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Museum egg collections as stores of long-term phenological data

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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:43 authored by J P W Scharlemann
Museum collections hold large amounts of data on collecting dates and localities of eggs collected over the past 150 years. Egg collections hold the longest available time series for a wide range of bird species on a large spatial scale. Using data for two British species I investigate whether egg collection data can be used in phenological research. A method is presented allowing laying dates to be estimated from collecting dates. Problems and biases in the data are highlighted. Both the dipper and song thrush have started laying earlier over the past 150 years. The advance in laying is significantly correlated with mean March temperature.

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  • Published

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Journal

International Journal of Biometeorology

ISSN

0020-7128

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

Issue

4

Volume

45

Page range

208-211

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  • Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-11-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2012-11-15

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