This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We report that a latitudinal cline in intertidal food distribution is associated with the nonbreeding distribution of the Western Sandpiper ...

Donald Blomqvist, Bart Kempenaers, Richard B. Lanctot and Brett K. Sandercock Extrapair copulations and fertilizations are common among birds, especially in passerines. So far, however, few studies ...

Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making ...

Alameda, like many places, hosts different bird species during its different seasons. Many of our birds migrate so they can take advantage of the different resources available in different areas. As ...