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Theunis Piersma
Researcher at University of Groningen
Publications - 666
Citations - 38134
Theunis Piersma is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Calidris. The author has an hindex of 86, co-authored 632 publications receiving 34201 citations. Previous affiliations of Theunis Piersma include Beijing Forestry University & Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
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The interplay between habitat availability and population differentiation
Yvonne I. Verkuil,Theunis Piersma,Joop Jukema,Leo Zwarts,Allan J. Baker,Jos C.E.W. Hooijmeijer +5 more
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Phenotypic flexibility and the evolution of organismal design
Theunis Piersma,Jan Drent +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that better recognition and use of the various levels of phenotypic variation will increase the scope for phenotypesic experimentation, comparison and integration, and emphasize perspectives on adaptation that reversible types of plasticity might provide.
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Rapid reversible changes in organ size as a component of adaptive behaviour
Theunis Piersma,Åke Lindström +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence is accumulating that the functional size of organs and aspects of the metabolic physiology of an individual may show great flexibility over timescales of weeks and even days depending on physiological status, environmental conditions and behavioural goals.
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Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay
Allan J. Baker,Allan J. Baker,Patricia M. González,Theunis Piersma,Lawrence J. Niles,Inês de Lima Serrano do Nascimento,Philip W. Atkinson,Nigel A. Clark,Clive Minton,Mark K. Peck,Geert Aarts +10 more
TL;DR: Demographic modelling predicts imminent endangerment and an increased risk of extinction of the subspecies without urgent risk–averse management of the red knot population wintering in Tierra del Fuego, seriously threatening the viability of this subspecies.
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Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean : Ecological corridor rather than barrier?
Robert E. Gill,T. Lee Tibbitts,David C. Douglas,Colleen M. Handel,Daniel M. Mulcahy,Jon Gottschalck,Nils Warnock,Brian J. McCaffery,Philip F. Battley,Theunis Piersma +9 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that this transoceanic route of bar-tailed godwits may function as an ecological corridor rather than a barrier, providing a wind-assisted passage relatively free of pathogens and predators.