Publications

Yanco, S.W., Oliver, R.Y., Iannarilli, F., Carlson, B., Heine, G., Mueller, U., Richter, N., Vorneweg, B., Andryushchenko, Y., Batbayar, N., Dagys, M., Desholm, M., Galtbalt, B., Gavrilov, A.E., Goroshko, O.A., Ilyashenko, E.I., Ilyashenko, V.Y., Månsson, J., Mudrik, E.A., Natsagdorj, T., Nilsson, L., Sherub, S., Skov, H., Sukhbaatar, T., Žydelis, R., Wikelski, M., Jetz, W., Pokrovsky, I. 2024. Migratory birds modulate niche tradeoffs in rhythm with seasons and life history. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121 (41): art. no. e2316827121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2316827121

Serratosa, J., Oppel, S., Rotics, S., Santangeli, A., Butchart, S.H.M., Cano-Alonso, L.S., Tellería, J.L., Kemp, R., Nicholas, A., Kalvans, A., Galarza, A., Franco, A.M.A., Andreotti, A., Kirschel, A.N.G., Ngari, A., Soutullo, A., Bermejo-Bermejo, A., Botha, AJ., Ferri, A., Evangelidis, A., Cenerini, A., Stamenov, A., Hernández-Matias, A., Aradis, A., Grozdanov, A.P., Rodríguez, B., Sekercioglu, C.H., Cerecedo-Iglesias, C., Kassara, C., Barboutis, C., Bracebridge, C., García-Ripollés, C., Kendall, C.J., Denac, D., Schabo, D.G., Barber, D.R., Popov, D.V., Dobrev, D.D., Mallia, E., Kmetova-Biro, E., Alvarez, E., Buechley, E.R., Bragin, E.A., Cordischi, F., Zengeya, F.M., Monti, F., Mougeot, F., Tate, G., Stoyanov, G., Dell’Omo, G., Lucia, G., Gradev, G., Ceccolini, G., Friedemann, G., Bauer, H.G., Kolberg, H., Peshev, H., Catry, I., Oien, I.J., Alanís, I.C., Literák, I., Pokrovsky, I., Ojaste, I., Ostnes, JE., de la Puente, J., Real, J., Guilherme, J.L., González, J.C., Fernandez-García, J.M., Gil, J.A., Terraube, J., Poprach, K., Aghababyan, K., Klein, K., Bildstein, K.L., Wolter, K., Janssens, K., Kittelberger, K.D., Thompson, L.J., AlJahdhami, M.H., Galan, M., Tobolka, M., Posillico, M., Cipollone, M., Gschweng, M., Strazds, M., Boorman, M., Zvidzai, M., Acacio, M., Romero, M., Wikelski, M., Schmidt, M., Sarà, M., McGrady, M.J., Dagys, M., Mackenzie, ML., Al Taq, M., Mgumba, M.P., Virani, M.Z., Kassinis, N.I., Borgianni, N., Thie, N., Tsiopelas, N., Anglister, N., Farwig, N., Sapir, N., Kleven, O., Krone, O., Duriez, O., Spiegel, O., Al Nouri, O., López-López, P., Byholm, P., Kamath, P.L., Mirski, P., Palatitz, P., Serroni, P., Raab, R., Buij, R., Žydelis, R., Nathan, R., Bowie, R.C.K., Tsiakiris, R., Hatfield, R.S., Harel, R., Kroglund, R.T., Efrat, R., Limiñana, R., Javed, S., Marinkovic, S.P., Rösner, S., Pekarsky, S., Kapila, S.R., Marin, S.A., Krejcí, S., Giokas, S., Tumanyan, S., Turjeman, S., Krüger, SC., Ewing, S.R., Stoychev, S., Nikolov, S.C., Qaneer, T.E., Spatz, T., Hadjikyriakou, T.G., Mueller, T., Katzner, T.E., Aarvak, T., Veselovsky, T., Nygård, T., Mellone, U., Väli, U., Sellis, U., Urios, V., Nemcek, V., Arkumarev, V., Getz, W.M., Fiedler, W., Van den Bossche, W., Lehnardt, Y., Jones, V.R. 2024. Tracking data highlight the importance of human-induced mortality for large migratory birds at a flyway scale. Biological Conservation, 293: art. no. 110525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110525

Ilgūnas, M., Himmel, T., Harl, J.,Dagys, M., Valkiūnas, G., Weissenbock, H. 2022. Exo-erythrocytic development of avian haemosporidian parasites in European owls. Animals, 12 (17): art. no. 2212. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12172212

Gauld, J.G., Silva, J.P., Atkinson, P.W., Record, P., Acacio, M., Arkumarev, V., Blas, J., Bouten, W., Burton, N., Catry, I., Champagnon, J., Clewley, G.D., Dagys, M., Duriez, O., Exo, K.M., Fiedler, W., Flack, A., Friedemann, G., Fritz, J., Garcia-Ripolles, C., Garthe, S., Giunchi, D., Grozdanov, A., Harel, R., Humphreys, E.M., Janssen, R., Kolzsch, A., Kulikova, O., Lameris, T.K., Lopez-Lopez, P., Masden, E.A., Monti, F., Nathan, R., Nikolov, S., Oppel, S., Peshev, H., Phipps, L., Pokrovsky, I., Ross-Smith, V.H., Saravia, V., Scragg, E.S., Sforzi, A., Stoynov, E., Thaxter, C., Van Steelant, W., Toor, M., Vorneweg, B., Waldenstrom, J., Wikelski, M., Žydelis, R., Franco, A.M.A. (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 (6): 1496–1512. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14160

Virbickas, T., Dementavičius, D., Rumbutis, S., Vaitkuvienė, D., Dagys, M., Treinys, R. (2021) Understanding recreational targets and ecological consequences: increased northern pike stocking reflected in top avian predator diet. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 67 (1): art. no. 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-01445-3

Mirski, P., Cenian, Z., Dagys, M., Daroczi, S., Dementavičius, D., Maciorowski, G., Menderski, S., Nowak, D., Pongracz, A., Prommer, M., Sellis, U., Siekiera, J., Szinai, P., Tumiel, T., Wojciak, J., Zeitz, R., Vali, U. (2021) Sex-, landscape- and climate-dependent patterns of home-range size – a macroscale study on an avian generalist predator. Ibis, 163 (2): 641–657. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12894

van Toor, M.L., Kharitonov, S., Švažas, S., Dagys, M., Kleyheeg, E., Muskens, G., Ottosson, U., Žydelis, R., Waldenstrom, J. (2021) Migration distance affects how closely Eurasian wigeons follow spring phenology during migration. Movement Ecology, 9 (1): art. no. 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00296-0

Kamarauskaitė, A ., Dementavičius, D., Skuja, S., Dagys, M., Treinys, R. (2020) Interaction between the White-tailed Eagle and Common Buzzard estimated by diet analysis and brood defence behaviour. Ornis Fennica, 97 (1): 26–37.

Dementavičius, D., Rumbutis, S., Virbickas, T., Vaitkuvienė, D., Dagys, M., Treinys, R. (2020) Spatial and temporal variations in the White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla breeding diet revealed by prey remains. Bird Study, 67 (2): 206–216. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2020.1808591

Pavon-Jordan, D., Clausen, P., Dagys, M., Devos, K., Encarnacao, V., Fox, A.D., Frost, T., Gaudard, C., Hornman, M., Keller, V., Langendoen, T., Lawicki, L., Lewis, L.J., Lorentsen, S.H., Luigujoe, L., Meissner, W., Molina, B., Musil, P., Musilova, Z., Nilsson, L., Paquet, J.Y., Ridzon, J., Stipniece, A., Teufelbauer, N., Wahl, J., Zenatello, M., Lehikoinen, A. (2019) Habitat- and species-mediated short- and long-term distributional changes in waterbird abundance linked to variation in European winter weather. Diversity and Distributions. 25 (2): 225-239. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12855

Giakoumi, S., Hermoso, V., Carvalho, S.B., Markantonatou, V., Dagys, M., Iwamura, T., Probst, W.N., Smith, R.J., Yates, K.L., Almpanidou, V., Novak, T., Ben-Moshe, N., Katsanevakis, S., Claudet, J., Coll, M., Deidun, A., Essl, F., Garcia-Charton, J.A., Jimenez, C., Kark, S., Mandic, M., Mazaris, A.D., Rabitsch, W., Stelzenmuller, V., Tricarico, E., Vogiatzakis, I.N. (2019) Conserving European biodiversity across realms. Conservation Letters. 12 (1): e12586. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12586

Dementavičius, D., Rumbutis, S., Vaitkuvienė, D., Dagys, M., Treinys, R. (2019) No adverse effects on Lesser Spotted Eagle breeding in an area of high White-tailed Eagle density. Journal of Ornithology. 160 (2): 453-461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01625-2

Matulevičiūtė, D., Motiejūnaitė, J., Uogintas, D., Taraškevičius, R., Dagys, M., Rašomavičius, V. (2018) Decline of a protected coastal pine forest under impact of a colony of great cormorants and the rate of vegetation change under ornithogenic influence. Silva Fennica. 52 (2): art. no. 7699. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.7699

Vali, U., Mirski, P., Sellis, U., Dagys, M., Maciorowski, G. (2018) Genetic determination of migration strategies in large soaring birds: evidence from hybrid eagles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 285 (2884): art. no. 20180855. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0855

Grašytė, G., Rumbutis, S., Dagys, M., Vaitkuvienė, D., Treinys, R. (2017) Tawny Owl females of intermediate colour morph reproduce better and increase in a local polymorphic population. Ornis Fennica. 94 (1): 33-44.

Rumbutis, S., Vaitkuvienė, D, Grašytė, G., Dagys, M., Dementavičius, D., Treinys, R. (2017) Adaptive habitat preferences in the Tawny Owl Strix aluco. Bird Study. 64 (3): 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2017.1369001

Treinys R., Dementavičius D., Rumbutis S., Švažas S., Butkauskas D., Sruoga A., Dagys M. (2016) Settlement, habitat preference, reproduction, and genetic diversity in recovering the white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla population. Journal of Ornithology. 157 (1): 311-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-015-1280-8

Grašytė, G., Rumbutis, S., Dagys, M., Treinys R. (2016) Breeding performance, apparent survival, nesting location and diet in a local population of the Tawny Owl Strix aluco in Central Lithuania over the long-term. Acta Ornithologica. 51 (2): 163-174. https://doi.org/10.3161/00016454AO2016.51.2.003

Vaitkuvienė, D., Dagys, M., Bartkevičienė, G., Romanovskaja, D. (2015) The effect of weather variables on the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) spring migration phenology. Ornis Fennica 92:43-52.

Vaitkuvienė, D., Dagys, M. (2015) Two-fold increase in White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) population in Lithuania: a consequence of changing agriculture? Turkish Journal of Zoology. 39 (1): 144-152. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1402-44

Pavon-Jordan, D., Fox, A.D., Clausen, P., Dagys, M., Deceuninck, B., Devos, K., Hearn, R.D., Holt, C.A., Hornman, M., Keller, V. Langendoen, T., Lawicki, L., Lorentsen, S.H., Luigujoe, L., Meissner, W., Musil, P., Nilsson, L., Paquet, J.Y., Stipniece, A., Stroud, D.A., Wahl, J., Zenatello, M., Lehikoinen, A. (2015) Climate-driven changes in winter abundance of a migratory waterbird in relation to EU protected areas. Diversity and Distributions. 21 (5): 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12300

Motiejūnaitė, J., Iršėnaitė, R., Adamonytė, G., Dagys, M., Taraškevičius, R., Matulevičiūtė, D., Koreivienė, J. (2014) Pine forest lichens under eutrophication generated by a great cormorant colony. Lichenologist. 46 (2): 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282913000820