@article{VoigtSchollBaueretal.2020,
  author    = {Voigt, Christian and Scholl, Julia M. and Bauer, Juliane and Teige, Tobias and Yovel, Yossi and Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie and Gras, Pierre},
  title     = {Movement responses of common noctule bats to the illuminated urban landscape},
  series = {Landscape ecology},
  volume    = {35},
  journal   = {Landscape ecology},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Dordrecht},
  issn      = {0921-2973},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10980-019-00942-4},
  pages     = {189 -- 201},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Context Cities are a challenging habitat for obligate nocturnal mammals because of the ubiquitous use of artificial light at night (ALAN). How nocturnal animals move in an urban landscape, particularly in response to ALAN is largely unknown. Objectives We studied the movement responses, foraging and commuting, of common noctules (Nyctalus noctula) to urban landscape features in general and ALAN in particular. Methods We equipped 20 bats with miniaturized GPS loggers in the Berlin metropolitan area and related spatial positions of bats to anthropogenic and natural landscape features and levels of ALAN. Results Common noctules foraged close to ALAN only next to bodies of water or well vegetated areas, probably to exploit swarms of insects lured by street lights. In contrast, they avoided illuminated roads, irrespective of vegetation cover nearby. Predictive maps identified most of the metropolitan area as non-favoured by this species because of high levels of impervious surfaces and ALAN. Dark corridors were used by common noctules for commuting and thus likely improved the permeability of the city landscape. Conclusions We conclude that the spatial use of common noctules, previously considered to be more tolerant to light than other bats, is largely constrained by ALAN. Our study is the first individual-based GPS tracking study to show sensitive responses of nocturnal wildlife to light pollution. Approaches to protect urban biodiversity need to include ALAN to safeguard the larger network of dark habitats for bats and other nocturnal species in cities.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WangFritzschBernardingetal.2013,
  author    = {Wang, Jing and Fritzsch, Claire and Bernarding, Johannes and Krause, Thomas and Mauritz, Karl-Heinz and Brunetti, Maddalena and Dohle, Christian},
  title     = {Cerebral activation evoked by the mirror illusion of the hand in stroke patients compared to normal subjects},
  series = {Neurorehabilitation : an interdisciplinary journal},
  volume    = {33},
  journal   = {Neurorehabilitation : an interdisciplinary journal},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {IOS Press},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1053-8135},
  doi       = {10.3233/NRE-130999},
  pages     = {593 -- 603},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {BACKGROUND: Mirror therapy (MT) was found to improve motor function after stroke, but its neural mechanisms remain unclear, especially in single stroke patients. OBJECTIVES: The following imaging study was designed to compare brain activation patterns evoked by the mirror illusion in single stroke patients with normal subjects. METHODS: Fifteen normal volunteers and five stroke patients with severe arm paresis were recruited. Cerebral activations during movement mirroring by means of a video chain were recorded with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Single-subject analysis was performed using SPM 8. RESULTS: For normal subjects, ten and thirteen subjects displayed lateralized cerebral activations evoked by the mirror illusion while moving their right and left hand respectively. The magnitude of this effect in the precuneus contralateral to the seen hand was not dependent on movement speed or subjective experience. Negative correlation of activation strength with age was found for the right hand only. The activation pattern in stroke patients is comparable to that of normal subjects and present in four out of five patients. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the mirror illusion can elicit cerebral activation contralateral to the perceived hand in the majority of single normal subjects, but not in all of them. This is similar even in stroke patients with severe hemiparesis.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchlaegelMaedlow2022,
  author    = {Schl{\"a}gel, Ulrike E. and M{\"a}dlow, Wolfgang},
  title     = {All-season space use by non-native resident Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) in northeastern Germany},
  series = {Journal of ornithology / publ. by Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft},
  volume    = {163},
  journal   = {Journal of ornithology / publ. by Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2193-7192},
  doi       = {10.1007/s10336-021-01932-7},
  pages     = {71 -- 82},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Patterns of space use are often subject to large temporal and individual-level variation, due to seasonality in behaviour and environmental conditions as well as age- or sex-specific needs. Especially in temperate regions, seasonality likely influences space use even in non-migratory birds. In waterfowl of the family Anatidae, however, few studies have analyzed space use of the same individuals across the full annual cycle. We used a resident population of Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata) in northeast Germany to study their year-round space use in relation to season, sex, and age. We marked 172 birds with colour rings and surveyed relevant water bodies for re-encounters for several years. As space-use patterns we derived home ranges from minimum convex polygons and the number of water bodies used by individual birds. Our analysis revealed that individuals shifted their space use between seasons, in particular extending their home ranges during the non-breeding season. Between years, in contrast, birds tended to show season-specific site fidelity. Sex differences were apparent during both breeding and non-breeding season, males consistently having larger home ranges and using slightly more water bodies. No difference was found between first-year and adult birds. Our study demonstrates that mark-resighting can provide valuable information about space use in species with suitable behaviour and readily accessible habitat. In such cases, it may be a valid alternative to more expensive GPS-tracking or short-term manual radio telemetry, particularly within citizen-science projects.},
  language  = {en}
}