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Chronobiology of interspecific interactions in a changing world

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Kronfeld-Schor, Noga, Visser, Marcel E., Salis, Lucia, van Gils, Jan A.·2017·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Abstract

Animals should time activities, such as foraging, migration and reproduction, as well as seasonal physiological adaptation, in a way that maximizes fitness. The fitness outcome of such activities depends largely on their interspecific interactions; the temporal overlap with other species determines when they should be active in order to maximize their encounters with food and to minimize their encounters with predators, competitors and parasites. To cope with the constantly changing, but predictable structure of the environment, organisms have evolved internal biological clocks, which are synchronized mainly by light, the most predictable and reliable environmental cue (but which can be masked by other variables), which enable them to anticipate and prepare for predicted changes in the timing of the species they interact with, on top of responding to them directly. Here, we review examples where the internal timing system is used to predict interspecific interactions, and how these interactions affect the internal timing system and activity patterns. We then ask how plastic these mechanisms are, how this plasticity differs between and within species and how this variability in plasticity affects interspecific interactions in a changing world, in which light, the major synchronizer of the biological clock, is no longer a reliable cue owing to the rapidly changing climate, the use of artificial light and urbanization. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Wild clocks: integrating chronobiology and ecology to understand timekeeping in free-living animals’.

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Authors
Kronfeld-Schor, N., Visser, M. E., Salis, L., & van Gils, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NL)
  • Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, PO Box 59, Den Burg 1790 AB, The Netherlands
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Published
2017-10-09
Volume
372
Issue
1734
Pages
20160248
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
OpenAlex
W2762264947
Cited by
120
References
187
Citations by year
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1.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • NIOZ Publications (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) (publishedVersion)
  • KNAW Research Portal (The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
chronobiology, species interactions, biological clock, activity rhythms, temporal overlap, climate change, artificial light at night, urbanization, phenotypic plasticity, predator-prey interactions, foraging, seasonal adaptation
MeSH terms
Life History Traits, Animals, Biological Clocks, Circadian Rhythm, Lighting, Urbanization, Climate Change

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