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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 3710-3725出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7346
关键词
asynchrony; bird phenology; consumer‐ resource interactions; reproductive success; trophic mismatch
资金
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [ALWPP.2016.044]
Many organisms reproduce in seasonal environments where selection on timing of reproduction is particularly strong. Trophic mismatch, caused by changes in consumer species' phenology at a slower rate than their resources, may lead to reductions in growth and survival of offspring. There is large variation in the degree and effects of trophic mismatches, with factors like breeding latitude, migration distance, and life-history traits not fully explaining these variations. Improved quantification of trophic mismatches is needed for a better understanding of the links between consumers and their resources.
Many organisms reproduce in seasonal environments, where selection on timing of reproduction is particularly strong as consumers need to synchronize reproduction with the peaked occurrence of their food. When a consumer species changes its phenology at a slower rate than its resources, this may induce a trophic mismatch, that is, offspring growing up after the peak in food availability, potentially leading to reductions in growth and survival. However, there is large variation in the degree of trophic mismatches as well as in its effects on reproductive output. Here, we explore the potential causes for variation in the strength of trophic mismatches in published studies of birds. Specifically, we ask whether the changes in the degree of mismatch that have occurred over time can be explained by a bird's (a) breeding latitude, (b) migration distance, and/or (c) life-history traits. We found that none of these three factors explain changes in the degree of mismatch over time. Nevertheless, food phenology did advance faster at more northerly latitudes, while shifts in bird phenology did not show a trend with latitude. We argue that the lack of support in our results is attributable to the large variation in the metrics used to describe timing of food availability. We propose a pathway to improve the quantification of trophic mismatches, guided by a more rigorous understanding of links between consumers and their resources.
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