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No Evidence That Nest Cover Shapes Incubation Schedules in a Mediterranean Shorebird Population

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We investigated how nest cover is associated to incubation behaviour in a Mediterranean biparental population of Kentish Plovers using 24‐h video recordings from 24 nests with variable nest cover that ranged from fully open (0% coverage) to complete coverage (100%).
Hela Boughdiri, Grant C. McDonald, Tamás Székely, András Kosztolányi   +3 more
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A preliminary study on the breeding birds of Dez Protected Area in Khuzestan Province, Iran.

یافته‌های نوین در علوم زیستی, 2016
This investigation is a collection of studies on the breeding birds of Dez Protected Area performed from Fe-bruary 2011 to Jun 2012. During that period, field studies were executed every other 2-4 days. 5 species of native bree-ding birds including White-
Seyed masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Seyed Mehdi Amini Nasab, Reza Karimpour, Mona Ebadi   +3 more
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Little penguins select more isolated nest boxes for breeding, but lay date influences breeding success

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
We determined that more isolated and possibly older nest boxes were selected by little penguins for breeding at Pōhatu/Flea Bay, New Zealand. However, breeding success was influenced by lay date in comparison to nest box characteristics. These findings inform immediate conservation recommendations regarding nest box design and placement.
Georgia S. M. Gwatkin, Rachel P. Hickcox, Chris N. Niebuhr, Alexandra J. Strang, Sarah P. Flanagan, Michelle A. LaRue   +5 more
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Managing the Threat of Subsidized Predators for a Threatened Shorebird

Animal Conservation, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 443-454, August 2026.
Subsidized predators—native predators that have become more common due to human activities—challenge the persistence of many at‐risk prey species and require creative solutions beyond lethal predator control. In an 8‐year study, we placed small wire cages over western snowy plover nests that allow passage of plovers, but not their predators, and ...
R. R. Swaisgood, R. L. Smith, J. G. Schuetz, T. Wooten, L. I. Vilchis   +4 more
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TRADITIONAL RURAL WETLANDS IN HARYANA STATE OF INDIA ARE CURRENTLY CONFRONTING MULTICORNERED THREATS LEADING TO EXTINCTION SOONER THAN LATER

Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2012
The most serious threat to traditional rural ponds in Haryana is associated with transformed societal behavioural patterns, ethics, values and life style, amongst several others. The siltation of ponds with adjoining areas, soil coming in with rain water
Rohtash chand Gupta, Tirshem Kumar Kaushik   +1 more
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Community‐based social marketing is associated with shorebird responses along the U.S. Atlantic coast

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
We evaluated the biological effectiveness of community‐based social marketing (CBSM) campaigns designed to reduce human disturbance to shorebirds along the U.S. Atlantic coast. Using behavioral, point count, and nesting data from six species across five states, we found that campaigns encouraging beachgoers to walk around flocks, particularly when ...
Sarah P. Saunders, Sami Livingston, Nicole L. Michel, Lindsay M. Addison, Elizabeth Amendola, Abigail Burke, Shelby Casas, Allie Hayser, Vandana Menser, Erin Rogers, Abby Sterling, Ashley A. Dayer   +11 more
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Pearl's causality for integrating ecological datasets: A case study on Myricaria germanica in northern Italy

Applications in Plant Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 4, July-August 2026.
Abstract Premise Applied ecology can significantly influence policy decisions on environmental issues. Therefore, research in this field should be as transparent and reproducible as possible. Existing expertise from a broad range of disciplines should also be integrated into ecological research to allow researchers to maximize understanding of complex ...
Kailin Weitkämper, Kilian Rückschloß, Tommaso Sitzia, Bruno Michielon, Silke Werth, Felix Weitkämper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic consequences of overlapping food restriction and cell‐mediated immune response in a long‐distance migratory shorebird, the little ringed plover Charadrius dubius

Journal of Avian Biology, 2011
Investment in immunity is commonly viewed as an energetically costly activity in birds. Although several studies have focused on the energy cost of mounting an immune response and its concomitant physiological trade‐offs, nothing is known about the metabolic adjustments experienced by immunochallenged birds under resource ...
Jorge S. Gutiérrez, José A. Masero, José M. Abad‐Gómez, Auxiliadora Villegas, Juan M. Sánchez‐Guzmán   +4 more
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Seasonal Differences in Migration Routes and Stopover Use of Greater Sand Plovers Between Mongolia and the Beibu Gulf Revealed by GPS Tracking

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
GPS‐GSM tracking of Greater Sand Plovers along the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway revealed seasonal differences in migration routes and stopover allocation between the northern Beibu Gulf and Mongolia. Spring northward migration was associated with a higher travel‐to‐stopover ratio, whereas autumn southward migration involved a greater proportion of ...
Lei Xu, Zhiying Cheng, Tao Meng, Gang Yang, Aiwu Jiang   +4 more
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Chewing Lice From the Wings of Migrating Shorebirds: Diversity, Host Specificity, and Associations With Host Body Condition

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
We investigated the diversity, prevalence, and abundance of chewing lice in 1403 individuals representing 20 migratory shorebird species from the families Charadriidae and Scolopacidae, identifying 26 louse species through microscopy and DNA barcoding.
Maciej Bartos, Radosław Włodarczyk, Amelia Paszkowska, Tomasz Rewicz, Maciej Kamiński, Jan Rapczyński, Patryk Fiutek, Piotr Minias   +7 more
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