Micro-Evolutionary Change in Host Response to a Broad Parasite Export

@article{Soler1994, abstract = {The relationship between brood parasites and their hosts is usually assumed to result in coevolution, and documentation of changes in extant populations should thus be possible. Here we describe how the ejection rate of eggs of an obligate brood parasite, the great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius, by its host, the magpie Pica pica, has recently increased in an area in southern Spain, The ejection rate of great spotted cuckoo eggs in naturally parasitized nests of the magpie increased at a rate of 0.5\% year(-1) during the period 1982-1992. This result was verified in a number of field experiments using nonmimetic and mimetic model eggs. The rate of increase in ejection rate was 4.7\% year(-1) for mimetic eggs and 2.3\% year(-1) for nonmimetic eggs. There were clear differences in parasitism by the great spotted cuckoo between study plots and years, which makes comparisons of rates of parasitism between areas difficult without considering temporal variation. The recent increase in the ejection response of magpies to great spotted cuckoo eggs was not due to magpies using the abundance of cuckoos as a cue to the intensity of parasitism.}, address = {Soler, MUniv Granada,Fac Ciencias,Dept Biol Anim \& Ecol,E-18071 Granada,SpainUppsala Univ,Dept Zool,S-75236 Uppsala,Sweden}, author = {Soler, M. and Soler, J. J. and Martinez, J. G. and Moller, A. P.}, citeulike-article-id = {1868270}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {#}, comment = {Pm612Times Cited:28Cited References Count:29}, journal = {Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology}, keywords = {antiparasite, behavior, bibtex-import}, pages = {295--301}, posted-at = {2007-11-05 13:42:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Micro-Evolutionary Change in Host Response to a Broad Parasite}, url = {<Go to ISI>://A1994PM61200010}, volume = {35}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - Soler1994 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1868270 N2 - The relationship between brood parasites and their hosts is usually assumed to result in coevolution, and documentation of changes in extant populations should thus be possible. Here we describe how the ejection rate of eggs of an obligate brood parasite, the great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius, by its host, the magpie Pica pica, has recently increased in an area in southern Spain, The ejection rate of great spotted cuckoo eggs in naturally parasitized nests of the magpie increased at a rate of 0.5\% year(-1) during the period 1982-1992. This result was verified in a number of field experiments using nonmimetic and mimetic model eggs. The rate of increase in ejection rate was 4.7\% year(-1) for mimetic eggs and 2.3\% year(-1) for nonmimetic eggs. There were clear differences in parasitism by the great spotted cuckoo between study plots and years, which makes comparisons of rates of parasitism between areas difficult without considering temporal variation. The recent increase in the ejection response of magpies to great spotted cuckoo eggs was not due to magpies using the abundance of cuckoos as a cue to the intensity of parasitism. JF - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology AD - Soler, MUniv Granada,Fac Ciencias,Dept Biol Anim \& Ecol,E-18071 Granada,SpainUppsala Univ,Dept Zool,S-75236 Uppsala,Sweden EP - 301 TI - Micro-Evolutionary Change in Host Response to a Broad Parasite VL - 35 SP - 295 KW - antiparasite KW - behavior KW - bibtex-import N1 - Pm612Times Cited:28Cited References Count:29 AU - Soler, M AU - Soler, JJ AU - Martinez, JG AU - Moller, AP PY - 1994/// UR - # ER -