O. Duriez

Unravelling vulture avoidance tactic of wind turbines combining empirical and simulation data

This study examines griffon vulture flight responses to wind turbines at multiple spatial scales using GPS tracking and simulations, finding wind farm-specific avoidance patterns influenced by topography.

The use of social information in vulture flight decisions

This study shows that vultures use social information to find thermal updrafts, especially in poor flight conditions, with lower-ranked individuals less likely to follow social cues.

Effect of tag attachment on the flight performance of five raptor species

This study compares the effects of two harness types on flight performance in raptors, finding leg-loops cause less drag and improve flight efficiency.

The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species

This study compares how two soaring bird species use energy landscapes, finding species-specific requirements that limit the transferability of suitability models.

The interplay of wind and uplift facilitates over-water flight in facultative soaring birds

This study shows that migratory birds use wind and uplift conditions to optimize energy-efficient over-water flight routes.

The challenges of estimating the distribution of flight heights from telemetry or altimetry data

This paper examines errors in flight height data from telemetry and altimetry, showing how improper error handling distorts ecological analyses and recommends state-space models for accurate estimation.