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Jan A. van GilsSenior Scientist at NIOZ (Texel, the Netherlands)Verified email at nioz.nl
Han OlffProfessor of Community and Conservation Ecology, University of GroningenVerified email at rug.nl
Phil BattleyZoology & Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, Massey University, New ZealandVerified email at massey.ac.nz
Jaap van der MeerSenior Scientist NIOZ, Professor Marine Population Ecology VU University AmsterdamVerified email at nioz.nl
Rosemarie KentieInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamVerified email at nioz.nl
Jeroen Reneerkenspostdoctoral researcherVerified email at nioz.nl
Maurine W. DietzBehavoural & Physiological Ecology, GELIFES, University of GroningenVerified email at rug.nl
Yvonne VerkuilUniversity of GroningenVerified email at rug.nl
Christiaan BothConservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life SciencesVerified email at rug.nl
Tamar LokNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Allan J. BakerRoyal Ontario Museum and University of TorontoVerified email at rom.on.ca
Åke LindströmProfessor in Animal Ecology, Lund University, SwedenVerified email at biol.lu.se
Tjisse van der HeideRoyal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; University of GroningenVerified email at nioz.nl
Eldar Rakhimberdievassistant professor at the University of AmsterdamVerified email at cornell.edu
Henk W. van der VeerFormer Senior scientist Department of Coastal Systems at NIOZVerified email at nioz.nl
Nathan SennerAssistant Professor, University of Massachusetts AmherstVerified email at umass.edu
Casper KraanThünen Institute of Sea FisheriesVerified email at thuenen.de
Sander HolthuijsenRijkswaterstaatVerified email at rws.nl
Allert I. BijleveldNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Pedro M. LourençoLecturer, Hanzehogeschool GroningenVerified email at pl.hanze.nl

Theunis Piersma

Chair in Global Flyway Ecology at University of Groningen/Royal NIOZ

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migration ecology population biology phenotypic evolution developmental ecology


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Phenotypic flexibility and the evolution of organismal design T Piersma, J Drent Trends in Ecology & Evolution 18 (5), 228-233, 2003	1105	2003
Rapid reversible changes in organ size as a component of adaptive behaviour T Piersma, Å Lindström Trends in Ecology & Evolution 12 (4), 134-138, 1997	670	1997
Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay AJ Baker, PM Gonzalez, T Piersma, LJ Niles, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2004	632	2004
Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: ecological corridor rather than barrier? RE Gill Jr, TL Tibbitts, DC Douglas, CM Handel, DM Mulcahy, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1656), 447-457, 2009	569	2009
The flexible phenotype: a body-centred integration of ecology, physiology, and behaviour T Piersma, JA Van Gils Oxford University Press, 2011	526	2011
High levels of energy expenditure in shorebirds: metabolic adaptations to an energetically expensive way of life M Kersten, T Piersma Ardea 75 (2), 175-187, 1987	497	1987
Rethinking China's new great wall Z Ma, DS Melville, J Liu, Y Chen, H Yang, W Ren, Z Zhang, T Piersma, ... Science 346 (6212), 912-914, 2014	491	2014
A supergene determines highly divergent male reproductive morphs in the ruff C Küpper, M Stocks, JE Risse, N Dos Remedios, LL Farrell, SB McRae, ... Nature genetics 48 (1), 79-83, 2016	446	2016
Shorebirds: an illustrated behavioural ecology J Van de Kam, B Ens, T Piersma, L Zwarts Brill, 2017	380	2017
Rapid changes in the size of different functional organ and muscle groups during refueling in a long-distance migrating shorebird T Piersma, GA Gudmundsson, K Lilliendahl Physiological and biochemical Zoology 72 (4), 405-415, 1999	363	1999
Mass changes in migrating birds: the evidence for fat and protein storage re‐examined Å Lindström, T Piersma Ibis 135 (1), 70-78, 1993	361	1993
Phenotypic flexibility during migration: optimization of organ size contingent on the risks and rewards of fueling and flight? T Piersma Journal of Avian Biology, 511-520, 1998	356*	1998
Pay‐offs and penalties of competing migratory schedules R Drent, C Both, M Green, J Madsen, T Piersma Oikos 103 (2), 274-292, 2003	332	2003
Guts don't fly: small digestive organs in obese bar-tailed godwits T Piersma, RE Gill Jr The Auk 115 (1), 196-203, 1998	324	1998
Do global patterns of habitat use and migration strategies co-evolve with relative investments in immunocompetence due to spatial variation in parasite pressure? T Piersma Oikos, 623-631, 1997	320	1997
Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and phalaropes) T Piersma, JA van Gils, P Wiersma Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks, 444-533, 1996	314*	1996
Empirical evidence for differential organ reductions during trans–oceanic bird flight PF Battley, T Piersma, MW Dietz, S Tang, A Dekinga, K Hulsman Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2000	297	2000
Phenotypic flexibility during migration: optimization of organ size contingent on the risks and rewards of fueling and flight? T Piersma Journal of Avian Biology, 511-520, 1998	297	1998
Long‐term indirect effects of mechanical cockle‐dredging on intertidal bivalve stocks in the Wadden Sea T Piersma, A Koolhaas, A Dekinga, JJ Beukema, R Dekker, K Essink Journal of Applied Ecology 38 (5), 976-990, 2001	289	2001
Travelling on a budget: predictions and ecological evidence for bottlenecks in the annual cycle of long-distance migrants DM Buehler, T Piersma Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363 …, 2008	279	2008

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