Aposematic Coloration in Adults and Larvae of Lygaeus equestris and Its Bearing on Müllerian Mimicry: An Experimental Study on Predation on Living Bugs by the Great Tit Parus major

Oikos ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Sillén-Tullberg ◽  
Christer Wiklund ◽  
Torbjörn Järvi ◽  
Birgitta Sillen-Tullberg ◽  
Torbjorn Jarvi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
Aposematic Coloration ◽  
Müllerian Mimicry ◽  
Mullerian Mimicry ◽  
Lygaeus Equestris

scholarly journals Prey community structure affects how predators select for Müllerian mimicry

2012 ◽  
Vol 279 (1736) ◽  
pp. 2099-2105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eira Ihalainen ◽  
Hannah M. Rowland ◽  
Michael P. Speed ◽  
Graeme D. Ruxton ◽  
Johanna Mappes
Keyword(s):  
Prey Species ◽  
Generalization Test ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Warning Signal ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Müllerian Mimicry ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
Mullerian Mimicry ◽  
Specialist Predators ◽  
Signal Accuracy

Müllerian mimicry describes the close resemblance between aposematic prey species; it is thought to be beneficial because sharing a warning signal decreases the mortality caused by sampling by inexperienced predators learning to avoid the signal. It has been hypothesized that selection for mimicry is strongest in multi-species prey communities where predators are more prone to misidentify the prey than in simple communities. In this study, wild great tits ( Parus major ) foraged from either simple (few prey appearances) or complex (several prey appearances) artificial prey communities where a specific model prey was always present. Owing to slower learning, the model did suffer higher mortality in complex communities when the birds were inexperienced. However, in a subsequent generalization test to potential mimics of the model prey (a continuum of signal accuracy), only birds that had foraged from simple communities selected against inaccurate mimics. Therefore, accurate mimicry is more likely to evolve in simple communities even though predator avoidance learning is slower in complex communities. For mimicry to evolve, prey species must have a common predator; the effective community consists of the predator's diet. In diverse environments, the limited diets of specialist predators could create ‘simple community pockets’ where accurate mimicry is selected for.

Status signalling, motivational condition and dominance: an experimental study in the great tit, Parus major L.

1993 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Lemel ◽  
Kjell Wallin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
Status Signalling ◽  
Motivational Condition

The Cost of Being Aposematic. An Experimental Study of Predation on Larvae of Papilio Machaon by the Great Tit Parus Major

Oikos ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjörn Järvi ◽  
Birgitta Sillén-Tullberg ◽  
Christer Wiklund ◽  
Torbjorn Jarvi ◽  
Birgitta Sillen-Tullberg
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
The Cost

FLOCKING AND FEEDING IN THE GREAT TIT PARUS MAJOR-AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Krebs ◽  
Michael H. MacRoberts ◽  
J. M. Cullen
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit

scholarly journals Gene Flow in the Müllerian Mimicry Ring of a Poisonous Papuan Songbird Clade (Pitohui; Aves)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2332-2343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kritika M Garg ◽  
Katerina Sam ◽  
Balaji Chattopadhyay ◽  
Keren R Sadanandan ◽  
Bonny Koane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Flow ◽  
Dna Markers ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Toxin Resistance ◽  
Aposematic Coloration ◽  
Müllerian Mimicry ◽  
Similar Phenotype ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mullerian Mimicry

Abstract Müllerian mimicry rings are remarkable symbiotic species assemblages in which multiple members share a similar phenotype. However, their evolutionary origin remains poorly understood. Although gene flow among species has been shown to generate mimetic patterns in some Heliconius butterflies, mimicry is believed to be due to true convergence without gene flow in many other cases. We investigated the evolutionary history of multiple members of a passerine mimicry ring in the poisonous Papuan pitohuis. Previous phylogenetic evidence indicates that the aposematic coloration shared by many, but not all, members of this genus is ancestral and has only been retained by members of the mimicry ring. Using a newly assembled genome and thousands of genomic DNA markers, we demonstrate gene flow from the hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) into the southern variable pitohui (Pitohui uropygialis), consistent with shared patterns of aposematic coloration. The vicinity of putatively introgressed loci is significantly enriched for genes that are important in melanin pigment expression and toxin resistance, suggesting that gene flow may have been instrumental in the sharing of plumage patterns and toxicity. These results indicate that interspecies gene flow may be a more general mechanism in generating mimicry rings than hitherto appreciated.

Reproductive Trade-Off between First and Second Clutches in the Great Tit Parus major: An Experimental Study

Oikos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mats Lindén ◽  
Mats Linden
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
Trade Off

Variation of Heterophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Great Tit Parus major — a Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Skwarska
Keyword(s):  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
Lymphocyte Ratio

Great Tit (Parus major)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Gosler ◽  
Peter Clement ◽  
David Christie
Keyword(s):  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit
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