Effects of early nutrition on growth rate and adult size in song sparrows Melospiza melodia

By W. A. Searcy, Susan Peters, S. Nowicki. 2004

136 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Ecology

1. W. A. Searcy
2. B. Ballentine
3. S. Nowicki
4. G. Seress
5. A. Liker
6. R. Martinelli
7. P. Monaghan
8. Jonathan Wright

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. W. A. Searcy
2. B. Ballentine
3. S. Nowicki
4. R. Martinelli
5. R. Ayala
6. G. Seress
7. A. Liker
8. P. Monaghan

Citations in the corpus

• SONG AND MATE CHOICE IN BIRDS: HOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIOR HELPS US UNDERSTAND FUNCTION (2005, methodology): “Searcy et al. (2004) manipulated nutrition in hand-reared Song Sparrows, using methods similar to those previously employed in Swamp Sparrows (Nowicki et al. 2002a).”
• Habitat urbanization and its effects on birds (2015, background): “But this is not the general pattern (see the review of Chamberlain et al. 2009a), and e.g. the similar body condition of Northern Cardinals, House sparrows (captured in October–Februar) or Song Sparrows (in breeding season) in differently urbanized areas also contradicts the generality of urban bird”
• The ability to perform physically challenging songs predicts age and size in male swamp sparrows, Melospiza georgiana (2009, background): “Nutritionally stressed birds are characterized by reduced body mass at fledging, a condition that is likely to persist into adulthood (Boag 1987; Starck & Ricklefs 1998; Searcy et al. 2004).”
• Early growth conditions, phenotypic development and environmental change (2008, background): “…that, because the neurological development of the song system is very sensitive to early nutrition, male song gives females a reliable cue as to the developmental history, and hence quality, of prospective mates (Nowicki et al. 2002; Buchanan et al. 2003; Buchanan et al. 2004; Searcy et al. 2004).”
• Vitamin E supplementation enhances growth and condition of nestling barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2006, result): “Similar results were obtained by Searcy et al. (2004) in an experiment on song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) where the nutritional regime was manipulated.”
• Recent changes in body weight and wing length among some British passerine birds (2006, result): “This is in accordance with well-established knowledge concerning the effects of nutritional quality early in life and its influence on adult body size in birds (Searcy et al. 2004).”