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Shorebird Stopover Ecology and Environmental Change at James Bay, Ontario, Canada

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Anderson, Alexandra Marie, Thesis advisor (ths): Nol, Erica, Thesis advisor (ths): Smith, Paul A., Degree committee member (dgc): Nocera, Joseph J., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>I examined how shorebirds respond to environmental change at a key subarctic migratory bird stopover site, the southwestern coast of James Bay, Ontario, Canada. First, I investigated if the morphology of sandpipers using James Bay during southbound migration has changed compared to 40 years prior. I found shorter, more convex and maneuverable wings for sandpipers in the present-day… more

Full Text: Shorebird Stopover Ecology and Environmental Change at James Bay, Ontario, Canada A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science …