UvA BiTS

Publications based on the use of UvA-BiTS

2025

Camphuysen K.C.J., Kelder L., Kentie R., Schreurs T.A.W., Shamoun-Baranes J.Z. (2025) Invading occupied territory? Foraging whereabouts and prey of the Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) colonising The Netherlands. Journal of Ornithology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-025-02252-w

Dedeban E., Lagrange P., Villers A., Augiron S., Chiron D., Boussac L., Martineau A., Bouten W., Bretagnolle V. (2025) Migration and wintering strategies of a Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) continental population, and their conservation implications. Avian Conservation and Ecology 20(1):5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02772-200105

Lamb, J.S., Boulinier, T. (2025) Induced breeding failure alters movements, migratory phenology, and opportunities for pathogen spread in an urban gull population. Movement Ecology 13, 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-025-00535-8

Shamoun-Baranes J.Z., Kees C. J. Camphuysen (2025) An annual cycle perspective on energetics and locomotion of migratory animals. J Exp Biol 228 (Suppl_1): JEB248053. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.248053

2024

Davies J.G., Boersch-Supan P.H., Clewley G.D. Clewley, G. D., Davies J. G., Humphreys E.M., O’Hanlon N. J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Thaxter C.B., Weston E., Cook, A. S. C. P. (2024) Influence of wind on kittiwake Rissa tridactyla flight and offshore wind turbine collision risk. Mar Biol 171, 191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04508-0

Kissane Z.M., Riley K.J., Warren K.S., Shephard J.M. (2024) GPS telemetry facilitates the identification of forage plant species for endangered Carnaby’s cockatoos (Zanda latirostris) at inland breeding sites and post-breeding dispersal locations in Western Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 30, PC24049. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC24049

Lok T., van der Geest M., de Goeij P., Rakhimberdiev E., Piersma T. (2024) Sex-specific nest attendance rhythm and foraging habitat use in a colony-breeding waterbird. Behavioral Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 3, arae020. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arae020

O’Hanlon, N. J., Thaxter, C. B., Clewley, G. D., Davies, J. G., Humphreys, E. M., Miller, P. I., Pollock C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Weston E., Cook, A. S. C. P. (2024). Challenges in quantifying the responses of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla to habitat variables and local stressors due to individual variation. Bird Study, 71(1), 48–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2024.2305169

Regan, C.E., Bogdanova, M.I., Newell, M. et al. Seabirds show foraging site and route fidelity but demonstrate flexibility in response to local information. Movement Ecology 12, 46 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00467-9

Schaub T., Klaassen R.H.G. , De Zutter C., Albert P., Bedotti O., Bourrioux J., Buij R., Chadœuf J., Grande C., Illner H., Isambert J., Janssens K., Julius E., Lee S., Mionnet A., Müskens G., Raab R., van Rijn S., Shamoun-Baranes J., Spanoghe G., Van Hecke B., Waldenström J., Millon A. (2024) Effects of wind turbine dimensions on the collision risk of raptors: A simulation approach based on flight height distributions. Science of The Total Environment 954, ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176551

2023

Basso E., Horstmann J., Rakhimberdiev E., Abad-Gómez J.M., Masero J.A., Gutiérrez J.S., Valenzuela J., Ruiz J., Navedo J.G. (2023) GPS tracking analyses reveal finely-tuned shorebird space use and movement patterns throughout the non-breeding season in high-latitude austral intertidal areas. Movement Ecology 11, 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00411-3

Boom M.P., Schreven K.H.T., Buitendijk N.H., Moonen S., Nolet B.A., Eichhorn G., van der Jeugd H.P., Lameris T.K. (2023) Earlier springs increase goose breeding propensity and nesting success at Arctic but not at temperate latitudes. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14020

Brown, J.M., Bouten, W., Camphuysen, K.C.J., Nolet B.A., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2023) Energetic and behavioral consequences of migration: an empirical evaluation in the context of the full annual cycle. Sci Rep 13, 1210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28198-8

Camphuysen K.C.J., van Donk S.C., Shamoun-Baranes J., Kentie R. (2023) The Annual Cycle, Breeding Biology and Feeding Ecology of the Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus. Ardea, 112(1), 31-61. https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.2023.a7

Green R.M., Thaxter C.B., Johnston D.T., Boersch-Supan P.H., Bouten W., Burton N.H.K. (2023) Assessing movements of Lesser Black-backed Gulls using GPS tracking devices in relation to the Galloper Wind Farm. BTO Research Report 758, British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, UK. ISBN: 978-1-912642-54-0

Johnston D.T., Thaxter C.B., Boersch-Supan P.H., Davies J.G., Clewley G.D., Green R.M.W., Shamoun-Baranes J., Cook A.S. C.P. , Burton N.H.K., Humphreys E.M. (2023) Flight heights obtained from GPS versus altimeters influence estimates of collision risk with offshore wind turbines in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus. Movement Ecology 11, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00431-z

Kentie R., Brown M.J., Camphuysen K.C.J., Shamoun-Baranes, J. (2023) Distance doesn’t matter: migration strategy in a seabird has no effect on survival or reproduction. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290, 1997. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2408

Langley, L.P., Bearhop S., Burton N.H.K., Banks A.N., Frayling T., Thaxter C.B., Clewley G.D., Scragg E. and Votier, S.C. (2023) Urban and coastal breeding lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) segregate by foraging habitat. Ibis, 165: 214-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13109

Leriche S., Ponchon A., Authier M., Prudor A., Saraux C. (2023) How to improve the accuracy of height data from bird tracking devices? An assessment of high-frequency GPS tracking and barometric altimetry in field conditions. Animal Biotelemetry 11, 8 DOI.org/10.1186/s40317-023-00342-1

Lok, T., van der Geest M., Bom R.A., Goeij P., Piersma T., Bouten W. (2023) Prey ingestion rates revealed by back-mounted accelerometers in Eurasian spoonbills. Anim Biotelemetry 11, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-022-00315-w

Navedo J.G., Estay S.A., Barros D., Urrutia M.A. (2023) GPS tracking analyses reveal finely-tuned shorebird space use and movement patterns throughout the non-breeding season in high-latitude austral intertidal areas. Movement Ecology 11, 9 DOI.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00411-3

Riley K. J., Warren K., Armstrong N., Yeap L., Dawson R., Mawson P. R., Saunders D. A., Cooper C. E., & Shephard J. M. (2023) Accelerometry reveals limits to use of an energy-saving anthropogenic food source by a threatened species: A case of Carnaby’s cockatoos (Zanda latirostris) and canola. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10598. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10598

Sage, E., Shamoun, J.Z. (2023) Offshore space use of lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) from the Schiermonnikoog breeding population. Online resource: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21303396.v3

van Erp J., Sage E., Bouten W., Loon E., Camphuysen C., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2023) Thermal soaring over the North Sea and implications for wind farm interactions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 723:185–200. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14315_c

Vansteelant W.M.G., Gangoso L., Viana D.S., Shamoun-Baranes J.Z., Figuerola J. (2023) A trans-African migrant shows repeatable route choice in males and repeatable timing in females. J Avian Biol, 2023: e03050. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.03050

2022

Brown J. M., BouteN W., Camphuysen K. C. J., Nolet B. A., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2022) Acceleration as a proxy for energy expenditure in a facultative-soaring bird: Comparing dynamic body acceleration and time-energy budgets to heart rate. Functional Ecology, 36, 1627–1638. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14055

Gauld, J. G., Silva, J. P., et al. (2022) Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 1496–1512. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14160

Johnston DT, Thaxter CB, Boersch-Supan PH, Humphreys EM and others (2022) Investigating avoidance and attraction responses in lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus to offshore wind farms. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 686:187-200. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13964

Sage E., Bouten W., van Dijk W., Camphuysen K.C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2022) Built up areas in a wet landscape are stepping stones for soaring flight in a seabird. Science of The Total Environment 852:157879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157879

Sotillo A., Baert J.M., Müller W., Stienen E.W.M., Shamoun-Baranes J., Soares A.M.V.M., Lens L. (2022) Weather- and human-related shifts in feeding conditions promote the use of built-up areas by an avian opportunist. Landscape and Urban Planning 217:104268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104268

van der Kolk HJ, Desmet P, Oosterbeek K, Allen AM, Baptist MJ, Bom RA, Davidson SC, de Jong J, de Kroon H, Dijkstra B, Dillerop R, Dokter AM, Frauendorf M, Milotić T, Rakhimberdiev E, Shamoun-Baranes J, Spanoghe G, van de Pol M, Van Ryckegem G, Vanoverbeke J, Jongejans E, Ens BJ. GPS tracking data of Eurasian oystercatchers (Haematopusostralegus) from the Netherlands and Belgium. Zookeys. 2022 Oct 3;1123:31-45. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1123.90623. PMID: 36762038; PMCID: PMC9836607.

van der Kolk H.-J., Ens B.J., Oosterbeek K., Jongejans E., van de Pol, M. (2022) The hidden cost of disturbance: Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) avoid a disturbed roost site during the tourist season. Ibis, 164: 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13035

Yeap L., Warren K.S., Bouten W., Vaughan-Higgins R., Jackson B., Riley K., Rycken S., Shephard J.M. (2022) Application of tri-axial accelerometer data to the interpretation of movement and behaviour of threatened black cockatoos. Wildlife Research 49:100–110. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR20073

2021

Baert J.M., Stienen E.W.M., Verbruggen F., Van de Weghe N., Lens L., Müller W. (2021) Context-dependent specialisation drives temporal dynamics in intra- and inter-individual variation in foraging behaviour within a generalist bird population. OIKOS DOI.org/10.1111/oik.08067

Bakker W., B.J. Ens, A.Dokter, H.-J. van der Kolk, K.Rappoldt, M. van de Pol, K. Troost, H.W. van der Veer, A.I. Bijleveld, J. van der Meer, K. Oosterbeek, E. Jongejans, A.M. Allen. (2021) Connecting foraging and roosting areas reveals how food stocks explain shorebird numbers. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 259, ISSN 0272-7714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107458

Brown J.M., Loon van E.E., Bouten W., Camphuysen C.J., Lens L., Müller W., Thaxter C.B., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2021) Long-distance migrants vary migratory behaviour as much as short-distance migrants: An individual-level comparison from a seabird species with diverse migration strategies. Journal of Animal Ecology Vol. 90 (5): 1058-1070. DOI.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13431

Kavelaars M.M., Baert J.M., Van Malderen J., Stienen E.W.M. , Shamoun-Baranes J., Lens L., Müller W. (2021) Simultaneous GPS-tracking of parents reveals a similar parental investment within pairs, but no immediate co-adjustment on a trip-to-trip basis. Movement Ecology 9, 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00279-1

Kolk van der HJ, Ens B.J., Frauendorf M., Jongejans E., Oosterbeek K., Bouten W., Pol van de M. (2021) Why time-limited individuals can make populations more vulnerable to disturbance. OIKOS Vol. 130(4): 637-651. DOI.org/10.1111/oik.08031

Lameris T.K., Dokter A.M., Jeugd van der H.P., Bouten W., Koster J., Sand S.H.H., Westerduin C., Nolet B.A. (2021) Nocturnal foraging lifts time constraints in winter for migratory geese but hardly speeds up fueling. Behavioral Ecology Vol. 32 (3): 539-552. DOI.org/10.1093/beheco/araa152

Langley, L.P., Bearhop, S., Burton, N.H. et al. (2021) GPS tracking reveals landfill closures induce higher foraging effort and habitat switching in gulls. Movement Ecology 9, 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00278-2

Martín-Vélez V., Leeuwen van C.H.A., Sánchez M.I., Hortas F., Shamoun-Baranes J., Thaxter C.B., Lens L., Cornelis J., Green A.J. (2021) Spatial patterns of weed dispersal by wintering gulls within and beyond an agricultural landscape. Journal of Ecology Vol. 109 (4): 1947-1958. DOI.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13619

Masden E.A., Cook A.S.C.P., McCluskie A., Bouten W., Burton N. H. K., Thaxter C. B. (2021) When speed matters: The importance of flight speed in an avian collision risk model. Environmental Impact Assesment Review Vol. 90. DOI.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106622

Murgatroyd M., Bouten W., Amar A. (2021) A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor. Journal of Applied Ecology Vol. 58 (4): 857-868. DOI.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13799

Rees van C.B., Aragonés D., Bouten W., Thaxter C.B., Stienen E.W.M., Bustamante J., Green A. J. (2021) Dynamic space use of Andalusian rice fields by Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) is driven by flooding pattern. IBIS DOI.org/10.1111/ibi.12968

Vansteelant, W., Gangoso, L., Bouten, W. et al. (2021) Adaptive drift and barrier-avoidance by a fly-forage migrant along a climate-driven flyway. Movement Ecology 9, 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00272-8

van der Winden, J., Hogeweg, N., Baaij, E., van Horssen, P. W., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Vos, R., & Piersma, T. (2021) The influence of weather on the migration behaviour of Eurasian Bitterns Botaurus stellaris. Bird Study, 68(3), 370–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2022.2095350

2020

Donk van S., Shamoun-Baranes J., Bouten W., Meer van der J., Camphuysen C.J. (2020) Individual differences in foraging site fidelity are not related to time‐activity budgets in Herring Gulls. Ibis 162, 429-445. DOI:10.1111/ibi.12697

Gangoso L., Viana D.S., Dokter A.M., Shamoun-Baranes J., Figuerola J., Barbosa S.A., Bouten W. (2020) Cascading effects of climate variability on the breeding success of an edge population of an apex predator. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:2631-2643. DOI:10.1111/1365-2656.13304

García-Alfonso M., Overveld van T., Gangoso L., Serrano D., Donázar J.A. (2020) Vultures and Livestock: The Where, When, and Why of Visits to Farms. Animals 10(11):2127. DOI:10.3390/ani10112127

Kavelaars M.M., Baert J.M., Stienen E.W.M., Shamoun-Baranes J., Lens L., Müller W. (2020) Breeding habitat loss reveals limited foraging flexibility and increases foraging effort in a colonial breeding seabird. Movement Ecology 8:45. DOI:10.1186/s40462-020-00231-9

Khosravifard S., Skidmotre A.K., Naimi B., Venus V., Muñoz A.R., Toxopeus A.G. (2020) Identifying Birds’ Collision Risk with Wind Turbines Using a Multidimensional Utilization Distribution Method. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44(1): 191-199. DOI:10.1002/wsb.1056

Kolk van der H.J., Ens B.J., Oosterbeek K., Bouten W., Allen A.M., Frauendorf M., Lameris T.K., Oosterbeek T., Deuzeman S., Vries de K., Jongejans E., Pol van de M. (2020) Shorebird feeding specialists differ in how environmental conditions alter their foraging time. Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 31, issue 2, 371-382. DOI:10.1093/beheco/arz189

Kolk van der H.J., Allen A.M., Ens B.J., Oosterbeek K., Jongejans E., Pol van de M. (2020) Spatiotemporal variation in disturbance impacts derived from simultaneous tracking of aircraft and shorebirds.  Journal of Applied Ecology 57:2406-2418. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13742

Martín-Vélez V., Mohring B., Leeuwen van C.H.A., Shamoun-Barnanes J., Thaxter C.B., Baert J.M., Camphuysen C. J., Green A.J. (2020) Functional connectivity network between terrestrial and aquatic habitats by a generalist waterbird, and implications for biovectoring. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 705. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135886

Milotic T, Desmet P., Anselin A., Bruyn de L., Regge de N., Janssens K., Klaassen R., Koks B., Schaub T., Schlaich A., Spanoghe G., T’jollyn F., Vanoverbeke J., Boute W. (2020) GPS tracking data of Western marsh harriers breeding in Belgium and the Netherlands. Zoo Keys 947: 143-155. DOI:10.3897/zookeys.947.52570

Parra-Torres Y., Ramírez F., Afán I., Aguzzi J., Bouten W., Forero M.G., Navarro J. (2020) Behavioral rhythms of an opportunistic predator living in anthropogenic landscapes. Movement Ecology 8:17. DOI:10.1186/s40462-202-00205-x

Ramirez F., Afan I., Bouten W., Carrasco J.L., Forero M.G., Navarro J. (2020) Humans shape the year-round distribution and habitat use of an opportunistic scavenger. Ecology and Evolution 10:4716-4725. DOI:10.1002/ece3.6226

Rycken S., Shephard J.M., Yeap L., Vaughan-Higgins R., PageM., Dawson R., Smith K., Mawson P.R., Warren K.S. (2020) Regional variation in habitat matrix determines movement metrics in Baudin’s cockatoos in southwest Western Australia. Wildlife Research: 19076. DOI:10.1071/WR19076

Schaub T., Klaassen R.H.G., Bouten W., Schlaich A.E., Koks B. J. (2020) Collision risk of Montagu’s Harriers Circus pygargus with wind turbines derived from high‐resolution GPS tracking. Ibis 162, 520-534. DOI:10.1111/ibi.12788

Spelt A., Soutar O., Williamson C., Memmaott J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Rock P., Windsor S. (2020) Urban gulls adapt foraging schedule to human-activity patterns. Ibis (2021) 163: 274-282. DOI:10.1111/ibi.12892

Vanermen N., Courtens W., Daelemans R., Lens L., Müller W., Van de walle M., Verstraete H., Stienen E.W.M. (2020) Attracted to the outside: a meso-scale response pattern of lesser black-backed gulls at an offshore wind farm revealed by GPS telemetry. ICES Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 77, Issue 2: 701-710 DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsz199

Vansteelant W.M.G., Klaassen R., Strandberg R., Janssens K., T’Jollyn F., Bouten W., Koks B.J., Anselein A. (2020)Western Marsh Harriers Circus aeruginosus from nearby breeding areas migrate along comparable loops, but on contrasting schedules in the West African–Eurasian flyway. Journalof Ornithology 161:953-965. DOI:10.1007/s10336-020-01785-6

Winden van der J., Hogeeg N., Shamoun-Baranes J., Piersma T. (2020) Sex-Related Migration Distances in the Dimorphic Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Breeding in the Netherlands. Ardea, 107(3):283-290. DOI:10.5253/arde.v107i3.a1

2019

Bosch van den M., Baert J.M., Müller W., Stienen E.W.M. (2019) Specialization reduces foraging effort and improves breeding performance in a generalist bird. Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 30 (3): 792-800. DOI:10.1093/beheco/arz016

Donk van S., Shamoun Baranes J., Meer van der J., Camphuysen C. J. (2019) Foraging for high caloric anthropogenic prey is energetically costly. Movement Ecology 7:17. DOI:10.1186/s40462-019-0159-3

García-Alfonso M., Morales-Reyes Z., Gangoso L., Bouten W., Sánchez-Zapata J.A., Serrano D., Donázar J.A. (2019) Probing into farmers’ perceptions of a globally endangered ecosystem service provider. Ambio, Vol. 48 (8): 900-912. DOI:10.1007/s13280-018-1102-3

Linssen H., Pol v.d. M., Allen A.M., Jans M., Ens B.J., Krijgsveld K.L., Frauendorf M., Kolk van der H.J. (2019) Disturbance increases high tide travel distance of a roosting shorebird but only marginally affects daily energy expenditure. Avian Research Vol 10: 31. DOI:10.1186?s40657-019-0171-8

Martín-Vélez V., Sanchéz M.I., Shamoun-Baranes J., Thaxter C.B., Stienen E.W.M, Camphuysen C.J., Green A.J. (2019) Quantifying nutrient inputs by gulls to a fluctuating lake, aided by movement ecology methods. Wiley Online Library. DOI:10.1111/fwb.13374

Navarro J., Grémillet D., Afán I., Francisco M., Bouten W., Forero M.G., Figuerola J. (2019) Pathogen transmission risk by opportunistic gulls moving across human landscapes. Scientific Reports 9: 10659. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46323-1

Rycken S., Warren K.S., Yeap L., Jackson B., Riley K., Page M., Dawson R., Smith K., Mawson P.R., Shephard J.M. (2019) Assessing integration of black cockatoos using behavioral change point analysis. The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 83 (2): 334-342. DOI:10.1002/jwmg.21609

Sage E., Bouten W., Hoekstra B., Camphhuysen C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2019) Orographic lift shapes flight routes of gulls in virtually flat landscapes. Scientific Reports 9: 9659. DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-46017-x

Senner N.R., Verhoeven M.A., Abad-Gómez J.M., Alves J.A., Hooijmeijer J.C.E.W, Howison R.A., Kentie R., Loonstra A.H.J., Masero J.A., Rocha A., Stager M, Piersma T. (2019) High Migratory Survival and Highly Variable Migratory Behavior in Black-Tailed Godwits. Front. Ecol. Evol. 7:96. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00096

Serres J.R., Evans T.J., Åkesson S., Duriez O., Shamoun-Baranes J., Ruffier F., Hedenström A. (2019) Optic flow cues help explain altitude control over sea in freely flying gulls. The Royal Society (Interface) DOI: 10.1098/rsif2019.0486

Spelt A., Williamson C., Shamoun-Baranes J., Shepard E., Rock P., Windsor S. (2019) Habitat use of urban-nesting lesser black-backed gulls during the breeding season. Scientific Reports 9, number 10527. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46890-6

Sotillo A., Baert J.M., Stienen E.W.M., Soares A.M.V.M., Lens L. (2019) Time and energy costs of different foraging choices in an avian generalist species. Movement Ecology 7, 41. DOI:10.1186/s40462-019-0188-y

Thaxter C.B., Ross-Smith V.H., Bouten W., Clark N.A., Conway G.J., Masden E. A., Clewly G. D., Barber L. J., Burton N. H.K. (2019) Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: Insights from lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies. Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 56, issue 11: 2410-2422. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.13488

Veen J., Dallmeijer H., Schlaich A.E., Veen T., Mullié W.C. (2019) Diet and Foraging Range of Slender-Billed Gulls Chroicocephalus genei Breeding in the Saloum Delta, Senegal. Ardea, Vol. 107 (1): 33-46. DOI:10.5253?arde.v107i1.a8

Wieringa A., Klaassen R.h.G., Schlaich A.E., Koks B.J. (2019) Increased Food Provisioning by Female Montagu’s Harriers in Years with Food Shortage Weakens Sex-Specific Roles in Parental Care. Ardea, Vol 107 (2): 149-158. DOI: 10.5253/arde.v107i2.a5

2018

Baert J.M., Stienen E.W.M., Heylen B.C., Kavelaars M.M., Buijs R.J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Lens L., Müller W. (2018) High-resolution GPS tracking reveals sex differences in migratory behaviour and stopover habitat use in the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus.Scientific Reports 8, article number 5391 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23605-x

Byholm P, Mäkeläinen S., Santangeli A., Goulson D. (2018) First evidence of neonicotinoid residues in a long-distance migratory raptor, the European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 639: 929-933. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.185

Dokter A.M., Fokkema W., Ebbinge B.S., Olff H., Jeugd van der H.P., Nolet B.A. (2018) Agricultural pastures challenge the attractiveness of natural saltmarsh for a migratory goose. BES, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 55, issue 6 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13168

Dokter A.M., Fokkema W., Bekker S.K., Bouten W., Ebbinge B.S., Müskens G., Olff H., Jeugd van der H.P., Nolet B.A. ( 2018) Body stores persist as fitness correlate in a long-distance migrant released from food constraints. Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29, issue 5, 1157-1166. DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary080

Kavelaars M.M., Stienen E.W.M., Matheve H., Buijs R.J., Lens L, Müller W., (2018) GPS tracking during parental care does not affect early offspring development in lesser black-backed gulls. Mar Biol 165: 87 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3347-6

Khosravifard S., Venus V., Skidmore A.K., Bouten W., Muñoz A.R., Toxopeus A.G. (2018) Identification of Griffon Vulture’s Flight Types Using High-Resolution Tracking Data. Inter. Journal of Environment Research June 2018, Vol. 12 313-325. DOI: 10.1007/s41742-018-0093-z

Lameris T. K., Jeugd van der H.P., Eichhorn G., Dokter A.M., Bouten W., Boom M.P., Litvin K.E., Ens B.J., Nolet B.A, (2018). Arctic Geese Tune Migration to a Warming Climate but Still Suffer from a Phenological Mismatch. Current Biology, Vol. 28, issue 15, 2467-2473.e4. DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.077

Murgatroyd M., Photopoulou T., Underhill L.G., Bouten W., Amar A., ( 2018) Where eagles soar: Fine‐resolution tracking reveals the spatiotemporal use of differential soaring modes in a large raptor. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (13): 6788-6799. DOI:  10.1002/ece3.4189

Oppel S., …… Croxall J. (2018) Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds. Marine Policy, Vol. 98, 37-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.04

Overveld van T., García-Alfonso M., Dingemanse N.J., Bouten W., Gangoso L., Riva de la M., Serrano D., Donázar J.A. (2018) Food predictability and social status drive individual resource specializations in a territorial vulture. Scientific Reports 8, art. number 15155 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33564-y

Senner, N.R., Stager M., Verhoeven M.A., Cheviron Z.A., Piersma T., Bouten W. (2018) High-altitude shorebird migration in the absence of topographical barriers: avoiding high air temperatures and searching for profitable winds. The Royal Society, Vol. 285, issue 1881. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0569

Shepard J.M., Dunlop J.N., Bouten W. (2018) Foraging movements of common noddies in the East Indian Ocean are dependent on breeding stage: implications for marine reserve design. Pacific Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1071/PC18033

Thaxter C.B., Ross-Smith V.H., Bouten W., Masden E.A., Clark N.A., Conway G.J., Barber L., Clewley G.D., Burton N.H.K. (2018) Dodging the blades: new insights into three-dimensional space use of offshore wind farms by lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus. MEPS 587: 247-253. DOI 10.3354/meps12415

2017

Dokter A.M., van Loon E.E, Rappoldt C., Oosterbeek K., Baptist M.J., Bouten W., Ens B.J. (2017) Balancing food and density-dependence in the spatial distribution of an interference-prone forager. OIKOS 126,8:1184-1196. DOI: 10.1111/oik.04139

Fluhr J., Benhamou S., Riotte-Lambert L., Duriez O. (2017) Assessing the risk for an obligate scavenger to be dependent on predictable feeding sources Elsevier/ScienceDirect (Biological conservation) vol. 215: 92-98. DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.07.030

Kassara C., Gangoso L., Mellone U., Piasevoli G., Hadjikyriakou T.G., Tsiopelas N., Giokas S., López-López P., Urios V., Figuerola J., Silva R., Bouten W., Kirschel A.N.G., Virani M.Z., Fiedler W., Berthold P., Geschweng M. (2017) Current and future suitability of wintering grounds for a long-distance migratory raptor. Scientific Reports (7: 8798) DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-08753-w

Klaassen R.H.G., Schlaich A. E., Bouten W., Koks B.J. (2017) Migrating Montagu’s harriers frequently interrupt daily flights in both Europe and Africa. J Avian Biol 48: 180–190. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01362

Leos-Barajas V., Photopoulou T., Langrock R., Patterson T.A., Watanabe Y.Y., Murgatroyd M., Papastamatiou Y.P. (2017) Analysis of animal accelerometer data using hidden Markov models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2017, 8, 161-173. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12657

Navarro J., Grémillet D., Ramirez F.J., Afán I., Bouten W., Forero M.G. (2017) Shifting individual habitat specialization of a successful predator living in anthropogenic landscapes. Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) 578: 243-251. DOI: 10.3354/meps12124

Schlaich A.E., Bouten W., Bretagnolle V., Heldbjerg H., Klaassen R.H.G., Sørensen I.H., Villers, A., Both C. (2017) A circannual perspective on daily and total flight distances in a long-distance migratory raptor, the Montagu’s harrier, Circus pygargus. Biology Letters 2017 13 20170073. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0073

Shamoun-Baranes J., Burant J.B.,  van Loon E.E., Bouten W., Camphuysen C.J. (2017) Short distance migrants travel as far as long distance migrants in lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus. J Avian Biol 48: 49–57. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01229

Sørensen I.H., Schlaich A.E., Klaassen R.H.G., Heldbjerg H., Koks B.J. (2017) Rare case of an adult male Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus over-summering in West Africa, as revealed by GPS tracking. Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 158, 3, 753-760. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-017-1445-8

Thaxter C.B., Clark N.A., Ross-Smith V.H., Conway G.J., Bouten W., Burton N.H.K. (2017) Sample size required to characterize area use of tracked seabirds. Journal of Wildlife Management. DOI:10.1002/jwmg.21283

Vansteelant W.M.G., Shamoun-Baranes J., van Manen W., van Diermen J., Bouten W. (2017) Seasonal detours by soaring migrants shaped by wind regimes along the East Atlantic Flyway. Journal of Animal Ecology 2017, 86, 179-191. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12593

Vansteelant W.M.G., Shamoun-Baranes J, McLaren J.D., Van Diermen J., Bouten W., (2017), Soaring across continents: high-resolution GPS tracking reveals importance of integrating climb rates and wind in optimal soaring migration theory. J Avian Biol. 48: 887-896. DOI: 10.111/jav.01298

2016

Bulla M., Valcu M. Dokter A.M., et al. (2016) Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds. Nature 540, 109-113. DOI: 10.1038/nature20563

Gyemesi A., Boudewijn T.J., Buijs R.J., Shamoun-Baranes J.Z., de Jong J.W., Fijn R.C., van Horssen P.W., Poot M.J.M. (2016) Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus thriving on a non-marine diet. Bird Study 63(2): 241-249. DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2016.1180341

Harel R., Duriez O., Spiegel O., Fluhr J. Horvitz N, Getz W.M., Bouten W., Sarrazin F., Hatzofe O, Nathan R. (2016) Decision-making by a soaring bird: time, energy and risk considerations at different spatio-temporal scales. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 371: 20150397. DOI:10.1098/rstb.2015.0397

Isaksson N., Evans T.J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Åkesson, S. (2016) Land or sea? Foraging area choice during breeding by an omnivorous gull. Movement Ecology 4:1-14. DOI: 10.1186/s40462-016-0078-5

McLaren J.D., Shamoun-Baranes J., Camphuysen C.J., Bouten W. (2016) Directed flight and optimal airspeeds: homeward-bound gulls react flexibly to wind yet fly slower than predicted. J. Avian Biol. 47(4): 476-490. Doi: 10.1111/jav.00828

Murgatroyd M., Underhill L.G., Bouten W., Amar A., Ranging Behaviour of Verreaux’s Eagles during the Pre-Breeding Period Determined through the Use of High Temporal Resolution Tracking. PloS One 11(10): e163378. DOI:10.371/journal.pone.0163378

Navarro J., Grémillet D., Afán I., Ramírez F., Bouten W., Forero M.G. (2016) Feathered Detectives: Real-time GPS Tracking of Scavenging Gulls Pinpoints Illegal Waste Dumping. PLoS One 11(7): e0159974. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159974

Orchan Y., Ovaskainen O., Bouten W., Nathan R. (2016) Novel insights into the map stage of true navigation in nonmigratory wild birds (Stone curlews, Burhinus oedicnemus). The American Naturalist 187(6). DOI: 10.1086/686054

Rakhimberdiev E., Senner N.R., Verhoeven M.A., Winkler D.W., Bouten W., Piersma T. (2016) Comparing inferences of solar geolocation data against high-precision GPS data: annual movements of a double-tagged black-tailed godwit. J. Avian Biol. 47(4):589-596.  DOI: 10.1111/jav.00891

Rock P., Camphuysen C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J., Ross-Smith V.H., Vaughan I.P. (2016) Results from the GPS tracking of roofnesting Herring Gulls Larus argentatus in the UK. Ringing & Migration 31(1): 47-62.  DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2016.1197698

Ross-Smith V.H., Thaxter C.B., Masden E.A., Shamoun-Baranes J., Burton N.H.K., Wright L.J., Rehfisch M.M., Johnston A. (2016) Modelling flight heights of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas from GPS: a Bayesian approach. Journal of Applied Ecology 53(6): 1676-1685. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.12760

Schlaich A.E., Klaassen H.G., Bouten W., Bretagnolle V., Koks, B.J., Villers A., Both C. (2016) How individual Montagu’s Harriers cope with Moreau’s Paradox during the Sahelian winter. Journal of Animal Ecology 85(6): 1491-1501. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12583

Shamoun-Baranes J., Bouten W., van Loon E.E., Meijer C., Camphuysen C.J. (2016) Flap or soar? How a flight generalist responds to its aerial environment. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 371: 20150395. DOI:10.1098/rstb.2015.0395

Slingsby A., Van Loon E.E., Exploratory Visual Analysis for Animal Movement Ecology. Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) 35 (3):471-480. DOI:0.1111/cgf.12923

Stienen E.W.M., Desmet P., Aelterman B., Courtens W., Feys S., Vanermen N., Verstraete H., Van de Walle M., Deneudt K., Hernandez F., Houthoofdt R., Vanhoorne B., Bouten W., Buijs R.J., Kavelaars M.M., Müller W., Herman D., Matheve H., Sotillo A., Lens L. (2016) GPS tracking data of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast. ZooKeys 555: 115–124. Doi: 10.3897/zookeys.555.6173

Treep H.J., Bohrer G., Shamoun-Baranes J., Duriez O., Prata de Moraes Frasson R., Bouten W. (2016) Using high resolution GPS tracking data of bird flight for meteorological observations. Bul. Am. Meteor. Soc. 907(6): 951-961. Doi:org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00234.1

Viana D.S., Gangoso L., Bouten W., Figuerola J. (2016) Overseas seed dispersal by migratory birds. Proc. R. Soc. B. 283: 20152406. Doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2406

2015

Camphuysen C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J., van Loon E.E., Bouten W. (2015) Sexually distinct foraging strategies in an omnivorous seabird. Marine Biology, DOI 10.1007/s00227-015-2678-9

Demšar U., Buchin K., van Loon E.E., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2015) Stacked space-time densities: a geovisualisation approach to explore dynamics of space use over time. GeoInformatica. 19(1): 85-115. DOI: 10.1007/s10707-014-0207-5.

Schlaich A.E., Klaassen R.H.G., Bouten W., Both C., Koks B.J. (2015) Testing a novel agri-environment scheme based on the ecology of the target species, Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus. Ibis 157: 713-721. DOI: 10.111/ibi.12299

Taylor-King J.P., van Loon E.E., Rosser G., Chapman S.J. (2015)  From birds to bacteria: Generalised velocity jump process with resting states. Bu;ll Math Biol. DOI 10.1007/s11538-015-0083-7.

Thaxter C.B., Ross-Smith V.H., Bouten W., Clark N.A., Conway G.J., Rehfish M.M. & Burton N.H.K. (2015)  Seabird–wind farm interactions during the breeding season vary within and between years: A case study of lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus in the UK. Biological Conservation. 186:347-358.

Thaxter C.B., Ross-Smith V.H., Clark J.A. Clark N.A., Conway, G.J. , Marsh M., Leat E.H.K., Burton N.H.K. (2015)  A trial of three harness attachment methods and their suitability for long-term use on Lesser Black-backes Gulls and Great Skuas, Ringing & Migration, DOI 10.1080/03078698.2014.995546

Tyson C., Shamoun-Baranes J., van Loon E.E., Camphuysen C.J. (2015) Individual specialization on fishery discards by lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus). ICES J. Mar. Sci. (2015) DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv021

Vansteelant W.M.G, Bouten W, Klaassen R.H.G, Koks B.J, Schlaich A.E., van Diermen J., van Loon E.E. & Shamoun-Baranes J. ( 2015) Regional and seasonal flight speeds of soaring migrants and the role of weather conditions at hourly and daily scales.  J. Avian Biol. 46:25-39, DOI: 10.1111/jav.00457

2014

Ens B.J., Bom R.A., Dokter A.M., Oosterbeek K., de Jong J & Bouten W. (2014) Using the UvA Bird Tracking Systeem (UvA-BiTS) in Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus research. Limosa, 87, 117-128. This special issue (87) of Limosa contains 13 papers on tracking of a great variety of species. This special issue can be obtained for 10€ at info@sovon.nl.

Bom R.A., Bouten W., Piersma T., Oosterbeek K., van Gils J.A. (2014) Optimizing acceleration-based movement ethograms: the use of variable-time versus fixed-time segmentation. Movement Ecology, 2-6. DOI:10.1186/2051-3933-3-6

Klaassen R.H.G., Schlaich A.E., Bouten W., Both C., Koks B.J. (2014) First results of year-round tracking of Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus breeding in the agricultural landscape of East-Groningen. Limosa, 87 (2), 135-148. This special issue (87) of Limosa contains 13 papers on tracking of a great variety of species. This special issue can be obtained for 10€ at info@sovon.nl.

Van Gasteren H., Both I., Shamoun-Baranes J.Z., Laloë J.O., Bouten W. (2014) A pilot study on GPS tracking of Common Buzzards Buteo buteo at military airfields to advance bird strike prevention. Limosa, 87 (2), 107-116. This special issue (87) of Limosa contains 13 papers on tracking of a great variety of species. This special issue can be obtained for 10€ at info@sovon.nl.

Wade H.M., Masden E.A.,  Jackson A.C., Thaxter C.B., Burton N.H.K., Bouten W., Furness R.W. (2014) Great skua (Stercorarius skua) movements at sea in relation to marine renewable energy developments. Marine environmental research, 101, 69-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.09.003

2013

Bouten W., Baaij E.W., Shamoun-Baranes J., Camphuysen C.J. (2013) A flexible GPS tracking system for studying bird behaviour at multiple scales. J. Ornithology 154: 571-580. DOI 10.1007/s10336-012-0908-1

Dokter A.M., Ebbinge B.S. (2013) Year-round itinerary of a GPS-tracked Brent Goose Branta b. bernicla that visited the Bassin d’Arcachon, France. Wildfowl special issue 3:135–141

Monsarrat S., Benhamo S., Sarrazin F., Bessa-Gomes C., Bouten W., Duriez O. (2013) How Predictability of Feeding Patches Affects Home Range and Foraging Habitat Selection in Avian Social Scavengers? PLoS ONE 8(1): e53077. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0053077

2012

Camphuysen C.J., Shamoun-Baranes J.,Bouten W., Garthe S. (2012) Identifying ecologically important marine areas for seabirds using behavioural information in combination with distribution patterns. Biological Conservation 156:22-29

Shamoun-Baranes J., van Loon E.E., Purves R.S., Speckmann B., Weiskopf D., Camphuysen C.J. (2012) Analysis and visualization of animal movement. Biology Letters 23, vol. 8, no. 1, 6-9. DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0764

Shamoun-Baranes J., Bom, R., van Loon E.E., Ens K., Oosterbeek B.J., Bouten W. (2012) From sensor data to animal behaviour: an oystercatcher example. PLoS One, 7(5). e37997

Tanha J., Van Someren M., De Bakker M., Bouten W., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Afsarmanesh (2012) Multiclass Semi-Supervised Learning for Animal Behavior Recognition from Accelerometer Data. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI), November 2012

2011

Shamoun-Baranes J., Bouten, W., Camphuysen, C.J., Baaij E. (2011) Riding the tide: intriguing observations of gulls resting at sea during breeding. IBIS, 153(2), 411-415

2010

Camphuysen C.J., de Boer P., Bouten W., Gronert A., Shamoun-Baranes J. (2010) Mammalian prey in Laridae: increased predation pressure on mammal populations expected. Lutra 53(1): 5-20