Nest initiation and flooding in response to season and semi-lunar spring tides in a ground-nesting shorebird [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2019 Background Marine and intertidal organisms face the rhythmic environmental changes induced by tides. The large amplitude of spring tides that occur around full and new moon may threaten nests of ground-nesting birds.
Silvia Plaschke +4 more
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Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2018 L
Eberhart-Phillips LJ +13 more
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Huitzil, 2011 El chorlo nevado (Charadrius nivosus) es un ave playera que ha sido recientemente elevada a la condición de especie, además de estar amenazada en la porción norte de su distribución.
Atahualpa Eduardo DeSucre Medrano +3 more
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Camouflage predicts survival in ground-nesting birds. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 ArticleEvading detection by predators is crucial for survival. Camouflage is therefore a widespread adaptation, but despite substantial research effort our understanding of different camouflage strategies has relied predominantly on artificial systems ...
Troscianko J +3 more
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Local environment but not genetic differentiation influences biparental care in ten plover populations. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Social behaviours are highly variable between species, populations and individuals. However, it is contentious whether behavioural variations are primarily moulded by the environment, caused by genetic differences, or a combination of both.
Orsolya Vincze +12 more
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Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundThe Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not
Matteo Convertino +6 more
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EcosphereInvasive plants formed via hybridization, especially those that modify the structure and function of their ecosystems, are of particular concern given the potential for hybrid vigor. In the U.S. Pacific Northwest, two invasive, dune‐building beachgrasses,
Risa Askerooth +4 more
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Effects of predator strategies on the nesting ecology of snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) [PDF]
, 2019 To view the abstract, please see the full text of the document.
Ellis, Kristen S., author +4 more
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Climate-related drivers of migratory bird health in the south-central USA. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Migratory birds are species of concern that play important ecological roles while also supporting recreational opportunities for the hunting and birdwatching public. Direct and indirect effects of climate variability, extremes, and change on migratory bird health manifest at the individual, population, species, and community levels.
McPherson RA, Alger KE, Hofmeister E.
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The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy-beach ecosystems: a global review. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2022 ABSTRACT Sandy beaches are iconic interfaces that functionally link the ocean with the land via the flow of organic matter from the sea. These cross‐ecosystem fluxes often comprise uprooted seagrass and dislodged macroalgae that can form substantial accumulations of detritus, termed ‘wrack’, on sandy beaches. In addition, the tissue of the carcasses of
Hyndes GA +11 more
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