On the evolution of clutch size and nest size in passerine birds

Oecologia ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tore Slagsvold
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Nest Size ◽  
Passerine Birds

Experiments on clutch size and nest size in passerine birds

Oecologia ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tore Slagsvold
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Nest Size ◽  
Passerine Birds

scholarly journals Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
pp. 3583-3595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders P. Møller ◽  
Frank Adriaensen ◽  
Alexandr Artemyev ◽  
Jerzy Bańbura ◽  
Emilio Barba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Nest Size

CLUTCH SIZE IN RELATION TO NEST SIZE IN THE SWALLOW HIRUNDO RUSTICA

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDERS PAPE MØLLER
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Hirundo Rustica ◽  
Nest Size

scholarly journals Clutch-size variation in Western Palaearctic secondary hole-nesting passerine birds in relation to nest box design

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Pape Møller ◽  
Frank Adriaensen ◽  
Alexandr Artemyev ◽  
Jerzy Bańbura ◽  
Emilio Barba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
Western Palaearctic

scholarly journals Nest and Nidification Activities of the Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia in Westerghat Region of Shimoga, Karnataka

Our Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
G.Y. Dayananda ◽  
B.B. Hosetti
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Nest Size ◽  
Nesting Habitat ◽  
Nesting Material ◽  
Nesting Activity

Nest and nidification behaviour of the Spoonbill, Platlea leucorodia (Family- Threskiornithidae) was studied for three seasons during 2003-2005, at Gudavi Bird Sanctuary (GBS), Gudavi village, Sorab, Karnataka. The GBS harbored about 12 thousand birds of various species, of these, only 10-12 pairs of Spoonbills were breeds every year in this place. There were five Spoonbill nests, of which one was old egret nest and the four were newly built by Spoonbills. The clutch size was two to three in each nest (N = 5) and the shape of the egg was oval, white with small brown spots. The nesting activity usually starts in the month of late July and ends during December. The nesting activity, nest site selection, nesting habitat, nesting material, nest size, and nidification of Platalea leucorodia are discussed in this paper.Key words: Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, Nest and Nidification, Gudavi Bird Sanctuary,Shimoga.DOI: 10.3126/on.v7i1.2550Our Nature (2009) 7:26-31 

scholarly journals Adaptation and constraint shape the evolution of growth patterns in passerine birds across the globe

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Remeš ◽  
Beata Matysioková ◽  
Jakub Vrána
Keyword(s):  
Predation Risk ◽  
Clutch Size ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Nest Predation ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
Data Quality Control ◽  
Nest Height

Abstract Background Growth trajectories should be adapted to selective factors of each species’ environment. However, major shaping forces of growth and development are unclear, especially when studying several traits at once. Birds provide an ideal opportunity to analyze growth patterns across species due to there being enough available data. We tested the relative importance of nest predation risk, the number of care-givers, nest height, foraging substrate, clutch size, and latitude on growth patterns of passerine birds (Passeriformes) using phylogenetic comparative methods. Specifically, we studied the evolution of fledging time, average and peak growth rates, and relative development at fledging of body mass and tarsus, wing, and tail length. Results Using a comprehensive literature search and data quality control, we obtained data on growth in 231 species based on 295 populations. Species with long development in the nest grew slowly and had well-developed traits at fledging. Species breeding under high nest predation risk, building their nests close to the ground, and those living in northern temperate regions fledged early and grew fast, sometimes fledging with less developed body mass and traits critical for locomotion (tarsus, wing, and tail). On the other hand, the number of caring adults, clutch size, and species’ foraging substrate had very limited predictive value for growth patterns across passerine species. Conclusions Shortening of the nestling period was a primary means of accelerating development (in relation to nest predation, nest height, and latitude), sometimes supplemented by higher peak growth rates of body mass, tarsus, and wing (especially in relation to latitude). Overall growth patterns of passerines were adaptively tuned to nest predation risk and nest height, with northern temperate species having especially short nestling periods and fast growth rates of body mass, tarsus, and wing.

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