Longevity records show that Upland Sandpipers are long-lived birds

• Published in: Wader Study
• Main Authors: Sandercock, Brett, Kramos, Greg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Bartramia longicauda; Flint Hills; natal philopatry; survival; tallgrass prairie; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Myers; Flint; Arenaria interpres; Calidris alba; Dunlin; Numenius phaeopus; Red Knot; Ruddy Turnstone; Whimbrel; Sanderling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2651324; https://doi.org/10.18194/ws.00177

The life-history traits of migratory waders are characterized by low reproductive rates, delayed maturity, and high survivorship (Myers et al. 1987, Sandercock 2003), which leads to low rates of maximum population growth. Due to their suite of life-history traits, many populations of migratory wader...