Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )

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Castano, Melina; García, Germán Oscar; Kürten, Nathalie; Bouwhuis, Sandra
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2025
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The way individuals respond to novel stimuli may provide insight into their ability to thrive in different situations, or into their role, for example during reproduction. Here, we analyze variation in the behavioral response of common terns (Sterna hirundo) when confronted with such novel stimuli. We quantify the latency to return to the nest upon facing a novel stimulus, and test for short-term repeatability, whether variation in this trait is explained by sex, age, and reproductive phase, and whether there is evidence for assortative mating with respect to this trait. We find a repeatability of 32% across the responses recorded during incubation and chick-rearing. Moreover, females take a longer time to return to the nest than males, and this latency is longer during incubation than during early chick rearing. Variation in this trait is not related to age, and responses are not correlated between the two members of a breeding pair. We suggest the sex effect reflects role differences during parental care, while the vulnerability of the offspring may dictate the effect of reproductive phase. Finally, we assess exploratory behavior during the incubation phase, and find that it does not vary with sex, age, or the response to the novel stimulus. Further work should assess the long-term repeatability of the two traits we assessed, as well as elucidate whether connections to other repeatable behaviors observed in these birds exist.
Fil: Castano, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: García, Germán Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Kürten, Nathalie. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; Alemania
Fil: Bouwhuis, Sandra. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; Alemania
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spelling Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )Castano, MelinaGarcía, Germán OscarKürten, NathalieBouwhuis, Sandrabehavioual flexibilityboldnessexplorationneophobiapersonalityseabirdhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The way individuals respond to novel stimuli may provide insight into their ability to thrive in different situations, or into their role, for example during reproduction. Here, we analyze variation in the behavioral response of common terns (Sterna hirundo) when confronted with such novel stimuli. We quantify the latency to return to the nest upon facing a novel stimulus, and test for short-term repeatability, whether variation in this trait is explained by sex, age, and reproductive phase, and whether there is evidence for assortative mating with respect to this trait. We find a repeatability of 32% across the responses recorded during incubation and chick-rearing. Moreover, females take a longer time to return to the nest than males, and this latency is longer during incubation than during early chick rearing. Variation in this trait is not related to age, and responses are not correlated between the two members of a breeding pair. We suggest the sex effect reflects role differences during parental care, while the vulnerability of the offspring may dictate the effect of reproductive phase. Finally, we assess exploratory behavior during the incubation phase, and find that it does not vary with sex, age, or the response to the novel stimulus. Further work should assess the long-term repeatability of the two traits we assessed, as well as elucidate whether connections to other repeatable behaviors observed in these birds exist.Fil: Castano, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: García, Germán Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Kürten, Nathalie. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; AlemaniaFil: Bouwhuis, Sandra. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; AlemaniaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2025-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/277050Castano, Melina; García, Germán Oscar; Kürten, Nathalie; Bouwhuis, Sandra; Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo ); Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Ethology; 131; 8; 5-2025; 55-630179-1613CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eth.13578info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/eth.13578info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-12-23T14:19:32Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/277050instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-12-23 14:19:32.963CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
title Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
spellingShingle Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
Castano, Melina
behavioual flexibility
boldness
exploration
neophobia
personality
seabird
title_short Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
title_full Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
title_fullStr Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
title_full_unstemmed Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
title_sort Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo )
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castano, Melina
García, Germán Oscar
Kürten, Nathalie
Bouwhuis, Sandra
author Castano, Melina
author_facet Castano, Melina
García, Germán Oscar
Kürten, Nathalie
Bouwhuis, Sandra
author_role author
author2 García, Germán Oscar
Kürten, Nathalie
Bouwhuis, Sandra
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv behavioual flexibility
boldness
exploration
neophobia
personality
seabird
topic behavioual flexibility
boldness
exploration
neophobia
personality
seabird
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The way individuals respond to novel stimuli may provide insight into their ability to thrive in different situations, or into their role, for example during reproduction. Here, we analyze variation in the behavioral response of common terns (Sterna hirundo) when confronted with such novel stimuli. We quantify the latency to return to the nest upon facing a novel stimulus, and test for short-term repeatability, whether variation in this trait is explained by sex, age, and reproductive phase, and whether there is evidence for assortative mating with respect to this trait. We find a repeatability of 32% across the responses recorded during incubation and chick-rearing. Moreover, females take a longer time to return to the nest than males, and this latency is longer during incubation than during early chick rearing. Variation in this trait is not related to age, and responses are not correlated between the two members of a breeding pair. We suggest the sex effect reflects role differences during parental care, while the vulnerability of the offspring may dictate the effect of reproductive phase. Finally, we assess exploratory behavior during the incubation phase, and find that it does not vary with sex, age, or the response to the novel stimulus. Further work should assess the long-term repeatability of the two traits we assessed, as well as elucidate whether connections to other repeatable behaviors observed in these birds exist.
Fil: Castano, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: García, Germán Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Kürten, Nathalie. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; Alemania
Fil: Bouwhuis, Sandra. Institut Fur Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland"; Alemania
description The way individuals respond to novel stimuli may provide insight into their ability to thrive in different situations, or into their role, for example during reproduction. Here, we analyze variation in the behavioral response of common terns (Sterna hirundo) when confronted with such novel stimuli. We quantify the latency to return to the nest upon facing a novel stimulus, and test for short-term repeatability, whether variation in this trait is explained by sex, age, and reproductive phase, and whether there is evidence for assortative mating with respect to this trait. We find a repeatability of 32% across the responses recorded during incubation and chick-rearing. Moreover, females take a longer time to return to the nest than males, and this latency is longer during incubation than during early chick rearing. Variation in this trait is not related to age, and responses are not correlated between the two members of a breeding pair. We suggest the sex effect reflects role differences during parental care, while the vulnerability of the offspring may dictate the effect of reproductive phase. Finally, we assess exploratory behavior during the incubation phase, and find that it does not vary with sex, age, or the response to the novel stimulus. Further work should assess the long-term repeatability of the two traits we assessed, as well as elucidate whether connections to other repeatable behaviors observed in these birds exist.
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