Reflectance and artificial nest experiments of reptile and bird eggs imply an adaptation of bird eggs against ultraviolet
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- 作者：Jichao Wang ; Canchao Yang ; Haitao Shi ; Wei Liang
- 关键词：Bird egg ; Nest predation ; Turtle egg ; Ultraviolet spectrum ; UV reflectance
- 刊名：Ecological Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：31
- 期：1
- 页码：105-110
- 全文大小：854 KB
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Yang C, Wang J, Liang W (2015) Blocking of ultraviolet reflectance on bird eggs reduces nest predation by aerial predators. J Ornithol. doi:10.1007/s10336-015-1243-0 - 作者单位：Jichao Wang (1)
Canchao Yang (1)
Haitao Shi (1)
Wei Liang (1)
1. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China - 刊物主题：Ecology; Plant Sciences; Zoology; Evolutionary Biology; Behavioural Sciences; Forestry;
- 出版者：Springer Japan
- ISSN：1440-1703
文摘
Interspecific comparative studies in trait responses to nest predation will help uncover potential costs associated with changes in nest predation risk that may constrain the degree of the response. Reptiles build large mounds of sand, soil or compost in which they bury and leave their eggs after laying. As their eggs are not exposed, reptiles consistently lay immaculate white eggs; while some birds that also lay immaculate white eggs place their nests in exposed sites under sunlight. Comparing the spectrum of reptile and bird eggs, especially in the ultraviolet (UV) region, may help us understand the evolution of coloration in bird eggs. We measured white immaculate eggs from four species of turtle and three species of birds by spectrometer, and compared their hue, chroma, UV brightness, and total brightness. Our results indicated that the UV reflectance of bird eggs consistently exhibited peaks and troughs in waveform that obviously differed from that of turtle eggs, which rising gradually from 300 to 400 nm. This finding implies that bird eggs have been released from enclosed nests, like those of reptiles, and have thus evolved an adaptation in UV reflectance as a signal. Furthermore, artificial nest experiments indicated that predation rates of bird eggs were significantly higher than those of turtle eggs, implying that such a signal might exist. Our study provides baseline data and perspective for further research on the evolution of egg coloration between reptiles and birds. Keywords Bird egg Nest predation Turtle egg Ultraviolet spectrum UV reflectance