Abstract Wetlands along the Yellow Sea coast of China, which are a major staging area for
shorebirds in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, are in a state of crisis that threatens the …

Costs of migration, in terms of time, energy, and mortality risk, have a strong theoretical and
empirical foundation in the study of birds. We expect these costs to be most severe for …

Reductions in body size are increasingly being identified as a response to climate warming.
Here we present evidence for a case of such body shrinkage, potentially due to malnutrition …

The Numeniini is a tribe of 13 wader species (Scolopacidae, Charadriiformes) of which
seven are Near Threatened or globally threatened, including two Critically Endangered. To …

Globally, bird migration is occurring earlier in the year, consistent with climate-related
changes in breeding resources. Although often attributed to phenotypic plasticity, there is no …

Saemangeum, in the Republic of Korea (ROK, commonly called South Korea) was one of
the most important shorebird staging sites in the Yellow Sea. It supported at least 330 000 …

Changes in demographic rates underpin changes in population size, and understanding
demographic rates can greatly aid the design and development of strategies to maintain …

Abstract The Pacific Basin, by virtue of its vastness and its complex aeroscape, provides
unique opportunities to address questions about the behavioral and physiological …

Migratory species can travel tens of thousands of kilometers each year, spending different
parts of their annual cycle in geographically distinct locations. Understanding the drivers of …

The Yellow Sea region is of high global importance for waterbird populations, but recent
systematic bird count data enabling identification of the most important sites are relatively …