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Climate change and constraints on breeding

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  • Ian R. Stevenson

    (Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling)

  • David M. Bryant

    (Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling)

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Although climate change apparently affects the breeding patterns of many animals1,2,3, the wider implications for breeding success are unclear. Here we describe an energy trade-off between reproduction and maintenance that occurs during cold weather in great tits (Parus major L.), pointing to a thermal constraint on the timing of egg laying. Our observations indicate that the fine-scale pattern of climate change could be critical to the reproduction of some species and underlies previously unexplained variation in the breeding success of other temperate birds.

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  • Ian R. Stevenson & David M. Bryant, 2000. "Climate change and constraints on breeding," Nature, Nature, vol. 406(6794), pages 366-367, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:406:y:2000:i:6794:d:10.1038_35019151
    DOI: 10.1038/35019151
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    1. Amanda R Bourne & Amanda R Ridley & Claire N Spottiswoode & Susan J Cunningham, 2021. "Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 32(6), pages 1212-1223.
    2. Donohue, John G. & Piiroinen, Petri T., 2015. "Mathematical modelling of seasonal migration with applications to climate change," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 299(C), pages 79-94.
    3. Z. Macháček & S. Dvořák & M. Ježek & D. Zahradník, 2014. "Impact of interspecific relations between native red deer (Cervus elaphus) and introduced sika deer (Cervus nippon) on their rutting season in the Doupovské hory Mts," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 60(7), pages 272-280.

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