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Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Science Article 2 abstract The upper Bay of Fundy is a critical stopover site for Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidrispusilla) during their fall migration. However, little is known about factors that influence selection of feeding and roosting sites by these birds, or the extent to which birds move between different sites during their […]

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Science Article 1 abstract Sandpipers in the subfamily Calidridinae (Scolopacidae) breed in the Arctic and Subarctic. In all species, unpaired males engage in distinctive aerial displays. Such displays are described for three species: Dunlin (Calidris alpina L.), Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla L.), and Stilt Sandpiper(Calidris himantopus Bonaparte). EDWARD H. MILLER, The […]

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Science Article 3 abstract Several groups of vertebrate taxa, including shorebirds, are unusual in that they produce a x number of offspring. The aim of this study was to examine whether the incubation capacity of western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and semipalmated sandpipers (C. pusilla) limits their maximum clutch size to four […]

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Science Article 4 abstract No abstract Fedrizzi, C.E., S.M. de Azevedo Jr, and M.E.L. de Larrazabal, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 21:249-252. Download article download full text (pdf)