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Drivers of partial migration in the reddish egret Egretta rufescens by Koczur, Lianne M., Ballard, Bart M.

“…The reddish egret Egretta rufescens is North America's rarest Ardeidae and is listed as ‘Near Threatened' by the IUCN, as endangered in Mexico, and as a…”
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Sod farms drive habitat selection of a migratory grassland shorebird during a critical stopover period by Rodkey, Tara Lafabrêgue, Ballard, Bart M., Tibbitts, T. Lee, Lanctot, Richard B.

“…Migratory shorebirds are one of the fastest declining groups of North American avifauna. Yet, relatively little is known about how these species select habitat…”
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Wind Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities by KUVLESKY, WILLIAM P, BRENNAN, LEONARD A, MORRISON, MICHAEL L, BOYDSTON, KATHY K, BALLARD, BART M, BRYANT, FRED C

“…Wind energy development represents significant challenges and opportunities in contemporary wildlife management. Such challenges include the large size and…”
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Carry‐over effects of weather and decision‐making on nest success of a migratory shorebird by Clements, Sarah J., Loghry, Jason P., Ballard, Bart M., Weegman, Mitch D.

“…Weather conditions experienced by birds can influence their migration decision‐making and strategy both within and across seasons. Additionally,…”
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Migratory stopover sites used by Reddish Egrets: prioritization for conservation by Koczur, Lianne M., Ballard, Bart M.

“…The conditions encountered during the migratory period, particularly at stopover sites, can influence individual survival, reproductive success, and population…”
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Joint use of location and acceleration data reveals influences on transitions among habitats in wintering birds by VonBank, Jay A., Schafer, Toryn L. J., Cunningham, Stephanie A., Weegman, Mitch D., Link, Paul T., Kraai, Kevin J., Wikle, Christopher K., Collins, Daniel P., Cao, Lei, Ballard, Bart M.

“…Quantifying relationships between animal behavior and habitat use is essential to understanding animal decision-making. High-resolution location and…”
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Evidence of longitudinal differences in spring migration strategies of an Arctic‐nesting goose by VonBank, Jay A., Kraai, Kevin J., Collins, Daniel P., Link, Paul T., Weegman, Mitch D., Cao, Lei, Ballard, Bart M.

“…During spring, migratory birds are required to optimally balance energetic costs of migration across heterogeneous landscapes and weather conditions to survive…”
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Compensation for wind drift prevails for a shorebird on a long-distance, transoceanic flight by Linscott, Jennifer A, Navedo, Juan G, Clements, Sarah J, Loghry, Jason P, Ruiz, Jorge, Ballard, Bart M, Weegman, Mitch D, Senner, Nathan R

“…Conditions encountered en route can dramatically impact the energy that migratory species spend on movement. Migratory birds often manage energetic costs by…”
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Winter fidelity, movements, and energy expenditure of Midcontinent Greater White-fronted Geese by VonBank, Jay A, Weegman, Mitch D, Link, Paul T, Cunningham, Stephanie A, Kraai, Kevin J, Collins, Daniel P, Ballard, Bart M

“…Animal movement patterns are the result of both environmental and physiological effects, and the rates of movement and energy expenditure of given movement…”
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Breeding ecology and habitat use of North America's rarest Ardeidae: the Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens by Koczur, Lianne M., Ballard, Bart M., Green, M. Clay, Hewitt, David G., Henke, Scott E.

“…The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) remains underrepresented in waterbird research despite its status as the rarest heron in North America and a…”
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A spatial model for the beneficial use of dredge spoil deposition: Creation and management of breeding habitat for reddish egrets in Texas by Krainyk, Anastasia, Koczur, Lianne M., Ballard, Bart M.

“…Many species of coastal waterbirds have faced population declines in recent years as a result of loss and degradation of habitat. The creation of new habitat…”
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Energetic trade-offs in migration decision-making, reproductive effort and subsequent parental care in a long-distance migratory bird by Schindler, Alexander R, Fox, Anthony D, Wikle, Christopher K, Ballard, Bart M, Walsh, Alyn J, Kelly, Seán B A, Cao, Lei, Griffin, Larry R, Weegman, Mitch D

“…Migratory species trade-off long-distance movement with survival and reproduction, but the spatio-temporal scales at which these decisions occur are relatively…”
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Time-varying effects of local weather on behavior and probability of breeding deferral in two Arctic-nesting goose populations by Cunningham, Stephanie A., Schafer, Toryn L. J., Wikle, Christopher K., VonBank, Jay A., Ballard, Bart M., Cao, Lei, Bearhop, Stuart, Fox, Anthony D., Hilton, Geoff M., Walsh, Alyn J., Griffin, Larry R., Weegman, Mitch D.

“…Arctic-nesting geese face energetic challenges during spring migration, including ecological barriers and weather conditions (e.g., precipitation and…”
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Impacts of Wind Turbines on Redheads in the Laguna Madre by LANGE, COREY J., BALLARD, BART M., COLLINS, DANIEL P.

“…Freshwater ponds adjacent to the Laguna Madre along the lower Texas coast provide an important and heavily used source of fresh water for the redhead (Aythya…”
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Prioritizing Conservation of Coastal Ponds for Wintering Redheads by BALLARD, BART M., LANG, COREY J., JAMES, J. DALE, WILSON, BARRY C., COLLINS, DANIEL P., VONBANK, JAY A.

“…The Laguna Madres of Texas, USA, and Tamaulipas, Mexico, are the most important wintering areas for redheads (Aythya americana) as most of the continental…”
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Survival of red knots in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Newstead, David J., Dinsmore, Stephen J., Ballard, Bart M., Niles, Lawrence J., Burger, Joanna

“…Highly migratory shorebirds are among the fastest declining avian guilds, so determining causes of mortality is critically important for their conservation…”
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Decision support tool: Mottled duck habitat management and conservation in the Western Gulf Coast by Krainyk, Anastasia, Ballard, Bart M., Brasher, Michael G., Wilson, Barry C., Parr, Mark W., Edwards, Cynthia K.

“…The Western Gulf Coast provides important habitat for migratory and resident waterfowl. The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) relies on this region for all of its…”
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The Amazon Basin’s rivers and lakes support Nearctic-breeding shorebirds during southward migration by Linscott, Jennifer A, Basso, Enzo, Bathrick, Rosalyn, Bosi de Almeida, Juliana, Anderson, Alexandra M, Angulo-Pratolongo, Fernando, Ballard, Bart M, Bêty, Joël, Brown, Stephen C, Christie, Katherine S, Clements, Sarah J, Friis, Christian, Gesmundo, Callie, Giroux, Marie-Andrée, Harrison, Autumn-Lynn, Harwood, Christopher M, Hill, Jason M, Johnson, James A, Kempenaers, Bart, Laliberté, Benoit, Lamarre, Jean-Francois, Lanctot, Richard B, Latty, Christopher, Lecomte, Nicolas, McDuffie, Laura A, Navedo, Juan G, Nol, Erica, Pohlen, Zachary M, Rausch, Jennie, Renfrew, Rosalind B, Ruiz, Jorge, Russell, Mike, Ruthrauff, Daniel R, Saalfeld, Sarah T, Sandercock, Brett K, Schulte, Shiloh A, Smith, Paul A, Taylor, Audrey R, Tibbitts, T Lee, Valcu, Mihai, Weegman, Mitch D, Wright, James R, Senner, Nathan R

“…ABSTRACT Identifying the migration routes and stopover sites used by declining species is critical for developing targeted conservation actions. Long-distance…”
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A Bayesian Markov Model with Pólya-Gamma Sampling for Estimating Individual Behavior Transition Probabilities from Accelerometer Classifications by Schafer, Toryn L. J., Wikle, Christopher K., VonBank, Jay A., Ballard, Bart M., Weegman, Mitch D.

“…The use of accelerometers in wildlife tracking provides a fine-scale data source for understanding animal behavior and decision making. Current methods in…”
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Wetland use by Greater White-fronted Geese and spatial overlap with waterfowl conservation priority areas in Mexico by VonBank, Jay A., Vasquez, Joshua P., Loghry, Jason P., Kraai, Kevin J., Cao, Lei, Ballard, Bart M.

“…Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) use both agricultural and wetland habitats throughout winter with changes in use exhibited temporally…”
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