P. Arcese

Seasonal migration as a life history trait facilitating adaptation to climate change

The paper uses demographic and climate data to model how migration and residency affect species adaptation to climate change in song sparrows.

Prioritize diversity or declining species? Trade-offs and synergies in spatial planning for the conservation of migratory birds in the face of land cover change

The paper evaluates trade-offs between conserving migratory bird diversity and decline hotspots, showing differing spatial priorities under various land cover change scenarios.

Individuals' expected genetic contributions to future generations, reproductive value, and short-term metrics of fitness in free-living song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

The paper quantifies individual reproductive value in song sparrows using pedigree data, showing it stabilizes within 20 years and varies more than short-term fitness metrics.

Optimizing the conservation of migratory species over their full annual cycle

This study evaluates land prioritization strategies for conserving migratory birds by comparing annual vs. weekly optimization and inclusion of human-dominated lands.

Sex-specific additive genetic variances and correlations for fitness in a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population subject to natural immigration and inbreeding

The paper estimates sex-specific additive genetic variances and correlations for fitness in song sparrows, finding substantial VA in both sexes and moderate cross-sex correlation.

The consequences of polyandry for sibship structures, distributions of relationships and relatedness, and potential for inbreeding in a wild population

This study quantifies how simultaneous polyandry affects sibship structures and inbreeding risk in song sparrows, finding mixed effects on relatedness and mating frequencies.

Demographic consequences of invasion by a native, controphic competitor to an insular bird population

The paper investigates the demographic impact of fox sparrows on song sparrows on Mandarte Island, finding that winter food competition reduced survival rates despite increased reproduction.