
Animal behaviour on the move: the use of auxiliary information and semi-supervision to improve behavioural inferences from Hidden Markov Models applied to GPS tracking datasets12
Ponds as experimental arenas for studying animal movement: current research and future prospects12
Individuals of a group-living shorebird show smaller home range overlap when food availability is low12
Comparison of triploid and diploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fine-scale movement, migration and catchability in lowland lakes of western Washington12
Unveiling the roles of temporal periodicity, the spatial environment and behavioural modes in terrestrial animal movement12
A novel method for identifying fine-scale bottom-use in a benthic-foraging pinniped12
Clinging to the top: natal dispersal tracks climate gradient in a trailing-edge population of a migratory songbird12
Density-dependent distributions of hosts and parasitoids resulting from density-independent dispersal rules: implications for host–parasitoid interactions and population dynamics11
Movement patterns of a small-bodied minnow suggest nomadism in a fragmented, desert river11
Migratory movements of bats are shaped by barrier effects, sex-biased timing and the adaptive use of winds11
Seasonal migrations of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in UK and surrounding waters11
Movement ecology of an endangered mesopredator in a mining landscape11
The statistical building blocks of animal movement simulations11
Seasonal habitat use and diel vertical migration in female spurdog in Nordic waters11
Migratory strategies across an ecological barrier: is the answer blowing in the wind?10
The comparison of dispersal rate between invasive and native species varied by plant life form and functional traits10
Correction to: Changes in selection of resources with reproductive state in a montane ungulate10
Factors modulating home range and resource use: a case study with Canarian houbara bustards10
Tricolored bats at a southern range edge exhibit partial migration northward in autumn10
Identifying signals of memory from observations of animal movements10
Analyzing tiger interaction and home range shifts using a time-geographic approach10
Linking fine-scale behaviour to the hydraulic environment shows behavioural responses in riverine fish10
Seasonal coastal residency and large-scale migration of two grey mullet species in temperate European waters10
How to treat mixed behavior segments in supervised machine learning of behavioural modes from inertial measurement data10
Correction: The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) as a model to understand vagrancy and its potential for the evolution of new migration routes9
Correction: Combining accelerometry with allometry for estimating daily energy expenditure in joules when in-lab calibration is unavailable9
Correction: Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey9
Towards transient space-use dynamics: re-envisioning models of utilization distribution and their applications9
The timing and spatial distribution of mother–offspring interactions in an obligate hider9
Modeling the movement of Oecophylla smaragdina on short-length scales in an unfamiliar environment9
No “carry-over” effects of tracking devices on return rate and parameters determining reproductive success in once and repeatedly tagged common swifts (Apus apus), a long-distance migratory bird8
Drivers of polar bear behavior and the possible effects of prey availability on foraging strategy8
GPS tracking reveals landfill closures induce higher foraging effort and habitat switching in gulls8
Effects of temperature experienced across life stages on morphology and flight behavior of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui)8
North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates8
Agricultural habitat use and selection by a sedentary bird over its annual life cycle in a crop-depredation context8
Analysis of local habitat selection and large-scale attraction/avoidance based on animal tracking data: is there a single best method?8
The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps8
Movement and dispersal of a habitat specialist in human-dominated landscapes: a case study of the red panda8
Movement ecology of vulnerable lowland tapirs between areas of varying human disturbance8
Weather-dependent changes in habitat use by Alpine chamois8
The influence of thermal and hypoxia induced habitat compression on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a temperate lake8
Agricultural land use shapes dispersal in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)8
Sensitivity of migratory connectivity estimates to spatial sampling design8
Adaptive drift and barrier-avoidance by a fly-forage migrant along a climate-driven flyway8
Correction: Home sweet home: spatiotemporal distribution and site fidelity of the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in Dungonab Bay, Sudan8
Primed and cued: long-term acoustic telemetry links interannual and seasonal variations in freshwater flows to the spawning migrations of Common Snook in the Florida Everglades8
What has biotelemetry ever done for avian translocations?8
The role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations8
Individual-level patterns of resource selection do not predict hotspots of contact8
Migrating curlews on schedule: departure and arrival patterns of a long-distance migrant depend on time and breeding location rather than on wind conditions8
Holling meets habitat selection: functional response of large herbivores revisited8
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