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 Josh Nightingale (nightingale.joshua@gmail.com).

In this issue:

• Listening to the mud: Exploring shorebird conservation from on and in the mudflats (PhD), by He-Bo Peng
• Sanderlinks (PhD), by Emma Penning
• A cross-continental analysis of the habitat requirements for stable Black-tailed Godwit Limosa l. limosa populations in Europe (PhD), by Miguel Silva-Monteiro
• Navigating grassy biomes: insights into Buff-breasted Sandpiper migration ecology in the American mid-continent (MSc), by Tara Lafabrêgue Rodkey