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Evolution of migratory behavior in birds – synthesis with a biogeographical perspective

Ms Bela Arora1, Dr. Kasper Thorup1 1Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Birds are known to modify their distributions seasonally. How these movements have evolved and what consequences they have on species distributions are poorly understood. Earlier discussions on the evolution of migratory movements mainly…

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Mesophication from oak to maple: a tree-ring perspective in the forests of eastern United States

Mr Tsun Fung Au1, Dr. Justin Maxwell1, Dr. Neil Pederson2, Dr. Grant Harley3, Dr. Matthew Therrell4, Mr. Scott Warner5, Dr. Frank Telewski5, Dr. Scott Robeson1, Dr. Richard Phillips1, Dr. Kimberly Novick1 1Indiana University, Bloomington, United States, 2Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, United States, 3University of Idaho, Moscow, United States, 4University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, United States,…

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Imprints of physiological and ecological constraints on the biogeography of an ectotherm

Dr Raquel A. Garcia1,2, Ms Ella E. Morran1,2, Professor Susana Clusella-Trullas1,2 1Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch, South Africa Temperature has long been thought to shape species’ geographical distributions. Thermal performance curves derived in the laboratory for ectothermic species are often used to explain the biogeography…

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Staying in Place: Site Fidelity as a Maladaptive Strategy in the Anthropocene

Dr Briana Abrahms1, Dr Jerod Merkle2, Dr Jonathan B Armstrong3, Dr Hall Sawyer4, Dr Daniel P Costa5, Dr Anna D Chalfoun2,6 1NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, United States, 2University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, United States, 3Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, United States, 4Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc,…