Table 1 List of plovers Charadrius spp. populations used in the study (8 species, 14 populations).
Species | English name | Population | Code | Coordinates | Years of data collection | No. divorced male | No. divorced female | No. retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | Bohai Bay (China)1 | KP_1 | 39º 09′ N, 118º 09′ E | 2016–2018 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | KP _2 | 46º 40′ N, 19º 10′ E | 1989–1994 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | Senigallia (Italy) | KP _3 | 43° 43′ N, 13° 12′ E | 2011–2017 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | Maio Island (Cape Verde) | KP _4 | 15º 09′ N, 23º 13′ W | 2009–2010; 2013–2015 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | Tuzla Lake (Turkey)4 | KP _5 | 36º 42′ N, 35º 03′ E | 1996–1999 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
C. alexandrinus | Kentish plover | Llobregat Delta (Spain)5 | KP _6 | 41º 18′ N, 02º 08′ E | 2004–2007 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
C. melodus | Piping plover | New Jersey (USA) | PP_1 | 39° 04′ N, 74° 43′ W | 2012–2013; 2015–2016 | 3 | 6 | 48 |
C. melodus | Piping plover | Great Plain (USA)6 | PP_2 | 42° 51′ N, 97° 29′ W | 2005–2009; 2012–2015 | 17 | 45 | 44 |
C. ruficapillus | Red-capped plover | Altona (Cheetham) Saltworks (Australia)7 | RCP | 37º 53′ S, 144º 47′ E | 2010–2013 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
C. nivosus | Snowy plover | Ceuta Bay (Mexico)8 | SP | 23º 54′ N, 106º 57′ W | 2006–2012 | 26 | 79 | 29 |
C. falklandicus | Two-banded plover | Sea Lion Island (Falklands)9 | TBP | 51º 41′ S, 59º 10′ W | 2006–2008 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
C. vociferus | Killdeer | Honey Lake, California (USA)10 | KD | 40° 7′ N, 120° 14′ W | 1993–1997; 99–2001 | 18 | 11 | 106 |
C. marginatus | White-fronted plover | Cape Peninsula (South Africa) | WFP | 34º 08′ S, 18º 20′ E | 1999–2000; 2002–2004; 2006 | 0 | 0 | 439 |
C. peronii | Malaysian plover | MP | 12º 00′ N, 99º 53′ E | 2004–2005 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
