Role of the thermal environment in scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) nest site selection and survival

Kauffman, Kiera L.; Elmore, R. Dwayne; Davis, Craig A.; Fuhlendorf, Samuel D.; Goodman, Laura E.; Hagen, Christian A.; Tanner, Evan P.

doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102791

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“…more places with shade or warmer sites- (Lahr et al, 2018)), in which case the thermal benefits of domed nests would not be required. In less harsh environments, species can adjust nest site selection to compensate for the lack of a nest roof (Kauffman et al, 2020;Slagsvold, 1989). Future studies could investigate what is constraining the presence of dome-nesting species in urban environments.…”

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Nest architecture is linked with ecological success in songbirds

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Nests are essential constructions that determine fitness, yet their structure can vary substantially across bird species. While there is evidence supporting a link between nest architecture and the habitat a species occupies, we still ignore what ecological and evolutionary processes are linked to different nest types. Using information on 3175 species of songbirds, we show that-after controlling for latitude and body size-species that build domed nests (i.e. nests with a roof) have smaller ranges, are less likely to colonise urban environments and have potentially higher extinction rates compared to species with open and cavity nests. Domed nests could be a costly specialisation, and we show that these nests take more time to be built, which could restrict breeding opportunities. These diverse strands of evidence suggest that the transition from domed to open nests in passerines could represent an important evolutionary innovation behind the success of the largest bird radiation.

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Nest architecture is linked with ecological success in songbirds

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“…more places with shade), in which case the thermal benefits of domed nests would not be required. In less harsh environments, species can adjust nest site selection to compensate for the lack of a nest roof (Slagsvold 1989;Kauffman et al 2020). Future studies could investigate what is constraining the presence of dome nesting species in urban environments.…”

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Nest architecture is linked with ecological success in songbirds

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Bird nests are essential structures that directly determine the fitness of an organism. While there is theory and evidence predicting an association between species nest traits and their habitat, few studies have comprehensively examined the macroevolutionary patterns driving nest evolution, species niche and their interrelation. Using information on 3174 species of songbirds, we show that species that build domed nests (i.e. nests with a roof) have smaller ranges, narrower thermal niches, are less likely to colonise urban environments and have potentially higher extinction rates compared to species that build open nests. Moreover, we show that these macroevolutionary patterns could be driven by the higher energetic demands when building domed nests, which consumes more time and might restrict breeding opportunities. These diverse strands of evidence suggest that the transition from domed to open nests in passerines represents an important evolutionary innovation behind the success of the largest radiation of birds.

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“…This alteration in thermal spatio-temporal patterns associated with woody encroachment may become a conservation conundrum. The ability to buffer thermal extremes is critical in influencing the reproductive success (Hovick et al, 2014;Raynor et al, 2018) and space use (Kauffman et al, 2021;Londe et al, 2021) of many F I G U R E 6 Estimated semivariograms for temperatures measured within pastures with high (blue), medium (orange), and low (red) density Juniperus virginiana encroachment along a 625 m fiber optic cable by a distributed temperature sensing system. Semivariograms were estimated 10 min before (11:27 Central Standard Time; a), during the midpoint period (13:05 Central Standard Time; b), and 10 min after (14:45 Central Standard Time; c) a solar eclipse in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA on August 21st, 2017 grassland obligate species in the Great Plains.…”

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“…This alteration in thermal spatio‐temporal patterns associated with woody encroachment may become a conservation conundrum. The ability to buffer thermal extremes is critical in influencing the reproductive success (Hovick et al., 2014 ; Raynor et al., 2018 ) and space use (Kauffman et al., 2021 ; Londe et al., 2021 ) of many grassland obligate species in the Great Plains. Moreover, many of these species exhibit negative responses to woody encroachment across multiple scales that could lead to local extinctions (Fuhlendorf et al., 2002 ).…”

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confidence: 99%