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Kristin Bianchini, Auteur ; Jessica E. Howell, Auteur ; Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; David J. Newstead, Auteur ; Christy A. Morrissey, AuteurLimited data suggest that the North American Midcontinent Flyway may be an important migration route for long-distance migratory shorebirds, such as Sanderlings Calidris alba and Red Knots C. canutus, but information on migration paths, staging [...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Yves Aubry, Auteur ; Mark C. Drever, Auteur ; Christian A. Friis, Auteur ; Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Auteur ; Julie Paquet, Auteur ; Cynthia Pekarik, Auteur ; Paul A. Smith, AuteurThe Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) is an international conservation initiative designed to protect the key habitats and resources used by shorebirds throughout their ranges. WHSRN is based on a simple yet powerful concept: [...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Luke A. Nych, Auteur ; Mark T. Bidwell, Auteur
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David D. Hope, Auteur ; Cynthia Pekarik, Auteur ; Mark C. Drever, Auteur ; Paul A. Smith, Auteur ; Cheri Gratto-Trevor, Auteur ; Julie Paquet, Auteur ; Yves Aubry, Auteur ; GARRY Donaldson, Auteur ; Christian Friis, Auteur ; Kirsty Gurney, Auteur ; Jennie Rausch, Auteur ; Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; BRAD Andres, AuteurPrioritizing taxa for conservation action is a critical step in assessing management needs for migratory birds. Recent evidence suggests that many shorebird species are experiencing population declines. Shorebirds breed, migrate, and spend the n[...]
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Jessica E. Howell, Auteur ; Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Richard H. M. Espie, Auteur ; Christy A. Morrissey, AuteurStaging, an essential part of shorebird migration, is when birds concentrate in large numbers to rest and refuel. Abundance estimates at key staging sites offer promise to monitor many transient migrant populations; however, stopover chronology [...]
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Sarah L. Leroux, Auteur ; Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Nancy J. Flood, Auteur ; Mark J. Paetkau, Auteur ; Jacob M. Bailey, Auteur ; Matthew W. Reudink, Auteur
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Kristen L. D. Marini, Auteur ; Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Auteur ; Peter P. Marra, Auteur ; Matthew W. Reudink, AuteurPlumage colouration serves a variety of functions for birds, including conspecific signalling, crypsis, and predator–prey interactions. Though much research has been conducted on colour changes in species with delayed plumage maturation, where b[...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Dylan C. Kesler, Auteur ; Robert J. Mitchell, Auteur ; David K. Delaney, Auteur ; Jeffrey R. Walters, AuteurModels are important tools for conservation, but the usefulness of any given model for decision-making depends on its accuracy and precision. Few models designed for conservation purposes are validated with real-world data, and such models are e[...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; R. Kenyon Ross, Auteur ; R. I. Guy Morrison, Auteur ; Lawrence J. Niles, Auteur ; Ronald R. Porter, Auteur ; Joanna Burger, Auteur ; David J. Newstead, Auteur ; Amanda D. Dey, Auteur ; Paul A. Smith, AuteurLong-distance migratory shorebirds are vulnerable to stressors throughout their annual cycle, including during migration when they must rely on a limited set of stopover sites to refuel. The rufa subspecies of Red Knot Calidris canutus has shown[...]
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Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ; Peter P. Marra, Auteur ; Laurene M. Ratcliffe, AuteurBirds that arrive and breed early often have higher reproductive success than late individuals, either as a consequence of timing-specific advantages (the timing hypothesis) or because these individuals and/or their resources are of higher quali[...]
