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Ecological drivers of song evolution in birds: Disentangling the effects of habitat and morphology

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Derryberry, Elizabeth Perrault, Seddon, Nathalie, Derryberry, Graham Earnest, Claramunt, Santiago, Seeholzer, Glenn Fairbanks, Brumfield, Robb Thomas, Tobias, Joseph Andrew·2018·Ecology and Evolution

Abstract

Environmental differences influence the evolutionary divergence of mating signals through selection acting either directly on signal transmission ("sensory drive") or because morphological adaptation to different foraging niches causes divergence in "magic traits" associated with signal production, thus indirectly driving signal evolution. Sensory drive and magic traits both contribute to variation in signal structure, yet we have limited understanding of the relative role of these direct and indirect processes during signal evolution. Using phylogenetic analyses across 276 species of ovenbirds (Aves: Furnariidae), we compared the extent to which song evolution was related to the direct influence of habitat characteristics and the indirect effect of body size and beak size, two potential magic traits in birds. We find that indirect ecological selection, via diversification in putative magic traits, explains variation in temporal, spectral, and performance features of song. Body size influences song frequency, whereas beak size limits temporal and performance components of song. In comparison, direct ecological selection has weaker and more limited effects on song structure. Our results illustrate the importance of considering multiple deterministic processes in the evolution of mating signals.

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  • Selection on ecological traits that are correlated with acoustic features (e.g. body size) can shape the extent of variation in the acoustic output of ecological communities.

    “Moreover, selection on ecological traits that are correlated with acoustic features (e.g. body size) can also shape the extent of variation in the acoustic output of ecological communities”

    From Acoustic indices as proxies for biodiversity: a meta‐analysis (2022) · cites this paper as Derryberry et al., 2018

    The Discussion (Magic traits) says that body and beak size correlate with variation in ovenbird songs and that diversification in body size is expected to diversify spectral song features. The paper studies song evolution across ovenbird species, however, not the extent of acoustic variation within ecological communities; that community-level extension is not established by the cited evidence. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Derryberry, E. P., Seddon, N., Derryberry, G. E., Claramunt, S., Seeholzer, G. F., Brumfield, R. T., & Tobias, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Tulane University (US)
  • Department of Zoology Edward Grey Institute University of Oxford Oxford UK
  • Louisiana State University (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Derryberry, Elizabeth Perrault
Venue
Ecology and Evolution
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-01-13
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
1890-1905
ISSN
2045-7758 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2782678828
Cited by
120
References
112
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9
FWCI
12.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Ecology and Evolution (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
  • Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • John Fell Fund, University of Oxford
  • Royal Society
  • Division of Environmental Biology (0543562, 1146265, 1146423)
  • Division of Biological Infrastructure (0400797)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
Keywords
song evolution, Furnariidae, sensory drive, magic traits, habitat effects, body size, beak size, song frequency, song performance, mating signals, indirect selection

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