The attraction of insectivorous tit species to herbivore-damaged Scots pines

Mäntylä, Elina; Kleier, Sven; Kipper, Silke; Hilker, Monika

doi:10.1007/s10336-016-1412-9

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“…To date, several studies have tried to identify specific chemical compounds which may be used by birds to identify herbivore-infested plants (Amo et al, 2013;Mäntylä et al, 2008Mäntylä et al, , 2014Mäntylä et al, , 2017 and suggested that birds might smell, for example, α-pinene, α-farnesene, or linalool, which were produced in higher amounts in trees and shrubs during herbivore attack (Amo et al, 2013;Mäntylä et al, 2008Mäntylä et al, , 2014Mäntylä et al, , 2017Mrazova & Sam, 2017).…”

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“…Recent studies provide evidence of direct interactions between birds and plants, showing that some birds can use herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) to identify herbivore-infested trees by olfaction (Amo, Jansen, Dam, Dicke, & Visser, 2013;Mäntylä et al, 2008;Mäntylä, Kleier, Kipper, & Hilker, 2017). HIPVs are known to induce chemical responses in undamaged plants (Baldwin, Halitschke, Paschold, Dahl, & Preston, 2006;Karban, Yang, & Edwards, 2014;Kessler & Baldwin, 2001), repel herbivores (Ninkovic, Ahmed, Glinwood, & Pettersson, 2003), and attract predatory arthropods (Dicke, Poecke, & Boer, 2003;James, 2005).…”

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Disentangling olfactory and visual information used by field foraging birds

Rubene

Leidefors

Ninkovic

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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Foraging strategies of birds can influence trophic plant–insect networks with impacts on primary plant production. Recent experiments show that some forest insectivorous birds can use herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) to locate herbivore‐infested trees, but it is unclear how birds combine or prioritize visual and olfactory information when making foraging decisions. Here, we investigated attraction of ground‐foraging birds to HIPVs and visible prey in short vegetation on farmland in a series of foraging choice experiments. Birds showed an initial preference for HIPVs when visual information was the same for all choice options (i.e., one experimental setup had all options with visible prey, another setup with hidden prey). However, if the alternatives within an experimental setup included visible prey (without HIPV) in competition with HIPV‐only, then birds preferred the visual option over HIPVs. Our results show that olfactory cues can play an important role in birds’ foraging choices when visual information contains little variation; however, visual cues are preferred when variation is present. This suggests certain aspects of bird foraging decisions in agricultural habitats are mediated by olfactory interaction mechanisms between birds and plants. We also found that birds from variety of dietary food guilds were attracted to HIPVs; hence, the ability of birds to use plant cues is probably more general than previously thought, and may influence the biological pest control potential of birds on farmland.

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Disentangling olfactory and visual information used by field foraging birds

Rubene

Leidefors

Ninkovic

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Birds may not only use indirect cues to find their prey [ 47 , 52 , 56 ], but may be able to detect the chemical cues emitted by the prey itself. In many lepidopteran species, females release pheromones during the reproductive period in order to attract males [ 58 , 59 ].…”

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Insectivorous birds eavesdrop on the pheromones of their prey

Saavedra

Amo

2018

PLoS ONE

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Chemical cues play a fundamental role in mate attraction and mate choice. Lepidopteran females, such as the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), emit pheromones to attract males in the reproductive period. However, these chemical cues could also be eavesdropped by predators. To our knowledge, no studies have examined whether birds can detect pheromones of their prey. O. brumata adults are part of the winter diet of some insectivorous tit species, such as the great tit (Parus major) and blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). We performed a field experiment aimed to disentangle whether insectivorous birds can exploit the pheromones emitted by their prey for prey location. We placed artificial larvae and a dispenser on branches of Pyrenean oak trees (Quercus pyrenaica). In half of the trees we placed an O. brumata pheromone dispenser and in the other half we placed a control dispenser. We measured the predation rate of birds on artificial larvae. Our results show that more trees had larvae with signs of avian predation when they contained an O. brumata pheromone than when they contained a control dispenser. Furthermore, the proportion of artificial larvae with signs of avian predation was greater in trees that contained the pheromone than in control trees. Our results indicate that insectivorous birds can exploit the pheromones emitted by moth females to attract males, as a method of prey detection. These results highlight the potential use of insectivorous birds in the biological control of insect pests.

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“…Recent studies have shown that insectivorous birds use plant VOCs to locate herbivorous prey (Amo et al, ; Mäntylä, Kleier, Kipper, & Hilker, ) and that naïve birds lack this response (Amo, Dicke, & Visser, ). However, studies with other species of bird, such as the pied flycatcher, have failed to find evidence of plant VOCs being used during foraging (Koski et al, ).…”

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“…Recent studies have shown that insectivorous birds use plant VOCs to locate herbivorous prey (Amo et al, 2013;Mäntylä, Kleier, Kipper, & Hilker, 2017) and that naïve birds lack this response (Amo, Dicke, & Visser, 2016). However, studies with other species of bird, F I G U R E 3 Bar graphs summarizing the mean number of chemosensory acts performed by Aspidoscelis exsanguis when exposed to swabs scented with lanolin (white), 2-(E)-hexenal (black), or hexanoic acid (gray).…”

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Predatory lizards perceive plant‐derived volatile odorants

Goldberg

Pintel²,

Weiss

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Many lizards are olfactory foragers and prey upon herbivorous arthropods, yet their responses to common herbivore‐associated plant volatiles remain unknown. As such, their role in mediating plant indirect defenses also remains largely obscured. In this paper, we use a cotton‐swab odor presentation assay to ask whether lizards respond to two arthropod‐associated plant‐derived volatile compounds: 2‐( E )‐hexenal and hexanoic acid. We studied the response of two lizard species, Sceloporus virgatus and Aspidoscelis exsanguis , because they differ substantially in their foraging behavior. We found that the actively foraging A. exsanguis responded strongly to hexanoic acid, whereas the ambush foraging S. virgatus responded to 2‐( E )‐hexenal—an herbivore‐associated plant volatile involved in indirect defense against herbivores. These findings indicate that S. virgatus may contribute to plant indirect defense and that a species' response to specific odorants is linked with foraging mode. Future studies can elucidate how lizards use various compounds to locate prey and how these responses impact plant‐herbivore interactions.

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The attraction of insectivorous tit species to herbivore-damaged Scots pines

Cited by 29 publications

References 79 publications

Disentangling olfactory and visual information used by field foraging birds

Disentangling olfactory and visual information used by field foraging birds

Insectivorous birds eavesdrop on the pheromones of their prey

Predatory lizards perceive plant‐derived volatile odorants

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