C. Kuepper

Fitness benefits from co-display favour subdominant male-male partnerships between phenotypes

The paper models co-display behavior in male ruffs to show how subdominant males can benefit from partnerships that reduce mating skew among residents.

Egg size variation in a long-lived polyandrous shorebird in the context of senescence and breeding phenology

The paper was withdrawn due to a duplicate submission and does not present original findings.

Making the best of a bad job? Chick mortality and flexible female brood care in Snowy Plovers

This study investigates Snowy Plover female brood care decisions, finding that desertion is often a response to poor chick condition rather than a strategy for higher reproductive success.

Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation

The paper examines how demographic processes affect adult sex ratio variation and its impact on parental cooperation in shorebirds.

Adult sex ratio bias in snowy plovers is driven by sex-specific early survival: implications for mating systems and population growth

The paper shows that male-biased adult sex ratio in snowy plovers is driven by sex-specific juvenile survival, not adult survival, and highlights the importance of sex-specific models for population dynamics.