Thesis Abstracts

As a means of disseminating information about important new wader studies 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 the compiler Nelli Rönkä (nelli.ronka@oulu.fi).

In this issue:

• Survivorship and life history strategies in relation to migration distance in Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers in Perú (PhD), by Eveling A. Tavera
• Indirect effects of hyper-abundant geese on sympatric-nesting shorebirds (PhD), by Scott A. Flemming