Determining the reproductive behaviour of individual brown-headed cowbirds using microsatellite DNA markers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 895-905

  Alderson, Gerald W ^a   Gibbs, H Lisle ^a   Sealy, Spencer G ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; EVOLUTION; PARASITE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0032879389     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1220     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Alderson, G. W., Gibbs, H. L. & Sealy, S. G. 1999. Parentage and kinship analyses in an obligate brood parasitic bird, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) using microsatellite DNA markers. Journal of Heredity, 90, 182-190.
2. Ankney, C. D. & Scott, D. M. 1982. On the mating system of brown-headed cowbirds. Wilson Bulletin, 94, 260-268.
3. Briskie, J. V. & Sealy, S. G. 1989. Determination of clutch size in the least flycatcher. Auk, 106, 269-278.
4. Chakraborty, R., Meagher, T. R. & Smouse, P. E. 1988. Parentage analysis with genetic markers in natural populations. I. The expected proportion of offspring with unambiguous paternity. Genetics, 118, 527-536.
5. Davies, N. B. 1991. Mating systems. In: Behavioural Ecology (Ed. by J. R. Krebs & N. B. Davies), pp. 263-294. Oxford: Blackwell.
6. Darley, J. A. 1982. Territoriality and mating behavior of the male brown-headed cowbird. Condor, 84, 15-21.
7. Darley, J. A. 1983. Territorial behaviour of the female brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 61, 65-69.
8. Dawson, R. J. G., Gibbs, H. L., Hobson, K. A. & Yezerinac, S. M. 1997. Isolation of microsatellite DNA markers from a passerine bird, the yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, and their use in population studies. Heredity, 79, 506-514.
9. Dufty, A. M., Jr. 1982a. Response of brown-headed cowbirds to simulated conspecific intruders. Animal Behaviour, 30, 1043-1052.
10. Dufty, A. M., Jr. 1982b. Movements and activities of radio-tracked brown-headed cowbirds. Auk, 99, 316-327.
11. Dufty, A. M., Jr. 1983. Variation in the egg-markings of the brown-headed cowbird. Condor, 85, 109-111.
12. Dunn, P. & Lifjeld, J. 1994. Can extra-pair copulations be used to predict extra-pair paternity in birds. Animal Behaviour, 47, 983-985.
13. Eckert, C. G. & Weatherhead, P. J. 1987. Owners, floaters, and competitive asymmetries among territorial red-winged blackbirds. Animal Behaviour, 35, 1317-1323.
14. Elliott, P. F. 1980. Evolution of promiscuity in the brown-headed cowbird. Condor, 82, 138-141.
15. Emlen, S. T. & Oring, L. W. 1977. Ecology, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems. Science, 197, 215-223.
16. Fleischer, R. C. 1985. A new technique to identify and assess the dispersion of eggs of individual brood parasites. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 17, 91-99.
17. Fleischer, R. C. 1986. Brood parasitisim by brown-headed cowbirds in a simple host community in eastern Kansas. Kansas Ornithological Society Bulletin, 37, 21-29.
18. Fleischer, R. C., Smith, A. P. & Rothstein, S. I. 1987. Temporal and age-related laying rate of the brown-headed cowbird in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 65, 2724-2730.
19. Friedmann, H. 1929. The Cowbirds: a Study in the Biology of Social Parasitism. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas.
20. Gibbs, H. L., Weatherhead, P. J., Boag, P. T., White, B. N., Tabak, L. M. & Hoysak, D. J. 1990. Realized reproductive success of polygynous red-winged blackbirds revealed by DNA markers. Science, 250, 1394-1397.
21. Gibbs, H. L., Miller, P., Alderson, G. & Sealy, S. G. 1997. Genetic analysis of brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater, raised by different hosts: evidence from mtDNA and microsatellite DNA markers. Molecular Ecology, 6, 189-193.
22. Goldstein, D. B., Ruiz-Linares, A., Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. & Feldman, M. W. 1995. Genetic absolute dating based on microsatellites and the origin of modern humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 92, 6723-6727.
23. Goodnight, K., Queller, D. C. & Poznansky, T. 1997. Kinship. Version 1.2: http://www.bioc.rice.edu/~kfg/gsoft.html.
24. Goossen, J. P. & Sealy, S. G. 1982. Production of young in a dense nesting population of yellow warblers, Dendroica petechia, in Manitoba. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 96, 189-199.
25. Hahn, D. C. & Fleischer, R. C. 1995. DNA fingerprint similarity between female and juvenile brown-headed cowbirds trapped together. Animal Behaviour, 49, 1577-1580.
26. Hoelzer, G. A. 1989. The good parent process of sexual selection. Animal Behaviour, 38, 1067-1078.
27. Jackson, N. H. & Roby, D. D. 1992. Fecundity and egg-laying patterns of yearling brown-headed cowbirds. Condor, 94, 585-589.
28. Jones, D. A., Gibbs, H. L., Matsuda, T., Brooke, M., Uchida, H. & Bayliss, M. 1997. The use of DNA fingerprinting to determine the possible mating system of an obligate brood parasitic bird, the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. Ibis, 139, 560-562.
29. Jones, F. M. 1941. The cowbird. Oologist, 58, 117-119.
30. Lack, D. 1968. Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds. London: Methuen.
31. Laskey, A. R. 1950. Cowbird behavior. Wilson Bulletin, 62, 157-174.
32. Lowther, P. E. 1993. Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater. In: Birds of North America. Vol. 47 (Ed. by A. Poole & F. Gill), pp. 1-24. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences.
33. McGeen, D. S. & McGeen, J. J. 1968. The cowbirds of Otter Lake. Wilson Bulletin, 80, 84-93.
34. MacKenzie, D. I., Sealy, S. G. & Sutherland, G. D. 1982. Nest-site characteristics of the avian community in the dune-ridge forest, Delta Marsh, Manitoba: a multivariate analysis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 60, 2212-2223.
35. Marchetti, K., Nakamura, H. & Gibbs, H. L. 1998. Host race formation in the common cuckoo. Science, 282, 471-472.
36. Martinez, T., Burke, T., Dawson, D., Soler, J. J., Soler, M. & Moller, A. P. 1998. Microsatellite typing reveals mating patterns in the brood parasitic great spotted cuckoo (Clamatorglandularis). Molecular Ecology, 7, 289-298.
37. Neudorf, D. & Sealy, S. G. 1994. Sunrise attentiveness in cowbird hosts. Condor, 96, 162-169.
38. Payne, R. B. 1965. Clutch size and numbers of eggs laid by brown-headed cowbirds. Condor, 67, 44-60.
39. Payne, R. B. 1973. The breeding season of a parasitic bird, the brown-headed cowbird, in central California. Condor, 75, 80-99.
40. Payne, R. B. 1976. The clutch size and numbers of eggs of brown-headed cowbirds: effects of latitude and breeding season. Condor, 78, 337-342.
41. Payne, R. B. 1977. The ecology of brood parasitism in birds. Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics, 8, 1-28.
42. Queller, D. C. & Goodnight, K. F. 1989. Estimating relatedness using genetic markers. Evolution, 42, 258-275.
43. Queller, D. C., Strassman, J. E. & Hughes, C. R. 1993. Microsatellites and kinship. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 285-288.
44. Rothstein, S. I. 1990. A model system for coevolution: avian brood parasitism. Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics, 21, 481-508.
45. Scott, D. M. & Ankney, C. D. 1983. The laying cycle of brown-headed cowbirds: passerine chickens? Auk, 100, 583-592.
46. Sealy, S. G. 1980. Reproductive responses of northern orioles to a changing food supply. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 58, 221-227.
47. Sealy, S. G. 1995. Burial of cowbird eggs by parasitized yellow warblers: an empirical and experimental study. Animal Behaviour, 49, 877-889.
48. Sealy, S. G. & Bazin, R. C. 1995. Low frequency of observed cowbird parasitism on eastern kingbirds: host rejection, effective nest defense, or parasite avoidance. Behavioral Ecology, 6, 140-145.
49. Stutchbury, B. J. & Robertson, R. J. 1985. Floating populations of female tree swallows. Auk, 102, 651-654.
50. Teather, K. L. & Robertson, R. J. 1986. Pair bonds and factors influencing the diversity of mating systems in brown-headed cowbirds. Condor, 88, 63-69.
51. Wade, M. & Arnold, S. J. 1980. The intensity of sexual selection in relation to male sexual behaviour, female choice, and sperm precedence. Animal Behaviour, 28, 446-461.
52. Walkinshaw, L. H. 1949. Twenty-five eggs apparently laid by a cowbird. Wilson Bulletin, 61, 82-85.
53. Yokel, D. A. 1986. Monogamy and brood parasitism: an unlikely pair. Animal Behaviour, 34, 1348-1358.
54. Yokel, D. A. 1989. Intrasexual aggression and the mating behavior of brown-headed cowbirds: their relation to population densities and sex ratios. Condor, 91, 43-51.
55. Yokel, D. A. & Rothstein, S. I. 1991. The basis for female choice in an avian brood parasite. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 29, 39-45.