Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite

Autores
Tuero, Diego Tomas; Gloag, Ros; Reboreda, Juan Carlos
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2016
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In young birds, the intensity of the begging signal varies according to the chick's internal condition (i.e., hunger or nutritional state) but may be additionally modulated by the external conditions experienced in the nest (e.g., nestmate competition or feeding success). Flexibility of begging in response to nest environment should be especially beneficial for the chicks of generalist brood parasites, which encounter diverse brood conditions depending on the host nest in which they are reared. We investigated variability in the begging behavior of an extreme generalist brood parasite, the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis). We compared visual and vocal begging variables of cowbird young of 5 days of age reared in nests of 2 common hosts, one smaller (house wren, Troglodytes aedon) and one larger (chalk-browed mockingbird, Mimus saturninus) than the parasite. Cowbird chicks were standardized for short-term hunger prior to recording and were similar in mass/condition in each host, but nevertheless begged more intensely in mockingbird than house wren nests, as indicated by increased stretching of the neck, lower latency to beg, increased time spent begging per bout and greater call rate. These results are consistent with young cowbirds adjusting their begging intensity based on the intrabrood competition of a given host, independent of need, an adaptability that likely contributes to their success as parasites utilizing diverse host species.
Fil: Tuero, Diego Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Gloag, Ros. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Materia
Begging
Brood Parasitism
Cowbird
Molothrus Bonariensis
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spelling Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasiteTuero, Diego TomasGloag, RosReboreda, Juan CarlosBeggingBrood ParasitismCowbirdMolothrus Bonariensishttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In young birds, the intensity of the begging signal varies according to the chick's internal condition (i.e., hunger or nutritional state) but may be additionally modulated by the external conditions experienced in the nest (e.g., nestmate competition or feeding success). Flexibility of begging in response to nest environment should be especially beneficial for the chicks of generalist brood parasites, which encounter diverse brood conditions depending on the host nest in which they are reared. We investigated variability in the begging behavior of an extreme generalist brood parasite, the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis). We compared visual and vocal begging variables of cowbird young of 5 days of age reared in nests of 2 common hosts, one smaller (house wren, Troglodytes aedon) and one larger (chalk-browed mockingbird, Mimus saturninus) than the parasite. Cowbird chicks were standardized for short-term hunger prior to recording and were similar in mass/condition in each host, but nevertheless begged more intensely in mockingbird than house wren nests, as indicated by increased stretching of the neck, lower latency to beg, increased time spent begging per bout and greater call rate. These results are consistent with young cowbirds adjusting their begging intensity based on the intrabrood competition of a given host, independent of need, an adaptability that likely contributes to their success as parasites utilizing diverse host species.Fil: Tuero, Diego Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Gloag, Ros. University of Oxford; Reino UnidoFil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaOxford Univ Press Inc2016-07info: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/11336/61433Tuero, Diego Tomas; Gloag, Ros; Reboreda, Juan Carlos; Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite; Oxford Univ Press Inc; Behavioral Ecology; 27; 1; 7-2016; 204-2101045-2249CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/beheco/arv140info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/27/1/204/1744358info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:13:20Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/61433instacron: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:34982025-09-29 10:13:20.552CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
title Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
spellingShingle Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
Tuero, Diego Tomas
Begging
Brood Parasitism
Cowbird
Molothrus Bonariensis
title_short Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
title_full Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
title_fullStr Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
title_full_unstemmed Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
title_sort Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tuero, Diego Tomas
Gloag, Ros
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author Tuero, Diego Tomas
author_facet Tuero, Diego Tomas
Gloag, Ros
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Gloag, Ros
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Begging
Brood Parasitism
Cowbird
Molothrus Bonariensis
topic Begging
Brood Parasitism
Cowbird
Molothrus Bonariensis
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In young birds, the intensity of the begging signal varies according to the chick's internal condition (i.e., hunger or nutritional state) but may be additionally modulated by the external conditions experienced in the nest (e.g., nestmate competition or feeding success). Flexibility of begging in response to nest environment should be especially beneficial for the chicks of generalist brood parasites, which encounter diverse brood conditions depending on the host nest in which they are reared. We investigated variability in the begging behavior of an extreme generalist brood parasite, the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis). We compared visual and vocal begging variables of cowbird young of 5 days of age reared in nests of 2 common hosts, one smaller (house wren, Troglodytes aedon) and one larger (chalk-browed mockingbird, Mimus saturninus) than the parasite. Cowbird chicks were standardized for short-term hunger prior to recording and were similar in mass/condition in each host, but nevertheless begged more intensely in mockingbird than house wren nests, as indicated by increased stretching of the neck, lower latency to beg, increased time spent begging per bout and greater call rate. These results are consistent with young cowbirds adjusting their begging intensity based on the intrabrood competition of a given host, independent of need, an adaptability that likely contributes to their success as parasites utilizing diverse host species.
Fil: Tuero, Diego Tomas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Gloag, Ros. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description In young birds, the intensity of the begging signal varies according to the chick's internal condition (i.e., hunger or nutritional state) but may be additionally modulated by the external conditions experienced in the nest (e.g., nestmate competition or feeding success). Flexibility of begging in response to nest environment should be especially beneficial for the chicks of generalist brood parasites, which encounter diverse brood conditions depending on the host nest in which they are reared. We investigated variability in the begging behavior of an extreme generalist brood parasite, the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis). We compared visual and vocal begging variables of cowbird young of 5 days of age reared in nests of 2 common hosts, one smaller (house wren, Troglodytes aedon) and one larger (chalk-browed mockingbird, Mimus saturninus) than the parasite. Cowbird chicks were standardized for short-term hunger prior to recording and were similar in mass/condition in each host, but nevertheless begged more intensely in mockingbird than house wren nests, as indicated by increased stretching of the neck, lower latency to beg, increased time spent begging per bout and greater call rate. These results are consistent with young cowbirds adjusting their begging intensity based on the intrabrood competition of a given host, independent of need, an adaptability that likely contributes to their success as parasites utilizing diverse host species.
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