Climate change encompasses changes in both the means and the extremes of climatic
variables, but the population consequences of the latter are intrinsically difficult to study. 2 …

Climate change affects both the mean and variability of climatic variables, but their relative
impact on the dynamics of populations is still largely unexplored. Based on a long‐term …

Adult survival rates strongly affect population growth, but few studies have quantified if and
why adult survival differs between breeding habitats. We investigated potential causes of …

Fluctuating and disruptive selection are important mechanisms for maintaining
intrapopulation trait variation. Nonetheless, few field studies quantify selection pressures …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is the most
widely distributed of the four oystercatcher species in the Western Hemisphere. Its range …

Cooperation is a ubiquitous feature of life. Individuals cooperate in hunting, feeding, fending
off enemies and migrating from one site to another (Wilson 1975, Dugatkin 1997). Many …

Research on breeding American Oystercatchers has focused on identifying factors that affect
reproductive success but little attention has been paid to parent behavior during chick …

Abstract American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) expanded their range north along
the Atlantic Coast, reaching Massachusetts 40 years ago. Concurrent to northward range …

Shorebirds around the globe have become increasingly threatened as a result of
burgeoning human populations, increased coastal development and habitat loss …

In the emerging field of biologging an increasing number of methods are introduced to study
time budgets of animal behaviour. Tri-axial accelerometers are promising sensors to study …