A5090576708- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Climate variability and models
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Research Data Management Practices
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Lund University
2011-2024
Swedish Species Information Centre
2010-2023
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2010-2023
Google (United States)
2007-2016
University of Glasgow
2011
Malmö University
2006
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Urban environments are expanding rapidly, and with urbanization come both challenges opportunities for wildlife. Challenges include combating the anthropogenic disturbances such as light, noise air pollution lower availability of natural food sources. The benefits many, including sources, breeding boxes warmer temperatures. Thus, depending on context, can have positive negative effects fitness related traits. It is well known that early-life conditions lifelong implications fitness; little...
Many hypotheses attempt to explain parasite–host associations, but rarely are they examined together in a single community. For hosts, key traits the proportion of infected individuals (prevalence) and diversity parasites infecting them. A parasite trait is host specificity, ranging from specialists one or few closely related species generalists many species. We tested 10 host‐parasite associations; five ‘host‐centric’ (e.g. prevalence abundance) ‘parasite‐centric’ abundance specificity)....
The transfer of non-genetic resources from mother to the offspring often has considerable consequences for performance. In birds, maternally derived hormones are known influence a variety morphological, physiological and behavioural traits in chick. So far, range these hormonal effects involves benefits terms enhanced growth competitive ability as well costs immunosuppression. However, since yolk can enhance begging activity, high levels may also involve energetic costs. Here, we show...
Abstract We report the first study with aim to estimate heritability in a wild population, nest box breeding population of blue tits. estimated as well genetic and phenotypic correlations resting metabolic rate (RMR), body mass tarsus length an animal model based on data from split cross‐fostering experiment brood size manipulations. RMR mass, but not length, showed significant levels explained variation for different underlying reasons. In contribution is mainly because strong effect, while...
Many migratory bird species have advanced their spring arrival during the latest decades, most probably due to climate change. However, studies on phenology in period before recent global warming are scarce. We analyzed a historical dataset (1873-1917) of southern and central Sweden 14 species. In addition, we used relative differences between present-day observations (1984-2013) evaluate effect latitude strategy day over time. There was larger change short-distance migrants than...
Urban environments pose novel challenges, as well opportunities, for urban-dwelling wildlife. Although differences have been reported in several phenotypic traits (e.g. morphology, physiology and behaviour) between urban rural populations, it is poorly understood whether this affects individual fitness. Telomere dynamics are posited one possible mechanism underlying senescence mortality. It was recently shown that telomere shortening accelerated when growing up an urban, compared with a...
Abstract BMR (Basal metabolic rate) is an important trait in animal life history as it represents a significant part of energy budgets. has also been shown to be positively related sustainable work rate and maximal thermoregulatory capacity. To this date, most the studies have focused on causes interspecific intraspecific variation , fairly little known about fitness consequences different strategies. In study, we show that winter affects local survival population wild blue tits ( Cyanistes...
The integration and synthesis of the data in different areas science is drastically slowed hindered by a lack standards networking programmes. Long-term studies individually marked animals are not an exception. These especially important as instrumental for understanding evolutionary ecological processes wild. Furthermore, their number global distribution provides unique opportunity to assess generality patterns address broad-scale issues (e.g. climate change). To solve enable new scale...
Two devastating insect pests have been introduced to North America and Europe – the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) (Anoplophora glabripennis) citrus (CLB) chinensis). These two wood-boring beetles are argued be one of most serious threats tree landscape since they a large number host species genera. With aim creating an up-to-date compilation these hosts, systematic review was made literature for information on attacked used by ALB CLB as hosts complete life cycle or feeding. This revealed...
There is increasing recognition of the potential pleiotropic effects melanin pigmentation, particularly on immunity, with reports variation in haemoparasite infection intensity and immune responses between morphs colour-polymorphic bird species. In a population black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) western South Africa, light have higher intensity, but no physiological this are apparent. Here, we investigate possible telomere length species explore whether relative associated either...
Climate warming is expected to influence the prevalence of vector-transmitted parasites. Understanding extent which this ongoing, or has already occurred, requires empirical data from populations monitored over long periods time, but these studies are sparse. Further, vector-disease research involving human health often influenced by disease control efforts that supersede natural trends. By screening for malaria parasite infections in a wildlife population blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)...
Incubation was for a long time considered to be period of decreased activity and low cost parents. It therefore ignored as potential factor affecting life‐history trade‐offs in birds. Lately this view has started change, studies now show that there might considerable costs connected incubation. We experimentally reduced the nest temperature during incubation blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus, thus increasing energetic incubation, test importance component reproductive nestling quality. While...
Abstract The thermal sensitivity of early life stages can play a fundamental role in constraining species distributions. For egg‐laying ectotherms, cool temperatures often extend development time and exacerbate developmental energy cost. Despite these costs, egg laying is still observed at high latitudes altitudes. How embryos overcome the constraints posed by climates crucial knowledge for explaining persistence oviparous such environments understanding adaptation more broadly. Here, we...
Resting metabolic rate is a common way of quantifying the cost living in endothermic animals. The trait often makes up substantial part an animal's energy budget and can also be related to sustainable peak work as well daily expenditure. Studies have shown that rates are heritable, but much variation seems caused by other factors (e.g., environmental maternal effects). In previous study, ovo exposure increased levels testosterone induced costs early life. It is, however, unknown whether...
Bird winter‐feeding has become a popular backyard activity around the world, particularly in northern regions of Europe and America with cold winters. However, short‐ long‐term ecological consequences such artificial feeding remain inconclusive. In seasonal environments, timing breeding is crucial aspect that can strongly influence reproductive output ultimately fitness. Individual condition at start season especially important determining success, by influencing onset investment breeding....
Abstract Biological recording is a prominent and widely practised form of citizen science, but few studies explore long-term demographic trends in participation knowledge production. We studied age gender participants reporting to large online science multi-taxon biodiversity platform ( www.artportalen.se ). Adoption by user communities continually developing Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) greatly increased the number data, profound imbalances contribution across species...
Diet and ambient temperature affect animal physiology, survival reproductive success. However, knowledge of how these environmental factors interact to shape physiological processes life-history traits birds other animals is largely lacking. By exposing adult great tits (Parus major) two contrasting diets (saturated or unsaturated fatty acids; SFA UFA, respectively) temperatures (3°C versus 20°C) that the encounter in nature, we investigated effects on several parameters. Our results show...
The combination of short days and long cold winter nights, in temperate regions, presents a major challenge for small diurnal birds. Small birds regularly employ heterothermy enter rest-phase hypothermia during nights to conserve energy. However, we know little about how environmental conditions, such as food availability, shape these strategies. We experimentally manipulated availability free-living great tits Parus major. A 'predictable' constant supply was provided one area forest, while...
Research on winter energy management in small vertebrates has focused the regulation of body mass (BM) within a framework starvation-predation trade-off. Winter-acclimatized birds exhibit seasonal increase both BM and basal metabolic rate (BMR), although patterns co-variation between two traits remain unknown. We studied this three different species wild titmice, great, blue willow tits, originating from boreal regions at latitudes. Seasonal change BMR was inter-dependent, particularly great...