Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite
Obligate avian brood parasites can be host specialists or host generalists. In turn, individual females within generalist brood parasites may themselves be host specialists or generalists. The shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis is an extreme generalist, but little is known about individual female h...
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paper:paper_1010061X_v20_n5_p1918_Mahler2023-06-08T15:59:28Z Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite Mahler, Bettina Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea Reboreda, Juan Carlos Brood parasitism Host specificity Molothrus bonariensis mtDNA Shiny cowbird brood parasitism habitat selection host specificity mate fidelity mitochondrial DNA nesting passerine Aves Mimus saturninus Molothrus bonariensis Pseudoleistes virescens Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Zonotrichia capensis Obligate avian brood parasites can be host specialists or host generalists. In turn, individual females within generalist brood parasites may themselves be host specialists or generalists. The shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis is an extreme generalist, but little is known about individual female host fidelity. We examined variation in mitochondrial control region sequences from cowbird chicks found in nests of four common Argentinean hosts. Haplotype frequency distributions differed among cowbird chicks from nests of these hosts, primarily because eggs laid in nests of house wrens Troglodytes aedon differed genetically from those laid in nests of the other three hosts (chalk-browed mockingbird Mimus saturninus, brown-and-yellow marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens, and rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis). These differences in a maternally inherited marker indicate the presence of a nonrandom laying behaviour in the females of this otherwise generalist brood parasite, which may be guided by choice for nest type, as house wrens nest in cavities whereas the other three species are open cup nesters. © 2007 The Authors. Fil:Mahler, B. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Confalonieri, V.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Reboreda, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2007 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1010061X_v20_n5_p1918_Mahler http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1010061X_v20_n5_p1918_Mahler |
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Brood parasitism Host specificity Molothrus bonariensis mtDNA Shiny cowbird brood parasitism habitat selection host specificity mate fidelity mitochondrial DNA nesting passerine Aves Mimus saturninus Molothrus bonariensis Pseudoleistes virescens Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Zonotrichia capensis |
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Brood parasitism Host specificity Molothrus bonariensis mtDNA Shiny cowbird brood parasitism habitat selection host specificity mate fidelity mitochondrial DNA nesting passerine Aves Mimus saturninus Molothrus bonariensis Pseudoleistes virescens Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Zonotrichia capensis Mahler, Bettina Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea Reboreda, Juan Carlos Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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Brood parasitism Host specificity Molothrus bonariensis mtDNA Shiny cowbird brood parasitism habitat selection host specificity mate fidelity mitochondrial DNA nesting passerine Aves Mimus saturninus Molothrus bonariensis Pseudoleistes virescens Troglodytes Troglodytes aedon Zonotrichia capensis |
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Obligate avian brood parasites can be host specialists or host generalists. In turn, individual females within generalist brood parasites may themselves be host specialists or generalists. The shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis is an extreme generalist, but little is known about individual female host fidelity. We examined variation in mitochondrial control region sequences from cowbird chicks found in nests of four common Argentinean hosts. Haplotype frequency distributions differed among cowbird chicks from nests of these hosts, primarily because eggs laid in nests of house wrens Troglodytes aedon differed genetically from those laid in nests of the other three hosts (chalk-browed mockingbird Mimus saturninus, brown-and-yellow marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens, and rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis). These differences in a maternally inherited marker indicate the presence of a nonrandom laying behaviour in the females of this otherwise generalist brood parasite, which may be guided by choice for nest type, as house wrens nest in cavities whereas the other three species are open cup nesters. © 2007 The Authors. |
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Mahler, Bettina Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea Reboreda, Juan Carlos |
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Mahler, Bettina Confalonieri, Viviana Andrea Reboreda, Juan Carlos |
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Mahler, Bettina |
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Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite |
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2007 |
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