Male song structure predicts offspring recruitment to the breeding population in a migratory bird

Bird song is a classic example of a sexually selected trait, but much of the work relating individual song components to fitness has not accounted for song typically being composed of multiple, often-correlated components, necessitating a multivariate approach. We explored the role of sexual selection in shaping complex male song of house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) by simultaneously relating its multiple components to fitness using multivariate selection analysis, which is widely used in insect and anuran studies but not in birds. The analysis revealed significant variation in the form and strength of selection acting on song across different selection episodes, from nest-site defense to recruitment of offspring to the breeding population. Males that sang more song typically employed in close communication sired more offspring that were subsequently recruited to the breeding population than those that sang far-communication song. However, this relationship was not consistent across earli..., , , # Male song structure predicts offspring recruitment to the breeding population in a migratory bird

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This data set includes the files relevant to house wren (*Troglodytes aedon*) transcriptome assembly and code used in bioinformatic analyses, as well as the files necessary to run the paternity analysis, summarize song, and conduct canonical analyses integral to our study concerning the sexual selection of male song in northern house wrens.

Rachael A DiSciullo(1)\*, Anna M Forsman(2), Robert R Fitak(2), John Hunt(3), Pirmin Nietlisbach(1), Charles F Thompson(1), Scott K Sakaluk(1)

(1)Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Section, School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
(2)Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
(3)School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

\*corresponding author: [e-mail]

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