ReviewEcology and evolution2021
Exploring the drivers of variation in trophic mismatches: A systematic review of long-term avian studies.
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- Arctic geese in newly colonised, colder breeding areas have higher spring body mass and breed earlier relative to the onset of spring.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Phenology-informed decline risk of estuarine fishes and their prey suggests potential for future trophic mismatches.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2025Article
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- Migratory Birds Advance Spring Arrival and Egg-Laying in the Arctic, Mostly by Travelling Faster.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Demand-Resource Mismatch Explains Body Shrinkage in a Migratory Shorebird.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Consistent Individual Differences and Plasticity in Migration Behaviour of Three North American Ungulates.Ecology letters · 2025Article
- Phenological divergence between plants and animals under climate change.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
- Spatial match-mismatch between predators and prey under climate change.Nature ecology & evolution · 2024Review
- Different currencies for calculating resource phenology result in opposite inferences about trophic mismatches.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Stress-induced loss of social resilience in honeybee colonies and its implications on fitness.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
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- Exploring the drivers of variation in trophic mismatches: A systematic review of long-term avian studies.Ecology and evolution · 2021Review
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Abstract
Many organisms reproduce in seasonal environments, where selection on timing of reproduction is particularly strong as consumers need to synchronize reproduction with the peaked occurrence of their food. When a consumer species changes its phenology at a slower rate than its resources, this may induce a trophic mismatch, that is, offspring growing up after the peak in food availability, potentially leading to reductions in growth and survival. However, there is large variation in the degree of trophic mismatches as well as in its effects on reproductive output.Here, we explore the potential causes for variation in the strength of trophic mismatches in published studies of birds. Specifically, we ask whether the changes in the degree of mismatch that have occurred over time can be explained by a bird's (a) breeding latitude, (b) migration distance, and/or (c) life-history traits.We found that none of these three factors explain changes in the degree of mismatch over time. Nevertheless, food phenology did advance faster at more northerly latitudes, while shifts in bird phenology did not show a trend with latitude.We argue that the lack of support in our results is attributable to the large variation in the metrics used to describe timing of food availability. We propose a pathway to improve the quantification of trophic mismatches, guided by a more rigorous understanding of links between consumers and their resources.
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