“The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures

Evolutionary selection pressures, and species-specific ecology and behavior, promote a great variability in the size and composition of nests. However, it would be expected that phylogenetically close species, with similar ecological needs, breeding at the same time in the same place, would also bui...

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Autores: Alambiaga, Iván, Álvarez Mielgo, Elena, Diez-Méndez, David, Verdejo, José, Barba, Emilio
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Cyanistes caeruleus
Parus major
Periparus ater
Mixed forest
Nest size
Nest insulation
Thermoregulation,
Tructuring materials
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spelling “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressuresAlambiaga, IvánÁlvarez Mielgo, ElenaDiez-Méndez, DavidVerdejo, JoséBarba, EmilioCyanistes caeruleusParus majorPeriparus aterMixed forestNest sizeNest insulationThermoregulation,Tructuring materialsEvolutionary selection pressures, and species-specific ecology and behavior, promote a great variability in the size and composition of nests. However, it would be expected that phylogenetically close species, with similar ecological needs, breeding at the same time in the same place, would also build similar nests. In contrast with this, previous studies have found differences in nest mass and composition among closely related sympatric species. These differences have been attributed to small differences in body size (smaller species building larger and/or more insulated nests), or to the different ways in which species perceive the environment (e.g. perceived predation risk). In this study, for the first time, we searched for differences between nest mass, composition, and importance of the different functional parts of the nest between Blue (Cyanistes caeruleus), Great (Parus major) and Coal tits (Periparus ater) breeding under the same conditions. We found that smaller species built larger nests and/or include more thermoregulatory materials, probably having greater insulating capacity, which agrees with previous hypotheses. In particular, Blue Tits made greater use of bark, feathers and vegetable fiber, while Great Tits used wild boar hair in greater proportions. In addition, for the first time, we described in detail the nest composition of Coal Tits, which contained large amounts of fluff compared to the other two species. All these results are in line with previous hypothesis linking nest size and composition to the size of the birds, and the existence of species-specific characteristics in the selection of materials for nest building.This study was supported by projects CGL2013-48001-C2-1-P and CGL2016-79568-C3-1-P (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, MINECO). DD-M benefitted from an FPI fellowship (BES-2014-069191) provided by the MINECO, and was supported by the grant BABE 352805189 (European Research Council) during the last stages of the project.Science Reviews LimitedMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)European Research CouncilConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2021202120202021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/236632reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2016-79568-C3-1-Pinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/BES-2014-069191http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1758155920943116Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2366322026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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title “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
spellingShingle “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
Alambiaga, Iván
Cyanistes caeruleus
Parus major
Periparus ater
Mixed forest
Nest size
Nest insulation
Thermoregulation,
Tructuring materials
title_short “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
title_full “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
title_fullStr “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
title_full_unstemmed “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
title_sort “The tale of the three little tits”: Different nest building solutions under the same environmental pressures
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alambiaga, Iván
Álvarez Mielgo, Elena
Diez-Méndez, David
Verdejo, José
Barba, Emilio
author Alambiaga, Iván
author_facet Alambiaga, Iván
Álvarez Mielgo, Elena
Diez-Méndez, David
Verdejo, José
Barba, Emilio
author_role author
author2 Álvarez Mielgo, Elena
Diez-Méndez, David
Verdejo, José
Barba, Emilio
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
European Research Council
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cyanistes caeruleus
Parus major
Periparus ater
Mixed forest
Nest size
Nest insulation
Thermoregulation,
Tructuring materials
topic Cyanistes caeruleus
Parus major
Periparus ater
Mixed forest
Nest size
Nest insulation
Thermoregulation,
Tructuring materials
description Evolutionary selection pressures, and species-specific ecology and behavior, promote a great variability in the size and composition of nests. However, it would be expected that phylogenetically close species, with similar ecological needs, breeding at the same time in the same place, would also build similar nests. In contrast with this, previous studies have found differences in nest mass and composition among closely related sympatric species. These differences have been attributed to small differences in body size (smaller species building larger and/or more insulated nests), or to the different ways in which species perceive the environment (e.g. perceived predation risk). In this study, for the first time, we searched for differences between nest mass, composition, and importance of the different functional parts of the nest between Blue (Cyanistes caeruleus), Great (Parus major) and Coal tits (Periparus ater) breeding under the same conditions. We found that smaller species built larger nests and/or include more thermoregulatory materials, probably having greater insulating capacity, which agrees with previous hypotheses. In particular, Blue Tits made greater use of bark, feathers and vegetable fiber, while Great Tits used wild boar hair in greater proportions. In addition, for the first time, we described in detail the nest composition of Coal Tits, which contained large amounts of fluff compared to the other two species. All these results are in line with previous hypothesis linking nest size and composition to the size of the birds, and the existence of species-specific characteristics in the selection of materials for nest building.
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