Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds

V Kubelka, M Šálek, P Tomkovich, Z Végvári… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Ongoing climate change is thought to disrupt trophic relationships, with consequences for
complex interspecific interactions, yet the effects of climate change on species interactions …

Breeding site fidelity is lower in polygamous shorebirds and male-biased in monogamous species

E Kwon, M Valcu, M Cragnolini, M Bulla… - Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sex-bias in breeding dispersal is considered the norm in many taxa, and the magnitude and
direction of such sex-bias is expected to correlate with the social mating system. We used …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of Climate Change on Migratory Birds in Asia.

NA Seri, AA Rahman - Pertanika Journal of Science & …, 2021 - pertanika.upm.edu.my
Climate change is not something that has never happened before. However, it has recently
been reported that climate change has affected living things such as humans, animals and …

The Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida expansion in Poland: the role of immigration

M Ledwoń, J Betleja, T Stawarczyk, G Neubauer - Journal of Ornithology, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Whiskered Tern population in Poland has rapidly increased from 40 breeding
pairs in 1990 to over 1,600 in 2007, with strongest local population in the Upper Vistula …

Migration strategy, site fidelity and population size of the globally threatened Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

PF Donald, J Kamp, RE Green, R Urazaliyev… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Population declines of the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing are probably due to high
mortality along its migration routes or on its wintering grounds, both of which are very poorly …

[PDF][PDF] A globally important migration staging site for Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

PF Donald, NN Azimov, E Ball, RE Green, J Kamp… - Sandgrouse, 2016 - osme.org
Since 2010, several Sociable Lapwings fitted with satellite transmitters on the breeding
grounds in Kazakhstan have been tracked on southward migration to an area that straddles …

Functions of extensive animal dung “pavements” around the nests of the Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

TPM Fijen, J Kamp, TK Lameris… - The Auk …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We used observational and experimental approaches to assess the possible functional
significance of the often extensive “pavements” of livestock dung constructed by female …

[PDF][PDF] Avian Community Composition and Spatio-Temporal Patterns at Deva Vatala National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

M Umar, M Hussain, MF Malik… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2021 - pure.southwales.ac.uk
An assessment of the avifauna of Deva Vatala National Park (DVNP), Bhimber, Azad Jammu
and Kashmir, Pakistan was conducted from June 2017 to May 2018. Data were collected …

Diel timing of nest predation changes across breeding season in a subtropical shorebird

M Sládeček, K Brynychová, E Elhassan… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Predation is the most common cause of nest failure in birds. While nest predation is
relatively well studied in general, our knowledge is unevenly distributed across the globe …

[PDF][PDF] Pilot study on nest predation in shorebirds breeding at the Caspian steppe lakes

V Kubelka, J Mlíkovský, V Zavadilová, M Frencl… - Wader Study, 2019 - researchgate.net
Predation is a common case of reproduction failure (eg Ricklefs 1969, Martin 1993,
Thompson 2007) and it strongly influences overall breeding performance in birds (Skutch …