Plumage brightness predicts non‐breeding season territory quality in a long‐distance migratory songbird, the American redstart Setophaga ruticilla

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dc.contributor.authorReudink, Matthew W.
dc.contributor.authorStudds, Colin E.
dc.contributor.authorMarra, Peter P.
dc.contributor.authorKyser, T. Kurt
dc.contributor.authorRatcliffe, Laurene M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-12T18:05:12Z
dc.date.available2019-03-12T18:05:12Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-13
dc.description.abstractMany species of birds exhibit brilliant ornamental plumage, yet most research on the function and evolution of plumage has been confined to the breeding season. In the American redstart Setophaga ruticilla, a long‐distance Neotropical‐Nearctic migratory bird, the acquisition of a winter territory in high‐quality habitat advances spring departure and subsequent arrival on breeding areas, and increases reproductive success and annual survival. Here, we show that males holding winter territories in high‐quality, black mangrove habitats in Jamaica have brighter yellow‐orange tail feathers than males occupying territories in poor‐quality second‐growth scrub habitats. Moreover, males arriving on the breeding grounds from higher‐quality winter habitats (inferred by stable‐carbon isotopes) also had brighter tail feathers. Because behavioral dominance plays an important role in the acquisition of winter territories, plumage brightness may also be related to fighting ability and the acquisition and maintenance of territories in high‐quality habitat. These results highlight the need for further research on the relationships between plumage coloration, behavior, and the ecology of over‐wintering migratory birds.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding was provided by Queen's Univ., NSERC, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Innovation Trust, Sigma Xi, the American Ornithologists’ Union, the Canadian Society of Ornithologists, the American Museum of Natural History, and the National Science Foundation. All methods conducted in this study complied with the laws of the nations of Jamaica and Canada.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04377.xen_US
dc.format.extent8 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2poeu-ftot
dc.identifier.citationMatthew W. Reudink, Colin E. Studds, Peter P. Marra, T. Kurt Kyser, Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Plumage brightness predicts non‐breeding season territory quality in a long‐distance migratory songbird, the American redstart Setophaga ruticilla, Avian Biology, Volume40, Issue1 January 2009 Pages 34-41, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04377.xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04377.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13016
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Incen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.subjectAmerican redstarten_US
dc.subjectSetophaga ruticillaen_US
dc.subjectmigratory birdsen_US
dc.subjectstable‐carbon isotopesen_US
dc.titlePlumage brightness predicts non‐breeding season territory quality in a long‐distance migratory songbird, the American redstart Setophaga ruticillaen_US
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