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    Study site and populationThe Manawatu River estuary (40.47°S, 175.22°E; Fig. 1) is a small (ca. 1 × 2 km) intertidal mudflat area on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand. Since 2006, we have captured bar-tailed godwits by cannon-net or mist-net, and marked individuals with a numbered metal band, plus either a unique combination of the white flag and four colorbands, or an engraved white flag with a field-readable three-digit alphabetical code. During 2008–2020, 35% (range: 23–48% per year) of adult (i.e., migratory) individuals were marked in the estuary’s highly site-faithful population of 170–280 godwits.At capture, godwits were aged (≥/ males), most (89%) individuals were sexed by bill length (length of exposed culmen: >99 mm = female; More

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    COVID vaccine inequity, species swaps — the week in infographics

    Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

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    Inequity in vaccine accessRich nations’ plans to administer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people who have been fully vaccinated have drawn criticism from many global health researchers, who highlight the growing disparities between wealth and access to vaccines. A July report from KFF, a health-policy organization based in San Francisco, California, finds that at current vaccination rates, low-income countries won’t achieve substantial levels of protection until at least 2023.

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    The changing face of ecosystemsDespite alarming declines in some animal and plant species, total biodiversity in many ecosystems is not decreasing. But that doesn’t mean such ecosystems are static. In fact, the mix of species in local communities is changing rapidly almost everywhere on Earth. As some inhabitants disappear, colonizers move in and add to species richness.

    Source: S. A. Blowes et al. Science 366, 339–345 (2019).

    Genetics behind the menopauseGenetic variants associated with age at onset of menopause have been identified in a large-scale genomic analysis, findings that bring scientists a step closer to predicting and treating early menopause. When the DNA of egg cells in ovaries is damaged in mice, expression of the gene Chek1 promotes DNA repair, whereas expression of Chek2 promotes destruction of the affected cell. The analysis found that variants of the human equivalent of Chek2 and other genes involved in the response to DNA damage are associated with differences in age at natural menopause. It also showed that mice carrying an extra copy of Chek1, or lacking expression of Chek2, had a longer reproductive age span than did typical mice.

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