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View article: Introducing a unique animal <scp>ID</scp> and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
Introducing a unique animal <span>ID</span> and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata Open
Over the past five decades, a large number of wild animals have been individually identified by various observation systems and/or temporary tracking methods, providing unparalleled insights into their lives over both time and space. Howev…
View article: Turbulence causes kinematic and behavioural adjustments in a flapping flier
Turbulence causes kinematic and behavioural adjustments in a flapping flier Open
Turbulence is a widespread phenomenon in the natural world, but its influence on flapping fliers remains little studied. We assessed how freestream turbulence affected the kinematics, flight effort and track properties of homing pigeons ( …
View article: Estimating fine-scale changes in turbulence using the movements of a flapping flier
Estimating fine-scale changes in turbulence using the movements of a flapping flier Open
All animals that operate within the atmospheric boundary layer need to respond to aerial turbulence. Yet little is known about how flying animals do this because evaluating turbulence at fine scales (tens to approx. 300 m) is exceedingly d…
View article: The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power
The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power Open
Body-mounted accelerometers provide a new prospect for estimating power use in flying birds, as the signal varies with the two major kinematic determinants of aerodynamic power: wingbeat frequency and amplitude. Yet wingbeat frequency is s…
View article: The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power
The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power Open
Body-mounted accelerometers provide a new prospect for estimating power use in flying birds, as the signal varies with the two major kinematic determinants of aerodynamic power: wingbeat frequency and amplitude. Yet wingbeat frequency is s…
View article: The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography
The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography Open
Quantifying movement and demographic events of free‐ranging animals is fundamental to studying their ecology, evolution and conservation. Technological advances have led to an explosion in sensor‐based methods for remotely observing these …
View article: Smell of green leaf volatiles attracts white storks to freshly cut meadows
Smell of green leaf volatiles attracts white storks to freshly cut meadows Open
View article: Fine-scale changes in speed and altitude suggest protean movements in homing pigeon flights
Fine-scale changes in speed and altitude suggest protean movements in homing pigeon flights Open
The power curve provides a basis for predicting adjustments that animals make in flight speed, for example in relation to wind, distance, habitat foraging quality and objective. However, relatively few studies have examined how animals res…
View article: Fine-scale changes in speed and altitude suggest protean movements in homing pigeon flights
Fine-scale changes in speed and altitude suggest protean movements in homing pigeon flights Open
The flight speeds that animals should adopt to minimise energy expenditure in different scenarios can be predicted by the curve of power against speed. However, relatively few studies have examined how animals respond to the landscape belo…
View article: Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese <i>Anser anser</i>
Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese <i>Anser anser</i> Open
Despite our knowledge of the biophysical and behavioural changes during flight ontogeny in juvenile birds, little is known about the changes in the mechanical aspects of energy expenditure during early flight development, particularly in m…
View article: Fly with the flock: immersive solutions for animal movement visualization and analytics
Fly with the flock: immersive solutions for animal movement visualization and analytics Open
Understanding the movement of animals is important for a wide range of scientific interests including migration, disease spread, collective movement behaviour and analysing motion in relation to dynamic changes of the environment such as w…
View article: Data from: Study "LifeTrack White Stork SW Germany" (2013-2019)
Data from: Study "LifeTrack White Stork SW Germany" (2013-2019) Open
Human-induced changes in climate and environment are challenging the existence of migratory species. Species with diverse and flexible migratory behaviour suffer less from population decline, as they are more capable to respond by altering…
View article: Repeated stressors in adulthood increase the rate of biological ageing
Repeated stressors in adulthood increase the rate of biological ageing Open
The current data demonstrate that repeated exposure to experimental stressors affects the rate of biological ageing in adult Eurasian blackbirds. Both telomeres and oxidative damage were affected by repeated stress exposure and thus can se…