Use of 3D-printed animal models as a standard method to test avian behavioral responses toward nest intruders in the studies of avian brood parasitism

作     者：Xiangyang Chen Yan Cai Jiaojiao Wang Canchao Yang Xiangyang Chen;Yan Cai;Jiaojiao Wang;Canchao Yang

作者机构：Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical IslandsCollege of Life SciencesHainan Normal UniversityHaikou571158China 

出 版 物：《Avian Research》 (鸟类学研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第13卷第4期

页      面：487-490页

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学科分类：07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：This study was supported by the Education Department of Hainan Province(HnjgY2022-12) Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(320CXTD437 and 2019RC189) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32260127 and 31672303)to CY the Hainan Provincial Innovative Research Program for Graduates(Qhyb2021-55)to XC 

主　　题：Animal behavior Cuckoo parasitism Taxidermy specimens 3D-printed technology 

摘      要：Living and/or non-living animal models are often used as stimuli to observe the behavioral responses of the target *** the past,parasites,predators,and harmless controls have been used to test host anti-parasitism defense behavior,and their taxidermy specimens have been widely used as a set of standard methods for the study of avian brood *** recent years,with the rapid development of 3D-printing technology,3D-printed bird models are expected to be applied as a standard method in the study of avian brood *** evaluate the use of 3D-printed models,this study tests the reaction of Oriental Reed Warbler(Acrocephalus orientalis)towards predators,parasites,or controls,and compares the reaction among different nest intruders and between taxidermy specimens and 3D-printed animal *** was found that the Oriental Reed Warbler responded most aggressively to the parasite,followed by predator,and finally the control;the results were consistent between the reaction to taxidermy specimens and 3D-printed animal models,indicating that 3D-printed models could serve as a substitute for taxidermy *** propose a series of advantages of using 3D-printed models and suggest them to be a standard method for widespread use in future studies of avian brood parasitism.