Biology & ecology

2022

 TitleAuthorYearJournalDOI
1Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Baer’s Pochard, Aythya baeri, and its phylogenetic relationship with other Anatidae speciesDawei Liu, Yongwu Zhou, Yiling Fei, Chunping Xie, Senlin Hou2022Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03868-7
2Foraging microhabitat selection of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Upper Gulf of Mottama, MyanmarPyae Phyo Aung, Graeme M. Buchanan, Philip D. Round, Christoph Zöckler, Chris Kelly, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, George A.Gale2022Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02077
3Temporal Dynamics of the Goose Habitat in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze RiverKe He, Jialin Lei, Yifei Jia, Entao Wu, Gongqi Sun, Cai Lu, Qing Zeng and Guangchun Lei2022remote sensinghttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081883
4Effects of Poplar Ecological Retreat on Habitat Suitability for Migratory Birds in China’s Dongting Lake WetlandXinyu Qu, Chunyan Du, Haipeng Wu, Ying Xiong, Guanlong Yu, Jiasheng Wang, Juan Dai, Lixue Wu, Zhuo Zhang, Yuqian Zhu, Jingdu Liu2022frontiers in Environmental Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.793005
5Foraging Habitats and Foraging Techniques of Five Wintering Anatidae Waterfowl in light of Genetic DistancesArkajyoti Mukherjee, Anwesha Bandyopadhyay, Sudin Pal, Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay2022Russian Journal of Ecologyhttps://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413622010088
6Hidden in plain sight: migration routes of the elusive Anadyr bartailed godwit revealed by satellite trackingYing-Chi Chan, T. Lee Tibbitts, Dmitry Dorofeev, Chris J. Hassell and Theunis Piersma2022Journal of Avian Biologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02988
7Origin of a pair of red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) found in Sarobetsu Wetland, northwestern Hokkaido, Japan: a possible crossbreeding between the island and the mainland populationErika Kawasaki, Makoto Hasebe, Ji-Hee Hwang, Eun-Young Kim, Kisup Lee, Kunikazu Momose, Hiroki Teraoka2022Journal of Veterinary Medical Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0500
8Dyke demolition led to a sharp decline in waterbird diversity due to habitat quality reduction: A case study of Dongting Lake, ChinaFeng Zhu, Yeai Zou, Pingyang Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Xinsheng Chen, Feng Li, Zhengmiao Deng, Hong Zhang, Zhibing Yu, Xiaoyong Zhu, Yonghong Xie, Dongsheng Zou2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8782
9Physical Habitat Attributes Influence Diversity and Turnover of Waterbirds Wintering at Wetlands on Central Asian and East Asian-Australasian Flyways in Eastern IndiaArkajyoti Mukherjee, Sudin Pal, Shuvadip Adhikari, Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay2022Wetlandshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-022-01559-1
10Genetic Diversity and Differentiation of MHC Class I Genes in Red-Crowned Crane PopulationsNan Xu, Wentao Ye, Chenghe Sun, Ke He, Ying Zhu, Hong Lan, Changhu Lu and Hongyi Liu2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.898581
11Complete mitochondrial genome of the common Pochard (Aythya ferina) from Ningxia Hui autonomous region, ChinaHao Zhai, Dehuai Meng, Zongzhi Li, YuHui Si, Hongxian Yu, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu2022Taylor & Francis Onlinehttps://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.2008820
12Genome-wide data reveal paraphyly in the sand plover complex (Charadrius mongolus/leschenaultii)Chentao Wei, Manuel Schweizer, Pavel S Tomkovich, Vladimir Yu Arkhipov, Michael Romanov, Jonathan Martinez, Xin Lin, Naerhulan Halimubieke, Pinjia Que, Tong Mu, Qin Huang, Zhengwang Zhang, Tamás Székely, Yang Liu2022Ornithologyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab085
13Winter coexistence in herbivorous waterbirds: Niche differentiation in a floodplain, Poyang Lake, ChinaJunpeng Bai, Huan Zhang, Hongkang Zhou, Shu Li, Bin Gao, Peng Chen, Long Ma, Zhifeng Xu, Zhen Zhang, Changxin Xu, Luzhang Ruan, Gang Ge2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8314
14Annual variation in waterbird clutch initiation date in relation to spring thaw in Arctic RussiaDiana Solovyeva, Daria A. Barykina, Olga D. Prokopenko, Thorsten J. S. Balsby & Anthony D. Fox2022International Journal of Biometeorologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02256-8

2021

 TitleAuthorYearJournalDOI
1Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Baer’s Pochard, Aythya baeri, and its phylogenetic relationship with other Anatidae speciesDawei Liu, Yongwu Zhou, Yiling Fei, Chunping Xie, Senlin Hou2022Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03868-7
2Foraging microhabitat selection of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Upper Gulf of Mottama, MyanmarPyae Phyo Aung, Graeme M. Buchanan, Philip D. Round, Christoph Zöckler, Chris Kelly, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, George A.Gale2022Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02077
3Temporal Dynamics of the Goose Habitat in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze RiverKe He, Jialin Lei, Yifei Jia, Entao Wu, Gongqi Sun, Cai Lu, Qing Zeng and Guangchun Lei2022remote sensinghttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081883
4Effects of Poplar Ecological Retreat on Habitat Suitability for Migratory Birds in China’s Dongting Lake WetlandXinyu Qu, Chunyan Du, Haipeng Wu, Ying Xiong, Guanlong Yu, Jiasheng Wang, Juan Dai, Lixue Wu, Zhuo Zhang, Yuqian Zhu, Jingdu Liu2022frontiers in Environmental Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.793005
5Foraging Habitats and Foraging Techniques of Five Wintering Anatidae Waterfowl in light of Genetic DistancesArkajyoti Mukherjee, Anwesha Bandyopadhyay, Sudin Pal, Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay2022Russian Journal of Ecologyhttps://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413622010088
6Hidden in plain sight: migration routes of the elusive Anadyr bartailed godwit revealed by satellite trackingYing-Chi Chan, T. Lee Tibbitts, Dmitry Dorofeev, Chris J. Hassell and Theunis Piersma2022Journal of Avian Biologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02988
7Origin of a pair of red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) found in Sarobetsu Wetland, northwestern Hokkaido, Japan: a possible crossbreeding between the island and the mainland populationErika Kawasaki, Makoto Hasebe, Ji-Hee Hwang, Eun-Young Kim, Kisup Lee, Kunikazu Momose, Hiroki Teraoka2022Journal of Veterinary Medical Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0500
8Dyke demolition led to a sharp decline in waterbird diversity due to habitat quality reduction: A case study of Dongting Lake, ChinaFeng Zhu, Yeai Zou, Pingyang Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Xinsheng Chen, Feng Li, Zhengmiao Deng, Hong Zhang, Zhibing Yu, Xiaoyong Zhu, Yonghong Xie, Dongsheng Zou2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8782
9Physical Habitat Attributes Influence Diversity and Turnover of Waterbirds Wintering at Wetlands on Central Asian and East Asian-Australasian Flyways in Eastern IndiaArkajyoti Mukherjee, Sudin Pal, Shuvadip Adhikari, Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay2022Wetlandshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-022-01559-1
10Genetic Diversity and Differentiation of MHC Class I Genes in Red-Crowned Crane PopulationsNan Xu, Wentao Ye, Chenghe Sun, Ke He, Ying Zhu, Hong Lan, Changhu Lu and Hongyi Liu2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.898581
11Complete mitochondrial genome of the common Pochard (Aythya ferina) from Ningxia Hui autonomous region, ChinaHao Zhai, Dehuai Meng, Zongzhi Li, YuHui Si, Hongxian Yu, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu2022Taylor & Francis Onlinehttps://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.2008820
12Genome-wide data reveal paraphyly in the sand plover complex (Charadrius mongolus/leschenaultii)Chentao Wei, Manuel Schweizer, Pavel S Tomkovich, Vladimir Yu Arkhipov, Michael Romanov, Jonathan Martinez, Xin Lin, Naerhulan Halimubieke, Pinjia Que, Tong Mu, Qin Huang, Zhengwang Zhang, Tamás Székely, Yang Liu2022Ornithologyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab085
13Winter coexistence in herbivorous waterbirds: Niche differentiation in a floodplain, Poyang Lake, ChinaJunpeng Bai, Huan Zhang, Hongkang Zhou, Shu Li, Bin Gao, Peng Chen, Long Ma, Zhifeng Xu, Zhen Zhang, Changxin Xu, Luzhang Ruan, Gang Ge2022Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8314
14Annual variation in waterbird clutch initiation date in relation to spring thaw in Arctic RussiaDiana Solovyeva, Daria A. Barykina, Olga D. Prokopenko, Thorsten J. S. Balsby & Anthony D. Fox2022International Journal of Biometeorologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02256-8

2020

 TitleAuthorYearJournalDOI
1Recent changes in the number of spoon-billed sandpipers Calidris pygmaea wintering on the Upper Gulf of Mottama in MyanmarAung, Pyae-Phyo, Moses, Saw, Clark, Nigel A., Anderson, Guy Q. A., Hilton, Geoff M., Buchanan, Graeme M., Zöckler, Christoph, Green, Rhys E.2020Cambridge University Presshttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000698
2Reinforcement project and breeding cases of introduced endangered Red-crowned Cranes Grus japonensis in Yancheng National Nature Reserve, ChinaXu, Peng, Chen, Hao, Cui, Duoying, Li, Chunrong, Chen, Guoyuan, Zhao, Yongqiang, Lu, Changhu2020BioOne https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.19.93
3Do Geese Facilitate or Compete with Wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) for Forage Resources?Zhengrong Zhu, Lizhi Zhou, Chao Yu, Lei Cheng, Wenbin Xu, Yunwei Song2020MDPIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/d12030105
4Processes shaping wintering waterbird communities in an intensive modified landscape: Neutral assembly with dispersal limitation and localized competitionYifei, JIA, Qing, ZENG, Yuyu, WANG, SAINTILAN, Neil, Guangchun, LEI, Li, WEN2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106330
5The Effects of Winter Temperature and Land Use on Mangrove Avian Species Richness and Abundance on Leizhou Peninsula, ChinaChen, Quan, Xu, Guorui, Wu, Zhifeng, Kang, Peng, Zhao, Qian, Chen, Yuanqi, Lin, Guangxuan, Jian, Shuguang2020Springer Naturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-019-01159-6
6Migratory connectivity of Swan Geese based on species’ distribution models, feather stable isotope assignment and satellite trackingZhu, Qin, Hobson, Keith A.. Zhao, Qingshan, Zhou, Yiqi, Damba, Iderbat, Batbayar, Nyambayar, Natsagdorj, Tseveenmyadag, Davaasuren, Batmunkh, Antonov, Aleksei, Guan, Jian, Wang, Xin, Fang, Lei, Cao, Lei, David Fox, Anthony2020Diversity and Distributionshttps://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13077
7Migratory connectivity of Swan Geese based on species' distribution models, feather stable isotope assignment and satellite trackingZhu, Qin, Hobson, Keith A.. Zhao, Qingshan, Zhou, Yiqi, Damba, Iderbat, Batbayar, Nyambayar, Natsagdorj, Tseveenmyadag, Davaasuren, Batmunkh, Antonov, Aleksei, Guan, Jian, Wang, Xin, Fang, Lei, Cao, Lei, David Fox, Anthony2020Diversity and Distributionshttps://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13077
8Annual migratory patterns of Far East Greylag Geese (Anser anser rubrirostris) revealed by GPS trackingLI, Xianghuang, WANG, Xin, FANG, Lei, BATBAYAR, Nyambayar, NATSAGDORJ, Tseveenmyadag, DAVAASUREN, Batmunkh, DAMBA, Iderbat, XU, Zhenggang, CAO, Lei, FOX, Anthony David2019Integrative Zoology https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12414
9Foraging behavior of the Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) wintering at Shengjin Lake: diet shifts and habitat useFan, Yanguang, Zhou, Lizhi, Cheng, Lei, Song, Yunwei, Xu, Wenbin2020BioMed Centralhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-0189-y
10Use of stable isotopes (delta H-2, delta C-13 and delta N-15) to infer the migratory connectivity of Terek Sandpipers (Xenus cinereus) at stopover sites in the East Asian-Australasian FlywayYoung-Min Moon, Kwanmok Kim, Jinhan Kim, Hwajung Kim, Jeong-Chil Yoo2020SAGE journalshttps://doi.org/10.1177/1758155919901243
11Hydrological regime change and its ecological responses in East Dongting Lake, ChinaGao, Ye, Xie, Yong-hong, Zou, Dong-sheng2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2019.07.003
12Research on the influence of land use change to habitat of cranes in Shengjin Lake wetlandFang, Lei, Dong, Bin, Wang, Cheng, Yang, Fei, Cui, Yanglin, Xu, Wenrui, Peng, Liang, Wang, Yuting, Li, Haoran2020Springer Naturehttps://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11356-019-07096-5
13Navigating coasts of concrete: Pervasive use of artificial habitats by shorebirds in the Asia-PacificMicha V. Jacksona, Chi-Yeung Choia, Tatsuya Amanoa, Sora M. Estrellac, Weipan Leid, Nial Moorese, Taej Mundkurf, Danny I. Rogersg, Richard A. Fullera2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108591
14Upper tidal flats are disproportionately important for the conservation of migratory shorebirdsTong Mu, David S. Wilcove2020The Royal Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0278
15Seasonal and population differences in migration of Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian FlywayFenliang Kuang, Jonathan T. Coleman, Chris J. Hassell, Kar-Sin K. Leung, Grace Maglio, Wanjuan Ke, Chuyu Cheng, Jiayuan Zhao, Zhengwang Zhang & Zhijun Ma2020BMChttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00210-z
16Flexible Behavior of the Black-Tailed Godwit Limosa limosa is Key to Successful Refueling during Staging at Rice Paddy Fields in Midwestern KoreaSeung-Hye Choi, Hyung-Kyu Nam2020BioOnehttps://doi.org/10.2108/zs190120
17Genetic diversity of toll-like receptor genes in the vulnerable Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)Wei Xu, Xiaoping Zhou, Wenzhen Fang, Xiaolin Chen 2020Plos Onehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233714
18Migratory connectivity of Swan Geese based on species' distribution models, feather stable isotope assignment and satellite trackingQin Zhu, Keith A. Hobson, Qingshan Zhao, Yiqi Zhou, Iderbat Damba, Nyambayar Batbayar, Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj, Batmunkh Davaasuren, Aleksei Antonov, Jian Guan, Xin Wang, Lei Fang, Lei Cao, Anthony David Fox 2020Diversity and Distributionshttps://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13077
19Evidence of Brent Geese Branta bernicla Moving between an Autumn Staging Area in East Hokkaido and Wintering Sites in West Hokkaido and Northern HonshuYusuke Sawa, Chieko Tamura, Toshio Ikeuchi, Tetsuo Shimada, Kaoru Fujii, Aisa Ishioroshi, Shirow Tatsuzawa, David Ward 2020BioOnehttps://doi.org/10.2326/osj.19.211
20New assessment indicator of habitat suitability for migratory bird in wetland based on hydrodynamic model and vegetation growth threshold Siyang Yao, Xinyu Li, Chenglin Liu, Jing Zhang, Yuekang Li, TingT Gan, Bo Liu, Weiming Kuang 2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106556
21Heavy metals exposure risk to Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in wetland ecosystem, Northeast ChinaFuxiang Zhang, Song Cui, Shang Gao, Rupert Hough, Peng Hu， Zulin Zhang, Qiang Fu, Ting Yu, Kunyang Li 2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105993
22Migration strategy as an indicator of resilience to change in two shorebird species with contrasting population trajectoriesSimeon Lisovski, Ken Gosbell, Clive Minton, Marcel Klaassen 2020Animal Ecologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13393
23Discovery of a morphologically and genetically distinct population of Black‐tailed Godwits in the East Asian‐Australasian FlywayBing‐Run Zhu, Yvonne I. Verkuil, Jesse R. Conklin, Ailin Yang, Weipan Lei, José A. Alves, Chris J. Hassell, Dmitry Dorofeev, Zhengwang Zhang, Theunis Piersma 2020Wiley Online Libraryhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12890
24Consistent habitat preference underpins the geographically divergent autumn migration of individual Mongolian common shelducksFanjuan Meng, Xin Wang, Nyambayar Batbayar, Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj, Batmunkh Davaasuren, Iderbat Damba, Lei Cao, Anthony D Fox 2020Current Zoologyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoz056
25Forty-year water body changes in Poyang Lake and the ecological impacts based on Landsat and HJ-1 A/B observationsHai Liu, Liang Zheng, Liang Jiang, Mingwei Liao 2020Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125161
26Dunlin subspecies exhibit regional segregation and high site fidelity along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Benjamin J Lagassé, Richard B Lanctot, Mark Barter, Stephen Brown, Chung-Yu Chiang, Chi-Yeung Choi, Yuri N Gerasimov, Steve Kendall, Joseph R Liebezeit, Konstantin S Maslovsky, Alexander I Matsyna, Ekaterina L Matsyna, David C Payer, Sarah T Saalfeld, Yoshimitsu Shigeta, Ivan M Tiunov, Pavel S Tomkovich, Olga P Valchuk, Michael B Wunder 2020American Ornithological Society https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa054
27Shorebirds wintering in Southeast Asia demonstrate trans-Himalayan flights David Li, Geoffrey Davison, Simeon Lisovski, Phil F. Battley, Zhijun Ma, Shufen Yang, Choon Beng How, Doug Watkins, Philip Round, Alex Yee, Vupasana Srinivasan, Clarice Teo, Robert Teo, Adrian Loo, Chee Chiew Leong & Kenneth Er 2020Nature Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77897-z

2019

 TitleAuthorYearJournalDOI
1Behavioural plasticity and trophic niche shift: How wintering geese respond to habitat alterationJialin Lei, Yifei Jia, Yuyu Wang, Guangchun Lei, Cai Lu, Neil Saintilan, Li Wen2019Freshwater Biologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13294
2Effects of migration and reproduction on the variation in persistent organic pollutant levels in Kentish Plovers from Cangzhou Wetland, ChinaWang, Dou; Zheng, Shucheng; Wang, Pu; Matsiko, Julius; Sun, Huizhong; Hao, Yanfen; Li, Yingming; Zhang, Zhengwang; Que, Pinjia; Meng, Derong; Zhang, Qinghua; Jiang, Guibin2019Elsevierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.039
3Seasonal dynamics of waterbird assembly mechanisms revealed by patterns in phylogenetic and functional diversity in a subtropical wetlandXianli Che, Daojian Chen, Min Zhang, Qing Quan, Anders Pape Møller, Fasheng Zou2019bioTropica https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12648
4Changing Abundance and Distribution of the Wintering Swan Goose Anser cygnoides in the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Floodplain: An Investigation Combining a Field Survey with Satellite TelemetryAn, An; Cao, Lei; Jia, Qiang; Wang, Xin; Zhu, Qin; Zhang, Junjian; Ye, Xueqin; Gao, Dali2019MDPIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su11051398
5Morphological and digestive adjustments buffer performance: How staging shorebirds cope with severe food declinesShou‐Dong Zhang, Zhijun Ma, Chi‐Yeung Choi, He‐Bo Peng, David S. Melville, Tian‐Tian Zhao, Qing‐Quan Bai, Wen‐Liang Liu, Ying‐Chi Chan, Jan A. van Gils, Theunis Piersma2019Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5013
6Distinguishing local and global correlates of population change in migratory speciesDhanjal-Adams, Kiran L.; Fuller, Richard A.; Murray, Nicholas J.; Studds, Colin E.; Wilson, Howard B.; Milton, David A.; Kendall, Bruce E.2019Diversity and Distributionshttps://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12884
7The relationship between seasonal water level fluctuation and habitat availability for wintering waterbirds at Shengjin Lake, ChinaChunlin Li, Yang Yang, Zhen Wang, Ling Yang, Dongmei Zhang And Lizhi Zhou2019Cambridge University Press https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270918000035