title: Rapid advance of spring arrival dates in long-distance migratory birds.
abstract: 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 long-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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theoretical Ecology, Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Niclas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jonzén
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindén
authors.forename: Torbjørn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ergon
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: Jon Olav
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Vik
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubolini
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piacentini
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brinch
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stervander
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waldenström
authors.forename: Aleksi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehikoinen
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edvardsen
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Solvang
authors.forename: Nils Chr
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Stenseth
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D002980:Climate; D003463:Cues; D005426:Flight, Animal; D007558:Italy; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012621:Seasons