Effects of environmental conditions on reproductive effort and nest success of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds

EL Weiser, SC Brown, RB Lanctot, HR Gates… - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Arctic is experiencing rapidly warming conditions, increasing predator abundance, and
diminishing population cycles of keystone species such as lemmings. However, it is still not …

Life‐history tradeoffs revealed by seasonal declines in reproductive traits of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds

EL Weiser, SC Brown, RB Lanctot… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal declines in breeding performance are widespread in wild animals, resulting from
temporal changes in environmental conditions or from individual variation. Seasonal …

Delayed egg‐laying and shortened incubation duration of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds coincide with climate cooling

E Kwon, WB English, EL Weiser, SE Franks… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biological impacts of climate change are exemplified by shifts in phenology. As the timing of
breeding advances, the within‐season relationships between timing of breeding and …

Does prey availability affect the reproductive performance of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) breeding in Ontario, Canada?

B McClenaghan, KCR Kerr, E Nol - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Animal populations are often limited by food availability, particularly during the breeding
season. In birds, food limitation can impact several components of the reproductive cycle …

Challenges faced by shorebird species using the inland wetlands of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway: the little curlew example

M Bellio, C Minton, I Veltheim - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Asia is experiencing an alarming rate of inland wetlands loss, posing a risk to the future long-
term survival of many species depending on these ecosystems. This review on the status …

The role of adaptive behaviour in migratory counts of shorebirds

D Hope - 2018 - summit.sfu.ca
Shorebird population status and trends are commonly generated from counts made at
migratory stopovers, where large numbers are concentrated at few locations. Shorebirds …

Trends in timing of spring migration along the Pacific Flyway by Western Sandpipers and Dunlins

DD Hope, MC Drever, JB Buchanan… - The Condor …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Long-distant migrants timing their arrival on the breeding grounds face a tradeoff between
optimal timing for breeding and optimal timing for survival. For many shorebird species, the …

[图书][B] Do Wintering Conditions Drive Population Trends in Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla)? Evidence from a Corticosterone Biomarker

ML Boldenow - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Some of the most extreme long-distance migrants, Arctic-breeding shorebirds are
disproportionately represented in tallies of declining species worldwide. For many …