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Reproductive consequences of material use in avian nest construction
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dc.contributor.author | Breen, Alexis J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Healy, Susan D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Guillette, Lauren M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-21T23:40:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-21T23:40:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-12 | |
dc.identifier | 276081457 | |
dc.identifier | f615a3e8-32ba-48a8-844d-c791cdacd2a9 | |
dc.identifier | 85115917498 | |
dc.identifier | 000704567900003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Breen , A J , Healy , S D & Guillette , L M 2021 , ' Reproductive consequences of material use in avian nest construction ' , Behavioural Processes , vol. 193 , 104507 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104507 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0376-6357 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 5d95a87458294d7684bef16a363ad5ab | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-8059-4480/work/100901056 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/26054 | |
dc.description | This study was funded by the School of Biology and a St. Leonard’s College Scholarship at the University of St. Andrews, UK (both to A.J.B.), and by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Anniversary Future Leader Fellowship to L.M.G.; grant number: BBSRC – BB/M013944/1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Birds’ nests represent a rich behavioural ‘fingerprint’, comprising several important decisions—not the least of which is the selection of appropriate material. Material selection in nest-building birds is thought to reflect, in part, builder-birds’ use of the ‘best’ material—in terms of physical properties (e.g., rigidity)—refined across generations. There is, however, little experimental evidence to link the physical properties of nest material to both birds’ nest building and breeding performance. We examined individual-level material-use consequences for breeding zebra finches by manipulating the kind of material available to laboratory-housed pairs: stiff or flexible same-length string. We show that higher fledgling numbers were related to (i) fewer pieces used in nest construction by stiff-string builders; and conversely, (ii) more pieces used in nest construction by flexible-string builders. Together, these data suggest that physical differences in nest material can affect avian reproduction (here, the trade-off between nest-construction investment and breeding success), highlighting the adaptive significance of nest-building birds’ material selectivity. | |
dc.format.extent | 5 | |
dc.format.extent | 513453 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Behavioural Processes | en |
dc.subject | Avian nest construction | en |
dc.subject | Breeding success | en |
dc.subject | Material properties | en |
dc.subject | Material selectivity | en |
dc.subject | Zebra finch | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | QL Zoology | en |
dc.subject | DAS | en |
dc.subject | AC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QL | en |
dc.title | Reproductive consequences of material use in avian nest construction | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | BBSRC | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104507 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2022-09-22 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | BB/M013944/1 | en |
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