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View article: Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds
Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds Open
Animal‐borne trackers are commonly used to study bird movements, including in long‐distance migrants such as shorebirds. Selecting a tracker and attachment method can be daunting, and methodological advancements often have been made by tri…
High dispersal ability versus migratory traditions: Fine‐scale population structure and post‐glacial colonisation in bar‐tailed godwits Open
In migratory animals, high mobility may reduce population structure through increased dispersal and enable adaptive responses to environmental change, whereas rigid migratory routines predict low dispersal, increased structure, and limited…
Phylogeography of bar-tailed godwits: pre-LGM structure in Beringia and westward colonization of post-glacial Europe Open
In migratory birds, high mobility may reduce population structure through increased dispersal and enable adaptive responses to environmental change, whereas rigid migratory routines predict low dispersal, increased geographic structure, an…
View article: Alaska’s climate sensitive Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta supports seven million Arctic-breeding shorebirds, including the majority of six North American populations
Alaska’s climate sensitive Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta supports seven million Arctic-breeding shorebirds, including the majority of six North American populations Open
Baseline information about declining North American shorebird populations is essential to determine the effects of global warming at low-lying coastal areas of the Arctic and subarctic, where numerous taxa breed, and to assess population r…
Erratum to: The Pacific as the world’s greatest theater of bird migration: Extreme flights spark questions about physiological capabilities, behavior, and the evolution of migratory pathways Open
In the originally published version of this article, five lines of text unconnected to the paper was accidentally inserted at the end of the Acknowledgements section. This material has now been deleted and the article corrected online.
The Pacific as the world’s greatest theater of bird migration: Extreme flights spark questions about physiological capabilities, behavior, and the evolution of migratory pathways Open
The Pacific Basin, by virtue of its vastness and its complex aeroscape, provides unique opportunities to address questions about the behavioral and physiological capabilities and mechanisms through which birds can complete spectacular flig…
Mismatch‐induced growth reductions in a clade of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds are rarely mitigated by increasing temperatures Open
In seasonal environments subject to climate change, organisms typically show phenological changes. As these changes are usually stronger in organisms at lower trophic levels than those at higher trophic levels, mismatches between consumers…
Physiomorphic Transformation in Extreme Endurance Migrants: Revisiting the Case of Bar-Tailed Godwits Preparing for Trans-Pacific Flights Open
In a 1998 paper entitled “Guts don’t fly: small digestive organs in obese bar-tailed godwits,” Piersma and Gill (1998) showed that the digestive organs were tiny and the fat loads huge in individuals suspected of embarking on a non-stop fl…
Further Information on the Avifauna of St. Matthew and Hall Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska Open
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Flexible timing of annual movements across consistently used sites by Marbled Godwits breeding in Alaska Open
The study of avian movement has detailed a spectrum of strategies for the timing and use of sites throughout the annual cycle, from near randomness to complete consistency. New tracking devices now permit the repeated tracking of individua…
Fourth Report of the Alaska Checklist Committee, 2013-2017 Open
The fourth report of the Alaska Checklist Committee outlines 22 species and two subspecies added to the Checklist of Alaska Birds during the five years 2013-2017, resulting in a net total of 521 species and 119 additional subspecies of bir…
Montane-breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance Across National Parks of Southwestern Alaska Open
Between 2004 and 2008, biologists conducted an inventory of breeding birds during May–June primarily in montane areas (>100 m above sea level) of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (Aniakchak NMP), Katmai National Park and Preserve (…
Energetic solutions of Rock Sandpipers to harsh winter conditions rely on prey quality Open
Rock Sandpipers Calidris ptilocnemis have the most northerly non‐breeding distribution of any shorebird in the Pacific Basin (upper Cook Inlet, Alaska; 61°N, 151°W). In terms of freezing temperatures, persistent winds and pervasive ice, th…
Erratum: Identical metabolic rate and thermal conductance in Rock Sandpiper (<i>Calidris ptilocnemis</i>) subspecies with contrasting nonbreeding life histories Open
Table 3 in Ruthrauff et al. (2013) incorrectly identified the reference levels for the parameters Sex and Subspecies. The correct reference level for sex is female, and for subspecies is Calidris ptilocnemis tschuktschorum.