Fuel storage rates before northward flights in red knots worldwide: Facing the severest ecological constraint in tropical intertidal environments?

By T. Piersma, D. Rogers, Patricia M. González, L. Zwarts, Lawrence J. Niles, I. D. L. S. D. Nascimento, C. Minton, A. Baker. 2005

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The Tides They Are A‐Changin': A Comprehensive Review of Past and Future Nonastronomical Changes in Tides, Their Driving Mechanisms, and Future Implications (2020, background): “The importance of tidal range in coastal marshes for feeding of wading birds is well established (Piersma et al., 2005).”
Effects of Horseshoe Crab Harvest in Delaware Bay on Red Knots: Are Harvest Restrictions Working? (2009, background): “Consequently, the stopover duration of Delaware Bay knots is much shorter (10 to 14 days) than comparable stopovers in other parts of the world (21 to 28 days) (Piersma et al. 2005).”
Status of the red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) in the western hemisphere (2008, background): “This stopover duration is much shorter than final stopovers by other populations of red knots (21-28 days) and reflects the rapid mass gains possible when feeding on Limulus eggs (4.9 grams[g] day-1) compared with other prey (2.7-3.0 g day-1) (Gillings et al. in prep; Piersma et al. 2005).”