The effect of extreme spring weather on body condition and stress physiology in Lapland longspurs and white-crowned sparrows breeding in the Arctic

•The spring of 2013 was extreme with record low temperatures and snow cover.•Arrival of migrant birds in Arctic was significantly delayed in 2013 compared to 3 other years.•Body condition was negatively affected in white-crowned sparrows and Lapland longspurs.•Stress physiology was increased in Lapl...

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Published in:General and Comparative Endocrinology
Main Authors: Krause, Jesse S., Pérez, Jonathan H., Chmura, Helen E., Sweet, Shannan K., Meddle, Simone L., Hunt, Kathleen E., Gough, Laura, Boelman, Natalie, Wingfield, John C.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2016
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Research Paper
Arctic
Lapland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053339/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27449342
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.07.015
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Summary:•The spring of 2013 was extreme with record low temperatures and snow cover.•Arrival of migrant birds in Arctic was significantly delayed in 2013 compared to 3 other years.•Body condition was negatively affected in white-crowned sparrows and Lapland longspurs.•Stress physiology was increased in Lapland longspurs but not white-crowned sparrows.•Extreme events have the capacity to affect phenology, body condition and stress physiology.

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