Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher
Heritable genetic variation is a prerequisite for adaptive evolution; however, our knowledge about the heritability of plastic traits, such as behaviors, is scarce, especially in wild populations. In this study, we investigated the heritability of song traits in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula alb...
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| author | Mónika Jablonszky Mónika Jablonszky David Canal Gergely Hegyi Márton Herényi Márton Herényi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Oscar Lao Gábor Markó Gergely Nagy Gergely Nagy Balázs Rosivall Eszter Szász János Török Sándor Zsebõk Sándor Zsebõk László Zsolt Garamszegi László Zsolt Garamszegi |
| author_facet | Mónika Jablonszky Mónika Jablonszky David Canal Gergely Hegyi Márton Herényi Márton Herényi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Oscar Lao Gábor Markó Gergely Nagy Gergely Nagy Balázs Rosivall Eszter Szász János Török Sándor Zsebõk Sándor Zsebõk László Zsolt Garamszegi László Zsolt Garamszegi |
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| description | Heritable genetic variation is a prerequisite for adaptive evolution; however, our knowledge about the heritability of plastic traits, such as behaviors, is scarce, especially in wild populations. In this study, we investigated the heritability of song traits in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), a small oscine passerine with complex songs involved in sexual selection. We recorded the songs of 81 males in a natural population and obtained various measures describing the frequency, temporal organization, and complexity of each song. As we had multiple songs from each individual, we were able to statistically account for the first time for the effect of within-individual variance on the heritability of song. Heritability was calculated from the variance estimates of animal models relying on a genetic similarity matrix based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism screening. Overall, we found small additive genetic variance and heritability values in all song traits, highlighting the role of environmental factors in shaping bird song. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-016f995c34f1444ca463fe2c246434f92022-12-22T02:42:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2022-10-011010.3389/fevo.2022.975687975687Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcherMónika Jablonszky0Mónika Jablonszky1David Canal2Gergely Hegyi3Márton Herényi4Márton Herényi5Miklós Laczi6Miklós Laczi7Miklós Laczi8Oscar Lao9Gábor Markó10Gergely Nagy11Gergely Nagy12Balázs Rosivall13Eszter Szász14János Török15Sándor Zsebõk16Sándor Zsebõk17László Zsolt Garamszegi18László Zsolt Garamszegi19Evolutionary Ecology Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryEvolutionary Ecology Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Zoology and Ecology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryELKH-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group, Budapest, HungaryThe Barn Owl Foundation, Orosztony, HungaryCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, HungaryEvolutionary Ecology Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryEvolutionary Ecology Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, HungaryBehavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryEvolutionary Ecology Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, HungaryMTA-ELTE Theoretical Biology and Evolutionary Ecology Research Group, Institute of Physics, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryHeritable genetic variation is a prerequisite for adaptive evolution; however, our knowledge about the heritability of plastic traits, such as behaviors, is scarce, especially in wild populations. In this study, we investigated the heritability of song traits in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), a small oscine passerine with complex songs involved in sexual selection. We recorded the songs of 81 males in a natural population and obtained various measures describing the frequency, temporal organization, and complexity of each song. As we had multiple songs from each individual, we were able to statistically account for the first time for the effect of within-individual variance on the heritability of song. Heritability was calculated from the variance estimates of animal models relying on a genetic similarity matrix based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism screening. Overall, we found small additive genetic variance and heritability values in all song traits, highlighting the role of environmental factors in shaping bird song.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.975687/fullacoustic communicationanimal modelbehavioral varianceheritabilitySNPs |
| spellingShingle | Mónika Jablonszky Mónika Jablonszky David Canal Gergely Hegyi Márton Herényi Márton Herényi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Miklós Laczi Oscar Lao Gábor Markó Gergely Nagy Gergely Nagy Balázs Rosivall Eszter Szász János Török Sándor Zsebõk Sándor Zsebõk László Zsolt Garamszegi László Zsolt Garamszegi Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution acoustic communication animal model behavioral variance heritability SNPs |
| title | Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher |
| title_full | Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher |
| title_fullStr | Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher |
| title_short | Estimating heritability of song considering within-individual variance in a wild songbird: The collared flycatcher |
| title_sort | estimating heritability of song considering within individual variance in a wild songbird the collared flycatcher |
| topic | acoustic communication animal model behavioral variance heritability SNPs |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.975687/full |
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