Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Department of Collective Behavior Publications

Publications of Myles H. M. Menz

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Journal Article (50)

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Baldoni, C.; Raptis, K.; Farantouri, M.; Lenzi, I.; Lim, K. S.; Menz, M. H. M.; Muturi, M.; Reisert, M.; Bedoya Duque, M. A.; Thomas, W. R. et al.; Dávalos, L. M.; Nieland, J. D.; von Elverfeldt, D.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Captivity alters behaviour but not seasonal brain size change in semi-naturally housed shrews. Royal Society Open Science 12 (3), 242138 (2025)

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Christen, V.; Jeker, L.; Lim, K. S.; Menz, M. H. M.; Straub, L.: Insecticide exposure alters flight-dependent gene-expression in honey bees, Apis mellifera. Science of the Total Environment 956, 177166 (2024)

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Dyer, A.; Ryser, R.; Brose, U.; Amyntas, A.; Bodnar, N.; Boy, T.; Bucher, S. F.; Cesarz, S.; Eisenhauer, N.; Gebler, A. et al.; Hines, J.; Kyba, C. C. M.; Menz, M. H. M.; Rackwitz, K.; Shatwell, T.; Terlau, J. F.; Hirt, M. R.: Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 378 (1892), 20220359 (2023)

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Reiter, N.; Wicks, M.; Pollard, G.; Brown, G.; Menz, M. H. M.; Bohman, B.: Improving conservation and translocation success of an endangered orchid, Caladenia xanthochila (Orchidaceae), through understanding pollination. Plant Ecology 224 (8), pp. 715 - 727 (2023)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Scacco, M.; Burki-Spycher, H. M.; Williams, H. J.; Reynolds, D. R.; Chapman, J. W.; Wikelski, M.: Individual tracking reveals long-distance flight-path control in a nocturnally migrating moth. Science 377 (6607), pp. 764 - 768 (2022)

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Prendergast, K. S.; Tomlinson, S.; Dixon, K. W.; Bateman, P. W.; Menz, M. H. M.: Urban native vegetation remnants support more diverse native bee communities than residential gardens in Australia's southwest biodiversity hotspot. Biological Conservation 265, 109408 (2022)

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Reiter, N.; Menz, M. H. M.: Optimising conservation translocations of threatened Caladenia (Orchidaceae) by identifying adult microsite and germination niche. Australian Journal of Botany 70 (3), pp. 231 - 247 (2022)

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van Klink, R.; August, T.; Bas, Y.; Bodesheim, P.; Bonn, A.; Fossoy, F.; Hoye, T. T.; Jongejans, E.; Menz, M. H. M.; Miraldo, A. et al.; Roslin, T.; Roy, H. E.; Ruczynski, I.; Schigel, D.; Schaffler, L.; Sheard, J. K.; Svenningsen, C.; Tschan, G. F.; Waldchen, J.; Zizka, V. M. A.; Astrom, J.; Bowler, D. E.: Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37 (10), pp. 872 - 885 (2022)

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Dreyer, D.; Frost, B.; Mouritsen, H.; Lefevre, A.; Menz, M. H. M.; Warrant, E.: A guide for using flight simulators to study the sensory basis of long-distance migration in insects. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 15, 678936 (2021)

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Knoblauch, A.; Thoma, M.; Menz, M. H. M.: Autumn southward migration of dragonflies along the Baltic coast and the influence of weather on flight. Animal Behaviour 176, pp. 99 - 109 (2021)

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Massy, R.; Hawkes, W. L. S.; Doyle, T.; Troscianko, J.; Menz, M. H. M.; Roberts, N. W.; Chapman, J. W.; Wotton, K. R.: Hoverflies use a time-compensated sun compass to orientate during autumn migration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1959), 20211805 (2021)

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Didham, R. K.; Basset, Y.; Collins, C. M.; Leather, S. R.; Littlewood, N. A.; Menz, M. H. M.; Müller, J.; Packer, L.; Saunders, M. E.; Schönrogge, K. et al.; Stewart, A. J. A.; Yanoviak, S. P.; Hassall, C.: Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward. Insect Conservation and Diversity 13 (2), pp. 103 - 114 (2020)

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Doyle, T.; Hawkes, W. L. S.; Massy, R.; Powney, G. D.; Menz, M. H. M.; Wotton, K. R.: Pollination by hoverflies in the Anthropocene. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287 (1927), 20200508 (2020)

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Gao, B. Y.; Wotton, K. R.; Hawkes, W. L. S.; Menz, M. H. M.; Reynolds, D. R.; Zhai, B. P.; Hu, G.; Chapman, J. W.: Adaptive strategies of high-flying migratory hoverflies in response to wind currents. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 287 (1928), 20200406 (2020)

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Jeliazkov, A.; Mijatovic, D.; Chantepie, S.; Andrew, N.; Arlettaz, R.; Barbaro, L.; Barsoum, N.; Bartonova, A.; Belskaya, E.; Bonada, N. et al.; Brind’Amour, A.; Carvalho, R.; Castro, H.; Chmura, D.; Choler, P.; Chong-Seng, K.; Cleary, D.; Cormont, A.; Cornwell, W.; de Campos, R.; de Voogd, N.; Doledec, S.; Drew, J.; Dziock, F.; Eallonardo, A.; Edgar, M. J.; Farneda, F.; Hernandez, D. F.; Frenette-Dussault, C.; Fried, G.; Gallardo, B.; Gibb, H.; Gonçalves-Souza, T.; Higuti, J.; Humbert, J.-Y.; Krasnov, B. R.; Le Saux, E.; Lindo, Z.; Lopez-Baucells, A.; Lowe, E.; Marteinsdottir, B.; Martens, K.; Meffert, P.; Mellado-Díaz, A.; Menz, M. H. M.; Meyer, C. F. J.; Miranda, J. R.; Mouillot, D.; Ossola, A.; Pakeman, R.; Pavoine, S.; Pekin, B.; Pino, J.; Pocheville, A.; Pomati, F.; Poschlod, P.; Prentice, H. C.; Purschke, O.; Raevel, V.; Reitalu, T.; Renema, W.; Ribera, I.; Robinson, N.; Robroek, B.; Rocha, R.; Shieh, S.-H.; Spake, R.; Staniaszek-Kik, M.; Stanko, M.; Tejerina-Garro, F. L.; ter Braak, C.; Urban, M. C.; van Klink, R.; Villéger, S.; Wegman, R.; Westgate, M. J.; Wolff, J.; Żarnowiec, J.; Chase, M.; Zolotarev, J. M.: A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space. Scientific Data 7, 6 (2020)

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Prendergast, K. S.; Menz, M. H. M.; Dixon, K. W.; Bateman, P. W.: The relative performance of sampling methods for native bees: an empirical test and review of the literature. Ecosphere 11 (5), e03076 (2020)

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Becciu, P.; Menz, M. H. M.; Aurbach, A.; Cabrera‐Cruz, S. A.; Wainwright, C. E.; Scacco, M.; Ciach, M.; Pettersson, L. B.; Maggini, I.; Arroyo, G. M. et al.; Buler, J. J.; Reynolds, D. R.; Sapir, N.: Environmental effects on flying migrants revealed by radar. Ecography 42 (5), pp. 942 - 955 (2019)

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Hueppop, O.; Ciach, M.; Diehl, R.; Reynolds, D. R.; Stepanian, P. M.; Menz, M. H. M.: Perspectives and challenges for the use of radar in biological conservation. Ecography 42 (5), pp. 912 - 930 (2019)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Brown, B. V.; Wotton, K. R.: Quantification of migrant hoverfly movements (Diptera: Syrphidae) on the West Coast of North America. Royal Society Open Science 6 (4), 190153 (2019)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Reynolds, D. R.; Gao, B.; Hu, G.; Chapman, J. W.; Wotton, K. R.: Mechanisms and consequences of partial migration in insects. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 403 (2019)

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Mirkovic, D.; Stepanian, P. M.; Wainwright, C. E.; Reynolds, D. R.; Menz, M. H. M.: Characterizing animal anatomy and internal composition for electromagnetic modelling in radar entomology. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 5 (2), pp. 169 - 179 (2019)

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Nilsson, C.; Dokter, A. M.; Verlinden, L.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Schmid, B.; Desmet, P.; Bauer, S.; Chapman, J.; Alves, J. A.; Stepanian, P. M. et al.; Sapir, N.; Wainwright, C.; Boos, M.; Gorska, A.; Menz, M. H. M.; Rodrigues, P.; Leijnse, H.; Zehtindjiev, P.; Brabant, R.; Haase, G.; Weisshaupt, N.; Ciach, M.; Liechti, F.: Revealing patterns of nocturnal migration using the European weather radar network. Ecography 42 (5), pp. 876 - 886 (2019)

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van Klink, R.; Menz, M. H. M.; Baur, H.; Dosch, O.; Kühne, I.; Lischer, L.; Luka, H.; Meyer, S.; Szikora, T.; Unternährer, D. et al.; Arlettaz, R.; Humbert, J. Y.: Larval and phenological traits predict insect community response tomowing regime manipulations. Ecological Applications 29 (4), e01900 (2019)

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Wotton, K. R.; Gao, B.; Menz, M. H. M.; Morris, R. K.A.; Ball, S. G.; Lim, K. S.; Reynolds, D. R.; Hu, G.; Chapman, J. W.: Mass seasonal migrations of hoverflies provide extensive pollination and crop protection services. Current Biology 29 (13), pp. 2167 - 2173 (2019)

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Dällenbach, L. J.; Glauser, A.; Lim, K. S.; Chapman, J. W.; Menz, M. H. M.: Higher flight activity in the offspring of migrants compared to residents in a migratory insect. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1881), 20172829 (2018)

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Knop, E.; Gerpe, C.; Ryser, R.; Hofmann, F.; Menz, M. H. M.; Trosch, S.; Ursenbacher, S.; Zoller, L.; Fontaine, C.: Rush hours in flower visitors over a day-night cycle. Insect Conservation and Diversity 11 (3), pp. 267 - 275 (2018)

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Luder, K.; Knop, E.; Menz, M. H. M.: Contrasting responses in community structure and phenology of migratory and non-migratory pollinators to urbanization. Diversity and Distributions 24 (7), pp. 919 - 927 (2018)

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Bauer, S.; Chapman, J. W.; Reynolds, D. R.; Alves, J. A.; Dokter, A. M.; Menz, M. H. M.; Sapir, N.; Ciach, M.; Pettersson, L. B.; Kelly, J. F. et al.; Leijnse, H.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.: From agricultural benefits to aviation safety: Realizing the potential of continent-wide radar networks. Bioscience 67 (10), pp. 912 - 918 (2017)

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Meyer, S.; Unternahrer, D.; Arlettaz, R.; Humbert, J. Y.; Menz, M. H. M.: Promoting diverse communities of wild bees and hoverflies requires a landscape approach to managing meadows. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 239, pp. 376 - 384 (2017)

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Miller, B. P.; Sinclair, E. A.; Menz, M. H. M.; Elliott, C. P.; Bunn, E.; Commander, L. E.; Dalziell, E.; David, E.; Davis, B.; Erickson, T. E. et al.; Golos, P. J.; Krauss, S. L.; Lewandrowski, W.; Mayence, C. E.; Merino-Martin, L.; Merritt, D. J.; Nevill, P. G.; Phillips, R. D.; Ritchie, A. L.; Ruoss, S.; Stevens, J. C.: A framework for the practical science necessary to restore sustainable, resilient, and biodiverse ecosystems. Restoration Ecology 25 (4), pp. 605 - 617 (2017)

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Odermatt, J.; Frommen, J. G.; Menz, M. H. M.: Consistent behavioural differences between migratory and resident hoverflies. Animal Behaviour 127, pp. 187 - 195 (2017)

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David, E.; Dixon, K. W.; Menz, M. H. M.: Cooperative extension: A model of science-practice integration for ecosystem restoration. Trends in Plant Science 21 (5), pp. 410 - 417 (2016)

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Weinstein, A. M.; Davis, B. J.; Menz, M. H. M.; Dixon, K. W.; Phillips, R. D.: Behaviour of sexually deceived ichneumonid wasps and its implications for pollination in Cryptostylis (Orchidaceae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 119 (2), pp. 283 - 298 (2016)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Brown, G. R.; Dixon, K. W.; Phillips, R. D.: Absence of nectar resource partitioning in a community of parasitoid wasps. Journal of Insect Conservation 19 (4), pp. 703 - 711 (2015)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Phillips, R. D.; Anthony, J. M.; Bohman, B.; Dixon, K. W.; Peakall, R.: Ecological and genetic evidence for cryptic ecotypes in a rare sexually deceptive orchid, Drakaea elastica. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177 (1), pp. 124 - 140 (2015)

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Phillips, R. D.; Peakall, R.; Retter, B. A.; Montgomery, K.; Menz, M. H. M.; Davis, B. J.; Hayes, C.; Brown, G. R.; Swarts, N. D.; Dixon, K. W.: Pollinator rarity as a threat to a plant with a specialized pollination system. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179 (3), pp. 511 - 525 (2015)

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Tomlinson, S.; Menz, M. H. M.: Does metabolic rate and evaporative water loss reflect differences in migratory strategy in sexually dimorphic hoverflies? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 190, pp. 61 - 67 (2015)

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Bohman, B.; Phillips, R. D.; Menz, M. H. M.; Berntsson, B. W.; Flematti, G. R.; Barrow, R. A.; Dixon, K. W.; Peakall, R.: Discovery of pyrazines as pollinator sex pheromones and orchid semiochemicals: implications for the evolution of sexual deception. New Phytologist 203 (3), pp. 939 - 952 (2014)

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Phillips, R. D.; Steinmeyer, F.; Menz, M. H. M.; Erickson, T. E.; Dixon, K. W.: Changes in the composition and behaviour of a pollinator guild with plant population size and the consequences for plant fecundity. Functional Ecology 28 (4), pp. 846 - 856 (2014)

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Thoma, M.; Menz, M. H. M.: The Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana wintering in West Africa, and its status as a passage migrant in Mauritania. Malimbus 36, pp. 13 - 31 (2014)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Dixon, K. W.; Hobbs, R. J.: Hurdles and opportunities for landscape-scale restoration. Science 339 (6119), pp. 526 - 527 (2013)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Phillips, R. D.; Dixon, K. W.; Peakall, R.; Didham, R. K.: Mate-searching behaviour of common and rare wasps and the implications for pollen movement of the sexually deceptive orchids they pollinate. PLoS One 8 (3), e59111 (2013)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Arlettaz, R.: The precipitous decline of the ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana: time to build on scientific evidence to inform conservation management. Oryx 46 (1), pp. 122 - 129 (2012)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Phillips, R. D.; Winfree, R.; Kremen, C.; Aizen, M. A.; Johnson, S. D.; Dixon, K. W.: Reconnecting plants and pollinators: challenges in the restoration of pollination mutualisms. Trends in Plant Science 16 (1), pp. 4 - 12 (2011)

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Menz, M. H. M.: New records of “Hypolimnas bolina nerina” (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the Pilbara region, Western Australia. The Australian Entomologist 36 (2), pp. 49 - 50 (2009)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Brotons, L.; Arlettaz, R.: Habitat selection by Ortolan Buntings Emberiza hortulana in post-fire succession in Catalonia: implications for the conservation of farmland populations. Ibis 151 (4), pp. 752 - 761 (2009)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Mosimann-Kampe, P.; Arlettaz, R.: Foraging habitat selection in the last Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana population in Switzerland: final lessons before extinction. Ardea 97 (3), pp. 323 - 333 (2009)

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Reichlin, T. S.; Schaub, M.; Menz, M. H. M.; Mermod, M.; Portner, P.; Arlettaz, R.; Jenni, L.: Migration patterns of Hoopoe Upupa epops and Wryneck Jynx torquilla: an analysis of European ring recoveries. Journal of Ornithology 150 (2), pp. 393 - 400 (2009)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Barnett, B. C.: Lechenaultia divaricata (Goodeniaceae) from the Great Victoria Desert, a new species record for Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 25, pp. 255 - 257 (2007)

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Menz, M. H. M.; Cullen, P. P.: Occurrence of the Barking Gecko Underwoodisaurus milii (Bory 1825) (Gekkonidae) in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 89, pp. 89 - 90 (2006)

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