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Bibliometric Analysis on the Climate Change-Mediated Breeding Asynchrony in Birds

Author(s) Ms. ANKITA CHATTERJEE, Ms. ARPITA DHARA, Dr. DEEP CHANDAN CHAKRABORTY
Country India
Abstract This bibliometric study systematically analyses research trends on climate change and its effects on avifaunal reproductive phenology for a span of40 years (1985 to 2024). Utilizing Google Scholar as the primary data source, a comprehensive search query encompassing terms like “climate change,”“hatching asynchrony,”“birds,”“breeding”, “phenology”, etc., was employed. Data was meticulously filtered, validated, and analysed using Paperpile, Microsoft Excel 2019, and VOSviewer version 1.6.20, with a specific classification for dietary/habitat specialists and climate change-prone habitats. The analysis reveals a significant increase in publications since the early 2000s, reflecting a growing scientific attention towards adaptive changes in reproductive strategies, particularly hatching asynchrony in birds, against environmental and climatic fluctuations. Coastal zones around the world have emerged as the most extensively studied bird habitats, followed by tropical and urban parts. Urban birds, insectivores, and cavity-nesting bird species have been recorded as the most frequently investigated groups. Furthermore, high-impact contributors such as Marcel E. Visser and Christiaan Both, and prominent journals including Ornithology and Nature Ecology & Evolution were identified through co-authorship, citation, and bibliographic coupling analyses. The current study traces valuable insights into the evolving scientific inquiry in this critical field, mapping its intellectual topography and highlighting significant contributions to date. Though confined within a single database source and a defined temporal scope, this study offers a foundational understanding for future research in breeding asynchrony phenomena.
Keywords climate change, bibliometric analysis, breeding asynchrony
Field Biology > Zoology
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-11
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63121

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