Hatching phenology is lagging behind an advancing snowmelt pattern in a high-alpine bird

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 22191 - 11
• Main Authors: Schano, Christian, Niffenegger, Carole, Jonas, Tobias, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.11.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/158/2165/2457; Abundance; Alpine environments; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Birds - physiology; Breeding; Climate change; Environment; Environmental changes; Global warming; Hatching; Humanities and Social Sciences; Models, Theoretical; multidisciplinary; Observer Variation; Offspring; Phenology; Phenotypic plasticity; Population decline; Reproduction; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seasons; Snow; Snowmelt; Spatio-Temporal Analysis; Switzerland; Switzerland

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