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October 8, 2025Open Access

The effects of temperature on nestling growth in a songbird depend on developmental and social context

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SMSage A. MaddenRSRebecca J. SafranGPGail L. Patricelli

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals how temperature impacts nestling growth in barn swallows, indicating parental care may mitigate these effects.

Key Points

  • The effect of minimum temperature on nestling growth varies with developmental timing and parental feeding.
  • Nestlings that received more parental care showed less sensitivity to temperature fluctuations, indicating potential for mitigation.
  • No significant vulnerability difference was found in the smallest nestling compared to others in the brood under temperature stress.
  • Fine-scale heterogeneity exists in temperature effects, highlighting the role of social context and metabolic constraints in nestling growth.

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Madden et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5c1be6950a706b22b5652https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.05.680579
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