The causes and implications of sex role diversity in shorebird breeding systems
Males and females often exhibit different behaviours during mate acquisition, pair‐bonding
and parenting, and a convenient label to characterize these behaviours is sex role. The …
and parenting, and a convenient label to characterize these behaviours is sex role. The …
Who cares? An integrative approach to understanding the evolution of behavioural plasticity in parental care
Highlights•Behavioural plasticity can be studied across individuals, sexes and
species.•Mechanisms of plasticity may constrain or facilitate evolution of …
species.•Mechanisms of plasticity may constrain or facilitate evolution of …
The bright incubate at night: sexual dichromatism and adaptive incubation division in an open-nesting shorebird
KB Ekanayake, MA Weston… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ornamentation of parents poses a high risk for offspring because it reduces cryptic nest
defence. Over a century ago, Wallace proposed that sexual dichromatism enhances crypsis …
defence. Over a century ago, Wallace proposed that sexual dichromatism enhances crypsis …
Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division
Aim Parental care improves the survival of offspring and therefore has a major impact on
reproductive success. It is increasingly recognized that coordinated biparental care is …
reproductive success. It is increasingly recognized that coordinated biparental care is …
Too hot to handle? Behavioural plasticity during incubation in a small, Australian passerine
LL Sharpe, C Bayter, JL Gardner - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Global warming and intensifying extreme heat events may affect avian reproductive success
and costs, particularly in hot, arid environments. It is unclear how breeding birds alter their …
and costs, particularly in hot, arid environments. It is unclear how breeding birds alter their …
Parental effects and climate change: will avian incubation behavior shield embryos from increasing environmental temperatures?
SE DuRant, JD Willson… - … and Comparative Biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A major driver of wildlife responses to climate change will include non-genomic effects, like
those mediated through parental behavior and physiology (ie, parental effects). Parental …
those mediated through parental behavior and physiology (ie, parental effects). Parental …
Adult sex ratio and operational sex ratio exhibit different temporal dynamics in the wild
Adult sex ratio (ASR, the proportion of adult males in the adult population) and operational
sex ratio (OSR, the proportion of sexually active males in the mating pool) are fundamental …
sex ratio (OSR, the proportion of sexually active males in the mating pool) are fundamental …
Effects of extreme weather on reproductive success in a temperate-breeding songbird
The frequency of extreme meteorological events such as heat waves and rainstorms is
predicted to increase with climate change. However, there is still little information about how …
predicted to increase with climate change. However, there is still little information about how …
Offspring desertion with care? Chick mortality and plastic female desertion in Snowy Plovers
Offspring desertion is often a plastic behavioral strategy that requires precise timing as the
termination of parental care may have profound consequences for the fitness of parents and …
termination of parental care may have profound consequences for the fitness of parents and …
Incubation behaviour of the Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula at different latitudes
In biparental Charadriinae plovers, male and female incubation duties often resemble daily
routines, with males typically incubating at night and females incubating during the day. By …
routines, with males typically incubating at night and females incubating during the day. By …