Melanin-based trait predicts individual exploratory behaviour in siskins, Carduelis spinus

Mateos‐González, Fernando; Senar, Juan Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.030

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“…There have been several recent studies published on the observation that differently coloured individuals of the same species behave differently. Such covariation between colouration and behaviour has not only been reported in a wide range of wild animals, including fish (Kittilsen et al 2009), reptiles (Mafli et al 2011), mammals (Trut 1999, Kontiainen et al 2009) and birds (Sternalski & Bretagnolle 2010, Mateos-Gonzàlez & Senar 2012 but also in domesticated animals (Pérez-Guisado et al 2006, Bennett & Hayssen 2010, Kim et al 2010. This suggests that colouration could reveal personality (Réale et al 2007).…”

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Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli Barn Owls

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Capsule Boldness defines the extent to which animals are willing to take risks in the presence of a predator. Late, but not early, in the breeding season, Israeli nestling Barn Owls displaying larger black feather spots were more docile, feigned death longer and had a lower breathing rate when handled than smaller-spotted nestlings. Larger-spotted breeding females were less docile if heavy but more more docile if light. The covariation between personality (boldness vs. timid) and melanin-based colouration is therefore conditional on environmental factors. † Ori Peleg and Motti Charter contributed equally to the work. © 2014 British Trust for Ornithology Bird Study (2014) 61, 572-577 http://dx.

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Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli Barn Owls

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“…Distress calling rate has previously been related to proactivity: in blackcapped chickadees Poecile atricapillus, distress calling rate was positively related to exploration rate, which is one of the main characteristics of the proactive coping style (Guillette and Sturdy, 2011). In siskins Carduelis spinus, individuals uttering more often distress calls, displayed also bolder behaviors in front of a novel object (Mateos-González and Senar, 2012;Pascual and Senar, 2014). In the Japanese quail Coturnix japonica, distress calling was positively related to the excretion of corticosterone metabolites, implying that high levels of distress calling are related to proactivity (Niall Daisley et al, 2005).…”

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Urban Great Tits (Parus major) Show Higher Distress Calling and Pecking Rates than Rural Birds across Europe

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Environmental change associated with urbanization is considered one of the major threats to biodiversity. Some species nevertheless seem to thrive in the urban areas, probably associated with selection for phenotypes that match urban habitats. Previous research defined different "copying styles" in distress behavior during the handling of birds. These behaviors vary along a continuum from "proactive" to "reactive" copers. By studying avian distress behaviors we aimed to broaden our understanding of the relationship between coping styles and urbanization. Using a large-scale comparative study of seven paired rural and urban sites across Europe, we assayed distress behaviors during handling of urban and rural-dwelling populations of the great tit Parus major. We detected no consistent pairwise differences in breath rate between urban and rural habitats. However, urban great tits displayed more distress calling (fear screams) and higher pecking rate (handling aggression) than rural birds. These findings suggest that urban great tits have a more proactive coping strategy when dealing with stressful conditions. This finding is in line with previous studies implying that urban great tits are more explorative, less neophobic, and display shorter flight distances than their rural counterparts, representing further aspects of the same "proactive," coping strategy. Future research should investigate whether reported differences in distress behavior are due to local adaption caused by natural selection or due to phenotypic plasticity.

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“…Darker melanic individuals are usually more aggressive and sexually active (Ducrest et al 2008), and a recent study in tortoises has shown that dark coloration is associated with anti-predator behaviour (Mafli et al 2011). Mateos-Gonzà lez & Senar 2012). Mateos-Gonzà lez & Senar 2012).…”

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“…The possibility that melanin-based coloration could be related to all five categories of behavioural syndromes (aggressiveness, boldness, activity, exploration and sociality; Reale et al 2007) therefore starts to attract researchers (e.g. Mateos-Gonzà lez & Senar 2012). Given that in many species inter-individual variation in melanin-based coloration is under strong genetic control, covariation between melanin colour and personality traits could arise if genes encoding for colour pleiotropically regulate behaviour (Ducrest et al 2008).…”

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Melanin‐Based Coloration in Juvenile Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) Covaries with Anti‐Predatory Personality Traits

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Recent studies have shown that melanin‐based coloration is associated with the ability to cope with stressful environments, potentially explaining why coloration covaries with anti‐predator behaviours, boldness and docility. To investigate whether these relationships are consistent across species, we performed a study in the European kestrel ( Falco tinnunculus). Similar to our results found previously in the barn owl ( Tyto alba), nestling kestrels displaying a larger sub‐terminal black tail band stayed on their back longer (tonic immobility test) and breathed at a lower rate than individuals with a smaller black band when handled. However, in contrast to barn owls, nestling kestrels with a larger black tail band were more aggressive and more agitated. Our results strengthen the hypothesis that melanin coloration is related to stress response and in turn to the reaction to predators, a very important personality trait (i.e. boldness).

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Melanin-based trait predicts individual exploratory behaviour in siskins, Carduelis spinus

Cited by 40 publications

References 46 publications

Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli Barn Owls

Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli Barn Owls

Urban Great Tits (Parus major) Show Higher Distress Calling and Pecking Rates than Rural Birds across Europe

Melanin‐Based Coloration in Juvenile Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) Covaries with Anti‐Predatory Personality Traits

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