The bio-logging and tracking instruments developed by TechnoSmart are routinely used in peer-reviewed scientific research across a wide range of taxa, environments and analytical approaches.
Below is a non-exhaustive selection of publications in which our devices are explicitly cited in the methods, acknowledgements or technical descriptions.
This list reflects the breadth of applications—from movement ecology and behavioral analysis to energetics and algorithm development—and highlights how TechnoSmart instruments have contributed to advancing data-driven research in animal ecology.

2010GPS tracking devices reveal foraging strategies of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)Journal of OrnithologyGiPSy GPS data loggers
2011Patterns of GPS tracks suggest nocturnal foraging by incubating Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus)PLOS ONEGiPSy-2 GPS data loggers
2011Large-scale navigational map in a mammalPNASGiPSy-2 GPS datalogger + radiotelemetria
2012Combined use of unmanned aerial systems and GPS data to study marine megafaunaPLOS ONEGiPSy-2 GPS data loggers
2012Using GPS technology to assess feeding areas of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica)Bird StudyGiPSy-2
2012Evidence for discrete landmark use by pigeons during navigationJournal of Experimental BiologyGiPSy-3 micro-GPS data logger
2013How predictability of feeding patches affects home range and foraging behaviour of a marine top predatorPLOS ONEGiPSy-2 GPS devices
2013Altered orientation and flight paths of homing pigeons exposed to a magnetic anomalyPLOS ONEGiPSy-2 + GiPSy software
2014Balancing energy budget in a central-place foragerPLOS ONEGiPSy-2 data loggers
2014How cheap is soaring flight in raptors? New insights from GPS trackingPLOS ONEGiPSy-1 GPS module
2015Field metabolic rate is dependent on time-activity budget in a marine predatorPLOS ONEGiPSy-2
2015Subtle behavioral niche partitioning in a mobile predator community revealed by GPS trackingMovement EcologyGiPSy-2 logger
2016Short-Term Behavioural Responses of the Great Scallop Pecten maximus Exposed to the Toxic Alga Alexandrium minutum Measured by Accelerometry and Passive AcousticsPLOS ONEAxy-2
2017Combined use of tri-axial accelerometers and GPS reveals the flexible foraging strategy of a bird in relation to weather conditionsPLOS ONEGiPSy-5 + Axy-3
2017A new algorithm for the identification of dives reveals the foraging ecology of a shallow-diving seabird using accelerometer dataMarine BiologyAxy-Depth
2018The energetic cost of parasitism in a wild populationProceedings of the Royal Society BAxy-Depth
2018Interactions between commercial fishing vessels and a pelagic seabird in the southern Mediterranean SeaBMC EcologyAxy-Trek
2019Use of acceleration and acoustics to classify behavior, generate time budgets, and evaluate responses to moonlight in free-ranging snowshoe haresFrontiers in Ecology and EvolutionAxy-3
2020Foraging behavior links sea ice to breeding success in Antarctic penguinsScience AdvancesAxy-Depth
2020Coping styles in capital breeders modulate behavioural trade-offs in time allocation: assessing fine-scale activity budgets in lactating grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) using accelerometry and heart rate variabilityBehavioral Ecology and SociobiologyAxy-Depth
2020Active acoustic telemetry tracking and tri-axial accelerometers reveal fine-scale movement strategies of a non-obligate ram ventilatorMovement EcologyAxy-Depth
2021Video and acceleration records of streaked shearwaters allows detection of two foraging behaviours associated with large marine predatorsPLOS ONEAxy-Trek Marine
2022Micro-sized open-source and low-cost GPS loggers below 1 g minimise the impact on animals while collecting thousands of fixesPLOS ONEGiPSy 6
2022Microclimate drives shelter-seeking behaviour in lambing Merino sheepForests (MDPI)GiPSy 6
2022Video validation of tri-axial accelerometer for monitoring zoo-housed Tamandua tetradactyla activity patterns in response to changes in husbandry conditionsAnimals (MDPI)Axy-3
2022Dynamic body acceleration improves mapping of at-sea behaviourJournal of Avian BiologyAxy
2022Training in the dark: using target training for non-invasive researchPeer-reviewed; full text su PMCAxy-5 S
2023Telemetry and accelerometer tracking of green toads in an urban habitat: methodological notes and preliminary findingsDiversity (MDPI)Axy-5
2023Cryptic behavior and activity cycles of a small mammal keystone species revealed through accelerometryMovement EcologyAxy-5
2023A novel method for identifying fine-scale bottom-use in a benthic-foraging pinnipedMovement EcologyAxy-5 XS
2023Novel tag-based method for measuring tailbeat frequency and variations in amplitude in fishAnimal BiotelemetryAxy-5 S
2023Estimating the energetic cost of whale shark tourismBiological ConservationAxy-Depth
2023Within-colony segregation of foraging areas: from patterns to processesOikosAxy-Trek
2024Bioadhesive interface for marine sensors on diverse soft and biological substratesNature CommunicationsAxy-5 XS
2024Swimming through sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic pre-emergence life-stage of sea turtle hatchlingsProceedings of the Royal Society BAxy-5 XS
2024Assessing the accuracy of altitude estimates in avian biologging devicesPLOS ONEAxyAir
2024Semelparous marsupials reduce sleep for sexCurrent BiologyAxy-3 / Axy-4
2024Comparative analysis of behavioural repertoiresJournal of ZoologyAxy-4
2024Speed consensus and behavioural coordination of Adélie penguins travelling in groups on sea iceElsevier journalAxy-Trek + Axy-Depth
2024Indigo-dyed cellulose fibers and synthetic polymers in surface watersMarine Pollution BulletinAxy-Trek
2024Burying in lake sediments: a potential tactic used by female organismsEthologyAxy-5
2024Using heart rate and acceleration biologgers to estimate winter activity costs in free-swimming largemouth bassComparative Biochemistry and Physiology AAxy-5
2024Sex and season influence behaviour and physiology of lake speciesConservation PhysiologyAxy-5 S Depth
2024Ecological features of upriver migration in the Kitakami RiverConservation PhysiologyAxy-Depth
2025Real-time context-dependent cooperation in parental provisioning reveals fitness payoffs in barn owlsiScienceAxy-Trek Mini
2025Biologger attachment and retention in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) reared in aquaculture pondsAquacultureAxy-5
2025Differential timing in the use of the oceanographic features of the California Current System by two pelagic seabirdsMarine Environmental ResearchAxy-Trek