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:

• Implications of wintering in the tropics for migratory shorebirds (PhD), by Ana P. Coelho
• Shorebirds in the Bijagós Archipelago: Interpreting ecological processes and habitat features affecting migratory shorebirds in a mangrove-influenced tidal landscape (PhD), by Mohamed Henriques