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1 Sarah Brannon Dr. Corey Tarwater WRSP Dept. of Zoology and Physiology
The influence of changing rainfall, parental traits, and nest traits on parental care in a tropical bird Sarah Brannon Dr. Corey Tarwater WRSP Dept. of Zoology and Physiology

2 Amount of effort a parent puts into offspring
Parental Care Amount of effort a parent puts into offspring I put in a pic that includes more representations of different types of care whereas before all but the turtles represent species that put in huge amounts of care to few young Trade-off: more time and energy into care, less time and energy for self

3 Importance of Parental Care
Amount and length of parental care strongly impacts juvenile survival Juvenile survival Population growth (Clark and Martin, 2007)

4 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care Climate

5 Traits of Parents Age Sex Reproductive Value (RV): present + future
Predict: Older parents provide more care Sex Biparental care Monogamous Predict: Similar levels of care (Montgomerie and Weatherhead 1988, Tarwater et al. 2013)

6 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Age Sex Parental Care Climate

7 Traits of Nest Age of young Time of year
Older = higher probability of surviving = higher RV Predict: Older receive more care Time of year Later nest offspring have higher survival = higher RV Predict: Later in the year receive more care (Montgomerie and Weatherhead 1988, Tarwater and Brawn 2010, Tarwater et al. 2011)

8 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care Climate Age Sex
Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care Climate

9 Climate Scale Factor Justification Prediction Daily Temperature
Development of young Colder temp, more care Rain Ectoparasites and time needed to forage More rain, more care Monthly Distribution/Abundance of Resources Annually

10 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Age Sex
Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

11 Parental Care 20 min 10 min 50 min 40 min 60 min Attentiveness
On-bouts Off-bouts Total time on nest Average time off nest Average time on nest

12 Parental Care Total food brought over hour Number of visits per hour
Average size of prey Total Food Provisioning Rate Prey Load Parental Care Attentiveness On-bouts Off-bouts Prey load: 0.5 length x 1 width = 0.5 relative to beak

13 Study Species – Thamnophilus atrinucha (antshrike)
Biparental care Parental care alters juvenile survival Forest understory insectivores – sensitive to environmental changes (Powell et al. 2013, Brawn et al. 2017, Tarwater and Brawn, 2010, Tarwater et al, 2011)

14 Study Site Moist tropical forest 20,000 ha March-August
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15 Methods Nest Videos Incubation (699 hours) and nestling periods (222 hours) Sample Size Egg-days: N = 56 Nestling-days: N = 18 Vocal Recordings to age adults N = 50 Range: 1 – 13 years Eggs: Nests = 39, Territories = 29 Nestlings: Nests = 13, Territories = 12

16 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Age Sex
Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly Linear Mixed Effects Model (Offset: Time Recorded, Random Effect: Territory or Nest), AIC model selection with model averaging

17 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Attentiveness
Age Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Attentiveness Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

18 Attentiveness was greater in 2015
= Male = Female Dry Wet

19 Attentiveness Conclusions
Fewer breeding attempts in drier year, increased attentiveness to nests

20 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate On-bouts Age
Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: On-bouts Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

21 Older Females Had Shorter On-bouts

22 Females Had Longer On-bouts with Higher Daily Rain

23 On-bout Conclusions Decreased condition of older females Females more responsive than males to immediate weather

24 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Off-bouts Age
Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Off-bouts Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

25 Longer Off-bouts in 2015 = Male = Female Dry Wet

26 Off-bouts Longer with More Monthly Rain
= Male = Female

27 Off-bout Conclusions Drier year and too much monthly rain may require more time off nest for maintenance and defense

28 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Total Food Age
Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Total Food Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

29 Total Food Increased with Age of Young

30 Total Food Increased with Daily Temperature

31 Males Increased Total Food with More Daily Rain
= Female

32 Total Food Conclusions
Higher RV for older young Higher daily temperature later in the year when nest of higher RV Males more responsive than females to immediate weather

33 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate
Age Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Provisioning Rate Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

34 Provisioning Rate Increased with Age of Young

35 Provisioning Rate Conclusions
Reproductive value increases with age

36 Traits of Parents Traits of Nest Parental Care: Climate Prey Load Age
Sex Age of Young Time of Year Parental Care: Prey Load Daily Temp Climate Daily Rain Monthly Rain Yearly

37 Females had Smaller Prey Loads in 2016
Dry Wet

38 Prey Load Conclusions Female: Smaller food owing to changed food resources and/or reduced adult condition

39 Overall Results Age of adult, year, and rain
Age of young, temperature, year, and rain Female responsive to daily rain Male responsive to daily rain

40 Parental Care Comparisons
Response Variable Average Temperate Region Attentiveness 81.50 % Higher On-bouts 91.53 min Lower Off-bouts 21.33 min Total food per nestling 2.67 / hour Provisioning rate per nestling 1.75 / hour Prey load per nestling 1.37 / hour I like this, but I would rearrange in order in which was discussed

41 Overall Conclusions Temperate Regions Tropical Regions
Increased provisioning with age of young supports other studies Temperate studies find stronger impacts from temperature Rainfall strongly influences parental care in tropics Temperate Regions Tropical Regions

42 Why it matters Predicted drying trends for Panama with climate change
Decreased juvenile recruitment and decreased population growth Results: Had an increase in parental care in drier year

43 Acknowledgements Faculty Mentor: Dr. Corey Tarwater
Panama Field Crew: Laura Gomez, Camilo Alfonso Cuta, Megan Pendred, Lara Mengak, Agustin Diaz Lab Mates: J. Patrick Kelley, David Young, Erika Hamlin, Taylor Berge, Becky Wilcox, Dan Albrecht-Mallinger Funding: Wyoming Research Scholars Program and EPSCoR Family and Friends

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