CeutaOPEN: Individual-based field observations of breeding snowy plovers Charadrius nivosus

Shorebirds (partim members of order Charadriiformes) have a global distribution and exhibit remarkable variation in ecological and behavioural traits that are pertinent to many core questions in the fields of evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. Shorebirds are also relatively convenient to...

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Published inbioRxiv
Main Authors Eberhart-Phillips, Luke Joseph, Cruz-López, Medardo, Lozano-Angulo, Lydia, Salvador Gómez Del Ángel, Rojas-Abreu, Wendoly, Küpper, Clemens
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 24.12.2019
Subjects
Breeding sites
Charadrius
Conservation
Ecology
Evolution
Reproduction
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Summary:Shorebirds (partim members of order Charadriiformes) have a global distribution and exhibit remarkable variation in ecological and behavioural traits that are pertinent to many core questions in the fields of evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. Shorebirds are also relatively convenient to study in the wild as they are ground nesting and often occupy open habitats that are tractable to monitor. Here we present a database documenting the reproductive ecology of 1,600 individually marked snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) monitored between 2006 and 2016 at Bahía de Ceuta (23°54 N, 106°57 W) − an important breeding site in north-western Mexico. The database encompasses various morphological, behavioural, and fitness-related traits of males and females along with spatial and temporal population dynamics. This open resource will serve as an important data repository for addressing overarching questions in avian ecology and wetland conservation during an era of big data and global collaborative science. Footnotes * https://osf.io/3k4fh/
DOI:10.1101/2019.12.20.884825