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Tropical birds have a slow pace of life
- P. Wiersma, A. Muñoz-Garcia, A. Walker, J. Williams
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 29 May 2007
Tropical birds are relatively long-lived and produce few offspring, which develop slowly and mature relatively late in life, the slow end of the life-history axis, whereas temperate birds lie at the… Expand
Effects of Microhabitat, Flocking, Climate and Migratory Goal on Energy Expenditure in the Annual Cycle of Red Knots
- P. Wiersma, T. Piersma
- Environmental Science
- 1 May 1994
We quantify seasonal changes in the maintenance energy requirements of Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica). This subspecies breeds on the tundra of northeast Canada and north Greenland, migrates… Expand
Birds sacrifice oxidative protection for reproduction
- P. Wiersma, C. Selman, J. Speakman, S. Verhulst
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
- 7 August 2004
Oxidative metabolism has reactive oxygen species (ROS) as unavoidable by–products, and the damage ROS inflicts on DNA, proteins and lipids is considered to be a major agent of senescence. Increasing… Expand
Cold- and exercise-induced peak metabolic rates in tropical birds
- P. Wiersma, M. Chappell, J. Williams
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 26 December 2007
Compared with temperate birds, tropical birds have low reproductive rates, slow development as nestlings, and long lifespans. These “slow” life history traits are thought to be associated with… Expand
Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and phalaropes)
- T. Piersma, J. V. Gils, P. Wiersma
- Biology
- 1996
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Scale and intensity of intertidal habitat use by knots Calidris canutus in the Western Wadden Sea in relation to food, friends and foes
- T. Piersma, R. Hoekstra, +4 authors P. Wiersma
- Biology
- 1 December 1993
Abstract In August–October 1988–1992 we studied the distribution and abundance of knots Calidris canutus around Griend in the western Wadden Sea, and the extent to which these can be explained by… Expand
Variability in Basal Metabolic Rate of a Long-Distance Migrant Shorebird (Red Knot, Calidris canutus) Reflects Shifts in Organ Sizes
- T. Piersma, L. Bruinzeel, Rudi H. Drent, M. Kersten, J. V. D. Meer, P. Wiersma
- Biology
- Physiological Zoology
- 1 January 1996
We studied differences in body composition and basal metabolic rate (BMR, measured in postabsorptive birds under thermoneutral conditions at night) in two subspecies of red knots, Calidris canutus:… Expand
Optimal Foraging and Beyond: How Starlings Cope with Changes in Food Availability
- L. Bautista, J. Tinbergen, P. Wiersma, A. Kacelnik
- Biology, Medicine
- The American Naturalist
- 1 October 1998
Foraging adaptations include behavioral and physiological responses, but most optimal foraging models deal exclusively with behavioral decision variables, taking other dimensions as constraints. To… Expand
Interspecific Associations between Circulating Antioxidant Levels and Life‐History Variation in Birds
- A. Cohen, K. McGraw, +5 authors R. Ricklefs
- Biology, Medicine
- The American Naturalist
- 14 July 2008
Antioxidants play an important role in protecting tissues against aging‐associated oxidative damage and are thus prime candidates for relating physiological mechanisms to variation in life histories.… Expand
Effects of intake rate on energy expenditure, somatic repair and reproduction of zebra finches
- P. Wiersma, S. Verhulst
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Experimental Biology
- 1 November 2005
SUMMARY Understanding the effect of food availability on food requirements is critical when linking food availability e.g. to reproduction or habitat selection. Decreasing intake rate (intake per… Expand