Duet song and sex roles during territory defence in a tropical bird, the black-bellied wren, Thryothorus fasciatoventris

Logue, David M.; Gammon, David E.

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.10.026

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“…Mann et al 2003), duetting has been viewed traditionally as a cooperative pair display involved in the establishment and maintenance of partnerships and mutually defended territories, or the stimulation and coordination of reproduction in species with long-term partnerships (reviewed in Hall 2004). Recent playback studies support this cooperative view of duetting, finding that pairs duet more frequently in response to simulated intrusions of paired than single birds (Hall 2000;Seddon et al 2002;Grafe and Bitz 2004), and that individuals were equally likely to answer their mates songs and produce duets regardless of the sex of the simulated intruder (Mulder et al 2003; but see Levin 1996a;Logue and Gammon 2004).…”

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“…Some studies support the acoustic mate-guarding hypothesis, although fertile periods were inferred rather than known directly (Sonnenschein and Reyer 1983). By contrast, Hall and Magrath (2000) monitored individual reproductive attempts and analysed singing behaviour in relation to known fertile periods, but found no evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in Australian magpie-larks (Grallina cyanoleuca) (see also Whittingham et al 1997;Logue and Gammon 2004).…”

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No evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in duetting buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis)

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Stutchbury

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Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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There are few empirical tests of the acoustic mate-guarding hypothesis for the function of duetting in birds. This hypothesis states that when females are fertile, males initiate many songs or answer most of their mates solo songs to form duets and repel rival males seeking extra-pair copulations. We tested the hypothesis by comparing song initiation and answer rates of males and females in socially monogamous buff-breasted wrens (Throthorus leucotis) during pre-fertile and fertile periods. During pre-fertile periods, males often sang for short periods before being answered by their mates, yet first duets were formed earlier relative to dawn and more duets were given during the dawn chorus on pre- fertile than fertile mornings. Males initiated more songs during pre-fertile than fertile periods, whereas there was no difference between stages in female song initiation rates. The proportion of songs answered by individuals of both sexes did not differ between breeding stages. Other mate-guarding behaviours, such as frequent copulation and maintaining close proximity to mates when fertile, did not appear to be important in this species, as no copulations were observed and there was no difference in the time pairs spent in close proximity when females were fertile or not. Parentage analysis revealed that only 3% of 31 broods had young that were likely the result of extra-pair paternity. These findings do not support the acoustic mate-guarding hypothesis, and suggest that the low rate of extra-pair paternity in buff-breasted wrens was maintained without the use of acoustic or traditional paternity guards.

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No evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in duetting buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis)

Gill

Vonhof

Stutchbury

et al. 2005

Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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“…This has been used to assess the relative role of sexual selection in shaping elaboration of male vs. female traits (Mennill et al, 2005;Brunton and Li, 2006). Similarly, structural similarity and sex-specific song features have been useful for evaluating sex-role similarity and individual motivation, especially in duetting species (Logue and Gammon, 2004;Rogers, 2005;Hall, 2006).…”

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“…Most studies that have directly compared male and female songs have compared structural variation (Logue and Gammon, 2004;Mennill et al, 2005;Rogers, 2005;Brunton and Li, 2006;Hall, 2006;Molles et al, 2006;Dowling and Webster, 2013;Hahn et al, 2013;exceptions: Price et al, 2008;Topp and Mennill, 2008;Illes and Yunes-Jimenez, 2009). Comparing structure of male and female song has revealed interesting trends in the overall complexity or repertoire sizes of male vs. female song.…”

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Typical Males and Unconventional Females: Songs and Singing Behaviors of a Tropical, Duetting Oriole in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Season

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Recent research emphasizes that female song is evolutionarily important, yet there are still few species for which we have quantified the similarities and differences between male and female song. Comparing song rates and the structure of female and male song is an important first step to forming hypotheses about functional and evolutionary differences that may exist between females and males, especially in year-round territorial species that may use their songs for breeding and non-breeding activities. We compared female and male singing rates and song structure in a tropical New World oriole, the Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) during both the breeding and non-breeding season and between the dawn and day. Males sang solos at particularly high rates during the breeding season before dawn. Females, however, sang at consistent rates year-round, primarily during the day. Females answered 75% of male day songs, producing duets, whereas males answered only 42% of female songs. Duets were common year-round, but occurred more often during the non-breeding season. Structurally, female songs were higher pitched and shorter than male songs. We detected no sex differences in the number or order of syllables, however, interestingly, answers were shorter than duet initiations and solos, and, during the breeding season, songs that initiated duets were characterized by higher syllable diversity than were answers or solos. The fact that males sing more during the breeding season supports the classical hypothesis that male song is a sexually selected trait. However, our findings that females sing solos and answer the majority of male songs to create duets year-round suggests that female song may have evolved to serve multiple functions not exclusively tied to breeding.

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“…This difference in behavior may reflect size differences: by interacting with same-sex intruders, the smaller resident tends to interact with smaller intruders, leaving the larger resident to interact with larger intruders (Itzkowitz et al 2005). However, in other cases, residents tend to interact with intruders of the opposite sex rather than with same-sex intruders (Logue and Gammon 2004), and in still others residents may defend the territory irrespective of the intruder's gender (Hand 1986;Busch et al 2004). Residents may also follow gender-specific rules: in tawny owls (Otus scops), for example, males defend against intruders of either sex, but females defend only against same-sex intruders (Galeotti et al 1997).…”

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Territoriality and landscape of aggression.

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Duet song and sex roles during territory defence in a tropical bird, the black-bellied wren, Thryothorus fasciatoventris

Cited by 84 publications

References 22 publications

No evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in duetting buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis)

No evidence for acoustic mate-guarding in duetting buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis)

Typical Males and Unconventional Females: Songs and Singing Behaviors of a Tropical, Duetting Oriole in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Season

Territoriality and landscape of aggression.

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