Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings

Animal coloration results from pigments, nanostructures, or the cosmetic use of natural products, and plays a central role in social communication. The role of cosmetic coloration has traditionally been focused in scenarios of sexual selection, but it could also take place in other contexts. Here, b...

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Autores: Soler, Juan José, Martínez-Renau, Ester, Azcárate-García, Manuel, Ruiz-Castellano, Cristina, Martín Rueda, José, Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Antioxidants
Begging
Genetic component
Makeup hypothesis
Parent-offspring communication
Signaling
Uropygium
Vitamin E
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spelling Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlingsSoler, Juan JoséMartínez-Renau, EsterAzcárate-García, ManuelRuiz-Castellano, CristinaMartín Rueda, JoséMartín-Vivaldi, ManuelAntioxidantsBeggingGenetic componentMakeup hypothesisParent-offspring communicationSignalingUropygiumVitamin EAnimal coloration results from pigments, nanostructures, or the cosmetic use of natural products, and plays a central role in social communication. The role of cosmetic coloration has traditionally been focused in scenarios of sexual selection, but it could also take place in other contexts. Here, by using spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) as a model system, we explore the possibility that nestlings cosmetically use their intensely yellow-colored uropygial secretion to signal their genetic and/or phenotypic quality. In agreement with the hypothetical cosmetic use of the uropygial secretion, (i) video recorded nestlings collected secretion with the bill at the age of feathering, (ii) cotton swabs turned to the color of secretion after rubbing with them nestlings’ gape, and (iii) gape and skin colorations correlated positively with that of secretion. Furthermore, we found that (iv) secretion coloration has a genetic component, and (v) associated positively with Vitamin E supplementation and (vi) with plasma carotenoid concentration, which highlights the informative value of nestling secretion. Finally, (vii) coloration of begging-related traits and of secretion of nestlings predicted parental feeding preferences. Consequently, all these results strongly suggest that the cosmetic use of colored uropygial secretion might also play a role in parent-offspring communication, complementing or amplifying information provided by the flamboyant colored gapes and skin of nestlings. The use of makeups by offspring for communication with relatives has been scarcely explored and we hope that these results will encourage further investigations in birds and other taxa with parental care.Ester Martínez Renau was financed by a predoctoral contract (PRE2018-085378, funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación/Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Science Fundation Investing in your future”), while the whole research group was supported by the project+ CGL2017-83103-P unded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación/Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033 and by “Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, a way of making Europe”.Peer reviewedOxford University PressMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/270880reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2017-83103-Phttps://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/33/3/494/6563374Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2708802026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
title Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
spellingShingle Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
Soler, Juan José
Antioxidants
Begging
Genetic component
Makeup hypothesis
Parent-offspring communication
Signaling
Uropygium
Vitamin E
title_short Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
title_full Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
title_fullStr Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
title_full_unstemmed Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
title_sort Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Soler, Juan José
Martínez-Renau, Ester
Azcárate-García, Manuel
Ruiz-Castellano, Cristina
Martín Rueda, José
Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel
author Soler, Juan José
author_facet Soler, Juan José
Martínez-Renau, Ester
Azcárate-García, Manuel
Ruiz-Castellano, Cristina
Martín Rueda, José
Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel
author_role author
author2 Martínez-Renau, Ester
Azcárate-García, Manuel
Ruiz-Castellano, Cristina
Martín Rueda, José
Martín-Vivaldi, Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Antioxidants
Begging
Genetic component
Makeup hypothesis
Parent-offspring communication
Signaling
Uropygium
Vitamin E
topic Antioxidants
Begging
Genetic component
Makeup hypothesis
Parent-offspring communication
Signaling
Uropygium
Vitamin E
description Animal coloration results from pigments, nanostructures, or the cosmetic use of natural products, and plays a central role in social communication. The role of cosmetic coloration has traditionally been focused in scenarios of sexual selection, but it could also take place in other contexts. Here, by using spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) as a model system, we explore the possibility that nestlings cosmetically use their intensely yellow-colored uropygial secretion to signal their genetic and/or phenotypic quality. In agreement with the hypothetical cosmetic use of the uropygial secretion, (i) video recorded nestlings collected secretion with the bill at the age of feathering, (ii) cotton swabs turned to the color of secretion after rubbing with them nestlings’ gape, and (iii) gape and skin colorations correlated positively with that of secretion. Furthermore, we found that (iv) secretion coloration has a genetic component, and (v) associated positively with Vitamin E supplementation and (vi) with plasma carotenoid concentration, which highlights the informative value of nestling secretion. Finally, (vii) coloration of begging-related traits and of secretion of nestlings predicted parental feeding preferences. Consequently, all these results strongly suggest that the cosmetic use of colored uropygial secretion might also play a role in parent-offspring communication, complementing or amplifying information provided by the flamboyant colored gapes and skin of nestlings. The use of makeups by offspring for communication with relatives has been scarcely explored and we hope that these results will encourage further investigations in birds and other taxa with parental care.
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