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Development of urban behaviour is associated with time since urbanization in a reed-nesting waterbird

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dc.abstract.enBehavioural adaptations are recognized as crucial determinants for successful establishment and persistence of animal populations in a novel urban environment. Here, we examined mechanisms responsible for the development of urban behavioural type in a common waterbird, the Eurasian coot Fulica atra. We compared the behaviour of coots from a rural population and two urban populations that differed in the timing of colonization event (1960s vs. 2000s). We found that some behavioural characters associated with urban life (aggression during nest defence and boldness towards humans during foraging) were more strongly expressed in the older urban population when compared with the recently established urban population. By contrast, coots from the two urban populations showed a similar likelihood of exploiting human-derived food resources, as well as they showed similar levels of physiological stress. Urban coots were generally more aggressive, bolder, and less stressed than their rural conspecifics. Large behavioural and physiological divergence of coots from the recently established urban population and their rural conspecifics suggested that phenotypic plasticity and phenotype sorting may play a key role in the initial stages of urban colonization. On the other hand, increasing expression of boldness and aggression with the time since urbanization may suggest the role of microevolutionary adaptation in response to novel selective forces associated with the urban environment. Our results indicate that a combination of different processes (phenotypic plasticity, phenotype sorting, and microevolution) can determine successful colonization of urban areas by the Eurasian coots, and possibly other bird species.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorWłodarczyk, Radosław
dc.contributor.authorMinias, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorJedlikowski, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T21:47:55Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T21:47:55Z
dc.date.copyright2018-06-23
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.accesstimeAT_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financeNie dotyczy
dc.description.versionFINAL_PUBLISHED
dc.description.volume21
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/S11252-018-0781-7
dc.identifier.issn1083-8155
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/104762
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11252-018-0781-7
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofUrban Ecosystems
dc.relation.pages1021–1028
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.subject.enBehavioural type
dc.subject.enboldness
dc.subject.enEurasian Coot
dc.subject.enFulica atra
dc.subject.enstress response
dc.subject.enurban colonization
dc.titleDevelopment of urban behaviour is associated with time since urbanization in a reed-nesting waterbird
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication