Rapid advance of spring arrival dates in long-distance migratory birds

Several bird species have advanced the timing of their spring migration in response to recent climate change. European short-distance migrants, wintering in temperate areas, have been assumed to be more affected by change in the European climate than long-distance migrants wintering in the tropics....

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: N. Jonzén, A. Lindén, T. Ergon, E. Knudsen, J. O. Vik, D. Piacentini, C. Brinch, F. Spina, L. Karlsson, M. Stervander, A. Andersson, J. Waldenström, A. Lehikoinen, E. Edvardsen, R. Solvang, N. C. Stenseth, D. Rubolini
Other Authors: J.O. Vik, N.C. Stenseth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2006
Subjects:
north-atlantic oscillation
global climate-change
avian migration
migrant
trends
winter
North Atlantic
North Atlantic oscillation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2434/64704
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1126119
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Summary:Several bird species have advanced the timing of their spring migration in response to recent climate change. European short-distance migrants, wintering in temperate areas, have been assumed to be more affected by change in the European climate than long-distance migrants wintering in the tropics. However, we show that tong-distance migrants have advanced their spring arrival in Scandinavia more than short-distance migrants. By analyzing a long-term data set from southern Italy, we show that long-distance migrants also pass through the Mediterranean region earlier. We argue that this may reflect a climate-driven evolutionary change in the timing of spring migration.

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