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Interannual Variation of Clutch Initiation of the Great Tit (Parus major Linnaeus) in Relation to the Local Air Temperature


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1 Department of Zoology, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
 

The average global climate is changing rapidly1 and increasing evidence indicates that global warming has consequences on numerous plant and animal species. Previous studies have shown significant fluctuations in the date advancement among wild species phenology in relation to warm springs. For instance, according to Szabó et al.2, four out of six investigated plant species in Hungary showed a significant advance in flowering dates by 1.9–4.4 days per decade, and the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) showed a trend toward earlier emergence by 19 days3. In bird species, these impacts often manifest in geographical distribution4, population size5, interaction between bird species and other species6, etc. However, long-term observations were mainly focused on spring migration7–9 and breeding phenology10,11 variations. Moreover, while most of the previous long-term monitorings were focused on interannual fluctuations of bird phenology in northern and western Europe, very few were conducted in southeastern Europe.
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Zdravko Dolenec
Department of Zoology, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract


The average global climate is changing rapidly1 and increasing evidence indicates that global warming has consequences on numerous plant and animal species. Previous studies have shown significant fluctuations in the date advancement among wild species phenology in relation to warm springs. For instance, according to Szabó et al.2, four out of six investigated plant species in Hungary showed a significant advance in flowering dates by 1.9–4.4 days per decade, and the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) showed a trend toward earlier emergence by 19 days3. In bird species, these impacts often manifest in geographical distribution4, population size5, interaction between bird species and other species6, etc. However, long-term observations were mainly focused on spring migration7–9 and breeding phenology10,11 variations. Moreover, while most of the previous long-term monitorings were focused on interannual fluctuations of bird phenology in northern and western Europe, very few were conducted in southeastern Europe.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi6%2F924-926