Because of birds' mobility, behaviour and many species' migratory nature, they select
repeatedly and spatially among habitats and have been central figures in studies of avian …

Effective conservation of endangered species requires a solid understanding of the
demographic causes of population change. Bird populations breeding on agricultural …

Waterfowl are among the best studied and most extensively monitored species in the world.
Given their global importance for sport and subsistence hunting, viewing and ecosystem …

Generalist predators can contribute to extinction risk of imperiled prey populations even
through incidental predation. Quantifying predation on small populations is important to …

ABSTRACT The Prairie Habitat Joint Venture (PHJV) delivers conservation programs for the
Canadian portion of the Prairie Pothole Region under the North American Waterfowl …

Summary 1 Increases in average global temperature during the twentieth century have
prompted calls for research on the effect of temperature variation on avian population …

The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is the primary breeding region for most species of North
American dabbling ducks (Anas spp.). Conservation of these species is guided in part by …

Parents may use several cues to assess offspring value; however, most studies of parental
care have examined only one or a few cues, and often in just a single species. This …

Abstract Effects of grazing on grassland birds are generally thought to be indirect, through
alteration of vegetation structure; however, livestock can also affect nest survival directly …

The choice of neonatal hiding place is critical for ungulates adopting hiding anti-predator
strategies, but the consequences of different decisions have rarely been evaluated with …