Phenological synchronization drives demographic rates of populations

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dc.citation.firstpage1754en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleEcologyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage1760en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber96en_US
dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Nick L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRudolf, Volker H.W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T15:40:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-10-01T15:40:11Zen_US
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractPhenology is increasingly recognized as an important factor structuring communities because it determines when and at what life stage organisms interact. Previous work indicates that changes in first or mean timing of a phenological event can affect populations and communities, but little is known about the consequences of changes in the distribution (e.g., synchrony) of a phenological event. We conducted an experiment using an anuran study system to determine how synchrony of reproduction and egg hatching affects offspring performance, whether the effects are density dependent, and how hatching synchrony influences the synchrony of a subsequent phenological event (metamorphosis). Changes in hatching synchrony altered survival, development rates, and body size at metamorphosis, which can affect post-metamorphosis performance. The degree of synchrony at hatching also affected the degree of synchrony at metamorphosis, indicating that timing of one stage can carry over to affect that of later ones. Importantly, these effects were all density dependent, likely because decreasing hatching synchrony switched intraspecific interactions from scramble to contest competition. This study demonstrates that phenological synchrony has important consequences for ecological interactions and population dynamics, emphasizing the need to develop a comprehensive understanding of how shifts in phenological distributions affect communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRasmussen, Nick L. and Rudolf, Volker H.W.. "Phenological synchronization drives demographic rates of populations." <i>Ecology,</i> 96, (2015) Ecological Society of America: 1754-1760. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1919.1.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1919.1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/81861en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEcological Society of Americaen_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.subject.keywordBufo nebuliferen_US
dc.subject.keywordclimate changeen_US
dc.subject.keywordcoastal-plain toaden_US
dc.subject.keywordcompetitionen_US
dc.subject.keyworddensity dependenceen_US
dc.subject.keywordmetamorphosisen_US
dc.subject.keywordpriority effectsen_US
dc.subject.keywordseasonal dynamicsen_US
dc.subject.keywordsynchronyen_US
dc.subject.keywordtadpoleen_US
dc.titlePhenological synchronization drives demographic rates of populationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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