Nest construction rate and stress in female Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-64

  Moreno, Juan ^a   Martínez, Javier ^b   Corral, Consuelo ^a   Lobato, Elisa ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a   Morales, Judith ^a   Martínez de la Puente, Josué ^a   Tomás, Gustavo ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female performance; Ficedula hypoleuca; Nest building; Nest construction rate; Physiological stress; Pied Flycatcher; Stress proteins

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DETECTION METHOD; FEMALE; NEST BOX; NESTING; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 51649107390     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164508X345338     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (39)

1. Blanco G., Frías C., Martínez J., Lemus J. A., Merino R., Jiménez B. 2006. Sex and rank in competitive brood hierarchies influence stress levels in nestlings of a sexually dimorphic bird. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 88: 383-390.
2. Borowiec M., Cygan J., Jabłonski P., Keller P., Sergiej E. 2006. The role of post-mating signals in breeding success: Does the intensity of nest building behavior in the Painted Redstart function as a signal of female quality? J. Ornithol. 147 Suppl., 140.
3. Bourgeon S., Martínez J., Criscuolo F., Le Maho Y., Raclot T. 2006. Fasting-induced changes of immunological and stress indicators in breeding female eiders. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 147: 336-342.
4. Buchanan K. L. 2000. Stress and the evolution of condition-dependent signals. Trends Ecol. Evol. 15: 156-160.
5. Curio E. 1959. Verhaltensstudien am Trauerschnäpper. Paul Parey, Berlin.
6. de Neve L., Soler J. J. 2002. Nest-building activity and laying date influence female reproductive investment in magpies: an experimental study. Anim. Behav. 63: 975-980.
7. Garamszegi L. Z., Merino S., Török J., Eens M., Martínez J. 2006. Indicators of physiological stress and the elaboration of sexual traits in the collared flycatcher. Behav. Ecol. 17: 399-404.
8. Gill S. A., Stutchbury B. J. M. 2005. Nest building is an indicator of parental quality in the monogamous neotropical buff-breasted wren ( Thryothorus leucotus). Auk 122: 1169-1181.
9. Hansell M. 2000. Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
10. Herring G., Gawlik D. E. 2007. The role of stress proteins in the study of allostatic overload in birds: Use and applicability to current studies in avian ecology. TheScientificWorld Journal 7: 1596-1602.
11. Hotta M. 1994. Infanticide in little swifts taking costly nests. Anim. Behav. 47: 491-493.
12. Lens L., Wauters L. A., Dhondt A. A. 1994. Nest-building by crested tit Parus cristatus males - an analysis of costs and benefits. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 35: 431-436.
13. Lundberg A., Alatalo R. V. 1992. The Pied Flycatcher. T & A. D. Poyser, London.
14. Martínez-Padilla J., Martínez J., Dávila J. A., Merino S., Moreno J., Millán J. 2004. Within-brood size differences, sex and parasites determine blood stress protein levels in Eurasian kestrel nestlings. Funct. Ecol. 18: 426-434.
15. Merino S., Martínez J., Barbosa A., Møller A. P., de Lope F., Pérez J., Rodríguez-Caabeiro F. 1998. Increase in a heat shock protein from blood cells in response of nestling house martins ( Delichon urbica) to parasitism: an experimental approach. Oecologia 116: 343-347.
16. Merino S., Martínez J., Møller A. P., Barbosa A., de Lope F., Rodríguez-Caabeiro F. 2001. Physiological and haematological consequences of a novel parasite on the red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica. Int. J. Parasitol. 31: 1187-1193.
17. Merino S., Martínez J., Møller A. P., Barbosa A., de Lope F., Rodríguez-Caabeiro F. 2002. Blood stress protein levels in relation to sex and parasitism of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Écoscience 9: 300-305.
18. Merino S., Moreno J., Tomás G., Martínez J., Morales J., Martínez-de la Puente J., Osorno J. L. 2006. Effects of parental effort on blood stress protein HSP60 and immunoglobulins in female blue tits: a brood size manipulation experiment. J. Anim. Ecol. 75: 1147-1153.
19. Morales J., Moreno J., Lobato E., Merino S., Tomás G., Martínez-de la Puente J., Martínez J. 2006. Higher stress protein levels are negatively associated with lower humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in pied flycatcher females. Funct. Ecol. 20: 647-655.
20. Morales J., Moreno J., Merino S., Martínez J., Garamszegi L. Z. 2004. Associations between immune parameters, parasitism and stress in breeding pied flycatcher females Ficedula hypoleuca. Can. J. Zool. 82: 1484-1492.
21. Morales J., Moreno J., Merino S., Sanz J. J., Tomás G., Arriero E., Lobato E., Martínez-de la Puente J. 2007. Early moult improves local survival and reduces reproductive output in female pied flycatchers. Écoscience 14: 31-39.
22. Moreno J., Merino S., Martínez J., Sanz J. J., Arriero E. 2002 Heterophil/lymphocyte ratios and heat-shock protein levels are related to growth in nestling birds. Écoscience 9: 434-439.
23. Moreno J., Soler M., Møller A. P. Lindén M. 1994. The function of stone carrying in the black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura. Anim. Behav. 47: 1297-1309.
24. Nores A. I., Nores M. 1994. Nest-building and nestling behavior of the brown cacholote. Wilson Bull. 106: 106-120.
25. Sanz J. J., Moreno J., Merino S., Tomás G. 2004. A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers. J. Anim. Ecol. 73: 441-447.
26. Sanz J. J., Potti J., Moreno J., Merino S., Frías O. 2003. Climate change and fitness components of a migratory bird breeding in the Mediterranean region. Global Change Biol. 9: 461-472.
27. Sheldon B. C. 2000. Differential allocation: tests, mechanisms and implications. Trends Ecol. Evol. 15: 397-402
28. Soler J. J., Cuervo J. J., Møller A. P., de Lope F. 1998a. Nest building is a sexually selected behaviour in barn swallows. Anim. Behav. 56: 1435-1442.
29. Soler J. J., Møller A. P., Soler M. 1998b. Nest building, sexual selection and parental investment. Evol. Ecol. 12: 427-441.
30. Soler J. J., de Neve L., Martínez J. J., Soler M. 2001. Nest size affects clutch size and the start of incubation in magpies: an experimental study. Behav. Ecol. 12: 301-307.
31. Soler M., Soler J. J., Møller A. P., Moreno J., Lindén M. 1996. An experimental analysis of the functional significance of an extreme sexual display: stone-carrying in the black wheatear Oenanthe leucura. Anim. Behav. 51: 247-254.
32. Sørensen J. G., Kristensen T. N., Loeschke V. 2003. The evolutionary and ecological role of heat shock proteins. Ecol. Letters 6: 1025-1037.
33. Stanley T. R. 2002. How many kilojoules does a Black-billed Magpie nest cost? J. Field Ornithol. 73: 292-297.
34. Szentirmai I., Komdeur J., Székely T. 2005. What makes a nest-building male successful? Male behavior and female care in penduline tits. Behav. Ecol. 16: 994-1000.
35. Tomás G., Martínez J., Merino S. 2004. Conservation and analysis of blood samples to detect stress proteins in wild birds. J. Field Ornithol. 75: 281-287.
36. Tomás G., Merino S., Martínez J., Moreno J., Sanz J. J. 2005. Stress protein levels and blood parasite infection in blue tits: a medication field experiment. Ann. Zool. Fenn. 42: 45-56.
37. Tomás G., Merino, S., Moreno J., Sanz J. J., Morales J., García-Frade S. 2006. Nest weight and female health in the Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Auk 123: 1013-1021.
38. Van Noordwijk A. J., de Jong G. 1986. Acquisition and allocation of resources: their influence on variation in life history tactics. Am. Nat. 128: 137-142.
39. Withers P. C. 1977. Energetic aspects of reproduction by the Cliff Swallow. Auk 94: 718-725.