Long-term, climate-driven phenological shift in a tropical large carnivore.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the degree to which animals are shifting their phenology to track optimal conditions as the climate changes is essential to predicting ecological responses to global change. Species at low latitudes or high trophic levels are theoretically expected to exhibit weaker phenological responses than other species, but limited research on tropical systems or on top predators impedes insight into the contexts in which these predictions are upheld. Moreover, a lack of phenological studies on top predators limits understanding of how climate change impacts propagate through entire ecosystems. Using a 30-y dataset on endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), we examined changes in reproductive phenology and temperatures during birthing and denning over time, as well as potent

SUBMITTER: Abrahms B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271205 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature