Research outputs
2026
Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales.
Lancaster-Reeves, L., Bond, S., Morford, J., Siddiqi-Davies, K., Wynn, J., Lewin, P., . . . Padget, O. (2026). Shearwaters make efficient navigational decisions, even at very fine scales.. The Journal of experimental biology, jeb.251556. doi:10.1242/jeb.251556
2025
Almost there: Learning to navigate approximately with a grid map
Morford, J., Lewin, P., Jaggers, P., Wynn, J., Guilford, T., & Padget, O. (2025). Almost there: Learning to navigate approximately with a grid map. BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES, 231. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2025.105245
Map and compass navigation: the mechanism and ontogeny of animal maps
Morford, J., Wynn, J., Lewin, P., Jaggers, P., Lancaster-Reeves, L., Sibeaux, A., . . . Guilford, T. (2025). Map and compass navigation: the mechanism and ontogeny of animal maps. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 227. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123272
Pre-laying sex differences in reproductive roles can constrain foraging behaviour in a monomorphic seabird
Siddiqi-Davies, K., Lancaster-Reeves, L., Morford, J., Padget, O., Wynn, J., Bond, S., . . . Guilford, T. (2025). Pre-laying sex differences in reproductive roles can constrain foraging behaviour in a monomorphic seabird. MARINE BIOLOGY, 172(7). doi:10.1007/s00227-025-04666-9
Beware of hitchhiking ticks? Clarifying the variable roles of bird species in tick movement along migratory routes
Burnus, L., Wynn, J., Liedvogel, M., & Rollins, R. E. (2025). Beware of hitchhiking ticks? Clarifying the variable roles of bird species in tick movement along migratory routes. JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 2025(3). doi:10.1111/jav.03275
Route flexibility is associated with headwind minimization in a long-distance migratory seabird
Kuerten, N., Wynn, J., Haest, B., Schmaljohann, H., Vedder, O., Gonzalez-Solis, J., & Bouwhuis, S. (2025). Route flexibility is associated with headwind minimization in a long-distance migratory seabird. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 292(2044). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2522
Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird
Wynn, J., Kuerten, N., Moiron, M., & Bouwhuis, S. (2025). Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 94(4), 535-544. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.14231
Could bi-axial orientation explain range expansion in a migratory songbird?
Wynn, J., Fandos, G., Delmore, K., Van Doren, B. M., Fransson, T., & Liedvogel, M. (2025). Could bi-axial orientation explain range expansion in a migratory songbird?. JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 2025(1). doi:10.1111/jav.03196
2024
Night flight facilitates late breeding catch-up in a long-distance migratory seabird
Siddiqi-Davies, K., Wynn, J., Padget, O., Bond, S., Danielsen, J., Fayet, A. L., . . . Guilford, T. (2024). Night flight facilitates late breeding catch-up in a long-distance migratory seabird. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-82328-4
Reply to: Animal magnetic sensitivity and magnetic displacement experiments
Schneider, W. T., Wynn, J., Packmor, F., Lindecke, O., & Holland, R. A. (2024). Reply to: Animal magnetic sensitivity and magnetic displacement experiments. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 7(1). doi:10.1038/s42003-024-06270-x
Behavioural responses of a trans-hemispheric migrant to climate oscillation
Siddiqi-Davies, K., Wynn, J., Padget, O., Lewin, P., Gillies, N., Morford, J., . . . Guilford, T. (2024). Behavioural responses of a trans-hemispheric migrant to climate oscillation. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 291(2033). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.1944
Beware of hitchhiking ticks? Clarifying the variable roles of bird families in tick movement along migratory routes
Climate change drives migratory range shift via individual plasticity in shearwaters
Lewin, P. J., Wynn, J., Arcos, J. M., Austin, R. E., Blagrove, J., Bond, S., . . . Padget, O. (2024). Climate change drives migratory range shift via individual plasticity in shearwaters. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 121(6). doi:10.1073/pnas.2312438121
2023
The unexpected consequences of predictor error in ecological model selection
Lost: on what level should we aim to understand animal navigation?
Wynn, J., & Liedvogel, M. (2023). Lost: on what level should we aim to understand animal navigation?. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 226(10). doi:10.1242/jeb.245441
Naive songbirds show seasonally appropriate spring orientation in the laboratory despite having never completed first migration
Wynn, J., Leberecht, B., Liedvogel, M., Burnus, L., Chetverikova, R., Doege, S., . . . Mouritsen, H. (2023). Naive songbirds show seasonally appropriate spring orientation in the laboratory despite having never completed first migration. BIOLOGY LETTERS, 19(2). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2022.0478
2022
Optimization of dynamic soaring in a flap-gliding seabird affects its large-scale distribution at sea
Kempton, J. A., Wynn, J., Bond, S., Evry, J., Fayet, A. L., Gillies, N., . . . Taylor, G. K. (2022). Optimization of dynamic soaring in a flap-gliding seabird affects its large-scale distribution at sea. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 8(22). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abo0200
Bi-axial orientation could explain range expansion in a migratory songbird
Early-life development of contrasting outbound and return migration routes in a long-lived seabird
Wynn, J., Guilford, T., Padget, O., Perrins, C. M., McKee, N., Gillies, N., . . . Fayet, A. L. (2022). Early-life development of contrasting outbound and return migration routes in a long-lived seabird. IBIS, 164(2), 596-602. doi:10.1111/ibi.13030
Optimization of dynamic soaring in a flap-gliding seabird and its impacts on large-scale distribution at sea
Magnetic stop signs signal a European songbird's arrival at the breeding site after migration
Wynn, J., Padget, O., Mouritsen, H., Morford, J., Jaggers, P., & Guilford, T. (2022). Magnetic stop signs signal a European songbird's arrival at the breeding site after migration. SCIENCE, 375(6579), 446-+. doi:10.1126/science.abj4210
Exploring the mechanisms of coordinated chick provisioning in the Manx shearwater <i>Puffinus puffinus</i>
Gillies, N., Tyson, C., Wynn, J., Syposz, M., Vansteenberghe, C., & Guilford, T. (2022). Exploring the mechanisms of coordinated chick provisioning in the Manx shearwater <i>Puffinus puffinus</i>. JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 2022(1). doi:10.1111/jav.02881
How might magnetic secular variation impact avian philopatry?
Wynn, J., Padget, O., Morford, J., Jaggers, P., Davies, K., Borsier, E., & Guilford, T. (2022). How might magnetic secular variation impact avian philopatry?. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, 208(1), 145-154. doi:10.1007/s00359-021-01533-y
2021
Responses of Manx Shearwaters to Handicapping and Its Implications for the Coordination of Care
Gillies, N., Syposz, M., Wynn, J., Vansteenberghe, C., & Guilford, T. (2021). Responses of Manx Shearwaters to Handicapping and Its Implications for the Coordination of Care. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.655923
An assay to investigate factors influencing initial orientation in nocturnally fledging seabirds
Syposz, M., Padget, O., Wynn, J., Gillies, N., Fayet, A. L., & Guilford, T. (2021). An assay to investigate factors influencing initial orientation in nocturnally fledging seabirds. JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 52(1). doi:10.1111/jav.02613
2020
Short-term behavioural impact contrasts with long-term fitness consequences of biologging in a long-lived seabird
Gillies, N., Fayet, A. L., Padget, O., Syposz, M., Wynn, J., Bond, S., . . . Guilford, T. (2020). Short-term behavioural impact contrasts with long-term fitness consequences of biologging in a long-lived seabird. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-72199-w
Young frigatebirds learn how to compensate for wind drift
Wynn, J., Collet, J., Prudor, A., Corbeau, A., Padget, O., Guilford, T., & Weimerskirch, H. (2020). Young frigatebirds learn how to compensate for wind drift. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 287(1937). doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.1970
Natal imprinting to the Earth's magnetic field in a pelagic seabird
Wynn, J., Padget, O., Mouritsen, H., Perrins, C., & Guilford, T. (2020). Natal imprinting to the Earth's magnetic field in a pelagic seabird. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 30(14), 2869-+. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.039
2019
Electromagnetic 0.1-100 kHz noise does not disrupt orientation in a night-migrating songbird implying a spin coherence lifetime of less than 10 μs
Kobylkov, D., Wynn, J., Winklhofer, M., Chetverikova, R., Xu, J., Hiscock, H., . . . Mouritsen, H. (2019). Electromagnetic 0.1-100 kHz noise does not disrupt orientation in a night-migrating songbird implying a spin coherence lifetime of less than 10 μs. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, 16(161). doi:10.1098/rsif.2019.0716