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.

• Predicting the effect of environmental change on wading birds: insights from individual-based models, by Katharine M. Bowgen
• Breeding ecology of Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus in interior Alaska, by Christopher M. Harwood
• Phylogeography and conservation genetics of waders, by Nelli Rönkä