Does wintering north or south of the Sahara correlate with timing and breeding performance in black‐tailed godwits?

Kentie, Rosemarie; Márquez‐Ferrando, Rocío; Figuerola, Jordi; Gangoso, Laura; Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W.; Loonstra, A. H. Jelle; Robin, Frédéric; Sarasa, Mathieu; Senner, Nathan R.; Valkema, Haije; Verhoeven, Mo A.; Piersma, Theunis

doi:10.1002/ece3.2879

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“…This result appears to somewhat contradict the results obtained by Somveille, Manica, et al (2018), but are in agreement with the study by Laube et al (2015) conducted on fewer species. Studies exploring the link between adaptive fitness costs or benefits and migration distances within a philopatric species of Charadriiformes (Limosa limosa) indeed show that wintering further south in Europe yields greater individual fitness (Alves et al, 2013) without any apparent flight cost (Kentie et al, 2017). These studies suggest that selection gradients may favour wintering areas in warmer areas in certain bird lineages.…”

Section: Long-distance Migrants Seek Warmer Niches During Wintermentioning

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Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long‐distance bird migrations

Dufour

Descamps

Chantepie

et al. 2019

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim Seasonal bird migration is one of the most fascinating global ecological phenomena. Yet, the biogeographic scenarios and climatic drivers that led single species or entire lineages to evolve seasonal migration between disjunct breeding and wintering ranges remain unclear. Based on distribution and phylogenetic data for all birds worldwide, we explored the biogeographic and climatic context of the evolutionary emergence of seasonal geographic migration in birds. Location Global. Taxon The Aves class (9,819 species). Methods We used the worldwide phylogeny of all birds, with a new backbone tree, to test the link between birds’ migration distance (short, variable, long) and strategy (resident, mixed, strict migrant) with four different metrics depicting species’ thermal niches in their breeding and wintering ranges. We also performed ancestral state reconstructions for the main migratory orders to reconstruct past events of appearance and loss of migration behaviour, and past biogeographic scenarios that led to the emergence of seasonal geographic migration. Results Migratory species generally experience warmer climates in their wintering range compared to their breeding one, although notable exceptions exist. This thermal niche change due to migration was found to be much larger for species travelling large distances. We also found that geographic migration emerged at different time periods through varied biogeographic paths (i.e. both from temperate and tropical ancestors) and that migration behaviour was likely ancestral to Passeriformes, with several subsequent episodes of loss of migration behaviour. Main conclusions We report an evolutionary correlation between long‐distance migration and the tendency of birds to seek warmer climates during their non‐breeding period, compared to short‐distance migrants. Migration behaviour was likely ancestral to Passeriformes, and migratory lineages in general seem to have often adapted to novel ecological opportunities by returning to a resident state. Our results provide the first large‐scale study of biogeographic and climatic origins of bird migration worldwide.

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Section: Long-distance Migrants Seek Warmer Niches During Wintermentioning

confidence: 89%

Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long‐distance bird migrations

Dufour

Descamps

Chantepie

et al. 2019

Journal of Biogeography

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“…() suggested a mechanism that does not require phenotypic plasticity or evolution of phenology: Early hatched offspring would winter at higher quality wintering grounds, which would allow for earlier migration to the breeding grounds. Although wintering location also affects arrival and laying date in Dutch godwits—those who winter at the most southern location arrive and lay earlier than those wintering at northern sites (Kentie et al., )—it is currently not known what influences winter site choice. Nevertheless, we did not find a relationship between laying dates of parents (i.e., hatching date of their offspring) and that of their recruits in subsequent years, so indirect evidence is lacking.…”

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Warming springs and habitat alteration interact to impact timing of breeding and population dynamics in a migratory bird

Kentie

Coulson

Hooijmeijer

et al. 2018

Global Change Biology

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In seasonal environments, increasing spring temperatures lead many taxa to advance the timing of reproduction. Species that do not may suffer lower fitness. We investigated why black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa limosa), a ground-breeding agricultural grassland shorebird, have not advanced timing of reproduction during the last three decades in the face of climate change and human-induced habitat degradation. We used data from an 11-year field study to parameterize an Integral Projection Model to predict how spring temperature and habitat quality simultaneously influence the timing of reproduction and population dynamics. We found apparent selection for earlier laying, but not a correlation between the laying dates of parents and their offspring. Nevertheless, in warmer springs, laying dates of adults show a stronger positive correlation with laying date in previous springs than in cooler ones, and this leads us to predict a slight advance in the timing of reproduction if spring temperatures continue to increase. We also show that only in landscapes with low agricultural activity, the population can continue to act as a source. This study shows how climate change and declining habitat quality may enhance extinction risk.

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“…Recent biotelemetry‐based studies highlighted the significant role of departure date rather than migration progress (speed and stopovers) in determining arrival time (Lemke et al., ; Ouwehand & Both, ; Sergio et al., ). However, other studies also pointed out the importance of speed (McKinnon, Macdonald, Gilchrist, & Love, ; Schmaljohann et al., ), and there were contradicting findings regarding the linkage between wintering site distance and arrival time (Gunnarsson et al., ; Kentie et al., ; Lok et al., ). Thus, current findings are ambiguous and limited to a few species, and the nature of the relationships between the migratory properties and arrival date is not clear.…”

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Early arrival at breeding grounds: Causes, costs and a trade‐off with overwintering latitude

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Kaatz²,

Turjeman

et al. 2018

Journal of Animal Ecology

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Early arrival at breeding grounds is of prime importance for migrating birds as it is known to enhance breeding success. Adults, males and higher quality individuals typically arrive earlier, and across years, early arrival has been linked to warmer spring temperatures. However, the mechanisms and potential costs of early arrival are not well understood. To deepen the understanding of arrival date differences between individuals and years, we studied them in light of the preceding spring migration behaviour and atmospheric conditions en route. GPS and body acceleration (ACC) data were obtained for 35 adult white storks (Ciconia ciconia) over five years (2012-2016). ACC records were translated to energy expenditure estimates (overall dynamic body acceleration; ODBA) and to behavioural modes, and GPS fixes were coupled with environmental parameters. At the interindividual level (within years), early arrival was attributed primarily to departing earlier for migration and from more northern wintering sites (closer to breeding grounds), rather than to migration speed. In fact, early-departing birds flew slower, experienced weaker thermal uplifts and expended more energy during flight, but still arrived earlier, emphasizing the cost and the significance of early departure. Individuals that wintered further south arrived later at the breeding grounds but did not produce fewer fledglings, presumably due to positive carry-over effects of advantageous wintering conditions (increased precipitation, vegetation productivity and daylight time). Therefore, early arrival increased breeding success only after controlling for wintering latitude. Males arrived slightly ahead of females. Between years, late arrival was linked to colder temperatures en route through two different mechanisms: stronger headwinds causing slower migration and lower thermal uplifts resulting in longer stopovers. This study showed that distinct migratory properties underlie arrival time variation within and between years. It highlighted (a) an overlooked cost of early arrival induced by unfavourable atmospheric conditions during migration, (b) an important fitness trade-off in storks between arrival date and wintering habitat quality and (c) mechanistic explanations for the negative temperature-arrival date correlation in soaring birds. Such understanding of arrival time can facilitate forecasting migrating species responses to climate changes.

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Does wintering north or south of the Sahara correlate with timing and breeding performance in black‐tailed godwits?

Cited by 37 publications

References 73 publications

Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long‐distance bird migrations

Reconstructing the geographic and climatic origins of long‐distance bird migrations

Warming springs and habitat alteration interact to impact timing of breeding and population dynamics in a migratory bird

Early arrival at breeding grounds: Causes, costs and a trade‐off with overwintering latitude

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