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Movement Ecology

Movement Ecology is an academic concept that belongs to the broader category of ecological sciences and is distinguished by its focus on the patterns, mechanisms, causes, and consequences of organismal movement across spatial and temporal scales, integrating insights from behavioral ecology, fish ecology, landscape connectivity, and spatial ecology.

2.5K

Publications

146.5K

Citations

7.1K

Authors

2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

669

Variants

Fish Marine EcologyFish Migration Ecology

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Publications

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At‐sea distribution and scale‐dependent foraging behaviour of petrels and albatrosses: a comparative study

David Pinaud, Henri Weimerskirch · Journal of Animal Ecology · 2006 · 2K citations · Full text

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WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Daniel Fortin, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Mark S. Boyce et al. · Ecology · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

Marlee A. Tucker, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, William F. Fagan et al. · Science · 2018 · 1.3K citations

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Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators

Nicolas E. Humphries, Nuno Queiroz, Jennifer R. M. Dyer et al. · Nature · 2010 · 951 citations

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ANALYZING ANIMAL MOVEMENTS USING BROWNIAN BRIDGES

Jon S. Horne, Edward O. Garton, Stephen M. Krone et al. · Ecology · 2007 · 949 citations

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Authors

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  1. MW
    Martin Wikelski

    Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany

    26 publications · 3.6K citations

    21

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  2. WF
    William F. Fagan

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    17 publications · 3.6K citations

    17

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  3. CA
    Colin A. Simpfendorfer

    James Cook University, Australia

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

    17

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  4. MR
    Michelle R. Heupel

    James Cook University, Australia

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

    17

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  5. TM
    Thomas Mueller

    Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

    14 publications · 3.6K citations

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Institutions

2K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    44 h-index

    220 publications

    18.5K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    40 h-index

    172 publications

    13.4K citations

  3. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    31 h-index

    94 publications

    5.2K citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    30 h-index

    94 publications

    5.9K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    30 h-index

    89 publications

    14.8K citations

  6. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    29 h-index

    101 publications

    7.9K citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    28 h-index

    69 publications

    19.4K citations

  8. University of Konstanz

    Konstanz, Germany

    28 h-index

    98 publications

    11.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology

    61 publications · 9.2K citations

    46

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  2. Journal of Animal Ecology

    67 publications · 7.8K citations

    42

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  3. PLoS ONE

    66 publications · 3.7K citations

    41

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  4. Movement Ecology

    72 publications · 3.7K citations

    34

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  5. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 54 publications · 2.6K citations

    31

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