Noninvasive genetic sampling provides great potential for research and management
applications in wildlife biology. Researchers can obtain DNA from a variety of sources …

Accurate identification of sex in birds is important for the management and conservation of
avian wildlife in several ways, namely in the development of population, behavioral and …

The ruff is a Palearctic wader with a spectacular lekking behavior where highly ornamented
males compete for females,,,. This bird has one of the most remarkable mating systems in …

Estimation of avian nest survival has traditionally involved simple measures of apparent nest
survival or Mayfield constant‐nest‐survival models. However, these methods do not allow …

Electronic tracking tags have revolutionized our understanding of broad-scale movements
and habitat use of highly mobile marine animals, but a large gap in our knowledge still …

Sexual segregation by micro–or macrohabitat is common in birds, and usually attributed to
size–mediated dominance and exclusion of females by larger males, trophic niche …

An important aspect of foraging ecology is the extent to which different individuals or
genders within a population exploit food resources in a different manner. For diving …

The ingestion of imidacloprid treated seeds by farmland birds may result in exposure to toxic
amounts of this insecticide. Here we report on the effects that the exposure to the …

Consistent expanding urbanization dramatically transforms natural habitats and exposes
organisms to novel environmental challenges, often leading to reduced species richness …

Migratory divides are contact zones between populations that use different routes to
navigate around unsuitable areas on seasonal migration. Hybrids in divides have been …