期刊
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
卷 50, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jav.02254
关键词
cavity nesters; feeding rate; Parus major; light; nest luminosity; trail cameras
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资金
- National Science Centre in Poland [DEC-2013/09/B/NZ8/03280]
- National Science Centre [2019/32/T/NZ8/00256]
Nocturnal bird species possess special adaptations to maximise visual efficiency under low light levels. However, some typically diurnal species also experience low-light environments. For example, cavity-nesting Passerines raise broods in dark cavities and search for food in light-abundant surroundings. It is not clear whether they possess special adaptations for low light vision or breed in cavities at the expense of impaired parental care. In this study, we tested whether light conditions affect the provisioning efficiency of great tits. We experimentally tested how the level of natural and artificially increased illumination inside nest boxes affects parental feeding duration, frequency and timing. We monitored 15-h of provisioning activity of great tit parents when nestlings were day seven post hatch. We used traditional 'dark' nest boxes and 'bright' nest boxes with increased illumination obtained by using semi-transparent plastic windows. The duration of single feedings were, on average, shorter in brightened nest boxes compared to dark ones. This difference tended to be higher early in the morning and in the evening, when the illumination in dark nest boxes was the lowest. Nest box type, however, did not influence feeding frequency or times of the onset and the end of feeding. Our findings provide new evidence for impaired efficiency of parental care due to lowered light conditions. Further research is needed to test whether prolonged feeding duration has negative effects on adult time budgets and nestling energy expenditures.
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