Latitudinal variation in breeding time reaction norms in a passerine bird



: Gienapp P, Väisänen RA, Brommer JE

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

: 2010

: Journal of Animal Ecology

: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

: J ANIM ECOL

: 79

: 4

: 836

: 842

: 7

: 0021-8790

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01693.x


6. Optimal reaction norms likely differ between populations and the observed variation in reaction norms among populations may thus reflect local adaptation. Under environmental change, local reaction norms may become suboptimal, and latitude-specific breeding time reaction norms may represent a source of variation that could benefit a species to adapt to such changes.



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