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The dataset presented in this data paper supports "The prenatal assimilation of minerals and metals in the nestlings of a small passerine bird" (Orłowski et al. 2024) [1]. The article includes raw data on dead nestlings of a small passerine bird, the Eurasian Reed Warbler breeding in an extensive reedbed (with dominating plant species, the Common Reed located in an intensively fertilized fishpond habitat, the Stawy Milickie [Milicz Ponds] Nature Reserve (SW Poland). The data include the description of concentrations of Cu, Ni Cd, Pb, Zn, Ag, Mg, Fe, Co and Ca measured in the isolated, emptied gastrointestinal tract, the whole body, and carcass of the each of 26 individual nestlings of a different age (1-9 days old) and hence a different stage of post-natal development. The dataset includes also some additional information on the breeding biology of the focal species.
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The vocalisations of female songbirds are more complex, widespread, and functionally important than previously thought; yet information is still depauperate compared to that of males. Here we provide the first recordings and analysis of the vocal behaviour of female Albert's lyrebirds, a species in which males are known for elaborate song and dance displays involving vocal mimicry. We document one female Albert's lyrebird vocalising during nest construction and another vocalising at a nest containing a nestling and find that, like males, female Albert's lyrebirds produce vocal mimicry, conspecific song, and alarm calls.
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Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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April 2025
Department of Biology, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, USA.
Environmental drivers of within-population reproductive patterns are often hypothesized to lead to reproductive strategies tuned to local conditions. Organisms adjust energy allocation between survival and reproduction based on experience, age, lifespan and resource availability. Variation in these energetic investments can be described as different demographic tactics which are expected to optimize the fitness of local populations.
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