High pair fidelity despite sex differences in the duration of parental care in a long-lived migratory bird

Kloskowski, Janusz

doi:10.1007/s00265-022-03156-y

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“…Other functions proposed to explain site delity are strengthening pair bonds and, therefore, mate retention if remaining faithful [31,32] or reducing rates of ectoparasitism [33,34] if switching.…”

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“…Many of the studies of site delity, particularly in birds, switch focus on individual factors. For instance, different strategies for males and females may arise from differences in parental investment [32,39]. Many studies of birds showed female-biased breeding and natal dispersal [39,40] and higher delity to the site of males than females [41], as males are usually responsible for establishing and defending territories.…”

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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

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Siekiera²,

Siekiera³

et al. 2023

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Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the nest site is believed to be an adaptive strategy, and based on the ability to predict an individual's own breeding success, a hypothesis of “win-stay:loose-switch” was proposed. In this study, we aimed to resolve which factors affect the nest-site fidelity of White Stork Ciconia ciconia, species known for reusing nests available in the breeding sites. Basing on ring recoveries from 31 years of studies in Western and Southern Poland, we analysed the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on nest-site fidelity. Results We found that increasing age and breeding success (i.e. producing any fledglings or not) increased the probability of reusing the nest, but in the oldest individuals, the probability decreased. In turn, the probability of breeding success increased with age, the increasing number of reproductive events on the particular nest, and the presence on the nest in the previous year. However, the oldest individuals had lower probability of success, as the relationship was curvilinear. The number of fledglings, however, was influenced only by an individual's age. The number of reproductive events on the nest was, in turn, affected by age, with the youngest and oldest individuals using the current nest for the least number of years. Conclusions Our study shows that the decision process of whether to stay faithful to the nest or switch is based on the experience from the previous breeding event, consistently with the “win-stay:loose-switch” hypothesis. Our results also show that site fidelity benefits White Storks, as the probability of breeding success increases if the nest is reused. Results also show the senescence effect that lowers breeding success and site fidelity probabilities.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Bialas

Siekiera²,

Siekiera³

et al. 2023

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“…Other functions proposed to explain site fidelity are strengthening pair bonds and, therefore, mate retention if remaining faithful [ 31 , 32 ] or reducing rates of ectoparasitism if switching [ 33 , 34 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many of the studies of site fidelity, particularly in birds, focus on individual factors. For instance, different strategies for males and females may arise from differences in parental investment [ 32 , 39 ]. Many studies of birds showed female-biased breeding and natal dispersal [ 39 , 40 ] and higher fidelity to the site of males than females [ 41 ], as males are usually responsible for establishing and defending territories.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

Bialas,

Siekiera,

Siekiera

et al. 2023

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Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the nest site is believed to be an adaptive strategy, and based on the ability to predict an individual's own breeding success, a hypothesis of “win-stay:loose-switch” was proposed. In this study, we aimed to resolve which factors affect the nest-site fidelity of white stork Ciconia ciconia, species known for reusing nests available in the breeding sites. Basing on ring recoveries from 31 years of studies in Western and Southern Poland, we analysed the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on nest-site fidelity. Results We found that increasing age and breeding success (i.e. producing any fledglings or not) increased the probability of reusing the nest, but in the oldest individuals, the probability decreased. In turn, the probability of breeding success increased with age, the increasing number of reproductive events on the particular nest, and the presence on the nest in the previous year. However, the oldest individuals had lower probability of success, as the relationship was curvilinear. The number of fledglings, however, was influenced only by an individual's age. The number of reproductive events on the nest was, in turn, affected by age, with the youngest and oldest individuals using the current nest for the least number of years. Conclusions Our study shows that the decision process of whether to stay faithful to the nest or switch is based on the experience from the previous breeding event, consistently with the “win-stay:loose-switch” hypothesis. Our results also show that site fidelity benefits white storks, as the probability of breeding success increases if the nest is reused. Results also show the senescence effect that lowers breeding success and site fidelity probabilities.

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High pair fidelity despite sex differences in the duration of parental care in a long-lived migratory bird

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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

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