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Local breeding experience and the reproductive performance of Tree Swallows

2010; Association of Field Ornithologists; Volume: 81; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00285.x

1557-9263

Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe,

Plant and animal studies

Journal of Field OrnithologyVolume 81, Issue 3 p. 294-301 Local breeding experience and the reproductive performance of Tree Swallows La relación entre la experiencia en reproducirse localmente y el rendimiento reproductivo de Tachycineta bicolor Michael P. Lombardo, Corresponding Author Michael P. Lombardo Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USA Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPatrick A. Thorpe, Patrick A. Thorpe Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USASearch for more papers by this author Michael P. Lombardo, Corresponding Author Michael P. Lombardo Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USA Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorPatrick A. Thorpe, Patrick A. Thorpe Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 August 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00285.xCitations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstracten ABSTRACT The potential advantages of repeated breeding at a particular location should improve reproductive performance in long-lived species of birds. However, for short-lived species, natural selection should favor individuals that most quickly develop competency in reproduction. Therefore, we hypothesized that local breeding experience beyond the first breeding attempt at a particular location would have little effect on subsequent reproductive performance of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), a species where about 50% of adults breed only once in their lives. We tested this hypothesis using data collected from Tree Swallows in Michigan from 1993 to 2002. Because we were specifically interested in examining the effects of local breeding experience on reproductive performance, we restricted our analyses to after-second-year (ASY) females and their mates that we first encountered as breeders. Consistent with our hypothesis, we found no relationship between repeated local breeding experience and the reproductive performance of ASY female Tree Swallows and their mates as measured by clutch size and number of fledged young. However, pairs with more combined total local experience tended to lay eggs earlier in the season. These results suggest that Tree Swallows may benefit from breeding site fidelity, not because repeated local experience improves reproductive performance as measured by the production of fledglings, but because returning individuals acquire nest cavities earlier and are able to begin breeding earlier, providing time to renest in case of early nest failure. RESUMENes Las posibles ventajas de reproducirse mas de una vez en una localidad deberían mejorar el rendimiento reproductivo de especies de aves con vidas largas. Sin embargo, para especies de corta longevidad, la selección natural debería favorecer individuos que desarrollan de manera mas rápida la habilidad de reproducirse. Por esta razón, nuestro hipótesis fue que la experiencia en reproducirse localmente mas allá del primer intento en un lugar tendría poco efecto sobre el rendimiento futuro en términos de la reproducción de Tachycineta bicolor, una especie en la cual aproximadamente el 50% de los adultos reproducen solo una vez durante sus vidas. Probamos este hipótesis usando datos colectados de T. bicolor en Michigan de 1993–2002. Por la razón que estuvimos específicamente interesados en examinar los efectos de la experiencia en reproducirse localmente sobre el rendimiento reproductivo, restringimos nuestros análisis a hembras de mas de dos años de edad y sus parejas cuales se estaban reproduciendo cuando fueron encontrados por la primera vez. Consistente con nuestro hipótesis, encontramos que no había una relación entre la experiencia en reproducirse localmente y el rendimiento en reproducirse para hembras de T. bicolor con mas de dos años de edad y sus parejas, en términos del tamaño de la nidada y el numero de volantones. Sin embargo, las parejas con mayor experiencia combinada total en reproducirse localmente tuvieron una tendencia de poner huevos mas temprano en la temporada. Estos resultados sugieren que T. bicolor podría beneficiarse de una fidelidad al sitio reproductivo. Esto no es porque la experiencia local en reproducirse aumenta el rendimiento reproductivo, medido como la producción de volantones, pero porque los individuos que retornan adquieren cavidades de nidos mas tempranamente y son capaces de comenzar a reproducirse mas tempranamente, cual provee tiempo para re-nidificar en caso de un temprano fallo del nido. LITERATURE CITED Adams, R. J., Jr., and R. Brewer. 1981. 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