OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Movement Ecology is 7. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Wolverines use spatial memory to plan efficient routes through rugged terrain	56
Spatial and temporal predictability drive foraging movements of coastal birds	49
Comparison of triploid and diploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fine-scale movement, migration and catchability in lowland lakes of western Washington	42
Categorising cheetah behaviour using tri-axial accelerometer data loggers: a comparison of model resolution and data logger performance	40
Increasingly detailed insights in animal behaviours using continuous on-board processing of accelerometer data	26
Towards transient space-use dynamics: re-envisioning models of utilization distribution and their applications	26
Clinging to the top: natal dispersal tracks climate gradient in a trailing-edge population of a migratory songbird	25
Timing is critical: consequences of asynchronous migration for the performance and destination of a long-distance migrant	23
Seasonal migrations of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in UK and surrounding waters	21
A call for using rangeland-based livestock operations as model systems for studying the movement ecology of terrestrial animals	20
North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates	19
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 bird	19
The influence of thermal and hypoxia induced habitat compression on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a temperate lake	19
Weather-dependent changes in habitat use by Alpine chamois	18
Landscapes, habitat, and migratory behaviour: what drives the summer movements of a Northern viper?	18
Phenological drivers of ungulate migration in South America: characterizing the movement and seasonal habitat use of guanacos	18
Individual variation in the habitat selection of upstream migrating fish near a barrier	17
White stork movements reveal the ecological connectivity between landfills and different habitats	17
Effects of vasectomy on breeding-related movement and activity in free-ranging white-tailed deer	17
Considering landscape heterogeneity improves the inference of inter-individual interactions from movement data	16
Remote sensing reveals the role of forage quality and quantity for summer habitat use in red deer	16
Watershed-scale dispersal patterns of juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) revealed through genetic parentage analysis	16
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 Everglades	16
Individual-level patterns of resource selection do not predict hotspots of contact	16
The role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations	16

Changes in selection of resources with reproductive state in a montane ungulate	15
Recent trends in movement ecology of animals and human mobility	15
Fall migration, oceanic movement, and site residency patterns of eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) on the mid-Atlantic Coast	15
Multi-scale movement syndromes for comparative analyses of animal movement patterns	15
Correction to: Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude	15
Rest to roam: behavioural adaptations of tigers in anthropogenically altered landscapes	14
Current and future habitat suitability of northern fur seals and overlap with the commercial walleye pollock fishery in the eastern Bering Sea	14
Crabs ride the tide: incoming tides promote foraging of Giant Mud Crab (Scylla serrata)	13
Intraseasonal variations in the spatial behaviour of an Arctic predator	13
Hunting mode and habitat selection mediate the success of human hunters	13
Effect of harness design for tag attachment on the flight performance of five soaring species	13
Distributing transmitters to maximize population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement	13
Naivety dies with the calf: calf loss to human hunters imposes behavioral change in a long-lived but heavily harvested ungulate	13
Seasonal migration patterns of Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) facing the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	12
Simultaneous estimation of the temporal and spatial extent of animal migration using step lengths and turning angles	12
Post-fire movements of Pacific marten (Martes caurina) depend on the severity of landscape change	12
Weather, sex and body condition affect post-fledging migration behaviour of the greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	12
Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel	12
Resource predictability modulates spatial-use networks in an endangered scavenger species	12
Linking fine-scale behaviour to the hydraulic environment shows behavioural responses in riverine fish	11
Migratory strategies across an ecological barrier: is the answer blowing in the wind?	11
Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds	11
Body-size dependent foraging strategies in the Christmas Island flying-fox: implications for seed and pollen dispersal within a threatened island ecosystem	11
Movement ecology of an endangered mesopredator in a mining landscape	11
Movement patterns of a small-bodied minnow suggest nomadism in a fragmented, desert river	11
Linking changes in individual specialization and population niche of space use across seasons in the great evening bat (Ia io)	11
Identifying signals of memory from observations of animal movements	11
Roads constrain movement across behavioural processes in a partially migratory ungulate	11
Ecological drivers of movement for two sympatric marine predators in the California current large marine ecosystem	11
Sex specificity of dispersal behaviour and flight morphology varies among tree hollow beetle species	11
A 30,000-km journey by Apus apus pekinensis tracks arid lands between northern China and south-western Africa	10
Agricultural habitat use and selection by a sedentary bird over its annual life cycle in a crop-depredation context	10
Individuals of a group-living shorebird show smaller home range overlap when food availability is low	10
African wild dog movements show contrasting responses to long and short term risk of encountering lions: analysis using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models	10
Community structure of the solitary giant pandas is maintained by indirect social connections	10
Correction: Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey	10
Effects of tag mass on the physiology and behaviour of common noctule bats	10
Experience-based optimal foraging on planktonic prey in Baikal seals	9
Activity patterns throughout the annual cycle in a long-distance migratory songbird, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio	9
The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps	9
Evaluating movement-based methods for estimating the frequency and timing of parturition in mule deer	9
Allochrony is shaped by foraging niche segregation rather than adaptation to the windscape in long-ranging seabirds	9
Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk	9
Drivers of polar bear behavior and the possible effects of prey availability on foraging strategy	9
Correction to: Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel	8
Wild pigs impact reproductive season movements and space use of wild turkeys	8
Dispersal of juvenile Barrow’s goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) mirrors that of breeding adults	8
A cold high-pressure system over North China hinders the southward migration of Mythimna separata in autumn	8
Publisher Correction to: Foraging on the wing for fish while migrating over changing landscapes: traveling behaviors vary with available aquatic habitat for Caspian terns	8
Introduction to the Wayne Getz Festschrift	8

Movement and behavioral states of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in response to a behavioral deterrent in a navigational lock	8
Predictive model of sperm whale prey capture attempts from time-depth data	7
Rayleigh step-selection functions and connections to continuous-time mechanistic movement models	7
Successive stamen movement in Saxifraga candelabrum is responsive to weather and pollinator visits	7
The multivariate analysis of variance as a powerful approach for circular data	7
Correction to: Foraging conditions for breeding penguins improve with distance from colony and progression of the breeding season at the South Orkney Islands	7
Soaring over open waters: horizontal winds provide lift to soaring migrants in weak thermal conditions	7
Detour migration to circumvent the Himalayas in the Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus	7
Foraging on the wing for fish while migrating over changing landscapes: traveling behaviors vary with available aquatic habitat for Caspian terns	7
Movement and habitat selection of a large carnivore in response to human infrastructure differs by life stage	7
The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) as a model to understand vagrancy and its potential for the evolution of new migration routes	7
Is it the road or the fence? Influence of linear anthropogenic features on the movement and distribution of a partially migratory ungulate	7
Correction: Modeling the movement of Oecophylla smaragdina on short-length scales in an unfamiliar environment	7