Thesis Abstracts

As a means of disseminating information about important new wader studies well in advance of formal publication, this series features abstracts from recent wader theses (bachelors, masters and doctoral). Thesis authors are invited to submit abstracts to Rob Robinson, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK.  Email rob.robinson@bto.org or the Editor.

• Foraging ecology of shorebirds at a stopover site: niche dynamics, aggression and resource use in Delaware Bay, by Ivana Novcic.
• Ecology of wintering, migrating and over-summering shorebirds at Samborombón Bay, Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Natalia Soledad Martínez-Curci