Breeding Dispersal and Philopatry in the Tree Swallow

Winkler, David W.; Wrege, Peter H.; Allen, Paul E.; Kast, Tracey L.; Senesac, Pixie; Wasson, Matthew F.; Llambías, Paulo E.; Ferretti, Valentina; Sullivan, Patrick J.

doi:10.1650/7634

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“…The study colonies Site fidelity of this species males was not reduced significantly by poor nest success in a previous year (Murphy 1996). In the case of other animal species however, a lack of reproductive success may increase the dispersion of individuals within a population (Haas 1998, Grosbois et al 2003, Winkler et al 2004, Fowler 2005. Fowler (2005) showed that breeding success and extent of kinship with the nearest neighbour had a positive effect on breeding philopatry, and consequently on fine-scale spatial and genetic structuring.…”

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Dispersion Asymmetry within a Feral PigeonColumba liviaPopulation

Hetmański¹

2007

Acta Ornithologica

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“…Hetmański Aars & Ims 2000), and a lack of reproductive success (Haas 1998, Grosbois et al 2003, Winkler et al 2004, Fowler 2005. Sensitivity and/or unresponsiveness to these variables may vary according to age and sex, which leads to dispersion asymmetry within a given population.…”

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Dispersion Asymmetry within a Feral PigeonColumba liviaPopulation

Hetmański¹

2007

Acta Ornithologica

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“…It is known that birds change nest sites after a breeding failure, and tend to return to those where their young were raised successfully (e.g. Gowaty & Plissner 1997, Winkler et al 2004. A preference for a site with the nest from a first breeding attempt of the season especially could be explained by nest site fidelity (Gowaty & Plissner 1997, Stanback & Dervan 2001.…”

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Effect of Old Nest Material on Nest Site Selection and Breeding Parameters in Secondary Hole Nesters — a Review

Mazgajski¹

2007

Acta Ornithologica

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“…Under these circumstances it is likely that dispersal is easier between coastal habitats. In addition, females in many bird species are more likely to disperse following a failed nesting attempt (Gowaty and Plissner 1997;Greenwood and Harvey 1982;Haas 1998;Powell and Frasch 2000;Winkler et al 2004), and nest failure rates are higher in the coastal population. However, breeding males are likely much more site-faithful, and the fact that our data do not indicate higher return rates among coastal males suggests that survival rates are not substantially higher on the coast than inland.…”

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Causes of reduced clutch size in a tidal marsh endemic

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We tested three hypotheses of clutch size variation in two subspecies of the swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana georgiana and M. g. nigrescens). Swamp sparrows follow the pattern of other estuarine endemics, where clutch size is smaller among tidal salt marsh populations (M. g. nigrescens) than their closest inland relatives (M. g. georgiana). Our results support predation risk and temperature, but not adult survival, as explanations of this pattern in swamp sparrows. Coastal nests were twice as likely to fail as inland nests, and parental activity around the nest site was positively related to clutch size at both sites. When brood size was controlled for, coastal adults visited nests less often and females vocalized less frequently during visits than inland birds, which may decrease nest detectability to predators. Coastal parents waited longer than inland birds to feed offspring in the presence of a model nest predator, but there was no difference in their response to models of predators of adults, as would be expected if coastal birds possessed increased longevity. Additionally, coastal females laid more eggs than inland females over a single season, following a within-season bet-hedging strategy rather than reducing within-season investment. Coastal territories experienced ambient air temperatures above the physiological zero of egg development more often, and higher temperatures during laying correlated with smaller clutches and increased egg inviability among coastal birds. Similar effects were not seen among inland nests, where laying temperatures were generally below physiological zero. Both subspecies showed an increase in hatching asynchrony and a decrease in apparent incubation length under high temperatures. Coastal individuals, however, showed less hatching asynchrony overall despite higher temperatures. Both air temperatures during laying and predation risk could potentially explain reduced clutch size in not only coastal plain swamp sparrows, but also other tidal marsh endemics.

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Breeding Dispersal and Philopatry in the Tree Swallow

Cited by 92 publications

References 28 publications

Dispersion Asymmetry within a Feral PigeonColumba liviaPopulation

Dispersion Asymmetry within a Feral PigeonColumba liviaPopulation

Effect of Old Nest Material on Nest Site Selection and Breeding Parameters in Secondary Hole Nesters — a Review

Causes of reduced clutch size in a tidal marsh endemic

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