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Spring phenology of ecological productivity contributes to the use of looped
migration strategies by birds
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La Sorte FA
; Fink D
; Hochachka WM
; DeLong JP
; Kelling S
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Migration is a common strategy used by birds that breed in seasonal environments.
The patterns and determinants of migration routes, however, remain poorly
understood. Recent empirical analyses have demonstrated that the locations of two
North America migration flyways (eastern and western) shift seasonally,
reflecting the influence of looped migration strategies. For the eastern but not
western flyway, seasonal variation in atmospheric circulation has been identified
as an explanation. Here, we test an alternative explanation based on the
phenology of ecological productivity, which may be of greater relevance in
western North America, where phenology is more broadly dictated by elevation.
Migrants in the western flyway selected lower-elevation spring routes that were
wetter, greener and more productive, and higher-elevation autumn routes that were
less green and less productive, but probably more direct. Migrants in the eastern
flyway showed little season variation but maintained associations with maximum
regional greenness. Our findings suggest the annual phenology of ecological
productivity is associated with en route timing in both flyways, and the spring
phenology of ecological productivity contributes to the use of looped strategies
in the western flyway. This fine-tuned spatial synchronization may be disrupted
when changing climate induces a mismatch between food availability and needs.