Imperial College London
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DrJuliaSchroeder

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9086julia.schroeder

 
 
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2.13MunroSilwood Park

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Schroeder:2017:10.1038/s41598-017-07258-w,
author = {Schroeder, J and Masero, JA and Abad-Gomez, JM and Gutierrez, JS and Santiago-Quesada, F and Senner, NR and Sanchez-Guzman, JM and Piersma, T and Amat, JA and Villegas, A},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-017-07258-w},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
title = {Wetland salinity induces sex-dependent carry-over effects on the individual performance of a long-distance migrant},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07258-w},
volume = {7},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Salinization is having a major impact on wetlands and its biota worldwide. Specifically, many migratory animals that rely on wetlands are increasingly exposed to elevated salinity on their nonbreeding grounds. Experimental evidence suggests that physiological challenges associated with increasing salinity may disrupt self-maintenance processes in these species. Nonetheless, the potential role of salinity as a driver of ecological carry-over effects remains unstudied. Here, we investigated the extent to which the use of saline wetlands during winter – inferred from feather stable isotope values – induces residual effects that carry over and influence physiological traits relevant to fitness in black-tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa on their northward migration. Overwintering males and females were segregated by wetland salinity in West Africa, with females mostly occupying freshwater wetlands. The use of these wetlands along a gradient of salinities was associated with differences in immune responsiveness to phytohaemagglutinin and sized-corrected body mass in godwits staging in southern Europe during northward migration – 3,000 km from the nonbreeding grounds – but in males only. These findings provide a window onto the processes by which wetland salinity can induce carry-over effects and can help predict how migratory species should respond to future climate-induced increases in salinity.
AU  - Schroeder,J
AU  - Masero,JA
AU  - Abad-Gomez,JM
AU  - Gutierrez,JS
AU  - Santiago-Quesada,F
AU  - Senner,NR
AU  - Sanchez-Guzman,JM
AU  - Piersma,T
AU  - Amat,JA
AU  - Villegas,A
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-017-07258-w
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2045-2322
TI  - Wetland salinity induces sex-dependent carry-over effects on the individual performance of a long-distance migrant
T2  - Scientific Reports
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07258-w
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/50315
VL  - 7
ER  -
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