Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence

Breeding Dispersal of Baltic Dunlins Is Not an Adaptive Response to Unpredictable Nest Flooding

ABSTRACT Human‐driven habitat loss and climate change are rapidly degrading bird breeding habitats worldwide. For ground‐nesting shorebirds using low‐lying shore habitats, nest failure is primarily driven by predation but can also result from intensified temporary flooding. In th...