Mr Robert Patchett

Research Fellow

Researcher profile

Email

rbp3@st-andrews.ac.uk

Selected publications

• Open access

  Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals

  Oliver, R. Y., Yanco, S. W., Ellis-Soto, D., Jesmer, B. R., Cohen, J., Gao, S., Patchett, R., Avgar, T., Bildstein, K., Bakner, N. W., Barber, D., Barker, K., Barnes, J. G., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Belan, J. L., Benson, J. F., Bêty, J., Beyer, D. E., Bird, D. & Bowersock, N. & 72 others, Boyce, A. J., Carlson, B. S., Casazza, M. L., Chamberlain, M. J., Cherry, M. J., Collier, B. A., Courtemanch, A., Davidson, S. C., DeBloois, D., DeNicola, V., DeSorbo, C. R., Dowler, R. C., Dupont, D., Elbroch, L. M., Elliott, J., Evans, B. A., Ford, W. M., Hancock, D., Hardesty-Moore, M., Hawley, J. E., Jeffress, M. R., Jennings, S., Kauffman, M. J., Kays, R., Kelly, M. J., Kluever, B. M., Lamont, M., LaPoint, S., LaSharr, T. N., Lefebvre, J., Legagneux, P., Loretto, M.-C., Lumpkin, D., Martinez, L. A., Marzluff, J. M., McCauley, D., McDuie, F., Mong, T. W., Monteith, K. L., Mueller, T., Newediuk, L., Ortega, A. C., Ossi, F., Overton, C., Perkins, J. C., Petroelje, T. R., Prugh, L., Sager-Fradkin, K. A., Seer, M., Shawler, A., Skalos, S., Smiley, R. A., Sommefeld, J., Stahler, D. R., Stephenson, J., Stevens, R. D., Svoboda, N. J., Therrien, J.-F., Thomas, P., VanAcker, M., Vander Wal, E., Varland, D., Verzuh, T. L., Wagler, B. L., Warnock, N., Webb, S. L., Williams, C. K., Wilmers, C. C., Wolfson, D. W., Young, J. K., Rutz, C. & Jetz, W., 21 May 2026, In: Science. 392, 100, p. 879-884 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Migratory and breeding behaviour of Water Rails Rallus aquaticus in east-central Scotland revealed by geolocators

  Patchett, R. & Robertson, D., May 2026, In: Bird Study. 73, 2, p. 89-96 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration

  Lutgen, D., Peona, V., Chase, M., Kakhki, N. A., Lammers, F., de Souza, S. G., Ducrest, A.-L., Burri, M., Andriopoulos, P., Lukhele, S. M., Moysi, M., Yohannes, E., Abbasov, A., Albayrak, T., Albayrak, M., Auchli, N., Bontzorlos, V., Christoforou, I., Copete, J. L. & Fulco, E. & 27 others, Garcia, J. T., Javakhishvili, Z., Kazazou, A., Lei, F., Liu, Y., Paposhvili, N., Patchett, R., Péter, Á., Ritter, R., Sándor, A. D., Schneider, F., Shurulinkov, P., Sklyarenko, S., Stumberger, B., Tagiyev, A., Uboldi, A., Vogiatzis, N., Taborsak-Lines, F., Gruselius, J., Yao, L., Peichel, C. L., Suh, A., Gagnaire, P.-A., Kirschel, A. N. G., Schweizer, M., Schielzeth, H. & Burri, R., 16 Oct 2025, In: Science. 390, 6770, p. 1-19 19 p., eado8005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Comparing migration of Whinchats Saxicola rubetra from the non-breeding grounds in Liberia and Nigeria: differences due to geography but otherwise very similar

  Cresswell, W., Patchett, R., Blackburn, E. & Burgess, M., 2 Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, p. 1-25 25 p., e0324086.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Habitat selection of three gull species in response to sudden changes in human mobility

  Patchett, R., Smith, B. J., Thaxter, C. B., Burton, N. H. K., Franke, B. H., Yanco, S. W., Oliver, R. Y., Ellis-Soto, D., Tucker, M. A., Loveridge, A., Sommerfeld, J., Ossi, F., Clewley, G. D., Camphuysen, K. C. J., Desmet, P., Ramos, R., González-Solís, J., Green, R. M. W., Humphreys, E. M. & Johnston, D. T. & 9 others, Lens, L., Müller, W., O'Hanlon, N. J., Robin, F., Sallent, Á., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Stienen, E. W. M., Verbruggen, F. & Rutz, C., Dec 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2061, p. 1-10 10 p., 20252482 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Policy and recommendations

  Dodsworth, J., Powell, K., Robinson, J. & Patchett, R., 3 Apr 2025, Regenerative agriculture in the UK: an ecological perspective. London: British Ecological Society, p. 119-139 21 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Open access

  Access to human-mobility data is essential for building a sustainable future

  Oliver, R., Chapman, M., Ellis-Soto, D., Brum-Bastos, V., Cagnacci, F., Long, J., Loretto, M.-C., Patchett, R. B. & Rutz, C., 26 Apr 2024, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 1, 4, 4 p., 100077.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Assessing impacts of the Agricultural Reform Programme measures on biodiversity

  Patchett, R. B., 17 Aug 2024, 28 p. Applied Ecology Resources.

  Research output: Other contribution

• Open access

  Comparing migratory connectivity across species: the importance of considering the pattern of sampling and the processes that lead to connectivity

  Cresswell, W. & Patchett, R. B., Apr 2024, In: Ibis. 166, 2, p. 666-681 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Context-dependent changes in maritime traffic activity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

  Loveridge, A., Elvidge, C. D., Kroodsma, D. A., White, T. D., Evans, K., Kato, A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Sommerfeld, J., Takahashi, A., Patchett, R., Robira, B., Rutz, C. & Sims, D. W., 1 Jan 2024, In: Global Environmental Change. 84, 14 p., 102773.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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