Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird
Life-history theory predicts that suboptimal developmental conditions may lead to faster life histories (younger age at recruitment and higher reproductive investment), but experimental testing of this prediction is still scarce in long-lived species. We report the effects of an experimental manipul...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 2024-06-02T08:04:28+00:00 Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird Vincenzi, Simone Hatch, Scott Mangel, Marc Kitaysky, Alexander 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 280, issue 1760, page 20130554 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 journal-article 2013 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 2024-05-07T14:16:06Z Life-history theory predicts that suboptimal developmental conditions may lead to faster life histories (younger age at recruitment and higher reproductive investment), but experimental testing of this prediction is still scarce in long-lived species. We report the effects of an experimental manipulation of food availability during early development and at recruitment on the onset of reproduction and reproductive performance (productivity at first breeding) in a long-lived seabird, the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla , breeding on Middleton Island, Alaska. Birds were born and raised in nests with supplemented food (‘fed’) or unsupplemented control nests (‘unfed’), and later recruited into either fed or unfed nests. Fed chicks grew faster than unfed chicks, and males grew faster than females. Birds were more likely to reproduce at younger ages when recruiting into fed nests. Faster growth during development tended to increase age at recruitment in all individuals. Social rank of individuals also affected age at recruitment: B-chicks recruited earlier than A-chicks and singletons recruited later than A- and B-chicks. Productivity increased with the age at recruitment and growth rate as chick, but much of the variability remained unexplained. We conclude that results of this study at least partially support predictions of life-history theory: younger age at first breeding for kittiwakes that experienced suboptimal natal conditions, as well as greater productivity of early recruiting kittiwakes that grew in control nests compared with those that grew in food-supplemented nests. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-legged Kittiwake rissa tridactyla Alaska The Royal Society Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 1760 20130554 |
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Life-history theory predicts that suboptimal developmental conditions may lead to faster life histories (younger age at recruitment and higher reproductive investment), but experimental testing of this prediction is still scarce in long-lived species. We report the effects of an experimental manipulation of food availability during early development and at recruitment on the onset of reproduction and reproductive performance (productivity at first breeding) in a long-lived seabird, the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla , breeding on Middleton Island, Alaska. Birds were born and raised in nests with supplemented food (‘fed’) or unsupplemented control nests (‘unfed’), and later recruited into either fed or unfed nests. Fed chicks grew faster than unfed chicks, and males grew faster than females. Birds were more likely to reproduce at younger ages when recruiting into fed nests. Faster growth during development tended to increase age at recruitment in all individuals. Social rank of individuals also affected age at recruitment: B-chicks recruited earlier than A-chicks and singletons recruited later than A- and B-chicks. Productivity increased with the age at recruitment and growth rate as chick, but much of the variability remained unexplained. We conclude that results of this study at least partially support predictions of life-history theory: younger age at first breeding for kittiwakes that experienced suboptimal natal conditions, as well as greater productivity of early recruiting kittiwakes that grew in control nests compared with those that grew in food-supplemented nests. |
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Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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Food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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food availability affects onset of reproduction in a long-lived seabird |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2013.0554 |
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 280, issue 1760, page 20130554 ISSN 0962-8452 1471-2954 |
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