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Movement of juvenile migratory birds from settlement to adulthood across the non-breeding range

Gunnarsson, Tómas Grétar; Alves, José A.; Gilroy, James J.; Þórisson, Böðvar; Sutherland, William J.; Potts, Peter M.; Gill, Jennifer A. (2024-07-01)

Among migratory vertebrates, high levels of fidelity to non-breeding sites during adulthood are common. If occupied sites vary in quality, strong site fidelity can have profound consequences for individual fitness and population demography. Given the ...
Seasonal Variation in the Diet of Migratory Shorebirds Wintering in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau

Coelho, Ana P.; Lopes, Paula; Rocha, Afonso D.; Barros, Aissa R.de; Piersma, Theunis; Alves, José A. (2024-03-28)

As on intertidal flats across the globe, the migratory shorebirds that spend most of their annual cycle in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, feed on macrozoobenthic prey buried in the intertidal soft sediments. Understanding the diet of shorebirds ...