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

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Author

  • Niclas Jonzén
  • Andreas Linden
  • Torbjorn Ergon
  • Endre Knudsen
  • Jan Olav Vik
  • Diego Rubolini
  • Dario Piacentini
  • Christian Brinch
  • Fernando Spina
  • Lennart Karlsson
  • Martin Stervander
  • Arne Andersson
  • Jonas Waldenström
  • Aleksi Lehikoinen
  • Erik Edvardsen
  • Rune Solvang
  • Nils Chr. Stenseth
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Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

1959-1961

Publication/Series

Science

Volume

312

Issue

5782

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1095-9203