Variation in social rank acquisition influences lifetime reproductive success in black-capped chickadees

Schubert, Kristin; Mennill, Daniel J.; Ramsay, Scott M.; Otter, Ken A.; Boag, Peter T.; Ratcliffe, Laurene M.

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00713.x

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“…corvid abundance score, human activity score, nesting substrate, proportion of nests with predator exclosures; Table 1); models included a log-link and Poisson error. We included a lifespan covariate in all models because studies have shown that lifespan explains the majority of variation in LRS for several different bird species (Newton 1989c, (Newton 1989c, Wiklund 1996, Blums and Clark 2004, Murphy 2007, Schubert et al 2007, Herényi et al 2012 (Hoffmann 2005), decreased hatching success (Warriner et al 1986), and reduced chick survival (Ruhlen et al 2003 (Colwell et al 2005). In addition, plover chicks have higher survival on gravel substrates, compared to sandy substrate (Colwell et al 2007).…”

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Factors Influencing Snowy Plover Nest Survival on Ocean-Fronting Beaches in Coastal Northern California

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2012

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“…Proportion of nests that were exclosed exclosed Exclosures increased hatching success of plover nests that were located on beaches in Humboldt County (Hardy and Colwell 2008). Schubert et al 2007, Herényi et al 2012. Consequently, the null model contained lifespan, instead of simply fitting the intercept.…”

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Factors Influencing Snowy Plover Nest Survival on Ocean-Fronting Beaches in Coastal Northern California

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Colwell²

2012

Waterbirds

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“…Nest placement in relation to patterns of social hierarchy among males was assessed in Monks Wood using male age as a proxy for dominance, as age-related prior residency correlates strongly with social status in the Poecile genus (Nilsson and Smith 1988;Koivula et al 1993;Schubert et al 2007). For each nest, the age disparity between the resident male and the male in the nearest territory to the nest was calculated.…”

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Patterns of nest placement in a population of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris

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The NERC and CEH trademarks and logos ('the Trademarks') are registered trademarks of NERC in the UK and other countries, and may not be used without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner.Author's version: Journal of Ornithology, 153 (3 AbstractThere is a limited understanding of the factors influencing nest placement among territorial birds, including the roles played by habitat, conspecific attraction and female experience of a previous nesting location. We used seven years of Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) nest site and territory data, and high-resolution vegetation models derived from remote sensing, to investigate spatial patterns of nest placement with regard to previous female experience and age, conspecific attraction, and habitat in a woodland environment. We found no evidence for an effect of conspecific attraction or previous nest location on nest placement within the territory. However, first-year (FY) females placed nests in a random spatial pattern within their territories, and after first-year (AFY) females predominantly placed nests within the central parts of their territories, away from conspecifics.Nest sites were located in areas of comparatively taller overstorey and less understorey than other parts of the territory, although absolute differences were not substantial. Both female age groups nested in areas of the territory where the overstorey contained relatively more Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) than elsewhere. A concentration of this tree species within the core areas of the territories of AFY females may have explained the tendency for that age group to place nests preferentially in those areas. There was no concentration of Common Ash within the territory cores of FY females, which may have explained the random placement of nests within their territories.

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“…In a previous analysis of long-term data on this chickadee population, we evaluated the influence of patterns of rank acquisition on lifetime reproductive success (LRS; Schubert et al 2007). In the present study, we used capture-mark-recapture models to investigate correlates of annual survival and rank transitions.…”

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“…Our second question dealt with the process of rank acquisition. Expanding our previous finding that rank tends to be stable or increase between years (Schubert et al 2007), we employed multistate models to estimate rank-transition probabilities of each age-and rank-class of birds. In short, we asked which individuals were most likely to advance, decrease, or remain at the same rank between years.…”

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BETWEEN-YEAR SURVIVAL AND RANK TRANSITIONS IN MALE BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES (POECILE ATRICAPILLUS): A MULTISTATE MODELING APPROACH

Schubert

Mennill

Ramsay

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Abstract.-In dominance-structured animal societies, variation in individual fitness is often related to social status. Like many passerine birds, Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) have a short average adult life-expectancy (~2 years); however, the maximum recorded life span is >5× as long. Enhanced annual survival could contribute to greater lifetime reproductive success for male Black-capped Chickadees with high social rank. We used multistate capture-mark-recapture models to estimate annual survival of male Black-capped Chickadees in Ontario using resighting and recapture data collected from 1997 to 2002. Our goal was to evaluate support for an influence of rank on annual survival and estimate its effect size for a food-supplemented study site. We also statistically modeled the probability of between-year rank transitions. Model selection based on Akaike's information criterion provided support for an effect of rank on survival. However, multimodel inference revealed that the size of the effect was rather small. Over the six study years, model-averaged estimates of the survival benefit of high versus low rank ranged from 5.0 to 7.3%. As expected, survival was strongly year-dependent, with model-averaged estimates of annual survival probability varying between 0.36 and 0.73. Age was an important predictor of the probability of rank transitions. Low-ranked second-year birds were less likely than older low-ranked birds to advance to high rank between years; likewise, high-ranked after-second-year birds were less likely to drop in rank. Other studies have found larger effects of rank on survival than we observed here. Future research should consider how interactions between social and environmental factors influence annual survival. Key words: age-specific mortality, Black-capped Chickadee, capture-mark-recapture models, Paridae, Poecile atricapillus, rank acquisition, social dominance. Survie interannuelle et transitions de rang chez les Poecile atricapillus mâles : une méthodologie de modélisation à états multiplesRésumé.-Dans les sociétés animales structurées sur la dominance, la variation du fitness individuel est souvent liée au statut social. Comme plusieurs passereaux, Poecile atricapillus a une courte espérance de vie adulte moyenne (~2 ans). Toutefois, la durée de vie maximale enregistrée est >5× plus longue. Une survie annuelle accrue pourrait contribuer à un succès reproducteur à vie supérieur pour les mâles de haut rang social. Nous avons utilisé des modèles de capture-marquage-recapture à états multiples afin d'estimer la survie annuelle de P. atricapillus mâles en Ontario en utilisant des données de ré-observation et de recapture récoltées entre 1997 et 2002. Notre objectif était d'évaluer l'influence du rang sur la survie annuelle et d'estimer la taille d'effet sur un site d'étude de nourrissage. Nous avons aussi modelé statistiquement la probabilité des transitions de rang entre les années. La sélection des modèles basée sur le critère d'information d'Akaike a supporté l'hypothèse d'un...

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Variation in social rank acquisition influences lifetime reproductive success in black-capped chickadees

Cited by 52 publications

References 45 publications

Factors Influencing Snowy Plover Nest Survival on Ocean-Fronting Beaches in Coastal Northern California

Factors Influencing Snowy Plover Nest Survival on Ocean-Fronting Beaches in Coastal Northern California

Patterns of nest placement in a population of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris

BETWEEN-YEAR SURVIVAL AND RANK TRANSITIONS IN MALE BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES (POECILE ATRICAPILLUS): A MULTISTATE MODELING APPROACH

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