| Authors | Mark A. Colwell & Susan M. Haig |
| ISBN | 9780367729974 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 344 |
| Size | 253 x 208 x 21 mm |
| Images | Images, illustrations and tables |
| Format | Paperback |
| Year published | 2020 |
The 40 or so species of beach-loving plovers (genus Charadrius) comprise a diverse group of shorebirds found around the world. Most of these species are challenged by changing climates and other human-related development activities, yet they provide key insights into basic ecological and evolutionary processes. The expert international contributors take a comparative approach, presenting examples from many worldwide plover studies and synthesizing the group’s most pressing and important topics. The book further presents an emphasis on full life-cycle biology, including the importance of examining migratory connectivity issues, even for non-migratory plovers.
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Table of Contents
1. An overview of the world’s plovers
Mark A. Colwell and Susan M. Haig
2. Defining species and populations: molecular genetic studies in plovers
Clemens Kupper and Natalie dos Remedios
3. Changing climates and challenges to Charadrius plover success throughout the annual cycle
Susan M. Haig
4. Plover breeding systems: diversity and evolutionary origins
Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips
5. Breeding biology of Charadrius plovers
Lynne E. Stenzel and Gary W. Page
6. Predation and predator management
Mark A. Colwell
7. Evolutionary and ecological flexibility in migration of Charadrius plovers
Jesse R. Conklin
8. Nonbreeding ecology
Erica Nol
9. Habitat ecology and conservation of Charadrius plovers
James D. Fraser and Daniel H. Catlin
10. Population biology
Stephen J. Dinsmore
11. Human disturbance
Michael A. Weston
12. Future challenges for Charadrius plovers
Susan M. Haig and Mark A. Colwell
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