Das Mikroklima im Nistkasten und seine Auswirkungen auf die Nestlinge beim Star (Sturnus vulgaris)

Erbelding-Denk, Claudia; Trillmich, Fritz

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“…). Besides high temperature and humidity levels, nestlings in cavities may be exposed to very high levels of CO 2 and ammonia (Erbelding‐Denk & Trillmich ), which will impose the deployment of costly detoxification processes that may trade‐off with resources for development. We do not have the data to test whether the differences in nestling growth that we found correspond to fitness differences.…”

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Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole‐nesting passerine

Salaberría

Celis

López‐Rull

et al. 2013

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Variable environments impose constraints on adaptation by modifying selection gradients unpredictably. Optimal bird development requires an adequate thermal range, outside which temperatures can alter nestling physiology, condition and survival. We studied the effect of temperature and nest heat exposure on the reproductive success of a population of double‐brooded Spotless Starlings Sturnus unicolor breeding in a nestbox colony in central Spain with a marked intra‐seasonal variation in temperature. We assessed whether the effect of temperature differed between first and second broods, thus constraining optimal nest‐site choice. Ambient temperature changed greatly during the chick‐rearing period and had a strong influence on nestling mass and all body size measures we recorded, although patterns of clutch size or nestling mortality were not influenced. This effect differed between first and second broods: nestlings were found to have longer wings and bills with increasing temperature in first broods, whereas the effect was the opposite in second broods. Ambient temperature was not related to nestling body mass or tarsus‐length in first broods, but in second broods, nestlings were lighter and had smaller tarsi with higher ambient temperatures. The exposure of nestboxes to heat influenced nestling morphology: heat exposure index was negatively related to nestling body mass and wing‐length in second broods, but not in first broods. Furthermore, there was a positive relationship between nest heat exposure and nestling dehydration. Our results suggest that optimal nest choice is constrained by varying environmental conditions in birds breeding over prolonged periods, and that there should be selection for parents to switch from sun‐exposed to sun‐protected nest‐sites as the season progresses. However, nest‐site availability and competition for sites are likely to impose constraints on this choice.

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Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole‐nesting passerine

Salaberría

Celis

López‐Rull

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“…). Third, an optimal nest size will prevent excessive fouling of nests and the associated fitness costs of nestling death by allowing parents to keep the nest clean, as demonstrated experimentally for starlings Sturnus vulgaris by Erbeling‐Denk and Trillmich (). Fourth, sexual selection (Tortosa and Redondo ; Soler et al.…”

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“…There are six main, nonmutually exclusive, reasons why large nests may be advantageous. First, the maintenance of a specific nest temperature and humidity (Mertens ,b; Erbeling‐Denk and Trillmich ; Mainwaring et al. ).…”

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Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

Møller

Adriaensen

Artemyev

et al. 2014

Ecology and Evolution

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Nests are structures built to support and protect eggs and/or offspring from predators, parasites, and adverse weather conditions. Nests are mainly constructed prior to egg laying, meaning that parent birds must make decisions about nest site choice and nest building behavior before the start of egg-laying. Parent birds should be selected to choose nest sites and to build optimally sized nests, yet our current understanding of clutch size-nest size relationships is limited to small-scale studies performed over short time periods. Here, we quantified the relationship between clutch size and nest size, using an exhaustive database of 116 slope estimates based on 17,472 nests of 21 species of hole and non-hole-nesting birds. There was a significant, positive relationship between clutch size and the base area of the nest box or the nest, and this relationship did not differ significantly between open nesting and hole-nesting species. The slope of the relationship showed significant intraspecific and interspecific heterogeneity among four species of secondary hole-nesting species, but also among all 116 slope estimates. The estimated relationship between clutch size and nest box base area in study sites with more than a single size of nest box was not significantly different from the relationship using studies with only a single size of nest box. The slope of the relationship between clutch size and nest base area in different species of birds was significantly negatively related to minimum base area, and less so to maximum base area in a given study. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that bird species have a general reaction norm reflecting the relationship between nest size and clutch size. Further, they suggest that scientists may influence the clutch size decisions of hole-nesting birds through the provisioning of nest boxes of varying sizes.

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“…However, MGller (1989) stated that nest-box studies may produce unrealistic results because researchers remove old nests from boxes at the end of each season, thereby reducing Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum; Burtt et al 1991; the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis; Gold and Dahlsten 1989); (ii) density-dependent factors such as the volume of nest material (Whitworth 1976) or the availability of hosts (Burtt et al 199 1); (iii) the infection process; and finally, (iv) microclimate variability in nest sites (e.g., Erbelding-Denk and Trillmich 1990), which can influence the development of parasites (Holland 1985).…”

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Are avian ectoparasites more numerous in nest boxes with old nest material?

Rendell¹,

Verbeek²

1996

Can. J. Zool.

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Researchers may reduce the numbers of haematophagous ectoparasites in nest boxes of cavity-nesting birds by removing old nests from boxes and, as a result, eliminate an important selective pressure that could influence the results from nest-box studies of birds. We recorded the numbers of parasites in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) boxes in which we manipulated the presence, amount, and quality of old nests. Bird fleas (Ceratophyllus idius) were more numerous in boxes with old nests, and there was a positive correlation between nest volume and flea numbers. In one year, there was a positive association between fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) numbers and nest volume; otherwise, fowl mites and blow flies (Protocalliphora sialia) were equally numerous in all nest types. We conclude that ectoparasites whose over-winter survival depends on old nests are more numerous in boxes with old nests, whereas parasites whose over-,winter survival is independent of old nests infect nest sites randomly. Also, reinfection and nest microclimate likely contributed to variance in parasite numbers between nest types and years, respectively. We recommend caution when speculating about the possible effects of cleaning boxes on parasites that occur in nests because different species of parasites are not influenced similarly by old nests.RCsumC : Les chercheurs peuvent diminuer le nombre d'ectoparasites hematophages dans les boites a nids de leurs oiseaux en captivite en enlevant les vieux nids des boites, Climinant ainsi une importante pression de selection susceptible d'influencer les resultats de leurs etudes ulterieures. Nous avons dCnombrC les parasites chez les Hirondelles bicolores (Tachycineta bicolor) nichant dans des boites oh la presence, la quantite et la qualit6 des vieux nids avait etC manipulee. Les puces Ceratophyllus idius se sont avCrCes plus nombreuses dans les boites contenant des vieux nids et il y avait une corrClation positive entre le volume des nids et le nombre de puces. Au cours d'une annee, nous avons observe une association positive entre le nombre d'acariens Ornithonyssus sylviarum et le volume des nids, mais, ce cas mis a part, les acariens et les calliphores Protocalliphora sialia etaient Cgalement nombreux dans tous les types de nids. Les ectoparasites dont la survie en hiver est reliee aux vieux nids sont plus nombreux dans les boites contenant des vieux nids, alors que les parasites dont la survie en hiver est independante de la presence de vieux nids sont repartis aux hasard a tous les sites de nidation. De plus, les cas de reinfection dans les nids ont probablement influence la variance dans le nombre de parasites d'un type de nid a l'autre et le microclimat, la variance du nombre de parasites d'une annee a l'autre. Les effets possibles du nettoyage des boites a nid sur les parasites peuvent donc varier puisque differentes espkces de parasites reagissent differemment a la presence de vieux nids. [Traduit par la Redaction]

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Das Mikroklima im Nistkasten und seine Auswirkungen auf die Nestlinge beim Star (Sturnus vulgaris)

Abstract: Max-Planck-Institut fiir Verhaltensphysiologie, Abt. Wickler, D-8131 Seewiesen, FRG Das Mikroklima im Nistkasten und seine Auswirkungen auf die Nestlinge beim Star (Sturnus vulgaris

Cited by 19 publications

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Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole‐nesting passerine

Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole‐nesting passerine

Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

Are avian ectoparasites more numerous in nest boxes with old nest material?

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