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Abucay, L.R., Sorongon-Yap, P, Kesner-Reyes, K., Capuli, E.C., Reyes, R.B. Jr, Daskalaki, E., Ferrà, C., Scarcella, G., Coro, G., Ordines, F., Sánchez-Zulueta, P., Dakalov, G., Klayn, S., Celie, L., Scotti, M., Grémillet, D., Lambert, C., Gal, G., Palomares, M.L.D., Dimarchopoulou, D. and Tsikliras, A.C. 2023. Scientific knowledge gaps on the biology of non-fish marine species across European Seas. Frontiers in Marine Science 10. IF: 3.7 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198137
Aikins, T.K., Cramer, M.D. and Thomson, R.L. 2023. Positive feedbacks between savanna tree size and the nutritional characteristics of "Islands of fertility" are amplified by sociable weaver colonies. Journal of Arid Environments 209. IF:2.7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104903
Attwood, M.C., Lund, J., Nwaogu, C.J., Moya, C. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2023. Aggressive hosts are undeterred by a cuckoo's hawk mimicry, but probably make good foster parents. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290. IF: 5.531 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1506
Balotari-Chiebao, F., Santangeli, A., Piirainen, S. and Byholm, P. 2023. Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level. Biological Conservation 277. IF: 5.9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109851
Bate, T.C., Ryan, P.G. and Underhill, L.G. 2023. Primary moult in the annual cycle of adult African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2250560
Biggs, R., Reyers, B., Blanchard, R., Clements, H., Cockburn, J., Cumming, G.S., Cundill, G., de Vos, A., Dziba, L., Esler, K.J., Fabricius, C., Hamann, M., Henriksson, R., Kotschy, K., Lindborg, R., Luvuno, L. Masterson, V., Nel, J.L., O’Farrell, P., Palmer, C.G., Pereira, L., Pollard, S., Preiser, R., Roux, D.J., Scholes, R.J., Selomane, O., Shackleton, C., Shackleton, S., Sitas, N., Slingsby, J.A., Spierenburg, M. and Tengö, M. 2023. The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice. Ecosystems and People 19(1). No IF https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2150317
Boersch-Supan, P.H., Lee, A.T.K. and Oschadleus, H.D. 2023. A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data. Ostrich 94. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2248396
Bourne, A.R. and Soravia, C. 2023. Huddling in the heat? Rarely seen thermoregulatory behaviours as Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor compete for cool microsites. Ostrich 94. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2269477
Bowie, R.C., Monahan, W.B. and Fjeldså, J. 2023. Climate cycles, habitat stability, and lineage diversification in an African biodiversity hotspot. Diversity 15(3). IF: 3.031 https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030394
Carravieri, A., Lorioux, S., Angelier, F., Chastel, O., Albert, C., Bråthen, V.S., Brisson-Curadeau, É., Clairbaux, M., Delord, K., Giraudeau, M., Perret, S., Poupart, T., Ribout, C., Viricel-Pante, A., Grémillet, D., Bustamante, P. and Fort, J. 2023. Carryover effects of winter mercury contamination on summer concentrations and reproductive performance in little auks. Environmental Pollution 318. IF: 9.988 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120774
Cervantes F., Altwegg, R., Strobbe, F., Skowno, A., Visser, V., Brooks, M., Stojanov, Y., Harebottle, D.M. and Job, N. 2023 BIRDIE: A data pipeline to inform wetland and waterbird conservation at multiple scales. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. IF: 3.0 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1131120
Cervantes, F., Murgatroyd, M., Allan, D.G., Farwig, N., Kemp, R., Krüger, S., Maude, G., Mendelsohn, J., Rösner, S., Schabo, D.G., Tate, G. and Amar, A. 2023. A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development. Ecological Applications. IF: 6.105 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2809
Clark, B.L., Carneiro, A.P.B., Pearmain, E.J., Rouyer, M.M.,… Dilley, B.J.,… Grémillet, D.,… Jones, C.W.,… Rollinson, D.P.,… Ryan, P.G.,… Schoombie, S. et al. 2023. Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds. Nature Communications. IF: 16.6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z
Connan, M., Jones, C.W., Risi, M.M., Smyth, L.K., Oppel, S., Perold, V., Stevens, K.L., Daling, R. and Ryan, P.G. 2023. First evidence of mouse predation killing adult great albatrosses. Biological Invasions. IF: 2.9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03177-2
Conradie, S.R., Kearney, M.R., Wolf, B.O., Cunningham, S.J., Freeman, M.T., Kemp, R. and McKechnie, A.E. 2023. An evaluation of a biophysical model for predicting avian thermoregulation in the heat. Journal of Experimental Biology 226(15). IF: 2.8 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245066
Davids, L., Pryke, J.S. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. High species turnover of arthropod communities associated with distinct vegetation patches (“heuweltjies”) in an arid shrubland. Journal of Arid Environments 213. IF: 2.7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.104967
Dean, W.R.J. and Milton, S. 2023. Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2263171
Dixit, T., Lund, J., Fulford, A.J., Apostol, A.L., Chen, K.C., Tong, W., Feeney, W.E., Hamusikili, L., Colebrook-Robjent, J.F., Town, C.P. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2023. Chase-away evolution maintains imperfect mimicry in a brood parasite–host system despite rapid evolution of mimics. Nature Ecology & Evolution. IF: 16.8 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02232-4
Dixit, T. 2023. A synthesis of coevolution across levels of biological organization. Evolution. IF: 3.3 https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad082
Dixit, T., Choi, G.P., Al-Mosleh, S., Lund, J., Troscianko, J., Moya, C., Mahadevan, L. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2023. Combined measures of mimetic fidelity explain imperfect mimicry in a brood parasite–host system. Biology Letters 19(2). IF: 3.904 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0538
Green, D.B., Bestley, S., Corney, S.P., Trebilco, R., Makhado, A.B., Lehodey, P., Conchon, A., Titaud, O. and Hindell, M.A. 2023. Modelled prey fields predict marine predator foraging success. Ecological Indicators 147. IF: 6.263 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109943
Grunst, M.L., Grunst, A.S., Grémillet, D., Kato, A., Bustamante, P., Albert, C., Brisson‐Curadeau, É., Clairbaux, M., Cruz‐Flores, M., Gentès, S., Grissot, A., Perret, S., Ste-Marie, E., Jakubas, D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K. and Fort, J. 2023. A keystone avian predator faces elevated energy. Ecology 104(5). IF: 6.433https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4034
Grunst, M.L., Grunst, A.S., Grémillet, D., Kato, A., Gentès, S. and Fort, J. 2023. Keystone seabird may face thermoregulatory challenges in a warming Arctic. Scientific Reports 13(1). IF: 4.6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43650-5
Henschel, J.R., Milton, S.J. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. Where birds are rare or fill the air: Documenting Karoo complexity: Richard Dean (10 August 1940—3 August 2022). Journal of Arid Environments 214. IF: 2.759 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105000
Hintsanen, L., Marjakangas, E.L., Santangeli, A., Johnston, A. and Lehikoinen, A. 2023. Temperature niche composition change inside and outside protected areas under climate warming. Conservation Biology. IF: 6.3 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14134
Hunt, K., Marais, L., Cunningham, S.J., Ridley, A.R., Moagi, L., Rose, S., Mckechnie, A.E. and Bourne, A.R. 2023. Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor in the Kalahari. Ibis. IF: 2.351 https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13232
Jackson, L., Léandri-Breton, D.J., Whelan, S., Turmaine, A., Hatch, S.A., Grémillet, D. and Elliott, K.H. 2023. Beyond body condition: Experimental evidence that plasma metabolites improve nutritional state measurements in a free-living seabird. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. IF: 2.3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111504
James, R.F., Immaculate, O.C., Osinubi, S.T., Manu, S.A., Ivande, S. and Omotoriogun, T.C. 2023. Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment. Avian Research. IF: 1.8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100137
Jenkins, A.R., van Zyl, A.J., Colyn, R.B., Brink, C.W., Smit-Robinson, H.A. and Whitecross, M.A. 2023. Drivers of scarcity in the globally threatened Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha: competition and habitat quality in the eastern escarpment region of South Africa. Bird Conservation International 33. IF: 1.6 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270923000205
Joseph, G.S. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. Anthropogenic disturbance, not topographic dispersal barriers, limit forest and maintain Madagascar's derived savannas. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. NO IF https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2087
Joseph, G.S. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. Dispersal limitation and fire feedbacks maintain mesic savannas in Madagascar: Comment. Ecology. IF: 4.8 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4045
Joseph, G.S., Rakotoarivelo, A.R. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. A review of Madagascar's derived grasslands: Low palatability following anthropogenic fires may threaten food security. Plants People Planet. IF: 5.1 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10408
Kennedy, M., Salis, A.T., Seneviratne, S.S., Rathnayake, D., Nupen, L.J., Ryan, P.G., Volponi, S., Lubbe, P., Rawlence, N.J. and Spencer, H.G. 2023. Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. IF: 2.8 https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad041
Kralj, J., Ponchon, A., Oro, D., Amadesi, B., Arizaga, J., Baccetti, N., Boulinier, T., Cecere, J.G., Corcoran, R.M., Corman, A.M., Enners, L., Fleishman, A., Garthe, S., Grémillet, D., Ann Harding, A., Manuel Igual, J. Jurinović, L., Kubetzk, U., Lyons, D.E., Orben, R., Paredes, R., Pirrello, S., Recorbet, B., Shaffer, S., Schwemmer, P., Serra, L., Spelt, A., Tavecchia, G., Tengeres, J., Tome, D., Williamson, C., Windsor, S., Young, H., M. Zenatello, and Fijn, R. 2023. Active breeding seabirds prospect alternative breeding colonies. Oecologia. IF: 3.295 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05331-y
Lane, J., Jeglinski, J.W., Avery-Gomm, S., Ballstaedt, E., Banyard, A., Barychka, T., Brown, I., Brugger, B., Burt, T., Careen, N., Castenschiold, J.H., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Clifford, S., Collins, S.M., Cunningham, E., Danielsen, J., Daunt, F., D’Entremont, K.J.N., Dioron, P., Duffy, S., English, M.D., Falcieri, M., Giacinti, J., Gjerset, B., Granstad, S., Grémillet, D., Guillemette, M. … Votier, S.C. 2023. High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences. Ibis. IF: 2.1 https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13275
Lee, A.T.K. 2023. Multiple circannual moult strategies: feather tract moult patterns for common birds of the central Fynbos region, South Africa. Ostrich 94. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2272051
Lee, A.T., Herrmann, E., Retief, E.F., van der Westhuizen-Coetzer, E. and Seymour, C.L. 2023. The impact of a massive wildfire event on avian species richness and abundance in an arid African savanna ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 217. IF: 2.7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105039
Lee, A.T.K., Willows-Munro, S., Ehlers Smith, D.A. and Singh, P. 2023. Gill Memorial Medal citation: Colleen Downs. Ostrich 93. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2277511
Lowney, A.M. and Thomson, R.L. 2023 Costs and benefits in extreme nesting associations: do sociable weavers benefit from hosting African pygmy falcons? Ibis. IF: 2.1 https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13283
McClelland, S.C., Attard, M.R., Bowen, J., Horrocks, N.P., Jamie, G.A., Dixit, T., Spottiswoode, C.N. and Portugal, S.J. 2023. Eggshell composition and surface properties of avian brood-parasitic species compared with non-parasitic species. Royal Society Open Science 10(5). IF: 3.653 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221023
Melo, M., Covas, R., Lima, R.F., Veiga da Horta, O., do Bom Jesus, C., Barros da Veiga, M., Samba, S., Fonseca, R., Cabinda, G., Viegas, L., Silva, T.L., Mata, V.A., Beja, P., Ferreira, S. 2023. DNA Barcode library of the endemic-rich avifauna of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea. Biodiversity Data Journal 11. IF: 1.3 https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e110428
Mikula, P., Tomášek, O., Romportl, D., Aikins, T.K., Avendaño, J.E., Braimoh-Azaki, B.D., Chaskda, A., Cresswell, W., Cunningham, S.J., Dale, S., Favoretto, G.R., Floyd, K.S., Glover, H., Grom, T., Henry, D.A.W., Holmern, T., Hromada, M., Iwajomo, S.B., Lilleyman, A., Magige, F.J., Martin, R.O., Maximiano, M.F.de.A., Nana, E.A., Ncube, E., Ndaimani, H., Nelson, E., van Niekerk, J.H., Pienaar, C., Piratelli, A.J., Pistorius, P., Radkovic, A., Reynolds, C., Røskaft, E., Tejeiro-Mahecha, N., Thompson, M.L., Wamiti, W., Wilson, M., Tye, D.R.C., Tye, N.D., Vehtari, A., Tryjanowski, P., Weston, M.A., Blumstein, D.T., Albrecht, T. 2023. Bird tolerance to humans in open tropical ecosystems. Nature Communications 14(1). IF: 17.694 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37936-5
Miller, S.M., Kotze, A., Harper, C.K., Bishop, J.M., Williams, V.L., Rossouw, C., Schoeman, J., de Bruyn, M., Dalton, D.L. and Selier, S.J. 2023. Genetic diversity and origin of captive lion (Panthera leo) in South Africa: an assessment and comparison to wild populations. Conservation Genetics. IF: 2.2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01530-5
Mills, M.S.L., Rogério Ferreira, R., and Pinto, P.V. 2023. Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2237686
Murgatroyd, M., Tate, G., Amar, A. 2023. Using GPS tracking to monitor the breeding performance of a low-density raptor improves accuracy, and reduces long-term financial and carbon costs. Royal Society Open Science 10. IF: 3.5 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221447
Orolowitz, M., Shadwell, E. and Cunningham, S.J. 2023. Drinking dependency shapes behavioural thermoregulatory trade-offs in four arid-zone larks. Journal of Arid Environments 214. IF: 2.759 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105001
Oswald, K.N. and Conradie, S.R. Variable choice affects estimations of vulnerability to climate change. Ibis. IF: 2.1 https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13281
Payne, S.L., Cunningham, S.J., Howes, C.G., McKechnie, A.E. 2023. A trait-based assessment of southern African arid-zone birds’ vulnerability to climate change. Biological Conservation 287. IF: 5.9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110338
Ponti, R., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R. 2023. Strength of the ‘island rule’ in birds is positively associated with absence of avian predators. Biology Letters 19(3). IF: 3.904 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0536
Rose, S., Thomson, R.L., Lee, A.T.K. and Ryan, P.G. 2023. The breeding ecology of the Agulhas Long-billed Lark: an endemic bird dependent on the remnant Renosterveld of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Journal of Ornithology. IF: 1.3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02123-2
Ryan, P.G. 2023. Illegal dumping from ships is responsible for most drink bottle litter even far from shipping lanes. Marine Pollution Bulletin 197. IF: 5.8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115751
Ryan, P.G. 2023. Long-term changes in petrel populations on Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, inferred from the diet of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarcticus. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2269479
Ryan, P.G. and Adekola, O.E. 2023. Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2263169
Santangeli, A., Cardillo, A., Pes, M. and Aresu, M. 2023. Alarming decline of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in one of its two population strongholds in Sardinia, Italy. Bird Conservation International 33. IF: 2.693 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270923000126
Schoombie, J., Schoombie, S., Connan, M., Jones, C.W., Risi, M., Craig, K.J., Smith, L., Ryan, P.G. and Shepard, E.L.C. 2023. Impact of wind on crash-landing mortality in grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma breeding on Marion Island. Marine Ecology Progress Series. IF: 2.915 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14292
Schröter, M., Berbés-Blázquez, M., Albert, C., Hill, R., Krause, T., Loos, J., Mannetti, L.M., Martín-López, B., Neelakantan, A., Parrotta, J.A. and Quintas-Soriano, C., Abson, D.J., Alkemade, R., Amelung, B., Baptiste, B., Barrios, E., Djoudi, H., Drakou, E.G., Durance, I., García, L.M., Geneletti, D., Harmáčková, Z.V., Jacobs, S., Kaiser, N.N., Kingsley, J., Klain, S., Martínez-Harms, M.J., Murali, R., O’Farrell, P., Pandit, R., Pereira, L., Rana, S., Riechers, M., Rusch, G.M., Sala, J.E., Schulp, C.J.E., Sitas, N., Subramanian, S.M, Villasante, S., van Oudenhoven, A. 2023. Science on ecosystems and people to support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Ecosystems and People 19(1). IF: 5.3 https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2220913
Seymour, C.L., Korb, J., Joseph, G.S., Hassall, R. and Coetzee, B.W. 2023. Need for shared internal mound conditions by fungus-growing Macrotermes does not predict their species distributions, in current or future climates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 378. IF: 6.3 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0152
Silva, J.P., Marques, A.T., Bernardino, J., Allinson, T., Andryushchenko, Y., Dutta, S., Kessler, M., Martins, R.C., Moreira, F., Pallett, J., Pretorius, M.D., Scott, H.A., Shaw, J.M., Collar, N.J. (2023). The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor? Bird Conservation International 33. IF: 2.693 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270922000314
Simmons, R.E., Seymour, C.L., George, S.T., Peters, K., Morling, F. and O’Riain, M.J. 2023. Seasonal movement patterns of urban domestic cats living on the edge in an African city. Animals 13. IF: 3.231 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13061013
Simon, O.G., Manu, S.A., Nwaogu, C.J. and Omotoriogun, T.C. 2023. Supplementing a grain diet with insects instead of fruits sustains the body condition of an omnivorous bird. Ecology and Evolution 13(5). IF: 3.167 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10141
Smith, R.M., Dalton, D.L., Mwale, M., Nupen, L.J., Pretorius, C., Bioko, J., Labuschagne, K., Russo, I.R.M. and Osinubi, S.T. 2023. Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of the Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius. Ostrich. IF: 1.0 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2222230
Suaria, G., Cappa, P., Perold, V., Aliani, S. and Ryan, P.G. 2023. Abundance and composition of small floating plastics in the eastern and southern sectors of the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin 193. IF: 7.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115109
Travers, M.S., Driskill, S., Scott, C., Hanna, K., Flaska, S.R., Bache, M. and Raine, A.F. 2023. Spatial overlap in powerline collisions and vehicle strikes obscures the primary cause of avian mortality. Journal for Nature Conservation. IF: 2.0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126470
Tsikliras, A.C., Coro, G., Daskalov, G., Grémillet, D., Scotti, M. and Sylaios, G. 2023. Editorial: Ecocentric fisheries management in European seas: Data gaps, base models and initial assessments, volume I. Frontiers in Marine Science. IF: 3.7 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1295733
van Emmerik, T.H., González-Fernández, D., Laufkötter, C., Blettler, M., Lusher, A., Hurley, R. and Ryan, P.G. 2023. Focus on plastics from land to aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Research Letters 18(4). IF: 6.947 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acc086
Vanstreels, R.E., Parsons, N.J., Sherley, R.B., Stander, N., Strauss, V., Kemper, J., Waller, L., Barham, B.J. and Ludynia, K. 2023. Factors determining the number of seabirds impacted by oil spills and the success of their rehabilitation: Lessons learned from Namibia and South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin 188. IF: 7.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114708
Weideman, E.A., Perold, V., Donnarumma, V., Suaria, G. and Ryan, P.G. 2023. Proximity to coast and major rivers influence the density of floating microplastics and other litter in east African coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 188. IF: 7.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114644
Zoeller, K.C. and Cumming, G.S.C 2023. Cultural functional groups associated with birds relate closely to avian ecological functions and services. Ecosystem Services 60. IF: 6.910 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101519
Final Published Papers
Aikins, T.K., Thomson, R.L. and Cramer, M.D. 2023. All savanna islands of fertility are not equal: colonial birds influence soil nutrient-stoichiometries with consequences for tree seedling growth. Plant Ecology 209. IF: 1.7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01333-1
Bourne, A.R., Ridley, A.R. and Cunningham, S.J. 2023. Helpers don’t help when it’s hot in a cooperatively breeding bird, the Southern Pied Babbler. Behavioral Ecology 34: 562–570. IF: 2.4 https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad023
Briggs, C.W., Wommack, E.A., Sawtelle, S.E., Reynolds, C. and Amar, A. 2023. A population bottleneck did not affect polymorphism rates in California Swainson's Hawks. Journal of Raptor Research 57: 61–68. IF: 1.7 https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-22-52
Cervantes, F., Murgatroyd, M., Allan, D.G., Farwig, N., Kemp, R., Krüger, S., Maude, G., Mendelsohn, J., Rösner, S., Schabo, D.G., Tate, G. and Amar, A. 2023. A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development. Ecological Applications 33. IF: 5.0 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2809
Cram, D.L., Lloyd-Jones, D.J., van der Wal, J.E.M., Lund, J., Buanachique, I.O., Muamedi, M., Nanguar, C.I., Ngovene, A., Raveh, S., Boner, W. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2023. Guides and cheats: producer–scrounger dynamics in the human–honeyguide mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290. IF: 4.7 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2024
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