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Theunis PiersmaChair in Global Flyway Ecology at University of Groningen/Royal NIOZVerified email at nioz.nl
Allert I. BijleveldNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Han OlffProfessor of Community and Conservation Ecology, University of GroningenVerified email at rug.nl
Tjisse van der HeideVerified email at nioz.nl
Phil BattleyWildlife & Ecology Group, 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
Casper KraanThünen Institute of Sea FisheriesVerified email at thuenen.de
Marcel KlaassenCentre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin UniversityVerified email at deakin.edu.au
Johan van de KoppelSenior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Laura L GoversAssistant Professor, University of Groningen | NIOZVerified email at rug.nl
Tamar LokNIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Danny RogersSenior Scientist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental ResearchVerified email at melbpc.org.au
Alfons J.P. SmoldersDepartment of Aquatic Ecology and Environmental Biology, Radboud University Nijmegen; B-WAREVerified email at science.ru.nl
Maurine W. DietzBehavoural & Physiological Ecology, GELIFES, University of GroningenVerified email at rug.nl
Brian R. SillimanRachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, Duke UniversityVerified email at duke.edu
Roeland BomPhD student, NIOZ Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchVerified email at nioz.nl
Eldar Rakhimberdievpostdoctoral researcher at the University of GroningenVerified email at cornell.edu
Sasha RX DallCentre for Ecology & Conservation, University of ExeterVerified email at exeter.ac.uk
kenneth a schmidtTexas Tech UniversityVerified email at ttu.edu
Marjolijn J.A. ChristianenWageningen University & Research, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality ManagementVerified email at wur.nl

Jan A. van Gils

Senior Scientist at NIOZ (Texel, the Netherlands)

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The flexible phenotype: a body-centred integration of ecology, physiology, and behaviour T Piersma, JA van Gils Oxford University Press, 2011	426	2011
Hampered foraging and migratory performance in swans infected with low-pathogenic avian influenza A virus JA van Gils, VJ Munster, R Radersma, D Liefhebber, RAM Fouchier, ... PLoS One 2 (1), 2007	248	2007
The ecology of information: an overview on the ecological significance of making informed decisions KA Schmidt, SRX Dall, JA van Gils Oikos 119 (2), 304-316, 2010	241	2010
Family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and phalaropes) T Piersma, J van Gils, P Wiersma Handbook of the Birds of the World 3, 444-533, 1996	239*	1996
A three-stage symbiosis forms the foundation of seagrass ecosystems T van der Heide, LL Govers, J de Fouw, H Olff, M van der Geest, ... Science 336, 1432-1434, 2012	191	2012
Cost-benefit analysis of mollusc-eating in a shorebird II. Optimizing gizzard size in the face of seasonal demands JA van Gils, T Piersma, A Dekinga, MW Dietz Journal of experimental biology 206 (19), 3369-3380, 2003	170	2003
Digestive bottleneck affects foraging decisions in red knots Calidris canutus. I. Prey choice JA van Gils, SR de Rooij, J van Belle, J van der Meer, A Dekinga, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 74 (1), 105-119, 2005	164	2005
Foraging in a tidally structured environment by red knots (Calidris canutus): ideal, but not free JA van Gils, B Spaans, A Dekinga, T Piersma Ecology 87 (5), 1189-1202, 2006	158	2006
Shellfish dredging pushes a flexible avian top predator out of a marine protected area JA van Gils, T Piersma, A Dekinga, B Spaans, C Kraan PLoS Biology 4 (12), e376, 2006	155	2006
Holling’s functional response model as a tool to link the food-finding mechanism of a probing shorebird with its spatial distribution T Piersma, J van Gils, P de Goeij, J Meer Journal of Animal Ecology 64, 493-504, 1995	144	1995
Body shrinkage due to Arctic warming reduces red knot fitness in tropical wintering range JA van Gils, S Lisovski, T Lok, W Meissner, A Ożarowska, J de Fouw, ... Science 352 (6287), 819-821, 2016	143	2016
Digestive bottleneck affects foraging decisions in red knots Calidris canutus. II. Patch choice and length of working day JA van Gils, A Dekinga, B Spaans, WK Vahl, T Piersma Journal of Animal Ecology 74 (1), 120-130, 2005	143	2005
Incompletely informed shorebirds that face a digestive constraint maximize net energy gain when exploiting patches JA van Gils, IW Schenk, O Bos, T Piersma The American Naturalist 161 (5), 777-793, 2003	136	2003
High-tide habitat choice: insights from modelling roost selection by shorebirds around a tropical bay DI Rogers, PF Battley, T Piersma, JA van Gils, KG Rogers Animal Behaviour 72 (3), 563-575, 2006	121	2006
Reinterpretation of gizzard sizes of red knots world-wide emphasises overriding importance of prey quality at migratory stopover sites JA van Gils, PF Battley, T Piersma, R Drent Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272 (1581), 2609-2618, 2005	119	2005
Landscape‐scale experiment demonstrates that Wadden Sea intertidal flats are used to capacity by molluscivore migrant shorebirds C Kraan, JA van Gils, B Spaans, A Dekinga, AI Bijleveld, M van Roomen, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 78 (6), 1259-1268, 2009	115	2009
Digestively constrained predators evade the cost of interference competition JA van Gils, T Piersma Journal of Animal Ecology 73 (2), 386-398, 2004	77	2004
Beyond the information centre hypothesis: communal roosting for information on food, predators, travel companions and mates? AI Bijleveld, M Egas, JA van Gils, T Piersma Oikos 119 (2), 277-285, 2010	76	2010
Carrying capacity models should not use fixed prey density thresholds: a plea for using more tools of behavioural ecology JA van Gils, P Edelaar, G Escudero, T Piersma Oikos 104 (1), 197-204, 2004	76	2004
Cost-benefit analysis of mollusc eating in a shorebird I. Foraging and processing costs estimated by the doubly labelled water method T Piersma, A Dekinga, JA van Gils, B Achterkamp, GH Visser Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (19), 3361-3368, 2003	74	2003

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