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Volume 3(1);  2015

Methodology Articles

Deriving movement properties and the effect of the environment from the Brownian bridge movement model in monkeys and birds
Kevin Buchin, Stef Sijben, E Emiel van Loon, Nir Sapir, Stéphanie Mercier, T Jean Marie Arseneau, Erik P Willems
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 18. Published online 2015 Jun 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0043-8
PMCID:
PMC4466871
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Step by step: reconstruction of terrestrial animal movement paths by dead-reckoning
O. R. Bidder, J. S. Walker, M. W. Jones, M. D. Holton, P. Urge, D. M. Scantlebury, N. J. Marks, E. A. Magowan, I. E. Maguire, R. P. Wilson
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 23. Published online 2015 Sep 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0055-4
PMCID:
PMC4572461
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A hidden Markov model for reconstructing animal paths from solar geolocation loggers using templates for light intensity
Eldar Rakhimberdiev, David W. Winkler, Eli Bridge, Nathaniel E. Seavy, Daniel Sheldon, Theunis Piersma, Anatoly Saveliev
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 25. Published online 2015 Oct 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0062-5
PMCID:
PMC4606513
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A path reconstruction method integrating dead-reckoning and position fixes applied to humpback whales
Paul J. Wensveen, Len Thomas, Patrick J. O. Miller
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 31. Published online 2015 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0061-6
PMCID:
PMC4576411
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Mapping areas of spatial-temporal overlap from wildlife tracking data
Jed A. Long, Stephen L. Webb, Trisalyn A. Nelson, Kenneth L. Gee
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 38. Published online 2015 Nov 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0064-3
PMCID:
PMC4628783
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Research

Is pre-breeding prospecting behaviour affected by snow cover in the irruptive snowy owl? A test using state-space modelling and environmental data annotated via Movebank
Jean-François Therrien, David Pinaud, Gilles Gauthier, Nicolas Lecomte, Keith L Bildstein, Joël Bety
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 1. Published online 2015 Jan 17. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0028-7
PMCID:
PMC4337749
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Movement, resting, and attack behaviors of wild pumas are revealed by tri-axial accelerometer measurements
Yiwei Wang, Barry Nickel, Matthew Rutishauser, Caleb M Bryce, Terrie M Williams, Gabriel Elkaim, Christopher C Wilmers
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 2. Published online 2015 Jan 22. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0030-0
PMCID:
PMC4337468
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Mapping migratory flyways in Asia using dynamic Brownian bridge movement models
Eric C Palm, Scott H Newman, Diann J Prosser, Xiangming Xiao, Luo Ze, Nyambayar Batbayar, Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran, John Y Takekawa
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 3. Published online 2015 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0029-6
PMCID:
PMC4337761
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The dual role of rivers in facilitating or hindering movements of the false heath fritillary butterfly
Henna Fabritius, Katja Rönkä, Otso Ovaskainen
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 4. Published online 2015 Feb 16. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0031-z
PMCID:
PMC4940950
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Foraging ecology of three sympatric ungulate species – Behavioural and resource maps indicate differences between chamois, ibex and red deer
Anna K Schweiger, Martin Schütz, Pia Anderwald, Michael E Schaepman, Mathias Kneubühler, Rudolf Haller, Anita C Risch
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 6. Published online 2015 Mar 14. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0033-x
PMCID:
PMC4722786
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Patch-use dynamics by a large herbivore
Dana P Seidel, Mark S Boyce
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 7. Published online 2015 Mar 17. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0035-8
PMCID:
PMC4940839
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Contemporary connectivity is sustained by wind- and current-driven seed dispersal among seagrass meadows
Leonardo Ruiz-Montoya, Ryan J Lowe, Gary A Kendrick
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 9. Published online 2015 Apr 2. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0034-9
PMCID:
PMC4404238
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Is there a single best estimator? Selection of home range estimators using area-under-the-curve
W David Walter, Dave P Onorato, Justin W Fischer
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 10. Published online 2015 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0039-4
PMCID:
PMC4429481
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Spatial memory-based behaviors for locating sources of odor plumes
Daniel Grünbaum, Mark A Willis
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 11. Published online 2015 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0037-6
PMCID:
PMC4424511
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Identifying the time scale of synchronous movement: a study on tropical snakes
Tom Lindström, Benjamin L Phillips, Gregory P Brown, Richard Shine
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 12. Published online 2015 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0038-5
PMCID:
PMC4418100
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Modeling the spatial and temporal dynamics of foraging movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Corrie Curtice, David W Johnston, Hugh Ducklow, Nick Gales, Patrick N Halpin, Ari S Friedlaender
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 13. Published online 2015 Jun 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0041-x
PMCID:
PMC4450492
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The ecological determinants of baboon troop movements at local and continental scales
Caspian Johnson, Alex K Piel, Dan Forman, Fiona A Stewart, Andrew J King
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 14. Published online 2015 Jul 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0040-y
PMCID:
PMC4487562
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The intensity of horizontal and vertical search in a diving forager: the harbour seal
Virginie Ramasco, Frédéric Barraquand, Martin Biuw, Bernie McConnell, Kjell T Nilssen
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 15. Published online 2015 May 27. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0042-9
PMCID:
PMC4445568
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Breeding short-tailed shearwaters buffer local environmental variability in south-eastern Australia by foraging in Antarctic waters
Maud Berlincourt, John P. Y. Arnould
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 16. Published online 2015 Aug 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0044-7
PMCID:
PMC4522076
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Identifying the key biophysical drivers, connectivity outcomes, and metapopulation consequences of larval dispersal in the sea
Eric A. Treml, John R. Ford, Kerry P. Black, Stephen E. Swearer
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 17. Published online 2015 Jul 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0045-6
PMCID:
PMC4502943
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Automated telemetry reveals age specific differences in flight duration and speed are driven by wind conditions in a migratory songbird
Greg W Mitchell, Bradley K Woodworth, Philip D Taylor, D Ryan Norris
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 19. Published online 2015 Aug 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0046-5
PMCID:
PMC4537592
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A novel approach to quantifying the spatiotemporal behavior of instrumented grey seals used to sample the environment
Laurie L Baker, Joanna E Mills Flemming, Ian D Jonsen, Damian C Lidgard, Sara J Iverson, W Don Bowen
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 20. Published online 2015 Jul 8. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0047-4
PMCID:
PMC4514985
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Proximate cues to phases of movement in a highly dispersive waterfowl, Anas superciliosa
John F. McEvoy, David A. Roshier, Raoul F. H. Ribot, Andy T. D. Bennett
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 21. Published online 2015 Sep 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0048-3
PMCID:
PMC4556217
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Summing the strokes: energy economy in northern elephant seals during large-scale foraging migrations
JL Maresh, T. Adachi, A. Takahashi, Y. Naito, DE Crocker, M. Horning, TM Williams, DP Costa
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 22. Published online 2015 Sep 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0049-2
PMCID:
PMC4570705
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In search of rules behind environmental framing; the case of head pitch
Gwendoline Ixia Wilson, Brad Norman, James Walker, Hannah J. Williams, M. D. Holton, D. Clarke, Rory P. Wilson
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 24. Published online 2015 Sep 16. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0051-8
PMCID:
PMC4572619
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Circadian behaviour of Tectus (Trochus) niloticus in the southwest Pacific inferred from accelerometry
Aurélie Jolivet, Laurent Chauvaud, Julien Thébault, Anthony A. Robson, Pascal Dumas, George Amos, Anne Lorrain
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 26. Published online 2015 Sep 16. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0054-5
PMCID:
PMC4572623
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Foraging behavior links climate variability and reproduction in North Pacific albatrosses
Lesley H. Thorne, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, David G. Foley, Melinda G. Conners, Michelle A. Kappes, Hyemi M. Kim, Daniel P. Costa, Yann Tremblay, Scott A. Shaffer
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 27. Published online 2015 Oct 1. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0050-9
PMCID:
PMC4590278
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Shadowed by scale: subtle behavioral niche partitioning in two sympatric, tropical breeding albatross species
Melinda G. Conners, Elliott L. Hazen, Daniel P. Costa, Scott A. Shaffer
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 28. Published online 2015 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0060-7
PMCID:
PMC4576409
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Habitat use and sex-specific foraging behaviour of Adélie penguins throughout the breeding season in Adélie Land, East Antarctica
Michel Widmann, Akiko Kato, Ben Raymond, Frédéric Angelier, Benjamin Arthur, Olivier Chastel, Marie Pellé, Thierry Raclot, Yan Ropert-Coudert
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 30. Published online 2015 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0052-7
PMCID:
PMC4576371
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Influence of oceanographic structures on foraging strategies: Macaroni penguins at Crozet Islands
Cecile Bon, Alice Della Penna, Francesco d’Ovidio, John Y.P. Arnould, Timothée Poupart, Charles-André Bost
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 32. Published online 2015 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0057-2
PMCID:
PMC4578264
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Identifying foraging habitats of Baltic ringed seals using movement data
Sari M. Oksanen, Marja Niemi, Markus P. Ahola, Mervi Kunnasranta
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 33. Published online 2015 Sep 23. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0058-1
PMCID:
PMC4580415
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Reproductive constraints influence habitat accessibility, segregation, and preference of sympatric albatross species
Michelle A. Kappes, Scott A. Shaffer, Yann Tremblay, David G. Foley, Daniel M. Palacios, Steven J. Bograd, Daniel P. Costa
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 34. Published online 2015 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0063-4
PMCID:
PMC4587674
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Patterns of livestock activity on heterogeneous subalpine pastures reveal distinct responses to spatial autocorrelation, environment and management
Hermel Homburger, Andreas Lüscher, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Manuel K. Schneider
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 35. Published online 2015 Oct 8. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0053-6
PMCID:
PMC4598957
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Wintering North Pacific black-legged kittiwakes balance spatial flexibility and consistency
Rachael A. Orben, Rosana Paredes, Daniel D. Roby, David B. Irons, Scott A. Shaffer
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 36. Published online 2015 Oct 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0059-0
PMCID:
PMC4618153
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Spatio–temporal hotspots of satellite–tracked arctic foxes reveal a large detection range in a mammalian predator
Sandra Lai, Joël Bêty, Dominique Berteaux
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3: 37. Published online 2015 Nov 15. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0065-2
PMCID:
PMC4644628
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Reviews

Analysis and visualisation of movement: an interdisciplinary review
Urška Demšar, Kevin Buchin, Francesca Cagnacci, Kamran Safi, Bettina Speckmann, Nico Van de Weghe, Daniel Weiskopf, Robert Weibel
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 5. Published online 2015 Mar 10. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0032-y
PMCID:
PMC4395897
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Opportunities for the application of advanced remotely-sensed data in ecological studies of terrestrial animal movement
Wiebke Neumann, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Anna B Estes, Anna M Pidgeon, Holger Dettki, Göran Ericsson, Volker C Radeloff
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 8. Published online 2015 May 4. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0036-7
PMCID:
PMC4418104
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Software Article

Prying into the intimate secrets of animal lives; software beyond hardware for comprehensive annotation in ‘Daily Diary’ tags
James S. Walker, Mark W. Jones, Robert S. Laramee, Mark D. Holton, Emily LC Shepard, Hannah J. Williams, D. Michael Scantlebury, Nikki, J. Marks, Elizabeth A. Magowan, Iain E. Maguire, Owen R. Bidder, Agustina Di Virgilio, Rory P. Wilson
Mov Ecol. 2015; 3(1): 29. Published online 2015 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0056-3
PMCID:
PMC4576376
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