Movement Ecology

Papers
(The median citation count of Movement Ecology is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Wolverines use spatial memory to plan efficient routes through rugged terrain57
Spatial and temporal predictability drive foraging movements of coastal birds54
Comparison of triploid and diploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fine-scale movement, migration and catchability in lowland lakes of western Washington43
Categorising cheetah behaviour using tri-axial accelerometer data loggers: a comparison of model resolution and data logger performance41
Increasingly detailed insights in animal behaviours using continuous on-board processing of accelerometer data28
Towards transient space-use dynamics: re-envisioning models of utilization distribution and their applications28
Clinging to the top: natal dispersal tracks climate gradient in a trailing-edge population of a migratory songbird26
A call for using rangeland-based livestock operations as model systems for studying the movement ecology of terrestrial animals23
Seasonal migrations of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in UK and surrounding waters21
Habitat conditions during winter explain movement among subpopulations of a declining migratory bird21
Timing is critical: consequences of asynchronous migration for the performance and destination of a long-distance migrant20
North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates19
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 bird19
Phenological drivers of ungulate migration in South America: characterizing the movement and seasonal habitat use of guanacos19
The influence of thermal and hypoxia induced habitat compression on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a temperate lake19
Weather-dependent changes in habitat use by Alpine chamois18
Landscapes, habitat, and migratory behaviour: what drives the summer movements of a Northern viper?18
Effects of vasectomy on breeding-related movement and activity in free-ranging white-tailed deer18
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 Everglades17
The role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations17
Individual variation in the habitat selection of upstream migrating fish near a barrier17
Watershed-scale dispersal patterns of juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) revealed through genetic parentage analysis17
Considering landscape heterogeneity improves the inference of inter-individual interactions from movement data17
Individual-level patterns of resource selection do not predict hotspots of contact17
Recent trends in movement ecology of animals and human mobility16
White stork movements reveal the ecological connectivity between landfills and different habitats16
Fall migration, oceanic movement, and site residency patterns of eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) on the mid-Atlantic Coast16
Current and future habitat suitability of northern fur seals and overlap with the commercial walleye pollock fishery in the eastern Bering Sea16
Remote sensing reveals the role of forage quality and quantity for summer habitat use in red deer16
Multi-scale movement syndromes for comparative analyses of animal movement patterns15
Rest to roam: behavioural adaptations of tigers in anthropogenically altered landscapes15
Changes in selection of resources with reproductive state in a montane ungulate15
Crabs ride the tide: incoming tides promote foraging of Giant Mud Crab (Scylla serrata)14
Hunting mode and habitat selection mediate the success of human hunters14
Effect of harness design for tag attachment on the flight performance of five soaring species14
Intraseasonal variations in the spatial behaviour of an Arctic predator14
Naivety dies with the calf: calf loss to human hunters imposes behavioral change in a long-lived but heavily harvested ungulate14
Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel13
Seasonal migration patterns of Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) facing the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau13
Resource predictability modulates spatial-use networks in an endangered scavenger species13
Linking changes in individual specialization and population niche of space use across seasons in the great evening bat (Ia io)13
Distributing transmitters to maximize population-level representativeness in automated radio telemetry studies of animal movement13
Weather, sex and body condition affect post-fledging migration behaviour of the greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus13
Simultaneous estimation of the temporal and spatial extent of animal migration using step lengths and turning angles13
Identification and conservation of critical nodes for shorebirds based on migration network perspective12
Ecological drivers of movement for two sympatric marine predators in the California current large marine ecosystem12
Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds12
Sex specificity of dispersal behaviour and flight morphology varies among tree hollow beetle species12
Movement patterns and habitat selection of Lahontan cutthroat trout during streamflow recession in a Great Basin stream12
Linking fine-scale behaviour to the hydraulic environment shows behavioural responses in riverine fish11
Identifying signals of memory from observations of animal movements11
African wild dog movements show contrasting responses to long and short term risk of encountering lions: analysis using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models11
Movement patterns of a small-bodied minnow suggest nomadism in a fragmented, desert river11
Body-size dependent foraging strategies in the Christmas Island flying-fox: implications for seed and pollen dispersal within a threatened island ecosystem11
A 30,000-km journey by Apus apus pekinensis tracks arid lands between northern China and south-western Africa11
Community structure of the solitary giant pandas is maintained by indirect social connections11
Movement ecology of an endangered mesopredator in a mining landscape11
Migratory strategies across an ecological barrier: is the answer blowing in the wind?11
Correction: Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey11
Marine predator movements create seascape connectivity in remote coral reef ecosystems11
Experience-based optimal foraging on planktonic prey in Baikal seals10
Allochrony is shaped by foraging niche segregation rather than adaptation to the windscape in long-ranging seabirds10
Roads constrain movement across behavioural processes in a partially migratory ungulate10
Evaluating movement-based methods for estimating the frequency and timing of parturition in mule deer10
Activity patterns throughout the annual cycle in a long-distance migratory songbird, the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio10
Individuals of a group-living shorebird show smaller home range overlap when food availability is low10
Agricultural habitat use and selection by a sedentary bird over its annual life cycle in a crop-depredation context10
Drivers of polar bear behavior and the possible effects of prey availability on foraging strategy10
Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk9
Effects of tag mass on the physiology and behaviour of common noctule bats9
The spatial and temporal exploitation of anthropogenic food sources by common ravens (Corvus corax) in the Alps9
Introduction to the Wayne Getz Festschrift8
Dispersal of juvenile Barrow’s goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) mirrors that of breeding adults8
Predictive model of sperm whale prey capture attempts from time-depth data8
Publisher Correction to: Foraging on the wing for fish while migrating over changing landscapes: traveling behaviors vary with available aquatic habitat for Caspian terns8
Movement and behavioral states of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in response to a behavioral deterrent in a navigational lock8
Correction to: Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel8
A cold high-pressure system over North China hinders the southward migration of Mythimna separata in autumn8
Identifying presence or absence of grizzly and polar bear cubs from the movements of adult females with machine learning7
Rayleigh step-selection functions and connections to continuous-time mechanistic movement models7
Movement and habitat selection of a large carnivore in response to human infrastructure differs by life stage7
Detour migration to circumvent the Himalayas in the Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus7
Correction: Modeling the movement of Oecophylla smaragdina on short-length scales in an unfamiliar environment7
Exploring the interplay between small and large scales movements in a neotropical small mammal7
Wild pigs impact reproductive season movements and space use of wild turkeys7
Correction to: Foraging conditions for breeding penguins improve with distance from colony and progression of the breeding season at the South Orkney Islands7
Successive stamen movement in Saxifraga candelabrum is responsive to weather and pollinator visits7
The multivariate analysis of variance as a powerful approach for circular data7
Mechanistic movement models identify continuously updated autumn migration cues in Arctic caribou7
The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) as a model to understand vagrancy and its potential for the evolution of new migration routes7
Soaring over open waters: horizontal winds provide lift to soaring migrants in weak thermal conditions7
Is it the road or the fence? Influence of linear anthropogenic features on the movement and distribution of a partially migratory ungulate7
Foraging on the wing for fish while migrating over changing landscapes: traveling behaviors vary with available aquatic habitat for Caspian terns7
Central-place foraging poses variable constraints year-round in a neotropical migrant6
Ponds as experimental arenas for studying animal movement: current research and future prospects6
Combining accelerometry with allometry for estimating daily energy expenditure in joules when in-lab calibration is unavailable6
Flexibility in female spatiotemporal behavioral tactics to counter infanticide risk during the mating season6
Flight heights obtained from GPS versus altimeters influence estimates of collision risk with offshore wind turbines in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus6
Temperature mediated habitat selection in sympatric deer species with varying body size: thermal cover and forage availability as potential drivers6
Gauge-and-compass migration: inherited magnetic headings and signposts can adapt to changing geomagnetic landscapes6
Factors modulating home range and resource use: a case study with Canarian houbara bustards6
Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules6
Links between the three-dimensional movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and the bio-physical environment off a coral reef6
Linking migration and microbiota at a major stopover site in a long-distance avian migrant6
Crossing the Straits of Mackinac: over-water uplift, wind support and low wind speed facilitates water crossings by a soaring migrant during pre-breeding spring migration6
Track and dive-based movement metrics do not predict the number of prey encountered by a marine predator6
Using pseudo-absence models to test for environmental selection in marine movement ecology: the importance of sample size and selection strength6
Tricolored bats at a southern range edge exhibit partial migration northward in autumn6
Site fidelity of migratory shorebirds facing habitat deterioration: insights from satellite tracking and mark-resighting6
Diurnal migration patterns in willow warblers differ between the western and eastern flyways6
Individual variation in migration patterns of Iberian little bustards6
Autumn migration of the migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) at the Baltic coast6
A partial migrant relies upon a range-wide cue set but uses population-specific weighting for migratory timing5
Behaviour of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a hydropower regulated freshwater system5
Inferring leader-follower dynamics in three shark species using acoustic telemetry data5
Impact of food availability and predator presence on patterns of landscape partitioning among neighbouring Guinea baboon (Papio papio) parties5
Overwintering aggregation patterns of European catfish Silurus glanis5
Fishers (Pekania pennanti) are forest structure specialists when resting and generalists when moving: behavior influences resource selection in a northern Rocky Mountain fisher population5
What drives wild pig (Sus scrofa) movement in bottomland and upland forests?5
Energy supply during nocturnal endurance flight of migrant birds: effect of energy stores and flight behaviour5
Natal colony influences age-specific movement patterns of the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)5
Individual heterogeneity influences the effects of translocation on urban dispersal of an invasive reptile5
Climate change impacts to foraging seascapes for a highly migratory top predator5
Intraspecific encounters can lead to reduced range overlap5
The statistical building blocks of animal movement simulations5
Effects of temperature experienced across life stages on morphology and flight behavior of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui)5
Study methodology impacts density-dependent dispersal observations: a systematic review5
Towns and trails drive carnivore movement behaviour, resource selection, and connectivity5
Variation in herbivore space use: comparing two savanna ecosystems with different anthrax outbreak patterns in southern Africa5
Differential changes in the morphology and fuel loads of obligatory and partial migrant passerines over half a century in Britain5
Linking movement and dive data to prey distribution models: new insights in foraging behaviour and potential pitfalls of movement analyses4
Context drives movement patterns in a mobile marine predator4
The power and promise of interdisciplinary international research networks to advance movement ecology4
Proactive and reactive movement behaviours shape the antipredator sequence in a large herbivore4
A new data-driven paradigm for the study of avian migratory navigation4
Bridging the gap between movement data and connectivity analysis using the Time-Explicit Habitat Selection (TEHS) model4
Seasonal variation in activity and nearshore habitat use of Lake Trout in a subarctic lake4
Seasonal dynamics of range expansion in South American thrushes4
A framework for integrating inferred movement behavior into disease risk models4
Spatial overlap of gray wolves and ungulate prey changes seasonally corresponding to prey migration4
Evaluating density-weighted connectivity of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Glacier National Park with spatial capture–recapture models4
Spaceborne and UAV-LiDAR reveal hammer-headed bat preference for intermediate canopy height and diverse structure in a Central African rainforest4
Pre-migratory flights in migrant songbirds: the ecological and evolutionary importance of understudied exploratory movements4
Land cover and NDVI are important predictors in habitat selection along migration for the Golden-crowned Sparrow, a temperate-zone migrating songbird4
Residency and space use estimation methods based on passive acoustic telemetry data4
Do beluga whales truly migrate? Testing a key trait of the classical migration syndrome4
Navigating motherhood: biological and landscape factors affecting postpartum movement in white-tailed deer4
Biologging intelligent Platform (BiP): an integrated and standardized platform for sharing, visualizing, and analyzing biologging data4
Comparing maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods for fitting hidden Markov models to multi-state capture-recapture data of invasive carp in the Illinois River4
Advances in biologging can identify nuanced energetic costs and gains in predators4
Sea ice directs changes in bowhead whale phenology through the Bering Strait4
Estimating the movements of terrestrial animal populations using broad-scale occurrence data4
Rhythm of relationships in a social fish over the course of a full year in the wild4
Correction: Home sweet home: spatiotemporal distribution and site fidelity of the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in Dungonab Bay, Sudan3
Mating from a female perspective: Do brown bear females play an active role in mate searching?3
Links between energy budgets, somatic condition, and life history reveal heterogeneous energy management tactics in a group-living mesocarnivore3
Seasonal movement behavior of domestic goats in response to environmental variability and time of day using Hidden Markov Models3
The timing and spatial distribution of mother–offspring interactions in an obligate hider3
Swim, baby, swim: the active dispersal scenario of juvenile North Pacific loggerhead turtles revealed by historical satellite tracking data and novel operational oceanography products3
Cropland restricts occurrence and alters spatial ecology near the mule deer geographical range limit3
High individual repeatability of the migratory behaviour of a long-distance migratory seabird3
Movement of an imperiled esocid fish in an agricultural drain3
Time synchronisation for millisecond-precision on bio-loggers3
Ecosystem, spatial and trophic dimensions of niche partitioning among freshwater fish predators3
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 datasets3
Consequences of migratory distance, habitat distribution and season on the migratory process in a short distance migratory shorebird population3
How to treat mixed behavior segments in supervised machine learning of behavioural modes from inertial measurement data3
Analyzing tiger interaction and home range shifts using a time-geographic approach3
The spatial consistency and repeatability of migratory flight routes and stationary sites of individual European nightjars based on multiannual GPS tracks3
Changes in movement, habitat use, and response to human disturbance accompany parturition events in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)3
Effects of the social environment on movement-integrated habitat selection3
Seasonal habitat use and diel vertical migration in female spurdog in Nordic waters3
Correction to: Changes in selection of resources with reproductive state in a montane ungulate3
Correction: Combining accelerometry with allometry for estimating daily energy expenditure in joules when in-lab calibration is unavailable3
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