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 compiler Rob Robinson, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK. Email rob.robinson@bto.org or the Editor.

This issue:

• Consequences of individual variation on population dynamics: a behavioural, molecular, and demographic study of Charadrius plovers, by Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips
• Development and dynamics of gut microbial communities of migratory shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere, by Kirsten Grond