The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures
Abstract Species with similar ecological characters often compete with each other; however, a species may also facilitate the survival or reproduction of another ecologically similar species, although such interaction is rarely documented in birds. Here, we reported a facilitative species interactio...
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| author | Jing‐Chia Guo Jo‐Szu Tsai Jhih‐Syuan Wang Ya‐Wen Lin Pei‐Jen Lee Shaner Chih‐Ming Hung |
| author_facet | Jing‐Chia Guo Jo‐Szu Tsai Jhih‐Syuan Wang Ya‐Wen Lin Pei‐Jen Lee Shaner Chih‐Ming Hung |
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| description | Abstract Species with similar ecological characters often compete with each other; however, a species may also facilitate the survival or reproduction of another ecologically similar species, although such interaction is rarely documented in birds. Here, we reported a facilitative species interaction between Asian house martins (Delichon dasypus) and russet sparrows (Passer cinnamomeus), both passerines using closed nests, in a montane farming area of Taiwan. We found that Asian house martins constructed dome‐shaped nests in human houses that provided additional nest sites for russet sparrows, secondary cavity nesters with greatly declining populations in Taiwan. Russet sparrows that used house martin nests had reproductive success comparable to those that used artificial nest boxes. However, Asian house martins avoided reclaiming sparrow‐used nests, which reduced their available nest sites. Interestingly, our results imply that man‐made structures may be used as a conservation tool to improve the breeding of the endangered russet sparrows via this facilitative interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd477a4cea994608a76a2815b256d77a2022-12-22T03:45:39ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582022-08-01128n/an/a10.1002/ece3.9188The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structuresJing‐Chia Guo0Jo‐Szu Tsai1Jhih‐Syuan Wang2Ya‐Wen Lin3Pei‐Jen Lee Shaner4Chih‐Ming Hung5Department of Life Sciences National Taiwan Normal University Taipei TaiwanDepartment of Biological Resources National Chiayi University Chiayi TaiwanBiodiversity Research Center Academia Sinica Taipei TaiwanDepartment of Biological Resources National Chiayi University Chiayi TaiwanDepartment of Life Sciences National Taiwan Normal University Taipei TaiwanBiodiversity Research Center Academia Sinica Taipei TaiwanAbstract Species with similar ecological characters often compete with each other; however, a species may also facilitate the survival or reproduction of another ecologically similar species, although such interaction is rarely documented in birds. Here, we reported a facilitative species interaction between Asian house martins (Delichon dasypus) and russet sparrows (Passer cinnamomeus), both passerines using closed nests, in a montane farming area of Taiwan. We found that Asian house martins constructed dome‐shaped nests in human houses that provided additional nest sites for russet sparrows, secondary cavity nesters with greatly declining populations in Taiwan. Russet sparrows that used house martin nests had reproductive success comparable to those that used artificial nest boxes. However, Asian house martins avoided reclaiming sparrow‐used nests, which reduced their available nest sites. Interestingly, our results imply that man‐made structures may be used as a conservation tool to improve the breeding of the endangered russet sparrows via this facilitative interaction.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9188Asian house martinfacilitationrusset sparrowsecondary cavity nester |
| spellingShingle | Jing‐Chia Guo Jo‐Szu Tsai Jhih‐Syuan Wang Ya‐Wen Lin Pei‐Jen Lee Shaner Chih‐Ming Hung The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures Ecology and Evolution Asian house martin facilitation russet sparrow secondary cavity nester |
| title | The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures |
| title_full | The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures |
| title_fullStr | The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures |
| title_short | The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man‐made structures |
| title_sort | role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man made structures |
| topic | Asian house martin facilitation russet sparrow secondary cavity nester |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9188 |
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