Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ideal species to explore reproductive phenology. Here, we used data on multiple r...
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fthsinnlandet:oai:brage.inn.no:11250/3011796 2024-03-03T08:42:17+00:00 Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe Mattisson, Jenny Linnell, John Durrus Anders, Ole Belotti, Elisa Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine Bufka, Ludek Fuxjäger, Christian Heurich, Marco Dietmar Ivanov, Gjorge Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz Kont, Radio Kowalczyk, Rafał Krofel, Miha Melovski, Dime Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli Molinari-Jobin, Anja Odden, John Ozoliņš, Jānis Okarma, Henryk Persson, Jens Schmidt, Krzysztof Vogt, Kristina Zimmermann, Fridolin Andrén, Henrik 2022 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011796 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9147 eng eng EU/EU Program Interreg IV, Grant/Award Number: 18 EU/LIFE16 NAT/ SL/000634 Andre: County Governor’s Office for Innlandet Andre: County Governor’s Office for Viken Andre: Miljødirektoratet Norges forskningsråd: 156810 Andre: County Governor’s Office for Nordland Andre: County Governor’s Office for Trøndelag Norges forskningsråd: 281092 Norges forskningsråd: 251112 Egen institusjon: Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA) Andre: County Governor’s Office for Troms & Finnmark Andre: County Governor’s Office for Vestfold &Telemark urn:issn:2045-7758 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011796 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9147 cristin:2040364 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no Ecology and Evolution carnivore demography Lynx lynx reproductive phenology VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 fthsinnlandet https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9147 2024-02-02T12:42:15Z The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ideal species to explore reproductive phenology. Here, we used data on multiple reproductive events from 169 lynx females across Europe. Mean birth date was May 28 (April 23 to July 1), but was ~10 days later in northern Europe than in central and southern Europe. Birth dates were relatively synchronized across Europe, but more so in the north than in the south. Timing of birth was delayed by colder May temperatures. Severe and cold weather may affect neonatal survival via hypothermia and avoiding inclement weather early in the season may select against early births, especially at northern latitudes. Overall, only about half of the kittens born survived until onset of winter but whether kittens were born relatively late or early did not affect kitten survival. Lynx are strict seasonal breeders but still show a degree of flexibility to adapt the timing of birth to surrounding environmental conditions. We argue that lynx give birth later when exposed to colder spring temperatures and have more synchronized births when the window of favorable conditions for raising kittens is shorter. This suggests that lynx are well adapted to different environmental conditions, from dry and warm climates to alpine, boreal, and arctic climates. This variation in reproductive timing will be favorable in times of climate change, as organisms with high plasticity are more likely to adjust to new environmental conditions. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Høgskolen i Innlandet: Brage INN Arctic Ecology and Evolution 12 8 |
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carnivore demography Lynx lynx reproductive phenology VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Mattisson, Jenny Linnell, John Durrus Anders, Ole Belotti, Elisa Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine Bufka, Ludek Fuxjäger, Christian Heurich, Marco Dietmar Ivanov, Gjorge Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz Kont, Radio Kowalczyk, Rafał Krofel, Miha Melovski, Dime Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli Molinari-Jobin, Anja Odden, John Ozoliņš, Jānis Okarma, Henryk Persson, Jens Schmidt, Krzysztof Vogt, Kristina Zimmermann, Fridolin Andrén, Henrik Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ideal species to explore reproductive phenology. Here, we used data on multiple reproductive events from 169 lynx females across Europe. Mean birth date was May 28 (April 23 to July 1), but was ~10 days later in northern Europe than in central and southern Europe. Birth dates were relatively synchronized across Europe, but more so in the north than in the south. Timing of birth was delayed by colder May temperatures. Severe and cold weather may affect neonatal survival via hypothermia and avoiding inclement weather early in the season may select against early births, especially at northern latitudes. Overall, only about half of the kittens born survived until onset of winter but whether kittens were born relatively late or early did not affect kitten survival. Lynx are strict seasonal breeders but still show a degree of flexibility to adapt the timing of birth to surrounding environmental conditions. We argue that lynx give birth later when exposed to colder spring temperatures and have more synchronized births when the window of favorable conditions for raising kittens is shorter. This suggests that lynx are well adapted to different environmental conditions, from dry and warm climates to alpine, boreal, and arctic climates. This variation in reproductive timing will be favorable in times of climate change, as organisms with high plasticity are more likely to adjust to new environmental conditions. publishedVersion |
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Mattisson, Jenny Linnell, John Durrus Anders, Ole Belotti, Elisa Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine Bufka, Ludek Fuxjäger, Christian Heurich, Marco Dietmar Ivanov, Gjorge Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz Kont, Radio Kowalczyk, Rafał Krofel, Miha Melovski, Dime Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli Molinari-Jobin, Anja Odden, John Ozoliņš, Jānis Okarma, Henryk Persson, Jens Schmidt, Krzysztof Vogt, Kristina Zimmermann, Fridolin Andrén, Henrik |
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Mattisson, Jenny Linnell, John Durrus Anders, Ole Belotti, Elisa Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine Bufka, Ludek Fuxjäger, Christian Heurich, Marco Dietmar Ivanov, Gjorge Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz Kont, Radio Kowalczyk, Rafał Krofel, Miha Melovski, Dime Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli Molinari-Jobin, Anja Odden, John Ozoliņš, Jānis Okarma, Henryk Persson, Jens Schmidt, Krzysztof Vogt, Kristina Zimmermann, Fridolin Andrén, Henrik |
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Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe |
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timing and synchrony of birth in eurasian lynx across europe |
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EU/EU Program Interreg IV, Grant/Award Number: 18 EU/LIFE16 NAT/ SL/000634 Andre: County Governor’s Office for Innlandet Andre: County Governor’s Office for Viken Andre: Miljødirektoratet Norges forskningsråd: 156810 Andre: County Governor’s Office for Nordland Andre: County Governor’s Office for Trøndelag Norges forskningsråd: 281092 Norges forskningsråd: 251112 Egen institusjon: Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA) Andre: County Governor’s Office for Troms & Finnmark Andre: County Governor’s Office for Vestfold &Telemark urn:issn:2045-7758 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011796 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9147 cristin:2040364 |
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