Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Publications of Martin Wikelski

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Nathan, R.; Spiegel, O.; Fortmann-Roe, S.; Harel, R.; Wikelski, M.; Getz, W. M.: Using tri-axial acceleration data to identify behavioral modes of free-ranging animals: General concepts and tools illustrated for griffon vultures. The Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (6), pp. 986 - 996 (2012)

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Newman, S. H.; Hill, N. J.; Spragens, K. A.; Janies, D.; Voronkin, I. O.; Prosser, D. J.; Yan, B.; Lei, F.; Batbayar, N.; Natsagdorj, T. et al.; Bishop, C. M.; Butler, P. J.; Wikelski, M.; Balachandran, S.; Mundkur, T.; Douglas, D. C.; Takekawa, J. Y.: Eco-virological approach for assessing the role of wild birds in the spread of avian influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian flyway. PLoS One 7 (2), e30636 (2012)

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Thorup, K.; Ortvad, T. E.; Holland, R. A.; Rabol, J.; Kristensen, M. W.; Wikelski, M.: Orientation of vagrant birds on the Faroe Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Ornithology 153 (4), pp. 1261 - 1265 (2012)

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Zylberberg, M.; Lee, K. A.; Klasing, K. C.; Wikelski, M.: Increasing avian pox prevalence varies by species, and with immune function, in Galapagos finches. Biological Conservation 153, pp. 72 - 79 (2012)

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Barske, J.; Schlinger, B. A.; Wikelski, M.; Fusani, L.: Female choice for male motor skills. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1724), pp. 3523 - 3528 (2011)

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Bisson, I. A.; Butler, L. K.; Hayden, T. J.; Kelley, P.; Adelman, J. S.; Romero, L. M.; Wikelski, M.: Energetic response to human disturbance in an endangered songbird. Animal Conservation 14 (5), pp. 484 - 491 (2011)

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Bridge, E. S.; Thorup, K.; Bowlin, M. S.; Chilson, P. B.; Diehl, R. H.; Fleron, R. W.; Hartl, P.; Kays, R.; Kelly, J. F.; Robinson, W. D. et al.; Wikelski, M.: Technology on the move: Recent and forthcoming innovations for tracking migratory birds. Bioscience 61 (9), pp. 689 - 698 (2011)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Ehret, S.; Gaub, A.; Kranstauber, B.; Wikelski, M.: Low metabolism in a tropical bat from lowland Panama measured using heart rate telemetry: An unexpected life in the slow lane. The Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (21), pp. 3605 - 3612 (2011)

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Gagliardo, A.; Filannino, C.; Ioale, P.; Pecchia, T.; Wikelski, M.; Vallortigara, G.: Olfactory lateralization in homing pigeons: A GPS study on birds released with unilateral olfactory inputs. The Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (4), pp. 593 - 598 (2011)

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Gagliardo, A.; Ioale, P.; Filannino, C.; Wikelski, M.: Homing pigeons only navigate in air with intact environmental odours: A test of the olfactory activation hypothesis with GPS data loggers. PLoS One 6 (8), e22385 (2011)

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Hagen, M.; Wikelski, M.; Kissling, W. D.: Space use of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) revealed by radio-tracking. PLoS One 6 (5), e19997 (2011)

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Hawkes, L. A.; Balachandran, S.; Batbayar, N.; Butler, P. J.; Frappell, P. B.; Milsom, W. K.; Tseveenmyadag, N.; Newman, S. H.; Scott, G. R.; Sathiyaselvam, P. et al.; Takekawa, J. Y.; Wikelski, M.; Bishop, C. M.: The trans-Himalayan flights of bar-headed geese (Anser indicus). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 (23), pp. 9516 - 9519 (2011)

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Holland, R. A.; Meyer, C. F. J.; Kalko, E. K. V.; Kays, R.; Wikelski, M.: Emergence time and foraging activity in Pallas' mastiff bat, Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in relation to sunset/sunrise and phase of the moon. Acta Chiropterologica 13 (2), pp. 399 - 404 (2011)

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Kays, R.; Jansen, P. A.; Knecht, E. M. H.; Vohwinkel, R.; Wikelski, M.: The effect of feeding time on dispersal of Virola seeds by toucans determined from GPS tracking and accelerometers. Acta oecologica: international journal of ecology 37 (6), pp. 625 - 631 (2011)

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Kays, R.; Tilak, S.; Crofoot, M. C.; Fountain, T.; Obando, D.; Ortega, A.; Kuemmeth, F.; Mandel, J.; Swenson, G.; Lambert, T. et al.; Hirsch, B.; Wikelski, M.: Tracking animal location and activity with an automated radio telemetry system in a tropical rainforest. Computer Journal 54 (12), pp. 1931 - 1948 (2011)

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Kranstauber, B.; Cameron, A.; Weinzierl, R.; Fountain, T.; Tilak, S.; Wikelski, M.; Kays, R.: The Movebank data model for animal tracking. Environmental Modelling and Software 26 (6), pp. 834 - 835 (2011)

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Lenz, J.; Fiedler, W.; Caprano, T.; Friedrichs, W.; Gaese, B. H.; Wikelski, M.; Boehning-Gaese, K.: Seed-dispersal distributions by trumpeter hornbills in fragmented landscapes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1716), pp. 2257 - 2264 (2011)

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Lindström, A.; Gill, R. E.,. J.; Jamieson, S. E.; McCaffery, B.; Wennerberg, L.; Wikelski, M.; Klaassen, M.: A puzzling migratory detour: Are fueling conditions in Alaska driving the movement of juvenile sharp-tailed sandpipers? The Condor 113 (1), pp. 129 - 139 (2011)

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Sadeghayobi, E.; Blake, S.; Wikelski, M.; Gibbs, J.; Mackie, R.; Cabrera, F.: Digesta retention time in the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 160 (4), pp. 493 - 497 (2011)

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Salewski, V.; Childress, B.; Wikelski, M.: Movements of a Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor in West Africa. Malimbus 33 (2), pp. 87 - 90 (2011)

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Sapir, N.; Horvitz, N.; Wikelski, M.; Avissar, R.; Mahrer, Y.; Nathan, R.: Migration by soaring or flapping: Numerical atmospheric simulations reveal that turbulence kinetic energy dictates bee-eater flight mode. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1723), pp. 3380 - 3386 (2011)

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Sapir, N.; Wikelski, M.; Avissar, R.; Nathan, R.: Timing and flight mode of departure in migrating European bee-eaters in relation to multi-scale meteorological processes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65 (7), pp. 1353 - 1365 (2011)

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Thorup, K.; Ortvad, T. E.; Rabol, J.; Holland, R. A.; Tottrup, A. P.; Wikelski, M.: Juvenile songbirds compensate for displacement to oceanic islands during autumn migration. PLoS One 6 (3), e17903 (2011)

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Masello, J. F.; Mundry, R.; Poisbleau, M.; Demongin, L.; Voigt, C. C.; Wikelski, M.; Quillfeldt, P.: Diving seabirds share foraging space and time within and among species. Ecosphere 1 (6), 19 (2010)

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Adelman, J. S.; Cordoba-Cordoba, S.; Spoelstra, K.; Wikelski, M.; Hau, M.: Radiotelemetry reveals variation in fever and sickness behaviours with latitude in a free-living passerine. Functional Ecology 24 (4), pp. 813 - 823 (2010)

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Bourouiba, L.; Wu, J.; Newman, S.; Takekawa, J.; Natdorj, T.; Batbayar, N.; Bishop, C. M.; Hawkes, L. A.; Butler, P. J.; Wikelski, M.: Spatial dynamics of bar-headed geese migration in the context of H5N1. Interface: Journal of the Royal Society 7 (52), pp. 1627 - 1639 (2010)

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Bowlin, M. S.; Bisson, I.-A.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Reichard, J. D.; Sapir, N.; Marra, P. P.; Kunz, T. H.; Wilcove, D. S.; Hedenström, A.; Guglielmo, C. G. et al.; Akesson, S.; Ramenofsky, M.; Wikelski, M.: Grand challenges in migration biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50 (3), pp. 261 - 279 (2010)

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Crofoot, M. C.; Lambert, T. D.; Kays, R.; Wikelski, M.: Does watching a monkey change its behaviour? Quantifying observer effects in habituated wild primates using automated radiotelemetry. Animal Behaviour 80 (3), pp. 475 - 480 (2010)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Kranstauber, B.; Gibbs, D.; Wikelski, M.: Group hunting - A reason for sociality in molossid bats? PLoS One 5 (2), e9012 (2010)

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Hau, M.; Ricklefs, R. E.; Wikelski, M.; Lee, K. A.; Brawn, J. D.: Corticosterone, testosterone and life-history strategies of birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1697), pp. 3203 - 3212 (2010)

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Lanterbecq, D.; Glaberman, S.; Vitousek, M. N.; Steinfartz, S.; Benavides, E.; Wikelski, M.; Caccone, A.: Genetic differentiation between Marine Iguanas from different breeding sites on the Island of Santa Fe (Galapagos Archipelago). Journal of Heredity 101 (6), pp. 663 - 675 (2010)

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Robinson, W. D.; Hau, M.; Klasing, K. C.; Wikelski, M.; Brawn, J. D.; Austin, S. H.; Tarwater, C. E.; Ricklefs, R. E.: Diversification of life histories in new world birds. The Auk 127 (2), pp. 253 - 262 (2010)

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Romero, L. M.; Wikelski, M.: Stress physiology as a predictor of survival in Galapagos marine iguanas. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1697), pp. 3157 - 3162 (2010)

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Salewski, V.; Childress, B.; Wikelski, M.: Investigating lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor movements and the potential connectivity among regional populations using satellite-telemetry. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 17 (2), pp. 188 - 197 (2010)

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Salewski, V.; Wikelski, M.; Childress, B.: First lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor equipped with a satellite transmitter in West Africa. Malimbus 32 (1), pp. 60 - 63 (2010)

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Sapir, N.; Wikelski, M.; McCue, M. D.; Pinshow, B.; Nathan, R.: Flight modes in migrating european bee-eaters: Heart rate may indicate low metabolic rate during soaring and gliding. PLoS One 5 (11), e13956 (2010)

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Thorup, K.; Holland, R. A.; Tottrup, A. P.; Wikelski, M.: Understanding the migratory orientation program of birds: Extending laboratory studies to study free-flying migrants in a natural setting. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50 (3), pp. 315 - 322 (2010)

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Vitousek, M. N.; Mitchell, M. A.; Romero, L. M.; Awerman, J.; Wikelski, M.: To breed or not to breed: Physiological correlates of reproductive status in a facultatively biennial iguanid. Hormones and Behavior 57 (2), pp. 140 - 146 (2010)

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Vitousek, M. N.; Romero, L. M.; Tarlow, E.; Cyr, N. E.; Wikelski, M.: Island tameness: An altered cardiovascular stress response in Galapagos marine iguanas. Physiology & Behavior 99 (4), pp. 544 - 548 (2010)

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Wikelski, M.; Moxley, J.; Eaton-Mordas, A.; Lopez-Uribe, M. M.; Holland, R. A.; Moskowitz, D.; Roubik, D. W.; Kays, R.: Large-range movements of neotropical orchid bees observed via radio telemetry. PLoS One 5 (5), e10738 (2010)

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Holland, R. A.; Wikelski, M.; Kuemmeth, F.; Bosque, C.: The secret life of oilbirds: New insights into the movement ecology of a unique avian frugivore. PLoS One 4 (12), e8264 (2009)

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Wikelski, M.: Physiological ecology: Animals. The Princeton guide to ecology, pp. 14 - 19 (2009)

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Bisson, I.-A.; Butler, L. K.; Hayden, T. J.; Romero, L. M.; Wikelski, M.: No energetic cost of anthropogenic disturbance in a songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1658), pp. 961 - 969 (2009)

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Butler, L. K.; Bisson, I.-A.; Hayden, T. J.; Wikelski, M.; Romero, L. M.: Adrenocortical responses to offspring-directed threats in two open-nesting birds. General and Comparative Endocrinology 162 (3), pp. 313 - 318 (2009)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Heucke, S. L.; Giuggioli, L.; Safi, K.; Voigt, C. C.; Wikelski, M.: Experimental evidence for group hunting via eavesdropping in echolocating bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1668), pp. 2721 - 2728 (2009)

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Holland, R. A.; Thorup, K.; Gagliardo, A.; Bisson, I. A.; Knecht, E.; Mizrahi, D.; Wikelski, M.: Testing the role of sensory systems in the migratory heading of a songbird. The Journal of Experimental Biology 212 (24), pp. 4065 - 4071 (2009)

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Holland, R. A.; Wikelski, M.: Studying the migratory behavior of individual bats: Current techniques and future directions. Journal of Mammalogy 90 (6), pp. 1324 - 1329 (2009)

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Kunz, T. H.; Wikelski, M.: Nightly dispersal and foraging behavior of the Brazilian free-tailed bat - Testing predictions of refuging theory. Bat Research News 50 (4), p. 117 - 117 (2009)

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Lambert, T. D.; Kays, R. W.; Jansen, P. A.; Aliaga-Rossel, E.; Wikelski, M.: Nocturnal activity by the primarily diurnal Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) in relation to environmental conditions, resource abundance and predation risk. Journal of Tropical Ecology 25 (2), pp. 211 - 215 (2009)

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Leigh Jr., E. G.; Vermeij, G. J.; Wikelski, M.: What do human economies, large islands and forest fragments reveal about the factors limiting ecosystem evolution? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22 (1), pp. 1 - 12 (2009)

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