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ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
卷 4, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170835
关键词
arid-zone ecology; breeding season length; breeding season temperature; onset of breeding
资金
- BBSRC [BB/J014109/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/J014109/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Animal reproductive cycles are commonly triggered by environmental cues of favourable breeding conditions. In arid environments, rainfall may be the most conspicuous cue, but the effects on reproduction of the high inter-and intra-annual variation in temperature remain poorly understood, despite being relevant to the current context of global warming. Here, we conducted a multiyear examination of the relationships between a suite of measures of temperature and rainfall, and the onset and length of the breeding season, the probability of breeding and reproductive output in an arid-region passerine, the sociable weaver (Philetairus socius). As expected, reproductive output increased with rainfall, yet specific relationships were conditional on the timing of rainfall: clutch production was correlated with rainfall throughout the season, whereas fledgling production was correlated with early summer rainfall. Moreover, we reveal novel correlations between aspects of breeding and temperature, indicative of earlier laying dates after warmer springs, and longer breeding seasons during cooler summers.
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