W. Meissner

The intensity of supplementary feeding in an urban environment impacts overwintering Mallards Anas platyrchynhos as wintering conditions get harsher

This study shows that Mallard populations in urban areas increase with supplementary feeding intensity, but the relationship varies depending on winter conditions and feeding intensity levels.

The interplay between moult of flight feathers and fuelling conducted on the breeding grounds of the Great Snipe Gallinago media from the eastern European, lowland population

This study examines the moult and fuelling strategies of Great Snipes on their breeding grounds, revealing intrasexual differences and a resource allocation shift towards feather growth before migration.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza causes mass mortality in Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) breeding colonies across northwestern Europe

This study reports mass mortality of Sandwich terns due to HPAI A(H5N1) in northwestern Europe, with over 17% of the breeding population dying and high chick mortality observed.