Laboratory of Avian Ecology - Publikacijos

Bukauskaitė, D., Chagas, C.R.F., Duc, M., Kazak, M., Treinys, R. 2024. Prevalence and local transmission of haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites in nestlings of birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes) in the temperate forests in Lithuania. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 25: art. no. 101013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101013

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

Bernotienė, R., Treinys, R., Bukauskaitė, D. 2024. Vertical distribution of Culicoides biting midges in temperate forests. Diversity, 16 (9): art. no. 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090585

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

Šukytė, T., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. 2024. The genetic identification of numerous apicomplexan Sarcocystis species in intestines of Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo). Animals, 14 (16): art. no. 2391. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162391

Väli, Ü., Strazds, M., Kaldma, K., Treinys, R. 2024. Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe. Bird Conservation International, 34: e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270924000042

Kharitonov, S.P., Mischenko, A.L., Konyukhov, N., Švažas, S., Sukhanova, O.V., Czajkowski, A. 2024. How closely Common Pochards (Aythya ferina) interact with spring phenology on migration. Biology Bulletin, 51 (1): 187–199. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023602914

Bukauskaitė, D., Dementavičius, D., Rumbutis, S., Treinys, R. 2024. Differences in haemosporidian parasite prevalence and diversity in migratory and resident birds of prey species revealed by a non-invasive sampling method. Ecology and Evolution, 14 (3): e11038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11038

Sjöberg, S., Andersson, A., Bäckman, J., Hansson, B., Malmiga, G., Tarka, M., Hasselquist, D., Lindström, A., Alerstam, T. 2023. Solar heating may explain extreme diel flight altitude changes in migrating birds. Current Biology, 33 (19): 4232–4237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.035

Prakas, P., Stankevičiūtė, J., Švažas, S., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Butkauskas, D., Vaitkevičiūtė-Balčė, R. 2023. Sarcocystis spp. macrocysts infection in wildfowl species in Eastern Baltic region: Trends in prevalence in 2011-2022. Animals, 13 (18): art. no. 2875. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13182875

Treinys, R., Komar, E., Vaitkuvienė, D. 2023. Contrasting trends and dynamics in the autumn aggregation of White-tailed Eagles at two fishponds in Lithuania. Ardea, 111 (2): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.2022.a34

Šukytė, T., Butkauskas, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S. 2023. Molecular confirmation of Accipiter birds of prey as definitive hosts of numerous Sarcocystis species, including Sarcocystis sp., closely related to pathogenic S. calchasi. Pathogens, 12 (6): art. no. 752. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060752

Kazak, M., Bernotienė, R., Treinys, R., Bukauskaitė, D. 2023. Trypanosomatids in bloodsucking Diptera insects (Ceratopogonidae and Simuliidae) wild-caught at raptor bird nests in temperate forests. Diversity, 15 (5): art. no. 692. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050692

Prakas, P., Moskaliova, D., Šneideris, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Maziliauskaitė, E., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D. 2023. Molecular identification of Sarcocystis rileyi and Sarcocystis sp. (closely related to Sarcocystis wenzeli) in intestines of mustelids from Lithuania. Animals, 13 (3): art. no. 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030467

Bea, A., Olano, I., Švažas, S., Henry, J., Yanenko, V., Grishanov, G. 2023. The Black Sea-Eastern Mediterranean flyway of the globally threatened European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur). Turkish Journal of Zoology, 47 (1): 48–52. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3112

Kamarauskaitė, A., Dementavičius, D., Skuja, S., Treinys, R. 2022. Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, nest site selection pattern in relation to stands and their location factors in Central Lithuania, Central Eastern Europe. Baltic Forestry, 28 (2): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.46490/BF615

Dementavičius, D., Rumbutis, S., Treinys, R. 2022. Spatial and temporal variation in breeding performance in the increasing White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla population to the east of the Baltic Sea. Bird Study, 68 (4): 462–476. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2022.2124954

Mischenko, A., Sukhanova, O., Švažas, S., Meshcheriakova, N., Perkovskii, M., Strelkov, V., Czajkowski, A., Vaitkuvienė, D. 2022. Internationally important stopover area for the globally-threatened Common Pochard Aythya ferina in the Volga River delta. Wildfowl, 72: 164–1173.

Vali, U., Treinys, R., Bergmanis, U., Daroczi, S., Demerdzhiev, D., Dombrovski, V., Dravecky, M., Ivanovski, V., Kicko, J., Langgemach, T., Lontkowski, J., Maciorowski, G., Poirazidis, K., Rodziewicz, M., Meyburg, B.U. 2022. Contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and lack of population structure in the lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina (Aves: Accipitriformes) across its breeding range. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 136 (4): 506–519. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blac065

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

Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Prakas, P. (2022) Investigations on Sarcocystis species in the leg muscles of the bird family Corvidae in Lithuania. Parasitology Research, 121 (2): 703–711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07409-z

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

Malmiga, G., Tarka, M., Alerstam, T., Hansson, B., Hasselquist, D. (2021) Individual and sex-related patterns of prolonged flights during both day and night by great reed warblers crossing the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert. Journal of Avian Biology, 52 (1): art. no. e02549. a href=”https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02549″>https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02549

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

Mortberg, U., Pang, X.L., Treinys, R., Trubins, R ., Mozgeris, G. (2021) Sustainability assessment of intensified forestry-forest bioenergy versus forest biodiversity targeting forest birds. Sustainability, 13 (5): art. no. 2789. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052789

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Bea, A., Yanenko, V., Ragauskas, A., Vaitkuvienė, D. (2021) The genetic diversity and structure of the European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur. Animals, 11 (5): art. no. 1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051283

Sjoberg, S., Malmiga, G., Nord, A., Andersson, A., Backman, J., Tarka, M., Willemoes, M., Thorup, K., Hansson, B., Alerstam, T., Hassequist, D. (2021) Extreme altitudes during diurnal flights in a nocturnal songbird migrant. Science, 372 (6542): 646–648. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abe7291

Mozgeris, G., Mortberg, U., Pang, X.L.L., Trubins, R., Treinys, R. (2021) Future projection for forest management suggests a decrease in the availability of nesting habitats for a mature-forest-nesting raptor. Forest Ecology and Management, 491: art. no. 119168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119168

Prakas, P., Bea, A., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Olano, I., Villanua, D., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D. (2021) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis halieti in the muscles of two species of birds of prey from Spain. Parasites & Vectors, 14 (1): art. no. 414. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04921-0

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

Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S., Šneideris, D., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. (2021) The role of birds of the family Corvidae in transmitting Sarcocystis protozoan parasites. Animals, 11 (11): art. no. 3258. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113258

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.

Mischenko, A., Fox, A.D., Švažas, S., Sukhanova, O., Czajkowski, A., Kharitonov, S., Lokhman, Y., Ostrovsky, O., Vaitkuvienė, D. (2020) Recent changes in breeding abundance and distribution of the Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) in its eastern range. Avian Research, 11 (1): art. no. 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00209-6

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

Butkauskas, D., Bea, A., Yanenko, V., Prakas, P., Švažas, S., Vaitkuvienė, D. (2020) MtDNA D-loop genetic diversity of common quail (Coturnix coturnix) through Ukraine and Spain. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 44 (5): 477–480. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2004-47

Brlik, V., Malmiga, G., Dimitrov, D., Emmenegger, T., Gavrilov, A., Hasselquist, D., Peev, S., Willemoes, M., Yohannes, E., Hahn, S., Hansson, B., Prochazka, P. (2020) Population-specific assessment of carry-over effects across the range of a migratory songbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74 (12): art. no. 143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02929-7

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

Skuja, S., Mozgeris, G., Treinys, R. (2019) May sympatric Lesser Spotted Eagles and Black Storks compete for nesting sites in spatially varying environments? Baltic Forestry. 25 (1): 63-68.

Kamarauskaitė, A., Skuja, S., Treinys, R. (2019) Nesting habitat overlap between the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo and the Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina for conservation planning in Natura 2000 sites. Bird Study. 66 (2): 224-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2019.1654976

Bergmanis, U., Amerika, K., Vali, U., Treinys, R. (2019) Nest site selection and turnover patterns in support of conservation decisions: Case study of the lesser spotted eagle in the core area of its global population. Forest Ecology and Management. 448: 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.06.004

Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Bea, A., Prakas, P., Olano, I., Grishanov, G., Mischenko, A., Kozulin, A., Stanevičius, V., Baldi, A., Huysentruyt, F., Vaitkuvienė, D., Red’kin, Y. (2019) Designation of flyways and genetic structure of Woodpigeon Columba palumbus in Europe and Morocco. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 65 (6): art. no. 91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1336-9

Beekman, J.,Koffijberg, K., Wahl, J., Kowallik, C., Hall, C., Devos, K., Clausen, P., Hornman, M., Laubek, B., Luigujoe, L., Wieloch, M., Boland, H., Boland, H, Švažas, S., Nilsson, L., Stipniece, A., Keller, V., Gaudard, C., Degen, A., Shimmings, P., Larsen, B.H., Portolou, D., Langendoen, T., Wood, K.A., Rees, E.C. (2019) Long-term population trends and shifts in distribution of Bewick’s Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii wintering in northwest Europe. Wildfowl, 5: 73-102.

Laubek, B., Clausen, P., Nilsson, L., Wahl, J., Wieloch, M., Meissner, W.P., Shimmings, P., Larsen, B.H., Hornman, M., Langendoen, T., Lehikoinen, A., Luigujoe, L., Stipniece, A., Švažas, S., Šniaukšta, L., Keller, V., Gaudard, C., Devos, K., Musilova, Z., Teufelbauer, N., Rees, E.C., Fox, A.D. (2019) Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus January population censuses for Northwest Mainland Europe, 1995-2015. Wildfowl, 5: 103-122.

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

Sjoberg, S., Pedersen, L., Malmiga, G., Alerstam, T., Hansson, B., Hasselquist, D., Thorup, K., Tottrup, A.P., Andersson, A., Backman, J. (2018) Barometer logging reveals new dimensions of individual songbird migration. Journal of Avian Biology. 49 (9): art. no. e01821. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.01821

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Stanevičius, V. (2018) Morphologic and genetic identification of sarcocystis fulicae n. sp (Apicomplexa: sarcocystidae) from the Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 54 (4): 765-771. https://doi.org/10.7589/2017-11-279

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Stanevičius, V. (2018) Morphological and genetic characterisation of Sarcocystis halieti from the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). Parasitology Research. 117 (11): 3663-3667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-6083-4

Treinys, R., Bergmanis, U., Vali, U. (2017) Strong territoriality and weak density-dependent reproduction in Lesser Spotted Eagles Clanga pomarina. Ibis. 159 (2): 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12454

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

Treinys R., Mozgeris G., Skuja S. (2016) Can intensified forestry be responsible for changes in habitat usage by the forest-dwelling Black Stork? European Journal of Forest Research. 135 (6): 1175-1186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-016-1003-6

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

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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

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