Human waste used as nesting material affects nest cooling in the clay-colored thrush

Corrales-Moya, Josué; Barrantes, Gilbert; Chacón‐Madrigal, Eduardo; Sandoval, Luís

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117539

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“…The third, adaptive/functional hypothesis, links individual behaviourthe incorporation of anthropogenic materials in nest buildingto possible associated reproductive benefits and, as such, can also be considered as an extended phenotype (Sergio et al, 2011): for example, cigarette butts may act as ectoparasite-repellent (Suarez-Rodriguez et al, 2012), durable plastic strings may serve to reinforce the structure of the nest (Antczak et al, 2010), and anthropogenic materials may modify nest insulation properties (Reynolds et al, 2019;Corrales-Moya et al, 2021). However, studies demonstrating clear links between individual behaviour in nest building (e.g.…”

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The extended avian urban phenotype: anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and fitness

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Dylewski

et al. 2022

Science of The Total Environment

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The extended avian urban phenotype: anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and fitness

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Dylewski

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…[64]; Corrales-Moya et al . [69]; Bletter et al . [75] increased nest predationsynthetic fibres and plastic bagsOBroughton & Parry, [27]; Møller, [14] benefits amenable nest constituentplastic string/twine and synthetic fibreTAntczak et al .…”

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“…Finally, a number of other varied costs of ANMs have been proposed. It has been suggested [64,69,75] that they may cause nests to cool quicker than natural nest materials, creating suboptimal nest microclimates [2]. Hanmer et al .…”

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“…In terrestrial environments that are heavily modified by humans (e.g. urban areas) ANMs included cotton threads, plastic broom fibres, paper, sweet wrappers, cigarette butts, polyethylene, paper towels, wet wipes, synthetic cotton, dental floss and bottle labels [19,22,23,[69][70][71]. Urbanization is usually associated with solid waste production [33] and it is known to concentrate macroplastics [59], potentially explaining the presence of such objects.…”

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Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?

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Nagy

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Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Many bird species incorporate anthropogenic materials (e.g. sweet wrappers, cigarette butts and plastic strings) into their nests. Anthropogenic materials have become widely available as nesting materials in marine and terrestrial environments globally. These human-made objects can provide important benefits to birds such as serving as reliable signals to conspecifics or protecting against ectoparasites, but they can also incur fundamental survival and energetic costs via offspring entanglement and reduced insulative properties, respectively. From an ecological perspective, several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the use of anthropogenic nest materials (ANMs) by birds but no previous interspecific study has tried to identify the underlying mechanisms of this behaviour. In this study, we performed a systematic literature search and ran phylogenetically controlled comparative analyses to examine interspecific variation in the use of ANM and to examine the influence of several ecological and life-history traits. We found that sexual dimorphism and nest type significantly influenced the use of ANMs by birds providing support for the ‘signalling hypothesis’ that implies that ANMs reflect the quality of the nest builder. However, we found no support for the ‘age’ and ‘new location’ hypotheses, nor for a phylogenetic pattern in this behaviour, suggesting that it is widespread throughout birds. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach’.

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“…This might consequently be linked to the positive association between nest box use (for summer and winter day nesting, and hibernation) and the active provision of bedding material by humans. However, different nesting materials are likely to vary with respect to their thermal properties ( Corrales-Moya et al, 2021 ), longevity ( Hebda, Kandziora & Mitrus, 2017 ) and/or influence on ectoparasite presence ( Reynolds et al, 2019 ). In addition, some man-made materials may contain toxic compounds that could affect survival ( Mukai et al, 2014 ).…”

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What makes a house a home? Nest box use by West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is influenced by nest box placement, resource provisioning and site-based factors

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Baker

2022

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Artificial refuges provided by householders and/or conservation practitioners potentially represent one mechanism for mitigating declines in the availability of natural nest sites used for resting, breeding and hibernating in urban areas. The effectiveness of such refuges for different species is, however, not always known. In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey of UK householders to identify factors associated with the use of ground-level nest boxes for West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus), a species of conservation concern. Overall, the percentage of boxes used at least once varied with season and type of use: summer day nesting (35.5–81.3%), breeding (7.2–28.2%), winter day nesting (20.1–66.5%) and hibernation (21.7–58.6%). The length of time the box had been deployed, the availability of artificial food and front garden to back garden access significantly increased the likelihood that a nest box had been used for all four nesting types, whereas other factors related to placement within the garden (e.g., in a sheltered location, on hardstanding such as paving, distance from the house) and resource provisioning (bedding) affected only some nesting behaviours. The factors most strongly associated with nest box use were the provisioning of food and bedding. These data suggest, therefore, that householders can adopt simple practices to increase the likelihood of their nest box being used. However, one significant limitation evident within these data is that, for welfare reasons, householders do not routinely monitor whether their box has been used. Consequently, future studies need to adopt strategies which enable householders to monitor their boxes continuously. Ultimately, such studies should compare the survival rates and reproductive success of hedgehogs within artificial refuges versus more natural nest sites, and whether these are affected by, for example, the impact of nest box design and placement on predation risk and internal microclimate.

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Human waste used as nesting material affects nest cooling in the clay-colored thrush

Cited by 16 publications

References 47 publications

The extended avian urban phenotype: anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and fitness

The extended avian urban phenotype: anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and fitness

Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?

What makes a house a home? Nest box use by West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is influenced by nest box placement, resource provisioning and site-based factors

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