Male viability is positively related to multiple male ornaments in Asian Barn Swallows

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 389-397

  Hasegawa, Masaru ^a,c   Arai, Emi ^b   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a   Nakamura, Masahiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benefit of mate choice; Geographic variation; Plumage coloration; Survivorship; Tail length

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MALE; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; SURVIVORSHIP; TAIL FEATHER; VIABILITY;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA RUSTICA; LETHRINUS LATICAUDIS;

EID: 84897376031     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-1019-3     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Andersson M (1994) Sexual selection. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
2. Arai E (2007) Divorce in the barn swallow. MS thesis, Joetsu University of Education, Joetsu.
3. Arai E, Hasegawa M, Nakamura M (2009) Divorce and asynchronous arrival in barn swallows Hirundo rustica. Bird Study 56: 411-413.
4. Bates G, Maechler M, Bolker B (2011) Linear mixed-effects models using S4 classes. http://lme4. r-forge. r-project. org/.
5. Chandler CH, Ofria C, Dworkin I (2012) Runaway sexual selection leads to good genes. Evolution 67: 110-119.
6. Choudhury S (1995) Divorce in birds: a review of the hypotheses. Anim Behav 50: 413-429.
7. de Lope F, Møller AP (1993) Female reproductive effort depends on the degree of ornamentation of their mates. Evolution 47: 1152-1160.
8. Dunn PO, Garvin JC, Whittingham LA, Freeman-Gallant CR, Hasselquist D (2010) Carotenoid and melanin-based ornaments signal similar aspects of male quality in two populations of the Common Yellowthroat. Funct Ecol 24: 149-158.
9. Evans MR (1998) Selection on swallow tail streamers. Nature 394: 233-234.
10. Foley JD, van Dam A (1984) Intensity and color. In: Foley JD, van Dam A (eds) Fundamentals of interactive computer graphics. Addison-Wesley, Philippines, pp 593-622.
11. Galván I, Møller AP (2013) Pheomelanin-based plumage coloration predicts survival rates in birds. Physiol Biochem Zool 86: 184-192.
12. Fujita G (1993) Nest site selection and reproductive success in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica): a preliminary report. Strix 12: 35-39.
13. Griffith SC, Pryke SR (2006) Benefits to females of assessing color display. In: Hill GE, McGraw KJ (eds) Bird coloration, vol II. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 233-279.
14. Hakkarainen H, Ilmonen P, Koivunen V, Korpimäki E (2001) Experimental increase of predation risk induces breeding dispersal of Tengmalm's owl. Oecologia 126: 355-359.
15. Hasegawa M (2005) Nihon no tsubame ni okeru seisentaku keisitu. MS Thesis, University of Tsukuba (in Japanese).
16. Hasegawa M (2011) Sexual selection on multiple ornaments in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Dissertation, University of Tsukuba.
17. Hasegawa M, Arai E (2013a) Differential female access to males with large throat patches in the Asian barn swallow Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Zool Sci. doi: 10. 2108/zsj. 30. 000 (in press).
18. Hasegawa M, Arai E (2013b) Divergent tail and throat ornamentation in the barn swallow across the Japanese islands. J Ethol 31: 79-83.
19. Hasegawa M, Arai E, Watanabe M, Nakamura M (2008) Methods for correcting plumage color fading in the barn swallow. Ornithol Sci 7: 117-122.
20. Hasegawa M, Arai E, Watanabe M, Nakamura M (2010) Mating advantage of multiple male ornaments in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Ornithol Sci 9: 141-148.
21. Hasegawa M, Arai E, Watanabe M, Nakamura M (2012a) Female mate choice based on territory quality in barn swallows. J Ethol 30: 143-150.
22. Hasegawa M, Arai E, Watanabe M, Nakamura M (2012b) High incubation investment of females paired to attractive males in barn swallows. Ornithol Sci 11: 1-8.
23. Hill GE (1991) Plumage coloration is a sexually selected indicator of male quality. Nature 350: 337-339.
24. Jennions MJ, Møller AP, Petrie M (2001) Sexually selected traits and adult survival: a meta-analysis. Q Rev Biol 76: 3-36.
25. Keyser AJ, Hill GE (2000) Structurally based plumage coloration is an honest signal of quality in male blue grosbeaks. Behav Ecol 11: 202-209.
26. Kojima W, Kitamura W, Kitajima S, Ito Y, Ueda K, Fujita G, Higuchi H (2009) Female barn swallows gain indirect but not direct benefits through social mate choice. Ethology 115: 939-947.
27. Kose M, Møller AP (1999) Sexual selection, feather breakage and parasites: the importance of white spots in the tail of the barn swallow. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 45: 430-436.
28. Kose M, Mänd R, Møller AP (1999) Sexual selection for white tail spots in the barn swallows in relation to habitat choice by feather lice. Anim Behav 58: 1201-1205.
29. Lande R, Arnold SJ (1983) The measurement of selection on correlated characters. Evolution 37: 1210-1226.
30. Lendvai AZ, Kis J, Szekely T, Cuthil IC (2004) An investigation of mate choice based on manipulation of multiple ornaments in Kentish plovers. Anim Behav 67: 703-709.
31. Lessells CM, Boag PT (1987) Unrepeatable repeatabilities: a common mistake. Auk 104: 116-121.
32. McGraw KJ (2007) Dietary mineral content influences the expression of melanin-based ornamental coloration. Behav Ecol 18: 137-142.
33. McGraw KJ, Dale J, Mackillop EA (2003) Social environment during molt and the expression of melanin-based plumage pigmentation in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 53: 116-122.
34. Møller AP (1988) Female choice selects for male sexual tail ornaments in the monogamous swallow. Nature 332: 640-642.
35. Møller AP (1990a) Effects of a haematophagous mite on the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica): a test of the Hamilton Zuk hypothesis. Evolution 44: 771-784.
36. Møller AP (1990b) Male tail length and female mate choice in the monogamous swallow Hirundo rustica. Anim Behav 3: 458-465.
37. Møller AP (1991) Viability is positively related to degree of ornamentation in male swallows. Proc R Soc Lond B 243: 145-148.
38. Møller AP (1994a) Sexual selection and the barn swallow. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
39. Møller AP (1994b) Male ornament size as a reliable cue to enhanced offspring viability in the barn swallow. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91: 6929-6932.
40. Møller AP (2004) Rapid temporal change in frequency of infanticide in a passerine bird associated with change in population density and body condition. Behav Ecol 15: 462-468.
41. Møller AP, de Lope F (1999) Senescence in a short-lived migratory bird: age-dependent morphology, migration, reproduction and parasitism. J Anim Ecol 68: 163-171.
42. Møller AP, Nielsen JT (1997) Differential predation cost of a secondary sexual character: sparrowhawk predation on barn swallows. Anim Behav 54: 1545-1551.
43. Møller AP, de Lope F, Lopez Caballero JM (1995) Foraging costs of a tail ornament: experimental evidence from two populations of barn swallows Hirundo rustica with different degrees of sexual size dimorphism. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 37: 289-295.
44. Møller AP, Chabi Y, Cuervo JJ, de Lope F, Kilpimaa J, Kose M, Matyjasiak P, Pap PJ, Saino N, Sakraoui R, Schifferli L, von Hirschheydt J (2006) An analysis of continent-wide patterns of sexual selection in a passerine bird. Evolution 60: 856-868.
45. Nakagawa S, Cuthill IC (2007) Effect size, confidence interval and statistical effect size, confidence interval and statistical significance: a practical guide for biologists. Biol Rev 82: 591-605.
46. Neuman CR, Safran RJ, Lovette IJ (2007) Male tail streamer length does not predict apparent or genetic reproductive success in North American barn swallows Hirundo rustica erythrogaster. J Avian Biol 38: 28-36.
47. Papeschi A, Dessì-Fulgheri F (2003) Multiple ornaments are positively related to male survival in the Common Pheasant. Anim Behav 65: 143-147.
48. Perrier G, de Lope F, Møller AP, Ninni P (2002) Structural coloration and sexual selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica. Behav Ecol 13: 728-736.
49. R Development Core Team (2008) R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. ISBN 3-900051-07-0. URL http://www. R-project. org.
50. Rosenthal R (1994) Parametric measures of effect size. In Cooper H, Hedges LV (eds) The handbook of research synthesis. Russell Sage Foundation, New York, pp 231-244.
51. Safran RJ, McGraw KJ (2004) Plumage coloration, not length or symmetry of tail-streamers, is a sexually selected trait in North American barn swallows. Behav Ecol 15: 455-461.
52. Safran RJ, Neuman CR, McGraw KJ, Lovette IJ (2005) Dynamic paternity allocation as a function of male plumage color in barn swallows. Science 309: 2210-2212.
53. Safran RJ, Adelman JS, McGraw KJ, Hau M (2008) Sexual signal exaggeration affects physiological state in male barn swallows. Curr Biol 18: R461-R462.
54. Saino N, Bolzern AM, Møller AP (1997a) Immunocompetence, ornamentation, and viability of male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94: 549-552.
55. Saino N, Primmer CR, Ellegren H, Møller AP (1997b) An experimental study of paternity and tail ornamentation in the barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Evolution 51: 562-570.
56. Saino N, Ambrosini R, Martinelli R, Møller AP (2002) Mate fidelity, senescence in breeding performance and reproductive trade-offs in the barn swallow. J Anim Ecol 71: 309-319.
57. Saino N, Caprioli M, Romano M, Boncoraglio G, Rubolini D, Ambrosini R, Bonisoli-Alquati A, Romano A (2011) Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird. PLoS ONE 6(5): e19593. doi: 10. 1371/journal. pone. 0019593.
58. Saino N, Romano M, Rubolini D, Ambrosini R, Caprioli M, Milzani A, Costanzo A, Colombo G, Canova L, Wakamatsu K (2013) Viability is associated with melanin-based coloration in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). PLoS ONE 8(4): e60426. doi: 10. 1371/journal. pone. 0060426.
59. Schluter D, Price T (1993) Honesty, perception and population divergence in sexually selected traits. Proc R Soc Lond B 253: 118-122.
60. Suzuki H (1998) The breeding status of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica at Yahata River mouth, Hiroshima (Japan). Strix 16: 99-108.
61. Tajima K, Nakamura M (2003) Response to manipulation of partner contribution: a handicapping experiment in the Barn Swallow. Ornithol Sci 2: 65-72.
62. Turner AK (2006) The barn swallow. Poyser, London.
63. van Doorn GS, Weissing FJ (2004) The evolution of female preferences for multiple indicators of quality. Am Nat 164: 173-186.
64. van Doorn GS, Weissing FJ (2006) Sexual conflict and the evolution of female preferences for indicators of male quality. Am Nat 168: 742-757.
65. Veen T, Borge T, Griffith GC, Sætre GP, Bures S, Gustafsson L, Sheldon BC (2001) Hybridization and adaptive mate choice in flycatchers. Nature 411: 45-50.
66. Wiley RH, Poston J (1996) Indirect mate choice, competition for mates, and coevolution of the sexes. Evolution 50: 1371-1381.
67. Wolfenbarger LL (1999) Red coloration of male northern cardinals correlates with mate quality and territory quality. Behav Ecol 10: 80-90.