Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds

…, M Klaassen, MA Giroux, M Sládeček, ML Boldenow… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The behavioural rhythms of organisms are thought to be under strong selection, influenced
by the rhythmicity of the environment 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Such behavioural rhythms are well studied …

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

…, A Jumpponen, RL Bentzen, ML Boldenow… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… In contrast to other sites, shorebirds at Cape Krusenstern foraged on mainly saline and
brackish mud flats (ML Boldenow, personal communication). Cetobacteria are most commonly …

Effects of environmental conditions on reproductive effort and nest success of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds

…, KF Abraham, RL Bentzen, J Bêty, ML Boldenow… - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Arctic is experiencing rapidly warming conditions, increasing predator abundance, and
diminishing population cycles of keystone species such as lemmings. However, it is still not …

Environmental and ecological conditions at Arctic breeding sites have limited effects on true survival rates of adult shorebirds

…, RL Bentzen, J Bêty, ML Boldenow… - The Auk …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Many Arctic shorebird populations are declining, and quantifying adult survival and the
effects of anthropogenic factors is a crucial step toward a better understanding of population …

Life‐history tradeoffs revealed by seasonal declines in reproductive traits of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds

…, RL Bentzen, J Bêty, ML Boldenow… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… We recorded egg measurements for 3253 nests of 15 taxa, with mean egg volume ranging
from 5.9 ml for red-necked phalaropes to 32.0 ml for black-bellied plovers (Table 1). We …

Annual adult survival drives trends in Arctic-breeding shorebirds but knowledge gaps in other vital rates remain

…, SC Brown, HR Gates, J Bêty, ML Boldenow… - The Condor, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Conservation status and management priorities are often informed by population trends.
Trend estimates can be derived from population surveys or models, but both methods are …

[HTML][HTML] Landscape change detected over a half century in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge using high-resolution aerial imagery

JC Jorgenson, MT Jorgenson, ML Boldenow… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rapid warming has occurred over the past 50 years in Arctic Alaska, where temperature
strongly affects ecological patterns and processes. To document landscape change over a half …

Comment on “Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds”

…, MA Giroux, M van de Pol, M Johnson, ML Boldenow… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Kubelka et al. (Reports, 9 November 2018, p. 680) claim that climate change has disrupted
patterns of nest predation in shorebirds. They report that predation rates have increased …

Effects of leg flags on nest survival of four species of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds

…, RL Bentzen, ML Boldenow… - Journal of Field …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Marking wild birds is an integral part of many field studies. However, if marks affect the vital
rates or behavior of marked individuals, any conclusions reached by a study might be biased …

No evidence for disruption of global patterns of nest predation in shorebirds

…, MA Giroux, M van de Pol, M Johnson, ML Boldenow… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Kubelka et al. (Science, 9 November 2018, p. 680-683) claim that climate change has disrupted
patterns of nest predation in shorebirds. They report that predation rates have increased …