Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

A consequence of climate change has been an advance in the timing of seasonal events.
Differences in the rate of advance between trophic levels may result in predators becoming …

Human land use, such as livestock grazing, can have profound yet varied effects on wildlife
interacting within common ecosystems, yet our understanding of land‐use effects is often …

Demographic differences between stable and declining populations can lend insight into
drivers of population decline. The American Kestrel Falco sparverius is a widespread and …

Highlights•We examined whether departure timing affects barn swallows' pace of autumn
migration.•Daily flight speeds during migration were unrelated to departure timing.•Late …

Climate change is leading to the advancement of spring conditions, resulting in an earlier
snowmelt and green‐up, with highest rates of change in highly seasonal environments …

In oviparous animals, nest-site choice is both a critical determinant of an individual's lifetime
fitness, and an important demographic parameter of populations. At the individual level, the …

Grasslands are among the most imperiled ecosystems in the world, and establishment of
exotic forage grasses and management for uniform utilization may have contributed to …

Twenty percent of the Brazilian Amazon has now been deforested, and deforestation rates
are increasing. This compels us to evaluate the conservation potential of human-modified …

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems of the southeastern United States have
experienced high rates of habitat loss and fragmentation, coinciding with dramatic …