Climate change is forecasted to generate a range of evolutionary changes and plastic
responses. One important aspect of avian responses to climate change is how weather …

Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine
birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil …

Combined effects of multiple, climate change-associated stressors are of mounting concern,
especially in Arctic ecosystems. Elevated mercury (Hg) exposure in Arctic animals could …

The notion of fitness is central to evolutionary theory because (Darwinian) fitness of an
individual or a particular genotype is defined as the contribution of that individual or …

Unpredictable, short‐term changes in environmental conditions associated with weather
patterns have severe impacts on the reproductive success of Tree Swallows Tachycineta …

Differences within a species in rates of growth of nestlings can be used as indicators of the
quality of parental care, environmental conditions, and future success of offspring, whereas …

For a group of birds with similar life-history characteristics (deferred onset of breeding, long
life, small clutch size, slow growth), seabirds live in a highly diverse variety of environments …

(1) The effect of environmental factors on annual body size variation was investigated in a
breeding population of lesser snow geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens L.) La …

The field metabolic rate (FMR) of nesting Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) was
measured using the doubly labeled water technique. Although some labeled Northern …

Many arctic terrestrial ecosystems suffer from a permanent deficiency of nutrients. Marine
birds that forage at sea and breed on land can transport organic matter from the sea to land …