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I am working in two main
fields: (1) stopover ecology and behaviour of migrating passerines;
(2) migratory orientation and navigation of birds.
My work on stopover ecology and behaviour includes studies of landfall
and departure decisions, methods of estimating stopover duration and
fuel deposition rate, habitat requirements of migrants at stopovers.
The work on avian orientation and navigation focuses on compasses available
to migrants and on how birds translate their innate migratory programme
into actual movements between the breeding and the wintering areas.
Work:
- 2005: Post-doc at the Department of Behavioural Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.
- 2000―2002: Post-doc at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (Vogelwarte Radolfzell), Germany, with Prof. Peter Berthold.
- 1999 ― present: junior research fellow at the Zoological
Institute, Russ. Acad. Sci. Research fellow since 2000, senior research fellow since 2004.
- 1994―1996: research assistant at the Biological Station Rybachy, Zoological Institute.
Education:
- 2000: Awarded a Ph.D. on 'Migratory strategies of Acrocephalus warblers
within Europe' from the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
- 1994: Master of Science (diploma with honours) in Biology from St. Petersburg State University.
Selected publications in English:
Chernetsov N. 2002. Spatial behaviour of first-year Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) during
the pre-migratory period and during autumn migratory stopovers. J. Ornithol. 143, 424-429. PDF
Bolshakov C., Bulyuk V. and Chernetsov N. 2003. Spring nocturnal migration of Reed Warblers
Acrocephalus scirpaceus: departure, landing and body condition. Ibis 145, 106-112. PDF
Bolshakov C.V., Bulyuk V.N., Mukhin A. and Chernetsov N. 2003. Body mass and fat reserves of
Sedge Warblers during vernal nocturnal migration: departure versus arrival. J. Field Ornithol. 74, 81-89.
PDF
Chernetsov N., Berthold P. and Querner U. 2004. Migratory orientation of first-year white
storks (Ciconia ciconia): inherited information and social interactions. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 937-943.
PDF
Yosef R. and Chernetsov N. 2004. Stopover ecology of migratory Sedge Warblers (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
at Eilat, Israel. Ostrich 75, 52-56. PDF
Chernetsov N. 2004. Intraspecific variation of wing pointedness index in juvenile Acrocephalus
warblers in the southeastern Baltic. J. Ornithol. 145, 105-108. PDF
Chernetsov N.S., Skutina E.A., Bulyuk V.N. and Tsvey A.L. 2004. Optimal stopover decisions of
migrating birds under variable stopover quality: model predictions and the field data. Zhurn. Obsch. Biol. 65, 211-217. PDF
Chernetsov N., Mukhin A. and Ktitorov P. 2004. Contrasting spatial behaviour of two long-distance passerine migrants
at spring stopovers. Avian Ecol. Behav. 12, 53-61. PDF
Bolshakov C.V. and Chernetsov N. 2004. Initiation of nocturnal flight in two species of long-distance migrants
(Ficedula hypoleuca and Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) in spring: a telemetry study. Avian Ecol. Behav. 12, 63-73. PDF
Bulyuk V.N, Chernetsov N. 2005. Nocturnal passage of passerines in Western Kazakhstan in autumn.
Journal of Arid Environments 61, 603-607. PDF
Chernetsov N. and Huettmann F. 2005. Linking global climate grid surfaces with local long-term
migration monitoring data: spatial computations for the Pied Flycatcher to assess climate-related population dynamics
on a continental scale. In: Gervasi O., Gavrilova M., Kumar V., Tan K., Mun Y., Taniar D., Heow Pueh L. (eds.) ICCSA
2005, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3482, 133-142. PDF
Chernetsov N. 2005. Spatial behavior of medium and long-distance migrants at stopovers studied by
radio tracking. In: Bauchinger U., Goymann W., Jenni-Eiermann S. (eds.) Bird Hormones and Bird Migrations: Analyzing
Hormones in Droppings and Egg Yolks and Assessing Adaptations in Long-Distance Migration. Annals of the New York
Academy of Sciences 1046: 242-252. PDF
Yosef R. and Chernetsov N. 2005. Longer is fatter: body mass changes of migrant Reed Warblers
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus) staging at Eilat, Israel. Ostrich 76, 142-147. PDF
Chernetsov N. 2006. Habitat selection by nocturnal passerine migrants enroute: mechanisms and results.
J. Ornithol. 147: 185-191. PDF
Chernetsov N., Chromik W., Dolata P.T., Profus P., Tryjanowski P. 2006. Sex-related natal dispersal of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) in Poland: how far and where to?
Auk 123: 1103-1109. PDF
Bolshakov C.V., Chernetsov N., Mukhin A., Bulyuk V.N., Kosarev V., Ktitorov P., Leoke D., Tsvey A. 2007.
Time of nocturnal departures in European robins, Erithacus rubecula, in relation to celestial cues, season, stopover duration and fat stores.
Animal Behaviour 74: 855-865. PDF
Chernetsov N., Bulyuk V.N., Ktitorov P. 2007. Migratory stopovers of passerines in an oasis at the crossroads of the African and Indian flyways.
Ringing and Migration 23: 243-251. PDF
Chernetsov N., Kishkinev D., Gashkov S., Kosarev V., Bolshakov C.V. 2008. Migratory programme of juvenile pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca, from Siberia implies a detour around Central Asia.
Animal Behaviour 75: 539-545. PDF
Mukhin A., Chernetsov N., Kishkinev D. 2008. Acoustic information as a distant cue for habitat recognition by nocturnally migrating passerines during landfall.
Behavioral Ecology 19: 716-723. PDF
Chernetsov N., Kishkinev D., Mouritsen H. 2008. A long-distance avian migrant compensates for longitudinal displacement during spring migration.
Current Biology 18: 188-190. PDF
Selected publications in other languages:
Титов Н.В., Чернецов Н.С. 1999. Стохастические модели как новый метод оценки продолжительности
миграционных остановок птиц. Успехи соврем. биологии 119 (4): 396-403. PDF
Чернецов Н.С. 2003. Экология и поведение воробьиных птиц на миграционных остановках: постановка проблемы.
Орнитология 30: 136-146. PDF
Чернецов Н.С., Титов Н.В. 2003. Питание и стратегия весенней миграции зарянки, Erithacus rubecula
(Aves, Turdidae), в юго-восточной Прибалтике. Зоол. журн. 82 (12): 1525-1529. PDF
Мухин А.Л., Чернецов Н.С., Кишкинев Д.А. 2005. Песня тростниковой камышевки, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
(Aves, Sylviidae), как акустический маркер водно-болотного биотопа во время миграции. Зоол. журн. 84 (8): 995-1002. PDF
Chernetsov N., Kaatz M., Querner U., Berthold P. 2005. Vierjaehrige Satelliten-Telemetrie eines Weissstorchs Ciconia
ciconia vom Selbstaendigwerden an - Beschreibung einer Odyssee. Vogelwarte 43, 39-42. PDF
Awards:
- 2003: Vladimir Sokolov Memorial Award from the Russian Academy of Sciences and Vladimir Sokolov Foundation.
- 2001: 'Outstanding Young Researcher' award and a grant from the Government of Russia.
- 1994: Kessler Award from the St. Petersburg Society of Naturalists for the MSc thesis on 'Comparative analysis of
migratory strategies of Acrocephalus warblers on the Courish Spit'
Member of Editorial Board:
Journal of Ornithology.
Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg.
Avian Ecology and Behaviour.
Biological Letters, Poznan.
Teaching experience:
2001―2004: Lecturing at St. Petersburg State University: "Selected aspects of avian ecology" (graduate students).
Address:
Nikita Chernetsov, Ph.D.
Leading research fellow
Biological Station Rybachy
Zoological Institute, Rybachy 238535
Kaliningrad Region, Russia
Phone +7 011 5041251, fax +7 011 5041345
Mobile +7 921 743 5141
E-mail nchernetsov@bioryb.koenig.ru
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