ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025
Perceived and observed biases within scientific communities: a case study in movement ecology.
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- Six decades of animal accelerometry: trends, applications, and future directions.Movement ecology · 2026Review
- Perceived and observed biases within scientific communities: a case study in movement ecology.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
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Allison K ShawDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7969-8365
Leila FoudaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0723-3697
Stefano MezziniOkanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services, The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8551-7436
Dongmin KimDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1508-1590
Nilanjan ChatterjeeDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7932-0191
David WolfsonDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1098-9206
Briana AbrahmsDepartment of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1987-5045
Nina AttiasInstituto de Conservação de Animais SIlvestres, Campo Grande, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9472-6763
Christine E BeardsworthSchool of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1308-1455
Roxanne S BeltranEcology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8520-1105
Sandra A BinningDépartement de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2804-9979
Kayla M BlincowCollege of Science and Mathematics, University of the Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.ORCID 0000-0003-3944-5317
Ying-Chi ChanSwiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7183-4411
Emanuel A FronhoferISEM, University of Montpellier-CNRS-IRD, Montpellier, Occitanie, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2219-784X
Arne HegemannDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3309-9866
Edward R HurmeDepartment of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2936-2449
Fabiola IannarilliCenter for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7018-3557
Julie B KellnerBiology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7134-2767
Karen D McCoyMiVEGEC, University of Montpellier-CNRS-IRD, Montpellier, Occitanie, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8972-3808
Kasim RafiqDepartment of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1551-711X
Marjo SaastamoinenOrganismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7009-2527
Ana M M SequeiraDivision of Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6906-799X
Mitchell W SerotaEnvironmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8885-5577
Petra SumasgutnerKonrad Lorenz Research Center (KLF), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7042-3461
Yun TaoInstitute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5973-9422
Martha TorstensonDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4028-5130
Scott W YancoCenter for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4717-9370
Kristina B BeckSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5027-0207
Michael G BertramDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5320-8444
Larissa T BeumerSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5255-1889
Maja BradarićInstitute for biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2987-4855
Jeanne ClermontDépartement de biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8028-372X
Diego Ellis-SotoCenter for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4766-021X
Monika FaltusováFaculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Suchdol, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-1847-2877
John FiebergDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3180-7021
Richard J HallOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6102-4183
Andrea KölzschDepartment of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0193-1563
Sandra LaiDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0128-3738
Larisa Lee-CruzUMR TETIS, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3753-9419
Matthias-Claudio LorettoResearch Institute of Wildlife Ecology, Department of Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1940-3470
Alexandra LoveridgeThe Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2651-4870
Marcus MichelangeliDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0053-6759
Thomas MüllerSenckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9305-7716
Louise Riotte-LambertCEFE, CNRS, University of Montpellier-EPHE-IRD, Montpellier, Occitanie, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6715-9898
Nir SapirDepartment of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology and Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-2477-0515
Martina ScaccoDepartment of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4821-4051
Claire S TeitelbaumNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5646-3184
Francesca CagnacciAnimal Ecology Unit, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4954-9980
Funding
Advanced Exploration SystemsAgence Nationale de la RechercheAustralian Research CouncilCanada Research ChairsDeutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftDivision of Environmental BiologyEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programmeGordon and Betty Moore FoundationItalian Ministry of University and ResearchLJMU School of Biological and Environmental Sciences ResearchMax Planck - Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global ChangeMUSE2018-EbOHEALTHNASANational Science FoundationNational Science Foundation Virgin Islands Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research VI-ESPCoRNetCostPew Charitable TrustsSvenska Forskningsrådet FormasSwedish Research CouncilUBCO Graduate Student Travel GrantWashington Research Foundation
Abstract
Who conducts biological research, where they do it and how results are disseminated vary among geographies and identities. Identifying and documenting these forms of bias by research communities is a critical step towards addressing them. We documented perceived and observed biases in movement ecology, a rapidly expanding sub-discipline of biology, which is strongly underpinned by fieldwork and technology use. We surveyed attendees before an international conference to assess a baseline within-discipline perceived bias (uninformed perceived bias). We analysed geographic patterns in
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