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Factors influencing low incidence of double brooding in the Great Reed Warbler

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    0574831 - ÚBO 2025 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
    Trnka, A. - Samaš, Peter
    Factors influencing low incidence of double brooding in the Great Reed Warbler.
    Journal of Ornithology. Roč. 165, č. 1 (2024), s. 127-135. ISSN 2193-7192. E-ISSN 2193-7206
    Institutional support: RVO:68081766
    Keywords : Multiple brooding * Mating system * Brood parasitism * Great Reed Warbler * Acrocephalus arundinaceus
    OECD category: Ornithology
    Impact factor: 1.3, year: 2022
    Method of publishing: Open access
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-023-02094-4

    Double brooding, the laying of a second clutch after successfully fledging young from a first nest in a season, is a common reproductive strategy among short-lived birds to increase annual breeding success. Nevertheless, there is widespread intra- and interspecific variation in the probability of producing a second clutch. Given that the frequency of double brooding could affect population growth rate, knowing what factors contribute to this phenomenon is also important in the conservation management of threatened facultative double-brooded species. Here, we examine the frequency of double brooding and the factors affecting the probability of this reproductive strategy in a population of the Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, in south-western Slovakia. Results of a 15-year study (2008-2022) revealed low overall rate of double brooding in the Great Reed Warbler (5.6% per year, 0-15.4%). The length of breeding season, timing of the first clutch laying date and the size of the first broods were key factors influencing the female's decision to initiate a second clutch. On the other hand, successful brood parasitism did not affect second clutch initiation, which contrasts with our prediction. Given that only monogamous or primary females initiated a second clutch after successfully rearing a first one, we assume that producing two broods within the same season may be an alternative strategy for monogamous males to increase their annual reproductive output in this facultatively polygynous species. Therefore, due to relatively high rate of polygyny, we probably cannot expect higher rate of double broodings in the Great Reed Warbler in the future either.
    Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0344763

     
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