How blue are British tits? Sex, age and environmental effects

Ferns, Peter N.; Hinsley, Shelley A.

doi:10.1080/00063651003716770

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“…In 2014 and 2015, we used color rings (Ecotone® 2.7mm) placed on the tarsus for further identification during nest defense observations. We determined the sex of each individual by examining the presence/absence of a brood patch during the breeding period or based on feather coloration outside the breeding period ( Perrins 1979 ; Ferns and Hinsley 2010 ; Fresneau et al 2014 ). All nestlings were also weighed, measured, and uniquely identified with metal rings placed on their right tarsus at 9–15 days of age.…”

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Environmental heterogeneity and population differences in blue tits personality traits

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Perret

et al. 2016

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Lay SummaryThe pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis predicts that environmental differences can trigger the evolution of different life-history strategies, including differences in personality. A 5-year study reveals that blue tits breeding in different habitats differ in personality and in life-history characteristics, such as adult survival probability. This is a rare demonstration of personality differences across a small geographical scale, suggesting behavior and life-history traits have coevolved in a local adaptation process.

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