Architectural traditions in the structures built by cooperative weaver birds.

Autor: Tello-Ramos MC; School of Biology University of St Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TH, UK., Harper L; School of Biology University of St Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TH, UK., Tortora-Brayda I; School of Biology University of St Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TH, UK., Guillette LM; Department of Psychology, Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada., Capilla-Lasheras P; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK.; School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.; Swiss Ornithological Institute, 6204 Sempach, Switzerland., Harrison XA; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK., Young AJ; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK., Healy SD; School of Biology University of St Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TH, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2024 Aug 30; Vol. 385 (6712), pp. 1004-1009. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 29.
DOI: 10.1126/science.adn2573
Abstrakt: Humans cooperate to build complex structures with culture-specific architectural styles. However, they are not the only animals to build complex structures nor to have culture. We show that social groups of white-browed sparrow weavers ( Plocepasser mahali ) build structures (nests for breeding and multiple single-occupant roosts for sleeping) that differ architecturally among groups. Morphological differences are consistent across years and are clear even among groups with territories a few meters apart. These repeatable differences are not explained by among-group variation in local weather conditions, bird size, tree height, or patterns of genetic relatedness. Architectural styles are also robust to the immigration of birds from other groups.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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