Michael Roast
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Michael Roast
@roasty247.bsky.social
Post-doc at KLIVV - VetMedUni studying shorebird movement & population ecology. A global citizen - I'm for science, education, conservation and sustainability.

Vienna / Maio

https://ecologymjroast.wordpress.com/
🧵5/5 Many thanks to co-authors @gcmcdon.bsky.social, Tamás Székely, András Kosztolányi and Ivan Maggini, in addition Fundaçao Maio Biodiversidade (FMB) for support during fieldwork!

doi.org/10.1002/jav....
January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🧵4/5 Lastly, we found no differences in reproductive success or apparent survival between tagged and untagged control groups of Kentish Plovers through detailed reproductive monitoring and extensive visual surveys 4-5 months post-deployment.

doi.org/10.1002/jav....
January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🧵3/5 We also found no differences in incubation behaviours or nest attendance between Kentish Plovers in tagged and untagged control groups as monitored with nest cameras.

doi.org/10.1002/jav....
January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🧵2/5 We found no detectable differences in Kentish Plover general behaviour assessed with time-budget assays of tagged individuals compared to untagged control individuals.

doi.org/10.1002/jav....
January 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM