Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles
Previous studies have shown that preen wax composition in some sandpipers shifts from the usual monoesters to diesters during the breeding season, possibly to reduce the ability of mammalian predators to find nests using olfactory cues. To investigate further the relationship between incubation and...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 2024-06-23T07:51:56+00:00 Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles Reneerkens, Jeroen Almeida, Juliana B. Lank, David B. Jukema, Joop Lanctot, Richard B. Morrison, R. I. Guy Rijpstra, W. Irene C. Schamel, Douglas Schekkerman, Hans Damste, Jaap S. Sinninghe Tomkovich, Pavel S. Tracy, Diane M. Tulp, Ingrid Piersma, Theunis 2007-10 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00693.x https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6710371/2007IbisReneerkens.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Reneerkens , J , Almeida , J B , Lank , D B , Jukema , J , Lanctot , R B , Morrison , R I G , Rijpstra , W I C , Schamel , D , Schekkerman , H , Damste , J S S , Tomkovich , P S , Tracy , D M , Tulp , I & Piersma , T 2007 , ' Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles ' , Ibis , vol. 149 , no. 4 , pp. 721-729 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00693.x KNOT CALIDRIS-CANUTUS RED KNOTS SOCIAL-ORGANIZATION GLAND WAXES SANDPIPERS SCOLOPACIDAE EVOLUTION SWITCH OIL SEX article 2007 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00693.x 2024-06-03T16:17:06Z Previous studies have shown that preen wax composition in some sandpipers shifts from the usual monoesters to diesters during the breeding season, possibly to reduce the ability of mammalian predators to find nests using olfactory cues. To investigate further the relationship between incubation and wax secretion, we examined seven sandpiper species with different incubation patterns (species in which both sexes incubate, in which only males incubate and in which only females incubate). During the breeding period, diester preen wax was secreted almost exclusively by the incubating sex in species with uniparental incubation, and by both sexes in species with biparental incubation. These findings suggest that diester preen waxes have a function that is directly related to incubation. Unexpectedly, in female-incubating Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea and Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis, some males also secreted diester preen waxes during the breeding period. This suggests that some males may in fact incubate, that these waxes may be a remnant from their evolutionary past when both sexes incubated, or that males need to be olfactorally cryptic because they are involved in the making of nest scrapes. The seasonal pattern of preen wax composition was also studied in captive male, female and female-mimicking male ('faeder') Ruff Philomachus pugnax. Captive female Ruff changed preen wax composition from monoesters to diesters in the spring despite the fact that no incubation took place. This suggests that circannual rhythms rather than actual incubation behaviour may trigger the shift to diester waxes. All captive male Ruff, including the faeders, continued to secrete monoesters, supporting the hypothesis that only the incubating sex secretes diesters. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris canutus Philomachus pugnax Ruff University of Groningen research database Buff ENVELOPE(-64.567,-64.567,-64.833,-64.833) Ibis 149 4 721 729 |
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KNOT CALIDRIS-CANUTUS RED KNOTS SOCIAL-ORGANIZATION GLAND WAXES SANDPIPERS SCOLOPACIDAE EVOLUTION SWITCH OIL SEX Reneerkens, Jeroen Almeida, Juliana B. Lank, David B. Jukema, Joop Lanctot, Richard B. Morrison, R. I. Guy Rijpstra, W. Irene C. Schamel, Douglas Schekkerman, Hans Damste, Jaap S. Sinninghe Tomkovich, Pavel S. Tracy, Diane M. Tulp, Ingrid Piersma, Theunis Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles |
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Previous studies have shown that preen wax composition in some sandpipers shifts from the usual monoesters to diesters during the breeding season, possibly to reduce the ability of mammalian predators to find nests using olfactory cues. To investigate further the relationship between incubation and wax secretion, we examined seven sandpiper species with different incubation patterns (species in which both sexes incubate, in which only males incubate and in which only females incubate). During the breeding period, diester preen wax was secreted almost exclusively by the incubating sex in species with uniparental incubation, and by both sexes in species with biparental incubation. These findings suggest that diester preen waxes have a function that is directly related to incubation. Unexpectedly, in female-incubating Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea and Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis, some males also secreted diester preen waxes during the breeding period. This suggests that some males may in fact incubate, that these waxes may be a remnant from their evolutionary past when both sexes incubated, or that males need to be olfactorally cryptic because they are involved in the making of nest scrapes. The seasonal pattern of preen wax composition was also studied in captive male, female and female-mimicking male ('faeder') Ruff Philomachus pugnax. Captive female Ruff changed preen wax composition from monoesters to diesters in the spring despite the fact that no incubation took place. This suggests that circannual rhythms rather than actual incubation behaviour may trigger the shift to diester waxes. All captive male Ruff, including the faeders, continued to secrete monoesters, supporting the hypothesis that only the incubating sex secretes diesters. |
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Reneerkens, Jeroen Almeida, Juliana B. Lank, David B. Jukema, Joop Lanctot, Richard B. Morrison, R. I. Guy Rijpstra, W. Irene C. Schamel, Douglas Schekkerman, Hans Damste, Jaap S. Sinninghe Tomkovich, Pavel S. Tracy, Diane M. Tulp, Ingrid Piersma, Theunis |
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Reneerkens, Jeroen Almeida, Juliana B. Lank, David B. Jukema, Joop Lanctot, Richard B. Morrison, R. I. Guy Rijpstra, W. Irene C. Schamel, Douglas Schekkerman, Hans Damste, Jaap S. Sinninghe Tomkovich, Pavel S. Tracy, Diane M. Tulp, Ingrid Piersma, Theunis |
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Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles |
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Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles |
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Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles |
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https://hdl.handle.net/11370/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/93ba6274-bb42-4ee0-b4d7-38866c30c232 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00693.x https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6710371/2007IbisReneerkens.pdf |
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Reneerkens , J , Almeida , J B , Lank , D B , Jukema , J , Lanctot , R B , Morrison , R I G , Rijpstra , W I C , Schamel , D , Schekkerman , H , Damste , J S S , Tomkovich , P S , Tracy , D M , Tulp , I & Piersma , T 2007 , ' Parental role division predicts avian preen wax cycles ' , Ibis , vol. 149 , no. 4 , pp. 721-729 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00693.x |
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