The Effect of Experience and Novelty on Avian Feeding Behavior with Reference to the Evolution of Warning Coloration in Butterflies. II. Reactions of Naive Birds to Novel Insects

Coppinger, Raymond

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“…Coppinger, 1970;Roper, 1990). Although it is certainly possible, and even likely, that some of the ophiuroids, pennatulaceans and Parazoanthidae n. gen., n. sp.…”

Section: The Spectra Of Benthic Bioluminescence Compared With Mesopelmentioning

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Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: I. Bioluminescence at 500–1000 m depth in the Bahamian Islands

Johnsen

Frank

Haddock

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYBioluminescence is common and well studied in mesopelagic species. However, the extent of bioluminescence in benthic sites of similar depths is far less studied, although the relatively large eyes of benthic fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at bathyal depths suggest the presence of significant biogenic light. Using the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible, we collected numerous species of cnidarians, echinoderms, crustaceans, cephalopods and sponges, as well as one annelid from three sites in the northern Bahamas (500-1000m depth). Using mechanical and chemical stimulation, we tested the collected species for light emission, and photographed and measured the spectra of the emitted light. In addition, in situ intensified video and still photos were taken of different benthic habitats. Surprisingly, bioluminescence in benthic animals at these sites was far less common than in mesopelagic animals from similar depths, with less than 20% of the collected species emitting light. Bioluminescent taxa comprised two species of anemone (Actinaria), a new genus and species of flabellate Parazoanthidae (formerly Gerardia sp.) (Zoanthidea), three sea pens (Pennatulacea), three bamboo corals (Alcyonacea), the chrysogorgiid coral Chrysogorgia desbonni (Alcyonacea), the caridean shrimp Parapandalus sp. and Heterocarpus ensifer (Decapoda), two holothuroids (Elasipodida and Aspidochirota) and the ophiuroid Ophiochiton ternispinus (Ophiurida). Except for the ophiuroid and the two shrimp, which emitted blue light (peak wavelengths 470 and 455nm), all the species produced greener light than that measured in most mesopelagic taxa, with the emissions of the pennatulaceans being strongly shifted towards longer wavelengths. In situ observations suggested that bioluminescence associated with these sites was due primarily to light emitted by bioluminescent planktonic species as they struck filter feeders that extended into the water column. Supplementary material available online at

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“…Coppinger, 1970;Roper, 1990). Although it is certainly possible, and even likely, that some of the ophiuroids, pennatulaceans and Parazoanthidae n. gen., n. sp.…”

Section: The Spectra Of Benthic Bioluminescence Compared With Mesopelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: I. Bioluminescence at 500–1000 m depth in the Bahamian Islands

Johnsen

Frank

Haddock

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Biology

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“…Junonia coenia, the palatable control, feeds on plants containing bitter iridoid glycosides, including members of the Plantaginaceae (Bowers, 1984), on which it was reared; however, these glycosides are not retained through metamorphosis, and the adult is highly palatable (Bowers & Farley, 1990). Junonia coenia were used as a control species in order to ensure that the birds were not rejecting butterflies due to a novel stimulus, in this case unfamiliar taste or appearance (Coppinger, 1970). Junonia coenia is common in the same habitats as A. bredowii and L. lorquini and, like them, it has Plate 1.…”

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“…The jays had been in captivity for 4 years and did not encounter any butterfly prey during that time. As such, they were regarded as naive, which is a desired characteristic for predators in a butterfly palatability study (Brower, 1958a;Coppinger, 1970). Also, jays appear to be average in terms of taste sensitivity and diet breadth, which potentially allows this species to serve as a model for a range of potential predators (Brower, 1958a;Platt et al, 1971;Codella & Lederhouse, 1989;Bowers & Farley, 1990).…”

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“…The behaviour of the scrub jay towards each butterfly species was scored as eaten or not eaten and with or without bill wiping. Bill wiping is a behaviour in birds often associated with unpalatability (Brower, 1958a;Coppinger, 1970). Attack time (time from presentation to first prey contact) and handling time (time from first prey contact to prey consumption) were also recorded for each trial.…”

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“…Predators learn to associate diagnostic phenotypes with unpleasant experiences (i.e. bad taste) and avoid consuming any individual that exhibits those colouration patterns (Coppinger, 1970). Establishing the existence of a mimetic relationship requires the examination of both the prey's palatability and the predator's behaviour towards the prey.…”

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Evaluating a putative mimetic relationship between two butterflies, Adelpha bredowii and Limenitis lorquini

Prudic

Shapiro

Clayton

2002

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract. 1. A laboratory bioassay experiment was performed in order to investigate a long-standing putative mimetic relationship between two butterflies, the Lorquin's admiral Limenitis lorquini and the California sister Adelpha bredowii (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). These butterfly species are commonly sympatric in their broad distribution on the west coast of the United States. The wing colour pattern of L. lorquini differs from the patterns exhibited by its North American congeners, resembling A. bredowii instead.2. The feeding responses of California scrub jays Aphelocoma californica (Passeriformes, Corvidae) to these prey types and a known palatable control, the buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), were examined quantitatively. The birds usually demonstrated long handling times of A. bredowii before consumption, while L. lorquini was manipulated and consumed at the same rate as the control butterfly. The birds also exhibited feather ruffling and bill wiping after consuming A. bredowii while they did not exhibit such behaviours after consuming L. lorquini and J. coenia.3. The birds did not discriminate between the dorsal colour patterns of the two species in a choice experiment.4. Because A. bredowii was moderately unpalatable to the captive scrub jays and the birds were not discriminating in their choice, this suggests a Batesian mimetic relationship between L. lorquini and A. bredowii.

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Response toward novel stimuli in a group of tufted capuchins (Cebus libidinosus) in Brasília National Park, Brazil

Sabbatini

Stammati

Tavares

et al. 2007

American J Primatol

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We investigated responses toward novel foods and novel objects by wild capuchins that routinely exploit visitors' foods in Brasília National Park. Given the capuchins' daily exposure to human foods and objects, we expected them to be more explorative toward novel foods and objects compared to capuchins that are not habituated to visitors. However, since the safety and palatability of potential foods have to be learned, we also expected the capuchins to be cautious about eating novel foods, as has been reported for wild and captive capuchins. Stimuli were presented on a platform in four experimental conditions: familiar food (FF), novel food (NF), familiar food plus novel object (FF+O), and novel food plus novel object (NF+O). Latencies to approach and contact the platform, and to approach and to ingest food did not differ across conditions. Nevertheless, the capuchins were significantly more responsive (measured in terms of interest, manipulation, etc.) toward familiar foods than novel foods, and ate significantly more of the former. In other words, their explorative response toward novel foods led to little consumption. Our results do not support the "readiness to eat" hypothesis, according to which a lower readiness to eat and food neophobia are the consequences of the presence of a distracting novel object. The finding that capuchins explore novel stimuli but remain cautious about eating novel foods supports the view that neophilia and neophobia are motivationally independent responses.

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The Effect of Experience and Novelty on Avian Feeding Behavior with Reference to the Evolution of Warning Coloration in Butterflies. II. Reactions of Naive Birds to Novel Insects

Cited by 202 publications

References 10 publications

Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: I. Bioluminescence at 500–1000 m depth in the Bahamian Islands

Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: I. Bioluminescence at 500–1000 m depth in the Bahamian Islands

Evaluating a putative mimetic relationship between two butterflies, Adelpha bredowii and Limenitis lorquini

Response toward novel stimuli in a group of tufted capuchins (Cebus libidinosus) in Brasília National Park, Brazil

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