Repeatability of an extended phenotype: potential causes and consequences of nest variation in the Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon aedon)
Chandler E. G. Carr,
Zoë M. Swanson,
Dustin G. Reichard
Abstract:Construction behaviour is an aspect of the extended phenotype that allows organisms to build structures that alter their environments in potentially beneficial ways. Although individuals vary in the expression of this extended phenotype (e.g., structure morphology), the repeatability of construction behaviour remains understudied, especially among free-living populations. Many oviparous taxa construct nests, making them of particular interest because variation in nest architecture may directly affect fitness. … Show more
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