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Data integration reveals dynamic and systematic patterns of breeding habitat use by a threatened shorebird by Ellis, Kristen S., Anteau, Michael J., MacDonald, Garrett J., Swift, Rose J., Ring, Megan M., Toy, Dustin L., Sherfy, Mark H., Post van der Burg, Max

“…Incorporating species distributions into conservation planning has traditionally involved long-term representations of habitat use where temporal variation is…”
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Conspecific density and habitat quality affect breeding habitat selection: Support for the social attraction hypothesis by Swift, Rose J., Anteau, Michael J., Ellis, Kristen S., Ring, Megan M., Sherfy, Mark H., Toy, Dustin L.

“…Breeding habitat selection is a critical component of the annual cycle because of its effect on fitness. Multiple theories of habitat selection can be…”
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Implications of habitat‐driven survival and dispersal on recruitment in a spatially structured piping plover population by Swift, Rose J., Anteau, Michael J., Ellis, Kristen S., Ring, Megan M., Sherfy, Mark H., Toy, Dustin L., Koons, David N.

“…Natal survival and dispersal have important consequences for populations through the movement of genes and individuals. Metapopulation theory predicts either…”
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Assessing trade‐offs in developing a landscape‐scale nest monitoring programme for a threatened shorebird by Ellis, Kristen S., Anteau, Michael J., MacDonald, Garrett J., Ring, Megan M., Sherfy, Mark H., Swift, Rose J., Toy, Dustin L.

“…Effective monitoring of wildlife species requires thorough planning and development of survey programmes that can address management and conservation…”
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Dispersal distance is driven by habitat availability and reproductive success in Northern Great Plains piping plovers by Swift, Rose J, Anteau, Michael J, Ellis, Kristen S, Ring, Megan M, Sherfy, Mark H, Toy, Dustin L

“…Dispersal is a critical life history strategy that has important conservation implications, particularly for at-risk species with active recovery efforts and…”
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Manipulation of Farmed Wetlands Increases use by Migrating Shorebirds and Ducks by Toy, Dustin L., Anteau, Michael J., Pearse, Aaron T., DeKeyser, Edward S., Roberts, David C.

“…The Drift Prairie, in central North America, has been largely converted from grasslands to croplands, but still contains thousands of wetlands used by…”
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Asymmetric benefits of a heterospecific breeding association vary with habitat, conspecific abundance and breeding stage by Swift, Rose J., Anteau, Michael J., Roche, Erin A., Sherfy, Mark H., Toy, Dustin L., Ring, Megan M.

“…Heterospecific breeding associations may benefit individuals by mitigating predation risk but may also create costs if they increase competition for resources…”
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Experimental evaluation of predator exclosures on nest, chick, and adult survival of piping plovers by Anteau, Michael J., Swift, Rose J., Sherfy, Mark H., Koons, David N., Ellis, Kristen S., Shaffer, Terry L., Toy, Dustin L., Ring, Megan M.

“…Species of conservation concern often receive intensive management to improve vital rates and facilitate recovery. Piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) are…”
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Low renesting propensity and reproductive success make renesting unproductive for the threatened Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) by Swift, Rose J, Anteau, Michael J, Ring, Megan M, Toy, Dustin L, Sherfy, Mark H

“…Upon reproductive failure, many bird species make a secondary attempt at nesting (hereafter, ″renesting”). Renesting may be an effective strategy to maximize…”
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Small High-Definition Video Cameras as a Tool to Resight Uniquely Marked Interior Least Terns (Sternula antillarum athalassos) by Toy, Dustin L, Roche, Erin A, Dovichin, Colin M

“…Many bird species of conservation concern have behavioral or morphological traits that make it difficult for researchers to determine if the birds have been…”
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Impacts of extreme environmental disturbances on piping plover survival are partially moderated by migratory connectivity by Ellis, Kristen S., Anteau, Michael J., Cuthbert, Francesca J., Gratto-Trevor, Cheri L., Jorgensen, Joel G., Newstead, David J., Powell, Larkin A., Ring, Megan M., Sherfy, Mark H., Swift, Rose J., Toy, Dustin L., Koons, David N.

“…Effective conservation for listed migratory species requires an understanding of how drivers of population decline vary spatially and temporally, as well as…”
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Estimating population viability of the northern Great Plains piping plover population considering updated population structure, climate change, and intensive management by Swift, Rose J., Anteau, Michael J., Ellis, Kristen S., MacDonald, Garrett J., Ring, Megan M., Sherfy, Mark H., Toy, Dustin L.

“…One challenge in wildlife conservation is understanding how various threats and management actions may influence long-term population viability. This is…”
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