One of the most striking features of bird migration is its regularity. Most populations of birds
migrate at about the same dates, in the same directions, and for similar distances each year …

Traditionally, investigation of the dynamics of avian migration has been heavily biased
towards the autumn return trip to the wintering quarters. Since the migratory prelude to …

The role of waterbirds as vectors of plants and invertebrates within and between arid‐zone
wetlands is poorly understood. We present the first detailed study of passive dispersal by …

Most ecological and evolutionary processes are thought to critically depend on dispersal
and individual movement but there is little empirical information on the movement strategies …

It may be possible to avert threatened species declines by protecting refuges that promote
species persistence during times of stress. To do this, we need to know where refuges are …

Australia's waterbirds are mostly nomadic, capitalising on highly variable aquatic resources
in the arid interior (70% of the continent) for feeding and breeding. Waterbirds, unlike most …

Spatial and temporal fluctuations in resource availability have led to the evolution of varied
migration patterns. In order to appropriately time movements in relation to resources …

A particular aim of avian ecologists, especially those studying waterfowl Anatidae, in the
20th and early 21st centuries has been to elucidate how organisms use habitats and …

In contrast to northern temperate environments, where day length and temperature changes
are obvious proximate cues for movement to resource‐rich breeding habitats, the cues for …

Birds, notably wild ducks, are reservoirs of pathogenic and zoonotic viruses such as
influenza viruses and coronaviruses. In the current study, we used metagenomics to detect …