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Over the past decade, Peter Frappell, aka Frapps, has been an integral part of an international group studying birds that migrate or reside at altitude. This research has taken the extended group from Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake on the Mongolian plateau to Chilika Lake in eastern India, Koonthankulum bird sanctuary in southern India, Lake Qinghai in Chinese Tibet, Summer Lake Wildlife and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, and San Pedro a Marca, Vichaycocha and Lake Titicaca National Reserve in Perú. It has been a productive project producing over 30 manuscripts, 15 of which were based on research in the field. What has not been published are the stories behind the research and the critical lessons learned along the way. Some of these are chronicled here.
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We would like to acknowledge all the members of the extended team who have made the field work on high-altitude birds possible (Table 1) and we especially want to acknowledge Peter Frappell whose friendship, unique skills and humor have enriched our lives.
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Chua, B., Hawkes, L.A. & Milsom, W.K. The high-altitude bird chronicles: lessons from field work with Frapps. J Comp Physiol B 191, 983–994 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01403-8
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