Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone
Nestboxes are known to increase clutch size, enhance breeding success and affect the social mating system of several cavity nesters. Although in recent years various cavity nesters have been studied in nestboxes in South America, the effects of boxes on the biology of the study species are unknown....
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todo:paper_00191019_v151_n1_p113_Llambias2023-10-03T14:16:25Z Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone Llambías, P.E. Fernández, G.J. Clutch size Nest success Polygyny Reproduction clutch size comparative study habitat quality nest box nest predation nesting success passerine reproductive biology reproductive strategy social behavior temperate environment Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Aves Bos Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Troglodytinae Nestboxes are known to increase clutch size, enhance breeding success and affect the social mating system of several cavity nesters. Although in recent years various cavity nesters have been studied in nestboxes in South America, the effects of boxes on the biology of the study species are unknown. We evaluated the effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology and social mating system of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae by comparing birds breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities in two cattle ranches in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Southern House Wrens nesting in boxes had higher breeding success but, contrary to studies on the temperate zone, we did not find differences in clutch size between Wrens breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities. The main causes of nest failure in tree cavities were nest predation and flooding of the cavity (70 and 23% of the failures, respectively) while in nestboxes predation and desertion were the most important causes of failure (38 and 34% of the failures, respectively). The social mating system of Southern House Wrens is monogamy with biparental care, and neither was affected by the boxes. Males did not attract secondary females to additional nestboxes; however, nestboxes are safer breeding sites than tree cavities, and females seemed to prefer males with nestboxes on their territory. These results suggest that nest quality alone might be not enough for secondary females to accept polygyny. © 2008 The Authors. Fil:Llambías, P.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fernández, G.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00191019_v151_n1_p113_Llambias |
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Clutch size Nest success Polygyny Reproduction clutch size comparative study habitat quality nest box nest predation nesting success passerine reproductive biology reproductive strategy social behavior temperate environment Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Aves Bos Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Troglodytinae |
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Clutch size Nest success Polygyny Reproduction clutch size comparative study habitat quality nest box nest predation nesting success passerine reproductive biology reproductive strategy social behavior temperate environment Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Aves Bos Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Troglodytinae Llambías, P.E. Fernández, G.J. Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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Clutch size Nest success Polygyny Reproduction clutch size comparative study habitat quality nest box nest predation nesting success passerine reproductive biology reproductive strategy social behavior temperate environment Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Aves Bos Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Troglodytinae |
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Nestboxes are known to increase clutch size, enhance breeding success and affect the social mating system of several cavity nesters. Although in recent years various cavity nesters have been studied in nestboxes in South America, the effects of boxes on the biology of the study species are unknown. We evaluated the effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology and social mating system of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae by comparing birds breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities in two cattle ranches in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Southern House Wrens nesting in boxes had higher breeding success but, contrary to studies on the temperate zone, we did not find differences in clutch size between Wrens breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities. The main causes of nest failure in tree cavities were nest predation and flooding of the cavity (70 and 23% of the failures, respectively) while in nestboxes predation and desertion were the most important causes of failure (38 and 34% of the failures, respectively). The social mating system of Southern House Wrens is monogamy with biparental care, and neither was affected by the boxes. Males did not attract secondary females to additional nestboxes; however, nestboxes are safer breeding sites than tree cavities, and females seemed to prefer males with nestboxes on their territory. These results suggest that nest quality alone might be not enough for secondary females to accept polygyny. © 2008 The Authors. |
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Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of southern house wrens troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone |
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