Publications
Broekman, M. J. E., Hoeks, S., Freriks, R., Langendoen, M. M., Runge, K. M., Savenco, E., ter Harmsel, R., Huijbregts, M. A. J., & Tucker, M. A. (2023). HomeRange: A global database of mammalian home ranges. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32, 198– 205. doi: 10.1111/geb.13625
Adams, T.S.F., Leggett, K.E.A., Chase, M.J. & Tucker, M.A. (2022) Who is adjusting to whom?: Differences in elephant diel activity in wildlife corridors across different human-modified landscapes. Frontiers in Conservation Science. doi:10.3389/fcosc.2022.872472
Broekman, M., Hilbers, J.P., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Mueller, T., ... & Tucker, M.A. (2022). Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31, 1526 - 1541. doi:10.1111/geb.13523
Tucker, M.A. (2022). Ungulates on the move. Nature Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01757-4
Jetz, W., Tertitski, G., Kays, R., ...Tucker, M.A., ... Wikelski, M. (2022). Biological Earth observation with animal sensors. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37, 293 - 298. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.011
Hirt, M.R., Barnes, A.D., Gentile, A., Pollock, L.J., Rosenbaum, B., Thuiller, W., Tucker, M.A. & Brose. U. (2021) Environmental and anthropogenic constraints on animal space use drive extinction risk worldwide. Ecology Letters, 24, 2576 – 2585. doi:10.1111/ele.13872
Hoeks, S., Tucker, M. A., Huijbregts, M. A. J., Harfoot, M. B. J., Bithell, M., & Santini, L. (2021). MadingleyR: An R package for mechanistic ecosystem modelling. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, 1922 – 1933. doi: 10.1111/geb.13354
Huang, S., Tucker, M.A., Hertel, A.G., Eyres, A., Albrecht, J. (2021). Scale dependent effects of niche specialization: the disconnect between individual and species ranges. Ecology Letters. doi:10.1111/ele.13759
Tucker, M.A., Busana, M., Huijbregts, M.A.J. and Ford, A.T. (2021), Human‐induced reduction in mammalian movements impacts seed dispersal in the tropics. Ecography. 44:897-906 doi:10.1111/ecog.05210
Tucker, M.A., Santini, L., Carbone, C. and Mueller, T. (2021), Mammal population densities at a global scale are higher in human‐modified areas. Ecography. 44:1 - 13. doi:10.1111/ecog.05126
Tucker, M.A. (2020) Social Behaviour: Finding the right size for a group. eLife 9:e63871 doi: 10.7554/eLife.63871
Mallon, J.M., Tucker, M.A., ... & Fagan, W.F. (2020), Diurnal timing of nonmigratory movement by birds: the importance of foraging spatial scales. J. Avian Biology. doi:10.1111/jav.02612
Hirt, MR, Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T, Rosenbaum, B, Brose, U. (2020) Rethinking trophic niches: Speed and body mass colimit prey space of mammalian predators. Ecology and Evolution. 10:7094-7105
Rutz, C., Loretto, M., Bates, A.E., Davidson, S.C., Duarte, C.M., Jetz, W., Johnson, M., Kato, A., Kays, R., Mueller, T., Primack, R.B., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Tucker, M.A., Wikelski, M. & Cagnacci, F. (2020) COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4:1156 - 1159
Noonan, M.J., Fleming, C.H., Tucker, M.A., Kays, R., … & Calabrese, J.M. (2020) Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology. 34:1017-1028. doi:10.1111/cobi.13495
Tucker, M.A., Alexandrou, O, Bierregaard Jr, R.O., ... & Mueller, T. (2019) Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 28:576–587.
Noonan, M.J., Tucker, M.A., Fleming, C.H., ...& Calabrese, J.M. (2019) A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation. Ecological Monographs 89(2):e01344.
Tucker, M.A., Böhning-Gaese, K., Fagan, W.F., ... & Mueller, T. (2018) Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science, 359, 466 – 469.
Martin, K., Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2017) Does size matter? Examining the drivers of mammalian vocalisations. Evolution. 71: 249-260. doi:10.1111/evo.13128
Tucker, M. A., Ord, T. J., & Rogers, T. L. (2016). Revisiting the cost of carnivory in mammals. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29(11), 2181–2190.
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size: body mass, diet and the environment. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 1105-1114.
Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Examining the Prey Mass of Terrestrial and Aquatic Carnivorous Mammals: Minimum, Maximum and Range. PLos One, 9, e106402.
Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Examining predator–prey body size, trophic level and body mass across marine and terrestrial mammals. Proceedings of Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1797), 20142103.
Adams, T.S.F., Leggett, K.E.A., Chase, M.J. & Tucker, M.A. (2022) Who is adjusting to whom?: Differences in elephant diel activity in wildlife corridors across different human-modified landscapes. Frontiers in Conservation Science. doi:10.3389/fcosc.2022.872472
Broekman, M., Hilbers, J.P., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Mueller, T., ... & Tucker, M.A. (2022). Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31, 1526 - 1541. doi:10.1111/geb.13523
Tucker, M.A. (2022). Ungulates on the move. Nature Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01757-4
Jetz, W., Tertitski, G., Kays, R., ...Tucker, M.A., ... Wikelski, M. (2022). Biological Earth observation with animal sensors. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37, 293 - 298. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.011
Hirt, M.R., Barnes, A.D., Gentile, A., Pollock, L.J., Rosenbaum, B., Thuiller, W., Tucker, M.A. & Brose. U. (2021) Environmental and anthropogenic constraints on animal space use drive extinction risk worldwide. Ecology Letters, 24, 2576 – 2585. doi:10.1111/ele.13872
Hoeks, S., Tucker, M. A., Huijbregts, M. A. J., Harfoot, M. B. J., Bithell, M., & Santini, L. (2021). MadingleyR: An R package for mechanistic ecosystem modelling. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, 1922 – 1933. doi: 10.1111/geb.13354
Huang, S., Tucker, M.A., Hertel, A.G., Eyres, A., Albrecht, J. (2021). Scale dependent effects of niche specialization: the disconnect between individual and species ranges. Ecology Letters. doi:10.1111/ele.13759
Tucker, M.A., Busana, M., Huijbregts, M.A.J. and Ford, A.T. (2021), Human‐induced reduction in mammalian movements impacts seed dispersal in the tropics. Ecography. 44:897-906 doi:10.1111/ecog.05210
Tucker, M.A., Santini, L., Carbone, C. and Mueller, T. (2021), Mammal population densities at a global scale are higher in human‐modified areas. Ecography. 44:1 - 13. doi:10.1111/ecog.05126
Tucker, M.A. (2020) Social Behaviour: Finding the right size for a group. eLife 9:e63871 doi: 10.7554/eLife.63871
Mallon, J.M., Tucker, M.A., ... & Fagan, W.F. (2020), Diurnal timing of nonmigratory movement by birds: the importance of foraging spatial scales. J. Avian Biology. doi:10.1111/jav.02612
Hirt, MR, Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T, Rosenbaum, B, Brose, U. (2020) Rethinking trophic niches: Speed and body mass colimit prey space of mammalian predators. Ecology and Evolution. 10:7094-7105
Rutz, C., Loretto, M., Bates, A.E., Davidson, S.C., Duarte, C.M., Jetz, W., Johnson, M., Kato, A., Kays, R., Mueller, T., Primack, R.B., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Tucker, M.A., Wikelski, M. & Cagnacci, F. (2020) COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4:1156 - 1159
Noonan, M.J., Fleming, C.H., Tucker, M.A., Kays, R., … & Calabrese, J.M. (2020) Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology. 34:1017-1028. doi:10.1111/cobi.13495
Tucker, M.A., Alexandrou, O, Bierregaard Jr, R.O., ... & Mueller, T. (2019) Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 28:576–587.
Noonan, M.J., Tucker, M.A., Fleming, C.H., ...& Calabrese, J.M. (2019) A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation. Ecological Monographs 89(2):e01344.
Tucker, M.A., Böhning-Gaese, K., Fagan, W.F., ... & Mueller, T. (2018) Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science, 359, 466 – 469.
Martin, K., Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2017) Does size matter? Examining the drivers of mammalian vocalisations. Evolution. 71: 249-260. doi:10.1111/evo.13128
Tucker, M. A., Ord, T. J., & Rogers, T. L. (2016). Revisiting the cost of carnivory in mammals. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29(11), 2181–2190.
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size: body mass, diet and the environment. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 1105-1114.
Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Examining the Prey Mass of Terrestrial and Aquatic Carnivorous Mammals: Minimum, Maximum and Range. PLos One, 9, e106402.
Tucker, M.A. & Rogers, T.L. (2014) Examining predator–prey body size, trophic level and body mass across marine and terrestrial mammals. Proceedings of Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1797), 20142103.
Media
Tucker et. al. (2021) Editors Choice - Ecography (January 2021): Watch video summary of our work below!
Media coverage of Rutz et al. 2020 Nature Ecology and Evolution
Ranked in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
"Anthropause", a termed coined in our paper, listed on Oxford Languages Words of an Unprecedented Year 2020
BBC News (June 2020): Coronavirus: Wildlife scientists examine the great 'human pause'
Fox News (June 2020): COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife, researchers say
CNN (October 2020): Can nature heal itself? What the pandemic has shown us
Media coverage of Tucker et al. 2018 Science
Ranked in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
New York Times (Feb 2018): Animals Are Losing Their Vagility, or Ability to Roam Freely
Science (Jan 2018): Human activity slashed mammal stomping grounds by up to two-thirds
Nature (Jan 2018): Animals worldwide stick close to home when humans move in
Der Spiegel (Jan 2018): Wie Tiere unter dem Menschen leiden
El Pais (Jan 2018): Allí donde hay humanos, los animales se mueven menos
Ranked in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
"Anthropause", a termed coined in our paper, listed on Oxford Languages Words of an Unprecedented Year 2020
BBC News (June 2020): Coronavirus: Wildlife scientists examine the great 'human pause'
Fox News (June 2020): COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife, researchers say
CNN (October 2020): Can nature heal itself? What the pandemic has shown us
Media coverage of Tucker et al. 2018 Science
Ranked in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
New York Times (Feb 2018): Animals Are Losing Their Vagility, or Ability to Roam Freely
Science (Jan 2018): Human activity slashed mammal stomping grounds by up to two-thirds
Nature (Jan 2018): Animals worldwide stick close to home when humans move in
Der Spiegel (Jan 2018): Wie Tiere unter dem Menschen leiden
El Pais (Jan 2018): Allí donde hay humanos, los animales se mueven menos
Blogs
Nature Ecology & Evolution Community
How are human activities impacting animal movements?
Watching your home burn from halfway across the world: Reflections on the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires
How are human activities impacting animal movements?
Watching your home burn from halfway across the world: Reflections on the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires
Conference Presentations
Tucker, M.A. et al. 2018 The human footprint is causing global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2018 Examining how the spatial distribution of resources impacts avian movements. British Ecological Society: Macroecology SIG Conference. St Andrews, Scotland (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2017 A cross-species comparison of terrestrial mammal movement patterns. BES, GFÖ, NECOV and EEF Joint Annual Meeting: Ecology Across Borders. Ghent, Belgium (poster).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2017 A global comparative analysis of mammalian movements. Movement Ecology of Animals Gordon Research Conference. Ventura, California (poster).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2016 Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of mammalian movement: a global signal of the human footprint. 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Marburg, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2016 Examining macroecological patterns of animal movement. Macroecology meets Biogeography: A joint meeting of the Arbeitskreis Biogeographie (Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen, VGDH) and Arbeitskreis Makroökologie (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ). Trier, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2015 A macroecological comparison of global animal movement patterns.
45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Göttingen, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2014. Re-examining predator-prey relationships across mammals. American Society of Mammalogists 94th Annual Meeting. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2014. Carnivores returning to the ocean: what shall we eat? Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water 7th Triennial Meeting. Washington D.C. (talk)
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Carnivorous Mammals: the Big, the Small and the Giants. 5th EcoTas Conference, Auckland, New Zealand (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. The cost of carnivory: revisited. 11th INTECOL Congress, London (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. The effects of a marine lifestyle on home range size in mammals. Ecological Society of America (ESA) 98th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. What's to eat? Carnivorous strategies in mammals. Animal Behavior Society 50th Annual Meeting, Boulder, Colorado (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size. Australian Mammal Society 59th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Choices, choices - Too big or too small: feeding habits of carnivorous mammals. Australian Mammal Society 59th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2012. Home range - body mass patterns: are all mammals the same? Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2012. Home range: can existing models be applied to the Antarctic marine environment? Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference, Portland, Oregon (poster).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2018 Examining how the spatial distribution of resources impacts avian movements. British Ecological Society: Macroecology SIG Conference. St Andrews, Scotland (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2017 A cross-species comparison of terrestrial mammal movement patterns. BES, GFÖ, NECOV and EEF Joint Annual Meeting: Ecology Across Borders. Ghent, Belgium (poster).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2017 A global comparative analysis of mammalian movements. Movement Ecology of Animals Gordon Research Conference. Ventura, California (poster).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2016 Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of mammalian movement: a global signal of the human footprint. 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Marburg, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2016 Examining macroecological patterns of animal movement. Macroecology meets Biogeography: A joint meeting of the Arbeitskreis Biogeographie (Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen, VGDH) and Arbeitskreis Makroökologie (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ). Trier, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Mueller, T. et al. 2015 A macroecological comparison of global animal movement patterns.
45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Göttingen, Germany (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2014. Re-examining predator-prey relationships across mammals. American Society of Mammalogists 94th Annual Meeting. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2014. Carnivores returning to the ocean: what shall we eat? Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water 7th Triennial Meeting. Washington D.C. (talk)
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Carnivorous Mammals: the Big, the Small and the Giants. 5th EcoTas Conference, Auckland, New Zealand (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. The cost of carnivory: revisited. 11th INTECOL Congress, London (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. The effects of a marine lifestyle on home range size in mammals. Ecological Society of America (ESA) 98th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. What's to eat? Carnivorous strategies in mammals. Animal Behavior Society 50th Annual Meeting, Boulder, Colorado (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size. Australian Mammal Society 59th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Choices, choices - Too big or too small: feeding habits of carnivorous mammals. Australian Mammal Society 59th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2012. Home range - body mass patterns: are all mammals the same? Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (talk).
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2012. Home range: can existing models be applied to the Antarctic marine environment? Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference, Portland, Oregon (poster).
Invited Talks
Tucker, M.A. 2022. Animal Movement in the Anthropocene. Invited talk for the University of St. Andrews Centre for Biological Diversity Seminar Series. St. Andrews, Scotland. 29 September.
Tucker, M.A. 2021. Terrestrial mammal responses to COVID-19 lockdowns. Invited talk for the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Seminar Series. Frankfurt, Germany. 18 November.
Tucker, M.A. 2021. Multi-species bio-logging data and animal behaviour in the Anthropocene. 7th International Bio-Logging Symposium (Plenary). Hawaii. 21 October.
Tucker, M.A. 2020. Combining macroecology and movement ecology to explore how animals respond to changing environments. School of Biology and Environmental Science Seminar Series, University College Dublin, Ireland. 12 November.
Tucker, M.A. 2020. How do animals respond to changing environments? Perspectives from movement ecology. Hilary 2020 SAME Departmental Seminars, University of Oxford. Oxford, UK, 7 February.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Macroecological patterns of animal movement in a changing world (Plenary). British Ecological Society: Macroecology SIG Conference. Penryn, UK, 4 July.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Macroecological Musings on Animal Movement. AniMove Summer School at Max Planck – Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global Change. New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 5 June.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Utilising Multi-Species Tracking Data to Examine Human Impacts on Global
Animal Movement Patterns. Movement Ecology of Animals Gordon Research Conference. Barga, Italy, 7 March.
Tucker, M.A. 2018. Global Patterns of Animal Movement: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences. Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 25 October.
Tucker, M.A. 2016. Macroecological Patterns of Spatial Behaviour and Foraging Ecology in Mammals. Invited talk for the Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity Colloquium at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 5 July.
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size. Invited talk at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK, 16 August.
Tucker, M.A. 2021. Terrestrial mammal responses to COVID-19 lockdowns. Invited talk for the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Seminar Series. Frankfurt, Germany. 18 November.
Tucker, M.A. 2021. Multi-species bio-logging data and animal behaviour in the Anthropocene. 7th International Bio-Logging Symposium (Plenary). Hawaii. 21 October.
Tucker, M.A. 2020. Combining macroecology and movement ecology to explore how animals respond to changing environments. School of Biology and Environmental Science Seminar Series, University College Dublin, Ireland. 12 November.
Tucker, M.A. 2020. How do animals respond to changing environments? Perspectives from movement ecology. Hilary 2020 SAME Departmental Seminars, University of Oxford. Oxford, UK, 7 February.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Macroecological patterns of animal movement in a changing world (Plenary). British Ecological Society: Macroecology SIG Conference. Penryn, UK, 4 July.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Macroecological Musings on Animal Movement. AniMove Summer School at Max Planck – Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global Change. New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 5 June.
Tucker, M.A. 2019. Utilising Multi-Species Tracking Data to Examine Human Impacts on Global
Animal Movement Patterns. Movement Ecology of Animals Gordon Research Conference. Barga, Italy, 7 March.
Tucker, M.A. 2018. Global Patterns of Animal Movement: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences. Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 25 October.
Tucker, M.A. 2016. Macroecological Patterns of Spatial Behaviour and Foraging Ecology in Mammals. Invited talk for the Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity Colloquium at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 5 July.
Tucker, M.A., Ord, T.J., and Rogers, T.L. 2013. Evolutionary predictors of mammalian home range size. Invited talk at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK, 16 August.
Other Talks
Tucker, M.A. 2019. A Brief Introduction to Exploring Movement Data (GPS) in R. R Ladies Nijmegen Meetup. Nijmegen, Netherlands, 19 September.
