TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jovanović, Bogdan
AU  - Kessler, Ethan J.
AU  - Ilić, Marija
AU  - Ćorović, Jelena
AU  - Tomašević Kolarov, Nataša
AU  - Phillips, Christopher A.
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3585
UR  - https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/abstract.htm?id=26272
AB  - We tracked yearly variation in breeding phenology in relation to weather parameters in a common European toad population
from the southeastern part of its range. Phenological data were collected from 2001 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2017 and compared to
open-access daily weather data from a nearby weather station. Data analysis revealed no significant effect of weather on initiation of
breeding and a negative relationship between mean daily humidity and mean cloud cover on the duration of breeding season (P = 0.03).
Further analysis showed a decreasing trend in breeding season humidity in the past 70 years. Our results predict a tendency toward
longer toad breeding seasons in years with drier winter/spring. A projected decrease in humidity in this region could prolong toad
breeding season, potentially exposing adults to higher predation. Therefore, the scenario of further decline in our study population
should be considered and conservation measures planned accordingly.
PB  - Turkiye Klinikleri
T2  - Turkish Journal of Zoology
T1  - Possible implications of weather variation on reproductive phenology of European common toad in southeastern Europe
IS  - 1
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.3906/zoo-1908-49
SP  - 44
EP  - 50
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jovanović, Bogdan and Kessler, Ethan J. and Ilić, Marija and Ćorović, Jelena and Tomašević Kolarov, Nataša and Phillips, Christopher A. and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka",
year = "2020",
abstract = "We tracked yearly variation in breeding phenology in relation to weather parameters in a common European toad population
from the southeastern part of its range. Phenological data were collected from 2001 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2017 and compared to
open-access daily weather data from a nearby weather station. Data analysis revealed no significant effect of weather on initiation of
breeding and a negative relationship between mean daily humidity and mean cloud cover on the duration of breeding season (P = 0.03).
Further analysis showed a decreasing trend in breeding season humidity in the past 70 years. Our results predict a tendency toward
longer toad breeding seasons in years with drier winter/spring. A projected decrease in humidity in this region could prolong toad
breeding season, potentially exposing adults to higher predation. Therefore, the scenario of further decline in our study population
should be considered and conservation measures planned accordingly.",
publisher = "Turkiye Klinikleri",
journal = "Turkish Journal of Zoology",
title = "Possible implications of weather variation on reproductive phenology of European common toad in southeastern Europe",
number = "1",
volume = "44",
doi = "10.3906/zoo-1908-49",
pages = "44-50"
}

Jovanović, B., Kessler, E. J., Ilić, M., Ćorović, J., Tomašević Kolarov, N., Phillips, C. A.,& Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.. (2020). Possible implications of weather variation on reproductive phenology of European common toad in southeastern Europe. in Turkish Journal of Zoology
Turkiye Klinikleri., 44(1), 44-50.
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1908-49

Jovanović B, Kessler EJ, Ilić M, Ćorović J, Tomašević Kolarov N, Phillips CA, Crnobrnja-Isailović J. Possible implications of weather variation on reproductive phenology of European common toad in southeastern Europe. in Turkish Journal of Zoology. 2020;44(1):44-50.
doi:10.3906/zoo-1908-49 .

Jovanović, Bogdan, Kessler, Ethan J., Ilić, Marija, Ćorović, Jelena, Tomašević Kolarov, Nataša, Phillips, Christopher A., Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, "Possible implications of weather variation on reproductive phenology of European common toad in southeastern Europe" in Turkish Journal of Zoology, 44, no. 1 (2020):44-50,
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1908-49 . .