The paradox of shorebird diversity and abundance in the west coast and east coast of India: a comparative analysis

AP Rashiba, K Jishnu, H Byju, CT Shifa, J Anand… - Diversity, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Migratory shorebirds that move across continents along their flyways are undergoing a
drastic decline globally. A greater proportion of them that regularly winter along the Indian …

Recruitment and establishment of the gut microbiome in arctic shorebirds

K Grond, RB Lanctot, A Jumpponen… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Gut microbiota play a key role in host health. Mammals acquire gut microbiota during birth,
but timing of gut microbial recruitment in birds is unknown. We evaluated whether precocial …

Composition and drivers of gut microbial communities in arctic-breeding shorebirds

K Grond, JW Santo Domingo, RB Lanctot… - Frontiers in …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Gut microbiota can have important effects on host health, but explanatory factors and
pathways that determine gut microbial composition can differ among host lineages. In …

Individual egg camouflage is influenced by microhabitat selection and use of nest materials in ground-nesting birds

J Gómez, C Ramo, J Troscianko, M Stevens… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2018‏ - Springer
Camouflage is a widespread strategy to avoid predation and is of particular importance for
animals with reduced mobility or those in exposed habitats. Camouflage often relies on …

Shorebird reproductive response to exceptionally early and late springs varies across sites in Arctic Alaska

RL McGuire, RB Lanctot, ST Saalfeld… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
While increases in overall temperatures are widely reported in the Arctic, large inter-annual
variation in spring weather, with extreme early and late conditions, is also occurring. Using …

Transitioning Wintering Shorebirds to Agroecosystem: A Thorough Evaluation of Habitat Selection and Conservation Concern

H Byju, KA Rubeena, CT Shifa, TR Athira, K Jishnu… - Diversity, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Habitat fragmentation and degradation in natural wetlands has resulted in declines in the
populations of shorebirds in the Indian subcontinent. Shorebirds rely on these wetlands as …

Factors determining nest‐site selection of surface‐nesting seabirds: a case study on the world's largest pelagic bird, the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)

M Momberg, PG Ryan, DW Hedding, J Schoombie… - Ibis, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Several factors may drive bird nest‐site selection, including predation risk, resource
availability, weather conditions and interaction with other individuals. Understanding the …

Food web interactions of two breeding Arctic shorebird species, little stint Calidris minuta and red knot Calidris canutus, are shaped by their elevational distribution

MK Zhemchuzhnikov, TK Lameris, MY Soloviev… - Polar Biology, 2024‏ - Springer
Birds often have to choose their nest site location along a food safety axis, balancing nest
predation danger with the food requirements of themselves and their offspring. This is …

Coastal meadow management for threatened waders has a strong supporting impact on meadow plants and amphibians

R Rannap, T Kaart, H Pehlak, S Kana… - Journal for Nature …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Wet grasslands provide unique habitats for several taxa and offer multiple ecosystem
services. Their degradation is therefore of increasing concern in many parts of the world …

Climate variables are not the dominant predictor of Arctic shorebird distributions

CM Anderson, L Fahrig, J Rausch, PA Smith - PLoS One, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
Competing theoretical perspectives about whether or not climate is the dominant factor
influencing species' distributions at large spatial scales have important consequences when …