Should I stay or should I go: factors influencing mate retention and divorce in a colonial seabird

Authors: Eric L. Wagner, Caroline D. Cappello, P. Dee BoersmaJournal: Animal BehaviourDOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.08.002 Divorce among serially monogamous birds can lead to increased reproductive success if an individual obtains a higher-quality mate or nest site, or it can lead to lower reproductive success due to lack of pair experience or reduced breeding opportunities…

Long-term, climate-driven phenological shift in a tropical large carnivore

Authors: Briana Abrahms, Kasim Rafiq, Neil R. Jordan, and J. W. McNuttJournal: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDOI:10.1073/pnas.2121667119 Understanding the degree to which animals are shifting their phenology to track optimal conditions as the climate changes is essential to predicting ecological responses to global change…

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Site fidelity increases reproductive success by increasing foraging efficiency in a marine predator

Authors: Ginger A Rebstock, Briana Abrams, P. Dee BoersmaJournal: Behavioral EcologyDOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac052 Seabirds must find food efficiently in the dynamic ocean environment to succeed at raising chicks. In theory, site familiarity, gained by prior experience in a place, should increase foraging efficiency when prey is predictable, and translate into increased reproductive success, though this is difficult to test empirically…

Site fidelity as a maladaptive behavior in the Anthropocene

Authors: Jerod A Merkle, Briana Abrahms, Jonathan B Armstrong, Hall Sawyer, Daniel P Costa, Anna D ChalfounJournal: Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentDOI: 10.1002/fee.2456 Site fidelity, or the behavior of returning to previously visited locations, has been observed across taxa and ecosystems…

CES Open House: June 7 2021

The Center for Ecosystem Sentinels invites you to attend an open house in the Boersma Laboratory from 1pm to 3pm on June 7th! Please come see the lab and meet the students. Boersma LabKincaid Annex A0231 pm – 3 pm At 3pm, we will head to Meany Hall for the 3:30pm Awards of Excellence ceremony where Dee will receive the Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. Meany Theater3:30 p.m. Awards ceremony4:30 p.m. ReceptionReservations are not required Directions 24 Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98105 We are located in the annex of Kincaid Hall at the University of Washington. ParkingIf you need …

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