Individual repeatability of avian migration phenology: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Changes in phenology and distribution are being widely reported for many migratory species in response to shifting environmental conditions. Understanding these changes and the situations in which they occur can be aided by understanding consistent individual differences in phenology and distribution and the situations in which consistency varies in strength or detectability. Studies tracking the same individuals over consecutive years are increasingly reporting migratory timings to be a repeatable trait, suggesting that flexible individual responses to environmental conditions may contribute little to population-level changes in phenology and distribution. However, how this varies across species and sexes, across the annual cycle and in relation to study (tracking method, study design) an

SUBMITTER: Franklin KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature