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

Jonzén, Niclas LU ; Linden, Andreas ; Ergon, Torbjorn ; Knudsen, Endre ; Vik, Jan Olav ; Rubolini, Diego ; Piacentini, Dario ; Brinch, Christian ; Spina, Fernando and Karlsson, Lennart , et al. (2006) In Science 312(5782). p.1959-1961
Abstract
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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Science
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312
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5782
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1959 - 1961
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1126119
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English
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Jonzén, Niclas and Linden, Andreas and Ergon, Torbjorn and Knudsen, Endre and Vik, Jan Olav and Rubolini, Diego and Piacentini, Dario and Brinch, Christian and Spina, Fernando and Karlsson, Lennart and Stervander, Martin and Andersson, Arne and Waldenström, Jonas and Lehikoinen, Aleksi and Edvardsen, Erik and Solvang, Rune and Stenseth, Nils Chr.}},
  issn         = {{1095-9203}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5782}},
  pages        = {{1959--1961}},
  publisher    = {{American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}},
  series       = {{Science}},
  title        = {{Rapid advance of spring arrival dates in long-distance migratory birds}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1126119}},
  doi          = {{10.1126/science.1126119}},
  volume       = {{312}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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