Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity
Abstract In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations to have evolved, and can be used to explore drivers of timing stra...
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crwiley:10.1002/ecs2.1283 2024-09-15T17:55:37+00:00 Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity Burr, Zofia M. Varpe, Øystein Anker‐Nilssen, Tycho Erikstad, Kjell Einar Descamps, Sébastien Barrett, Robert T. Bech, Claus Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Signe Lorentsen, Svein‐Håkon Moe, Børge Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Strøm, Hallvard the Fram Centre University of Bergen's Theoretical Ecology Group 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fecs2.1283 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.1283 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Ecosphere volume 7, issue 5 ISSN 2150-8925 2150-8925 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1283 2024-08-30T04:10:12Z Abstract In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations to have evolved, and can be used to explore drivers of timing strategies across species’ distribution ranges. This study compares the timing of egg hatching in four seabird species (Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, black‐legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, common guillemot Uria aalge , and Brünnich's guillemot U. lomvia ) covering a subarctic to Arctic latitudinal gradient along the Norwegian coast to Svalbard (65–79°N). Hatching was significantly delayed by an estimated 1.7, 2.3, and 1.9 d per latitudinal degree for puffins, kittiwakes, and common guillemots, respectively, but was not delayed for Brünnich's guillemots. Hatching distributions revealed an increase in intra‐annual breeding synchronicity along a latitudinal gradient for kittiwakes only, whereas the two guillemots exhibited high hatching synchronicity at all colonies. We used this large‐scale, multispecies timing data series to discuss constraints, adaptations, and mechanisms affecting breeding timing, a necessary step to recognize risks to populations and predict future ecosystem change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake brünnich's guillemot common guillemot fratercula Fratercula arctica rissa tridactyla Subarctic Svalbard Uria aalge uria Wiley Online Library Ecosphere 7 5 |
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Abstract In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations to have evolved, and can be used to explore drivers of timing strategies across species’ distribution ranges. This study compares the timing of egg hatching in four seabird species (Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica, black‐legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, common guillemot Uria aalge , and Brünnich's guillemot U. lomvia ) covering a subarctic to Arctic latitudinal gradient along the Norwegian coast to Svalbard (65–79°N). Hatching was significantly delayed by an estimated 1.7, 2.3, and 1.9 d per latitudinal degree for puffins, kittiwakes, and common guillemots, respectively, but was not delayed for Brünnich's guillemots. Hatching distributions revealed an increase in intra‐annual breeding synchronicity along a latitudinal gradient for kittiwakes only, whereas the two guillemots exhibited high hatching synchronicity at all colonies. We used this large‐scale, multispecies timing data series to discuss constraints, adaptations, and mechanisms affecting breeding timing, a necessary step to recognize risks to populations and predict future ecosystem change. |
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Burr, Zofia M. Varpe, Øystein Anker‐Nilssen, Tycho Erikstad, Kjell Einar Descamps, Sébastien Barrett, Robert T. Bech, Claus Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Signe Lorentsen, Svein‐Håkon Moe, Børge Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Strøm, Hallvard |
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Burr, Zofia M. Varpe, Øystein Anker‐Nilssen, Tycho Erikstad, Kjell Einar Descamps, Sébastien Barrett, Robert T. Bech, Claus Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Signe Lorentsen, Svein‐Håkon Moe, Børge Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Strøm, Hallvard Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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Burr, Zofia M. Varpe, Øystein Anker‐Nilssen, Tycho Erikstad, Kjell Einar Descamps, Sébastien Barrett, Robert T. Bech, Claus Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Signe Lorentsen, Svein‐Håkon Moe, Børge Reiertsen, Tone Kristin Strøm, Hallvard |
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Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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Later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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later at higher latitudes: large‐scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fecs2.1283 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ecs2.1283 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ecs2.1283 |
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Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake brünnich's guillemot common guillemot fratercula Fratercula arctica rissa tridactyla Subarctic Svalbard Uria aalge uria |
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Atlantic puffin Black-legged Kittiwake brünnich's guillemot common guillemot fratercula Fratercula arctica rissa tridactyla Subarctic Svalbard Uria aalge uria |
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Ecosphere volume 7, issue 5 ISSN 2150-8925 2150-8925 |
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1283 |
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