Temperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines

S.J.G. Vriend; V. Grøtan; M Gamelon; F. Adriaensen; L.D. Bailey; E. Barba; J-C. Bouvier; M.D. Burgess; A. Charmantier; C. Cusimano; B. Doligez; S.M. Drobniak; A. Dubiec; M. Eens; T. Eeva; K.E. Erikstad; P. Ferns; A.E. Goodenough; I.R. Hartley; S. Hinsley; R. Juškaitis; B. Kempenaers; A.B. Kerimov; J.A. Kålås; C. Lavigne; A. Leivits; M.C. Mainwaring; J. Martínez-Padilla; E. Matthysen; M. Orell; R. Pinxten; J. Potti; S Rytkönen; J.C. Senar; B.C. Sheldon; A. Sorace; J. Török; E. Vatka; M.E. Visser; B.E. Sæther

doi:10.1002/ecy.3908

Temperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines

S.J.G. Vriend
, V. Grøtan
, M Gamelon
, F. Adriaensen
, L.D. Bailey
, E. Barba
, J-C. Bouvier
, M.D. Burgess
, A. Charmantier
, C. Cusimano
, B. Doligez
, S.M. Drobniak
, A. Dubiec
, M. Eens
, T. Eeva
, K.E. Erikstad
, P. Ferns
, A.E. Goodenough
, I.R. Hartley
, S. Hinsley

R. Juškaitis, B. Kempenaers, A.B. Kerimov, J.A. Kålås, C. Lavigne, A. Leivits, M.C. Mainwaring, J. Martínez-Padilla, E. Matthysen, M. Orell, R. Pinxten, J. Potti, S Rytkönen, J.C. Senar, B.C. Sheldon, A. Sorace, J. Török, E. Vatka, M.E. Visser, B.E. Sæther

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
University of Antwerp
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
University of Valencia
Institut national de la recherche agronomique
RSPB Centre for Conservation Science
Université de Montpellier
Stazione Ornitologica Aegithalos, Monreale, Italy
Université Claude Bernard Lyon
Jagiellonian University
Polish Academy of Sciences
University of Turku
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Cardiff University
University of Gloucestershire
Lancaster University
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford
Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Moscow State University
Department of Nature Conservation, Environmental Board, Saarde, Estonia
Pyrenean Institute of Ecology
University of Oulu
Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
University of Oxford
Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome
Eötvös Loránd University

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Identifying the environmental drivers of variation in fitness-related traits is a central objective in ecology and evolutionary biology. Temporal fluctuations of these environmental drivers are often synchronized at large spatial scales. Yet, whether synchronous environmental conditions can generate spatial synchrony in fitness-related trait values (i.e., correlated temporal trait fluctuations across populations) is poorly understood. Using data from long-term monitored populations of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus, n = 31), great tits (Parus major, n = 35), and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca, n = 20) across Europe, we assessed the influence of two local climatic variables (mean temperature and mean precipitation in February–May) on spatial synchrony in three fitness-related traits: laying date, clutch size, and fledgling number. We found a high degree of spatial synchrony in laying date but a lower degree in clutch size and fledgling number for each species. Temperature strongly influenced spatial synchrony in laying date for resident blue tits and great tits but not for migratory pied flycatchers. This is a relevant finding in the context of environmental impacts on populations because spatial synchrony in fitness-related trait values among populations may influence fluctuations in vital rates or population abundances. If environmentally induced spatial synchrony in fitness-related traits increases the spatial synchrony in vital rates or population abundances, this will ultimately increase the risk of extinction for populations and species. Assessing how environmental conditions influence spatiotemporal variation in trait values improves our mechanistic understanding of environmental impacts on populations.

Original language	English
Article number	e3908
Journal	Ecology
Volume	104
Issue number	2
Early online date	31 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3908
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2023

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Vriend, S. J. G., Grøtan, V., Gamelon, M., Adriaensen, F., Bailey, L. D., Barba, E., Bouvier, J.-C., Burgess, M. D., Charmantier, A., Cusimano, C., Doligez, B., Drobniak, S. M., Dubiec, A., Eens, M., Eeva, T., Erikstad, K. E., Ferns, P., Goodenough, A. E., Hartley, I. R., ... Sæther, B. E. (2023). Temperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines. Ecology, 104(2), Article e3908. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3908

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