The coastal marine environment is currently under threat from many anthropogenic
pressures that were identified by the MARES project. Indicators of ecosystem health are …

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United
States (US; Blohm 1989) and involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is …

An understanding of species relationships is critical in the management and conservation of
populations facing climate change, yet few studies address how climate alters species …

A common goal in ecology and wildlife management is to determine the causes of variation
in population dynamics over long periods of time and across large spatial scales. Many …

Energy acquisition and storage are important for survival and fecundity of birds during
resource-limited periods such as spring migration. Plasma-lipid metabolites (ie triglyceride …

Numerous organisms exhibit carry-over effects, in which previous environmental conditions
impact current performance. For example, reproductive output for many migratory birds can …

Thousands of lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) die during spring and fall migrations through the
upper Midwest, USA, from infections with Cyathocotyle bushiensis and Sphaeridiotrema …

The continental scaup (greater Aythya marila and lesser Aythya affinis combined) population
has experienced a long-term decline (Austin et al. 2000, Afton and Anderson 2001, Austin et …

Abstract The Illinois and Mississippi river corridors historically provide critical stopover
habitat for spring-migrating diving ducks (Havera 1999). However, recent evidence suggests …

We examined the associations between intestinal helminth infracommunity structure and
infection parameters and the age, size, and year and region of collection of 130 female …