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      Orientación de nidos de hornero (Furnarius rufus): Efectos de la vegetación, el viento y la radiación solar en el noroeste de la Argentina Translated title: Nest orientation of rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus): Vegetation, wind and solar radiation effects in Northwestern Argentina

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          La radiación solar, los vientos y la cobertura vegetal sobre los nidos pueden influir en las decisiones de las aves acerca de cómo construirlos; por ejemplo, en la orientación de la entrada. En este estudio se examinó la orientación de la entrada en nidos de hornero (Furnarius rufus) en un sitio desértico subtropical del norte de la Argentina. Se evaluó si la radiación solar y los vientos influyen en la orientación media de los nidos con abundante cobertura vegetal superior y en los que tienen escasa o nula cobertura vegetal superior. Los nidos con abundante cobertura vegetal superior mostraron una orientación aleatoria de la boca de entrada, lo que sugiere que la radiación solar y los vientos no influyen al momento de la construcción del nido. Los nidos con poca o nula cobertura vegetal superior presentaron una orientación de entrada no aleatoria hacia el sureste, con lo cual reducen la radiación solar directa. Además, estos nidos con escasa cobertura vegetal se orientan hacia los vientos húmedos predominantes del sur, lo que facilitaría la refrigeración dentro del nido. Este trabajo resalta la importancia de incluir la cobertura vegetal de los nidos como variable que puede influir en la orientación de los nidos.

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          Solar radiation, winds and cover vegetation can affect nest construction decisions in birds; for example, the orientation of their entrance. In this study, the nest entrance orientation of rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) in a subtropical desert site from Northern Argentina was examined. It was evaluated whether solar radiation and winds influence the mean orientation of nests with abundant upper vegetation cover and of those with little or no upper vegetation cover. Nests with abundant upper vegetation cover showed a randomly defined nest entrance orientation, suggesting that solar radiation and winds are not relevant in nest construction. Nests with little or no upper vegetation cover showed a non-random entrance, southeastern oriented, which would avoid direct solar radiation. Thus, nest with little or no upper vegetation cover were oriented towards prevailing southern humid winds as to increase cooling inside the nest. This work emphasizes the importance of including nest vegetation cover as a variable that may affect nest orientation.

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          All birds construct nests in which to lay eggs and/or raise offspring. Traditionally, it was thought that natural selection and the requirement to minimize the risk of predation determined the design of completed nests. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that sexual selection also influences nest design. This is an important development as while species such as bowerbirds build structures that are extended phenotypic signals whose sole purpose is to attract a mate, nests contain eggs and/or offspring, thereby suggesting a direct trade-off between the conflicting requirements of natural and sexual selection. Nest design also varies adaptively in order to both minimize the detrimental effects of parasites and to create a suitable microclimate for parents and developing offspring in relation to predictable variation in environmental conditions. Our understanding of the design and function of birds' nests has increased considerably in recent years, and the evidence suggests that nests have four nonmutually exclusive functions. Consequently, we conclude that the design of birds' nests is far more sophisticated than previously realized and that nests are multifunctional structures that have important fitness consequences for the builder/s.
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                Author and article information

                Journal
                ecoaus
                Ecología austral
                Ecol. austral
                Asociación Argentina de Ecología (Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina )
                1667-782X
                April 2020
                : 30
                : 1
                : 146-150
                Affiliations
                [01] San Salvador de Jujuy Jujuy orgnameUniversidad Nacional de Jujuy - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) orgdiv1Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA) Argentina
                Article
                S1667-782X2020000100013 S1667-782X(20)03000100013
                200400e4-b77f-4d53-92d8-1d93113148e8

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 18 December 2019
                : 31 July 2019
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                Passerines,Nest birds orientation,Neotropic,Passeriformes,Furnariidae,Neotrópico,Desierto,Orientación del nido,Desert

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