Nest structure affects auditory and visual detectability, but not predation risk, in a tropical songbird community
Nest structure affects auditory and visual detectability, but not predation risk, in a tropical songbird community
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在热带鸣禽群落中,巢穴结构会影响听觉和视觉的可探测性,但不会影响捕食风险
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.13405
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Galván, ed., Ismael
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作者:
Mouton, James C.;Martin, Thomas E.;Galván, ed., Ismael
Offspring mortality varies dramatically among species with critical demographic and evolutionary ramifications, yet the causes of this variation remain unclear. Nests are widely used for breeding across taxa and thought to influence offspring mortality risk. Traditionally, more complex, enclosed nest structures are thought to reduce offspring predation by reducing the visibility of nest contents and muffling offspring sounds compared to open nests. Direct tests of the functional bases for nest structure influence on predation risk are lacking.We used experiments and 10 years of observational data to examine how nest structure influences nest predation risk in a diverse community of tropical songbirds. First, we examined how nest size was related to nest structure and nest predation rates across species. Second, we assessed how nest structure influences the detectability of nestling begging calls both in field and in laboratory settings. Finally, we examined how the acoustic properties of different nest structures influence nest predation risk. Specifically, we experimentally broadcast begging calls from open and enclosed nests to determine how auditory cues and nest structure interact to affect predation on plasticine and quail eggs. We also tested whether nest structure was associated with differences in nest predation rates between the incubation (no begging cues) and nestling (begging cues) stages.We found that enclosed nests are larger than open nests after accounting for adult size, and larger nests had increased predation rates. Moreover, enclosed nests did not consistently alter nestling begging calls in ways that reduce the likelihood of predation compared to open nests. Indeed, begging cues increased predation rates for enclosed but not open‐cup nests in our playback experiment, and nest predation rates showed greater increases after hatching in enclosed than open‐cup nests.Ultimately, enclosed nests do not necessarily provide greater predation benefits than open nests in contrast to long‐standing theory.A free plain language summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1978
期刊:
Journal für Ornithologie
影响因子:
--
作者:
D. Snow
通讯作者:
D. Snow
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Joseph A LaManna;Amy B. Hemenway;Vanna J. Boccadori;T. E. Martin
通讯作者:
T. E. Martin
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2016.2708
发表时间:
2017
期刊:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
影响因子:
--
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
2.6
作者:
A. Rand;B. Dugan
通讯作者:
B. Dugan
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
A. Møller
通讯作者:
A. Møller