| Seed dispersal by dabbling ducks: an overlooked dispersal pathway for a broad spectrum of plant species MB Soons, AL Brochet, E Kleyheeg, AJ Green Journal of ecology 104 (2), 443-455, 2016 | 138 | 2016 |
| Deaths among wild birds during highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N8) virus outbreak, the Netherlands E Kleyheeg, R Slaterus, R Bodewes, JM Rijks, MAH Spierenburg, ... Emerging infectious diseases 23 (12), 2050, 2017 | 127 | 2017 |
| Dispersal of plants by waterbirds AJ Green, M Soons, AL Brochet, E Kleyheeg Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services, 147, 2016 | 96 | 2016 |
| Seed dispersal distributions resulting from landscape‐dependent daily movement behaviour of a key vector species, Anas platyrhynchos E Kleyheeg, J Treep, M de Jager, BA Nolet, MB Soons Journal of Ecology 105 (5), 1279-1289, 2017 | 89 | 2017 |
| Mass mortality caused by highly pathogenic influenza A (H5N1) virus in sandwich terns, the Netherlands, 2022 JM Rijks, MF Leopold, S Kühn, F Schenk, A Brenninkmeijer, SJ Lilipaly, ... Emerging Infectious Diseases 28 (12), 2538, 2022 | 80 | 2022 |
| Local amplification of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 viruses in wild birds in the Netherlands, 2016 to 2017 MJ Poen, TM Bestebroer, O Vuong, RD Scheuer, HP van der Jeugd, ... Eurosurveillance 23 (4), 17-00449, 2018 | 73 | 2018 |
| Reduction in adverse effects of tracking devices on waterfowl requires better measuring and reporting TK Lameris, E Kleyheeg Animal Biotelemetry 5 (1), 24, 2017 | 73 | 2017 |
| Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments MA Tucker, O Alexandrou, RO Bierregaard Jr, KL Bildstein, ... Global Ecology and Biogeography 28 (5), 576-587, 2019 | 65 | 2019 |
| Bird‐mediated seed dispersal: reduced digestive efficiency in active birds modulates the dispersal capacity of plant seeds E Kleyheeg, CHA van Leeuwen, MA Morison, BA Nolet, MB Soons Oikos 124 (7), 899-907, 2015 | 60 | 2015 |
| Movement patterns of a keystone waterbird species are highly predictable from landscape configuration E Kleyheeg, JGB van Dijk, D Tsopoglou-Gkina, TY Woud, DK Boonstra, ... Movement Ecology 5 (1), 2, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
| Interactions between seed traits and digestive processes determine the germinability of bird-dispersed seeds E Kleyheeg, M Claessens, MB Soons PLoS One 13 (4), e0195026, 2018 | 56 | 2018 |
| Summer in the city: behaviour of large gulls visiting an urban area during the breeding season N Huig, RJ Buijs, E Kleyheeg Bird Study 63 (2), 214-222, 2016 | 50 | 2016 |
| Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos JGB van Dijk, E Kleyheeg, MB Soons, BA Nolet, RAM Fouchier, ... Oikos 124 (10), 1293-1303, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
| A comprehensive model for the quantitative estimation of seed dispersal by migratory mallards E Kleyheeg, W Fiedler, K Safi, J Waldenström, M Wikelski, MLL Van Toor Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 40, 2019 | 48 | 2019 |
| Seed mass, hardness, and phylogeny explain the potential for endozoochory by granivorous waterbirds Á Lovas‐Kiss, O Vincze, E Kleyheeg, G Sramkó, L Laczkó, R Fekete, ... Ecology and evolution 10 (3), 1413-1424, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| Lack of virological and serological evidence for continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 virus in wild birds in the Netherlands, 14 November 2014 to 31 … MJ Poen, JH Verhagen, RJ Manvell, I Brown, TM Bestebroer, ... Eurosurveillance 21 (38), 30349, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Effect of 2020–21 and 2021–22 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 epidemics on wild birds, the Netherlands V Caliendo, E Kleyheeg, N Beerens, KCJ Camphuysen, R Cazemier, ... Emerging infectious diseases 30 (1), 50, 2024 | 38 | 2024 |
| Going against the flow: a case for upstream dispersal and detection of uncommon dispersal events ERJ Wubs, RGA Fraaije, GA de Groot, RHJ Erkens, AG Garssen, ... Freshwater Biology 61 (5), 580-595, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Predatieproblematiek bij weidevogels W Teunissen, C Kampichler, F Majoor, M Roodbergen, E Kleyheeg Sovon rapport 41, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
| Predator management for breeding waders: a review of current evidence and priority knowledge gaps R Laidlaw, J Smart, H Ewing, S Franks, H Belting, L Donaldson, G Hilton, ... Wader Study 128 (1), 44-55, 2021 | 31 | 2021 |
Merel SoonsAssociate professor, Utrecht UniversityVerified email at uu.nl
