Migratory birds regularly perform impressive long-distance flights, which are timed relative to
the anticipated environmental resources at destination areas that can be several thousand …

Animal migrations act to couple ecosystems and are undertaken by some of the world's most
endangered taxa. Predators often exploit migrant prey, but the movements taken by these …

Migratory animals are threatened by human-induced global change. However, little is known
about how stopover habitat, essential for refuelling during migration, affects the population …

The Flexible Phenotype attempts a true synthesis of physiology, behaviour, and ecology by
develo** an empirical argument that describes the intimate connections between …

The first comprehensive review of all aspects of the biology of moult, drawing information
from across the literature and in all birds, from penguins to passerines. Feathers are …

In 1994 an Asia Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy 1996-2000 was
developed for the conservation of migratory waterbirds, and this included an action plan with …

Executive Summary The IUCN Species Survival Commission and IUCN Asia Regional
Office commissioned this independent report to assess the state and condition of intertidal …

Sea-level rise (SLR) will greatly alter littoral ecosystems, causing habitat change and loss for
coastal species. Habitat loss is widely used as a measurement of the risk of extinction, but …

Migrating birds make the longest non‐stop endurance flights in the animal kingdom. Satellite
technology is now providing direct evidence on the lengths and durations of these flights …

Places where migrant birds stop to rest, drink, and eat at are often described as either
stopover or staging sites. Attempts have been made to differentiate between these two terms …