Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant
Abstract In seasonal environments, the fitness of animals depends upon the successful integration of life‐history stages throughout their annual cycle. Failing to do so can lead to negative carry‐over effects where individuals are transitioning into the next season in different states, consequently...
Published in: | Journal of Animal Ecology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2024
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 |
id |
crwiley:10.1111/1365-2656.14125 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crwiley:10.1111/1365-2656.14125 2024-09-15T18:00:00+00:00 Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean Elliott, Kyle H. Tarroux, Arnaud Moe, Børge Jouanneau, William Amélineau, Françoise Angelier, Frédéric Blévin, Pierre Sandøy Bråthen, Vegard Fauchald, Per Gabrielsen, Geir W. Goutte, Aurélie Parenteau, Charline Tartu, Sabrina Legagneux, Pierre Chastel, Olivier Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor Polar Knowledge Canada Norges Forskningsråd Framsenteret Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies Weston Family Foundation Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Mitacs 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Animal Ecology ISSN 0021-8790 1365-2656 journal-article 2024 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 2024-09-05T05:10:00Z Abstract In seasonal environments, the fitness of animals depends upon the successful integration of life‐history stages throughout their annual cycle. Failing to do so can lead to negative carry‐over effects where individuals are transitioning into the next season in different states, consequently affecting their future performance. However, carry‐over effects can be masked by individual quality when individuals vary in their efficiency at acquiring resources year after year (i.e. ‘quality’), leading to cross‐seasonal consistency in individual performance. Here we investigated the relative importance of carry‐over effects and individual quality in determining cross‐seasonal interactions and consequences for breeding success over the full annual cycle of a migratory seabird (black‐legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ). We monitored the reproduction and annual movement of kittiwakes over 13 years using geolocators to estimate their breeding success, distribution and winter energy expenditure. We combined this with an experimental approach (clutch removal experiment, 2 years) to manipulate the reproductive effort irrespective of individual quality. Piecewise path analyses showed that successful breeders reproduced earlier and were more likely to breed successfully again the following year. This positive interaction among consecutive breeding stages disappeared after controlling for individual quality, suggesting that quality was dominant in determining seasonal interactions. Moreover, controlling experimentally for individual quality revealed underlying carry‐over effects that were otherwise masked by quality, with breeding costs paid in higher energy expenditure and delayed onset of reproduction. We highlight the need to combine an experimental approach along with long‐term data while assessing apparent carry‐over effects in wild animals, and their potential impact on fitness and population demography. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla Wiley Online Library Journal of Animal Ecology |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Wiley Online Library |
op_collection_id |
crwiley |
language |
English |
description |
Abstract In seasonal environments, the fitness of animals depends upon the successful integration of life‐history stages throughout their annual cycle. Failing to do so can lead to negative carry‐over effects where individuals are transitioning into the next season in different states, consequently affecting their future performance. However, carry‐over effects can be masked by individual quality when individuals vary in their efficiency at acquiring resources year after year (i.e. ‘quality’), leading to cross‐seasonal consistency in individual performance. Here we investigated the relative importance of carry‐over effects and individual quality in determining cross‐seasonal interactions and consequences for breeding success over the full annual cycle of a migratory seabird (black‐legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ). We monitored the reproduction and annual movement of kittiwakes over 13 years using geolocators to estimate their breeding success, distribution and winter energy expenditure. We combined this with an experimental approach (clutch removal experiment, 2 years) to manipulate the reproductive effort irrespective of individual quality. Piecewise path analyses showed that successful breeders reproduced earlier and were more likely to breed successfully again the following year. This positive interaction among consecutive breeding stages disappeared after controlling for individual quality, suggesting that quality was dominant in determining seasonal interactions. Moreover, controlling experimentally for individual quality revealed underlying carry‐over effects that were otherwise masked by quality, with breeding costs paid in higher energy expenditure and delayed onset of reproduction. We highlight the need to combine an experimental approach along with long‐term data while assessing apparent carry‐over effects in wild animals, and their potential impact on fitness and population demography. |
author2 |
Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor Polar Knowledge Canada Norges Forskningsråd Framsenteret Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies Weston Family Foundation Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Mitacs |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean Elliott, Kyle H. Tarroux, Arnaud Moe, Børge Jouanneau, William Amélineau, Françoise Angelier, Frédéric Blévin, Pierre Sandøy Bråthen, Vegard Fauchald, Per Gabrielsen, Geir W. Goutte, Aurélie Parenteau, Charline Tartu, Sabrina Legagneux, Pierre Chastel, Olivier |
spellingShingle |
Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean Elliott, Kyle H. Tarroux, Arnaud Moe, Børge Jouanneau, William Amélineau, Françoise Angelier, Frédéric Blévin, Pierre Sandøy Bråthen, Vegard Fauchald, Per Gabrielsen, Geir W. Goutte, Aurélie Parenteau, Charline Tartu, Sabrina Legagneux, Pierre Chastel, Olivier Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
author_facet |
Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean Elliott, Kyle H. Tarroux, Arnaud Moe, Børge Jouanneau, William Amélineau, Françoise Angelier, Frédéric Blévin, Pierre Sandøy Bråthen, Vegard Fauchald, Per Gabrielsen, Geir W. Goutte, Aurélie Parenteau, Charline Tartu, Sabrina Legagneux, Pierre Chastel, Olivier |
author_sort |
Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean |
title |
Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
title_short |
Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
title_full |
Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
title_fullStr |
Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
title_full_unstemmed |
Individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
title_sort |
individual quality overwrites carry‐over effects across the annual cycle of a long‐distance migrant |
publisher |
Wiley |
publishDate |
2024 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 |
genre |
Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla |
genre_facet |
Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla |
op_source |
Journal of Animal Ecology ISSN 0021-8790 1365-2656 |
op_rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14125 |
container_title |
Journal of Animal Ecology |
_version_ |
1810437116131278848 |