Continent-wide drivers of spatial synchrony in breeding demographic structure across wild great tit populations

dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxford - Woodman, Joe
dc.contributor.affiliationNetherlands Institute of Ecology - Vriend, Stefan
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Antwerp - Adriaensen, Frank
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversitat de València - Álvarez, Elena
dc.contributor.affiliationRussian Academy of Sciences - Artemyev, Alexander
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversitat de València - Barba, Emilio
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Exeter - Burgess, Malcolm
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - Caro, Samuel
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Cauchard, Laure
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - Charmantier, Anne
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxford - Cole, Ella
dc.contributor.affiliationLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Dingemanse, Niels
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - Doligez, Blandine
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Turku - Eeva, Tapio
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Exeter - Evans, Simon
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - Gregoire, Arnaud
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - Lambrechts, Marcel
dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Wildlife, Environmental Board* - Leivits, Agu
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pannonia - Liker, Andras
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Antwerp - Matthysen, Erik
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oulu - Orell, Markku
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxford - Park, John
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oulu - Rytkonen, Seppo
dc.contributor.affiliationMuseu Ciències Naturals - Senar, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pannonia - Seress, Gabor
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Warsaw - Szulkin, Marta
dc.contributor.affiliationNetherlands Institute of Ecology - van Oers, Kees
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki - Vatka, Emma
dc.contributor.affiliationNetherlands Institute of Ecology - Visser, Marcel
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxford - Firth, Josh
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oxford - Sheldon, Ben
dc.contributor.authorWoodman, Joe
dc.contributor.authorVriend, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorAdriaensen, Frank
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez, Elena
dc.contributor.authorArtemyev, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorBarba, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorCaro, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorCauchard, Laure
dc.contributor.authorCharmantier, Anne
dc.contributor.authorCole, Ella
dc.contributor.authorDingemanse, Niels
dc.contributor.authorDoligez, Blandine
dc.contributor.authorEeva, Tapio
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Simon
dc.contributor.authorGregoire, Arnaud
dc.contributor.authorLambrechts, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorLeivits, Agu
dc.contributor.authorLiker, Andras
dc.contributor.authorMatthysen, Erik
dc.contributor.authorOrell, Markku
dc.contributor.authorPark, John
dc.contributor.authorRytkonen, Seppo
dc.contributor.authorSenar, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSeress, Gabor
dc.contributor.authorSzulkin, Marta
dc.contributor.authorvan Oers, Kees
dc.contributor.authorVatka, Emma
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorFirth, Josh
dc.contributor.authorSheldon, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T15:26:53Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-22
dc.date.issued2025-01-22
dc.descriptionVariation in age structure influences population dynamics, yet we have limited understanding of the spatial scale at which its fluctuations are synchronised between populations. Using 32 great tit populations, spanning 4○W–33○E and 35–65○N involving >130,000 birds across 67 years, we quantify spatial synchrony in breeding demographic structure (subadult vs. adult breeders) and its drivers. We show that larger clutch sizes, colder winters, and larger beech crops lead to younger populations. We report distance-dependent synchrony of demographic structure, maintained at approximately 650km. Despite covariation with demographic structure, we do not find evidence for environmental variables influencing the scale of synchrony, except for beech masting. We suggest that local ecological and density-dependent dynamics impact how environmental variation interacts with demographic structure, influencing estimates of the environment's effect on synchrony. Our analyses demonstrate the operation of synchrony in demographic structure over large scales, with implications for age-dependent demography in populations.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11395181
dc.identifier.urihttps://hydatakatalogi-test-24.it.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/11628
dc.rightsOpen
dc.rights.licensecc-by-nc-2.5
dc.subjectage structure
dc.subjectgreat tit
dc.subjectmast seeding
dc.subjectMoran effect
dc.subjectParus major
dc.subjectPopulation dynamics
dc.subjectspatial synchrony
dc.subjectdemographic structure
dc.titleContinent-wide drivers of spatial synchrony in breeding demographic structure across wild great tit populations
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