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A magnet attached to the forehead disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory songbird. (2021)
Journal Article

For studies on magnetic compass orientation and navigation performance in small bird species, controlled experiments with orientation cages inside an electromagnetic coil system are the most prominent methodological paradigm. These are, however, not... Read More about A magnet attached to the forehead disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory songbird..

Repeated training of homing pigeons reveals age dependent idiosyncrasy and visual landmark use. (2021)
Journal Article

Recent research into the navigational strategies of homing pigeons (Columba livia) inthe familiar area has highlighted the phenomenon of route fidelity – birds formingidiosyncratic flight paths to which they are loyal over multiple releases from the... Read More about Repeated training of homing pigeons reveals age dependent idiosyncrasy and visual landmark use..

Navigation by extrapolation of geomagnetic cues in a migratory songbird (2021)
Journal Article

Displacement experiments have demonstrated that experienced migratory birds translocated thousands of kilometers away from their migratory corridor to unfamiliar areas can orient towards and ultimately reach their intended destinations. This implies... Read More about Navigation by extrapolation of geomagnetic cues in a migratory songbird.

Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long-distance migratory passerine (2020)
Journal Article

How blood parasite infections influence the migration of hosts remains a lively debated issue as past studies found negative, positive or no response to infections. This particularly applies to small birds, for which monitoring of detailed migration... Read More about Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long-distance migratory passerine.

Anosmic migrating songbirds demonstrate a compensatory response following long-distance translocation: a radio-tracking study (2019)
Journal Article

Several studies have shown that experienced night-migratory songbirds can determine their position, but it has remained a mystery which cues and sensory mechanisms they use, in particular, those used to determine longitude (east–west position). One p... Read More about Anosmic migrating songbirds demonstrate a compensatory response following long-distance translocation: a radio-tracking study.

Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta-analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias. (2019)
Journal Article

Currently, the deployment of tracking devices is one of the most frequently used approaches to study movement ecology of birds. Recent miniaturization of light-level geolocators enabled studying small bird species whose migratory patterns were widely... Read More about Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta-analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias..

Evidence for a southward autumn migration of nocturnal noctuid moths in central Europe. (2018)
Journal Article

Insect migrations are spectacular natural events and resemble a remarkable relocation of biomass between two locations in space. Unlike the well-known migrations of daytime flying butterflies, such as the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) or the monarch... Read More about Evidence for a southward autumn migration of nocturnal noctuid moths in central Europe..

Interrupted breeding in a songbird migrant triggers development of nocturnal locomotor activity. (2018)
Other

Long-distance avian migrants, e.g. Eurasian reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), can precisely schedule events of their annual cycle. However, the proximate mechanisms controlling annual cycle and their interplay with environmental factors are po... Read More about Interrupted breeding in a songbird migrant triggers development of nocturnal locomotor activity..

Migratory Eurasian Reed Warblers Can Use Magnetic Declination to Solve the Longitude Problem. (2017)
Journal Article

The longitude problem (determining east-west position) is a classical problem in human sea navigation. Prior to the use of GPS satellites, extraordinarily accurate clocks measuring the difference between local time and a fixed reference (e.g., GMT) [... Read More about Migratory Eurasian Reed Warblers Can Use Magnetic Declination to Solve the Longitude Problem..

Compass Orientation (2017)
Book Chapter

Compass orientation, in zoology, is the ability of animals to choose and maintain a particular direction using natural cues. Compass orientation should be contrasted with navigation. The latter is a behavior of higher complexity when an animal first... Read More about Compass Orientation.

Experienced migratory songbirds do not display goal-ward orientation after release following a cross-continental displacement: an automated telemetry study. (2016)
Journal Article

The ability to navigate implies that animals have the capability to compensate for geographical displacement and return to their initial goal or target. Although some species are capable of adjusting their direction after displacement, the environmen... Read More about Experienced migratory songbirds do not display goal-ward orientation after release following a cross-continental displacement: an automated telemetry study..

Eurasian reed warblers compensate for virtual magnetic displacement (2015)
Journal Article

Sensory mechanisms of long-distance navigation in birds: a recent advance in the context of previous studies (2015)
Journal Article

Magnetoreception systems in birds: A review of current research (2015)
Journal Article

At least two independent systems of magnetoreception are currently believed to exist in birds, based on different biophysical principles, located in different parts of their bodies, and with different neuroanatomical mechanisms. One magnetoreceptory... Read More about Magnetoreception systems in birds: A review of current research.

Nature’s GPS: A Vision-Based Compass and a Trigeminal-Based Map in Birds? (2013)
Conference Proceeding

Migratory Reed Warblers Need Intact Trigeminal Nerves to Correct for a 1,000 km Eastward Displacement (2013)
Journal Article

Several studies have shown that experienced night-migratory songbirds can determine their position, but it has remained a mystery which cues and sensory mechanisms they use, in particular, those used to determine longitude (east-west position). One p... Read More about Migratory Reed Warblers Need Intact Trigeminal Nerves to Correct for a 1,000 km Eastward Displacement.