Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life-history variation in birds

Authors: Hsu, Bin-Yan et al. Year: 2022 Publication: Journal of Animal Ecology Publication Link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.13708 Keywords: Aves, developmental mode, life-history variation, maternal hormone transfer, migration, pace of life, phylogenetic comparative analysis, yolk hormones Abstract: 1. In vertebrates, thyroid hormones (THs) play an

Cross-seasonal effects in the American Woodcock: Conditions prior to fall migration relate to migration strategy and implications for conservation

Authors: Clayton L. Graham, Tanner Steeves, and Scott R. McWilliams Year: 2022 Publication: Ornithological Applications Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duac011 Keywords: American Woodcock, body composition, fall migration, partial migrant, postbreeding movements, upland gamebird Abstract: How postbreeding habitat quality and body composition of migratory birds

Hotspots in the grid: Avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and North Africa

Authors: Jethro G. Gauld et al. Year: 2022 Publication: Journal of Applied Ecology Publication Link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14160 Keywords: animal movement, bird conservation, collision risk, environmental impact assessment, GPS, renewable energy, spatial planning, telemetry Abstract: 1. Wind turbines and power lines can cause bird

Using weather radar to help minimize wind energy impacts on nocturnally migrating birds

Authors: Emily B. Cohen, Jeffrey J. Buler, Kyle G. Horton, Scott R. Loss, Sergio A. Cabrera-Cruz, Jaclyn A. Smolinsky, and Peter P. Marra Year: 2022 Publication: Conservation Letters Publication Link: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12887 Keywords: animal migration, Great Lakes, migratory birds, renewable energy, weather surveillance