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Nestboxes are known to increase clutch size, enhance breeding success and affect the social mating system of several cavity nesters. Although in recent years various cavity nesters have been studied in nestboxes in South America, the effects of boxes on the biology of the study species are unknown. We evaluated the effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology and social mating system of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae by comparing birds breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities in two cattle ranches in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Southern House Wrens nesting in boxes had higher breeding success but, contrary to studies on the temperate zone, we did not find differences in clutch size between Wrens breeding in nestboxes and tree cavities. The main causes of nest failure in tree cavities were nest predation and flooding of the cavity (70 and 23% of the failures, respectively) while in nestboxes predation and desertion were the most important causes of failure (38 and 34% of the failures, respectively). The social mating system of Southern House Wrens is monogamy with biparental care, and neither was affected by the boxes. Males did not attract secondary females to additional nestboxes; however, nestboxes are safer breeding sites than tree cavities, and females seemed to prefer males with nestboxes on their territory. These results suggest that nest quality alone might be not enough for secondary females to accept polygyny. © 2008 The Authors.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone
Autor:Llambías, P.E.; Fernández, G.J.
Filiación:Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
Departamento de Ecología, Genética Y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Pabellón II Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Clutch size; Nest success; Polygyny; Reproduction; clutch size; comparative study; habitat quality; nest box; nest predation; nesting success; passerine; reproductive biology; reproductive strategy; social behavior; temperate environment; Argentina; Buenos Aires [Argentina]; South America; Aves; Bos; Troglodytes; Troglodytes aedon; Troglodytinae
Año:2009
Volumen:151
Número:1
Página de inicio:113
Página de fin:121
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00868.x
Título revista:Ibis
Título revista abreviado:Ibis
ISSN:00191019
CODEN:IBISA
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00191019_v151_n1_p113_Llambias

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Llambías, P.E. & Fernández, G.J. (2009) . Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone. Ibis, 151(1), 113-121.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00868.x
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Llambías, P.E., Fernández, G.J. "Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone" . Ibis 151, no. 1 (2009) : 113-121.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00868.x
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Llambías, P.E., Fernández, G.J. "Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone" . Ibis, vol. 151, no. 1, 2009, pp. 113-121.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00868.x
---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Llambías, P.E., Fernández, G.J. Effects of nestboxes on the breeding biology of Southern House Wrens Troglodytes aedon bonariae in the southern temperate zone. Ibis. 2009;151(1):113-121.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00868.x