Cumulative long-term investment in vocalization and mating success of fallow bucks,Dama dama

1999 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 1159-1167 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN G. MCELLIGOTT ◽  
KATE P. O’NEILL ◽  
THOMAS J. HAYDEN
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Dama Dama

Mating strategies and mating success of fallow (Dama dama) bucks in a non-lekking population

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. P. Moore ◽  
P. F. Kelly ◽  
J. P. Cahill ◽  
T. J. Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Dama Dama

Effects of culling on vigilance behaviour and endogenous stress response of female fallow deer

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 189 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Pecorella ◽  
F. Ferretti ◽  
A. Sforzi ◽  
E. Macchi
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Fallow Deer ◽  
Wild Ungulates ◽  
Dama Dama ◽  
Vigilance Behaviour ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
Predator Behaviour

Context Human activities can induce behavioural and stress responses in wild animals. Information is scarce on the effects of culling on anti-predator behaviour and endogenous stress response of wild ungulates. Aims In a Mediterranean area, we evaluated the effects of culling on vigilance, foraging and endogenous stress response of female fallow deer (Dama dama). Methods Effects of culling were evaluated through behavioural observations and hormone analyses of faecal samples. Key results In an area where culling occurred (C), individuals showed significantly greater vigilance rates and foraged closer to wood than in an area with no culling (NC). In C, 24 h after culling, faecal cortisol concentrations were greater than those recorded in NC, but they decreased significantly to values comparable to (48 h post-shot) and lower than (72 h post-shot) those observed in NC. Conclusions Most likely, culling determined behavioural responses in female fallow deer, but did not trigger long-term physiological effects. Implications Increased anti-predator behaviour may complicate the implementation of long-term culling programs.

Mating strategies and mating success of fallow ( Dama dama ) bucks in a non-lekking population

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. P. Moore ◽  
P. F. Kelly ◽  
J. P. Cahill ◽  
T. J. Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Dama Dama

How Alluring Are Dark Personalities? the Dark Triad and Attractiveness in Speed Dating

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuel Jauk ◽  
Aljoscha C. Neubauer ◽  
Thomas Mairunteregger ◽  
Stephanie Pemp ◽  
Katharina P. Sieber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Speed Dating ◽  
Short And Long Term

Dark Triad traits (narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) are linked to the pursuit of short–term mating strategies, but they may have differential effects on actual mating success in naturalistic scenarios: Narcissism may be a facilitator for men's short–term mating success, while Machiavellianism and psychopathy may be detrimental. To date, little is known about the attractiveness of Dark Triad traits in women. In a speed–dating study, we assessed participants‘ Dark Triad traits, Big Five personality traits, and physical attractiveness in N = 90 heterosexual individuals (46 women and 44 men). Each participant rated each partner's mate appeal for short– and long–term relationships. Across both sexes, narcissism was positively associated with mate appeal for short– and long–term relationships. Further analyses indicated that these associations were due to the shared variance among narcissism and extraversion in men and narcissism and physical attractiveness in women, respectively. In women, psychopathy was also positively associated with mate appeal for short–term relationships. Regarding mating preferences, narcissism was found to involve greater choosiness in the rating of others‘ mate appeal (but not actual choices) in men, while psychopathy was associated with greater openness towards short–term relationships in women. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals Differences in the temporal dynamics of phenotypic selection among fitness components in the wild

2010 ◽  
Vol 278 (1711) ◽  
pp. 1572-1580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Siepielski ◽  
Joseph D. DiBattista ◽  
Jeffrey A. Evans ◽  
Stephanie M. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Evolution ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Phenotypic Selection ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Fitness Components ◽  
Average Strength ◽  
Directional Evolution ◽  
In The Wild

The balance of selection acting through different fitness components (e.g. fecundity, mating success, survival) determines the potential tempo and trajectory of adaptive evolution. Yet the extent to which the temporal dynamics of phenotypic selection may vary among fitness components is poorly understood. Here, we compiled a database of 3978 linear selection coefficients from temporally replicated studies of selection in wild populations to address this question. Across studies, we find that multi-year selection through mating success and fecundity is stronger than selection through survival, but varies less in direction. We also report that selection through mating success varies more in long-term average strength than selection through either survival or fecundity. The consistency in direction and stronger long-term average strength of selection through mating success and fecundity suggests that selection through these fitness components should cause more persistent directional evolution relative to selection through survival. Similar patterns were apparent for the subset of studies that evaluated the temporal dynamics of selection on traits simultaneously using several different fitness components, but few such studies exist. Taken together, these results reveal key differences in the temporal dynamics of selection acting through different fitness components, but they also reveal important limitations in our understanding of how selection drives adaptive evolution.

scholarly journals Weapon damage is associated with contest dynamics but not mating success in fallow deer ( Dama dama )

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 20170565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dómhnall J. Jennings ◽  
Richard J. Boys ◽  
Martin P. Gammell
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Fallow Deer ◽  
Dama Dama ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Fitness Consequences ◽  
New Perspective

Antlers function as primary weapons during fights for many species of ungulate. We examined the association between antler damage and (i) contest dynamics: the behavioural tactics used during fighting including fight duration, and (ii) mating success, fighting rate and dominance. Structural damage of the antlers was associated with contest dynamics: damage was negatively associated with jump clash attacks by individuals with damaged antlers, whereas opponents were more likely to physically displace individuals with damaged antlers during fighting. We found a positive association between dominance and damage indicating that high-ranking individuals were likely to have breaks to their antlers. We found no evidence that damage was associated with either mating success or the number of fights individuals engaged in. Our study provides a new perspective on understanding the association between contest dynamics and weapon structure, while also showing that damage has limited fitness consequences for individuals.

scholarly journals Functionally Calibrating Life Satisfaction: The Case of Mating Motives and Self-Perceived Mate Value

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahra Ko ◽  
Eunkook M. Suh ◽  
Ji-eun Shin ◽  
Steven Neuberg
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Goal Achievement ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Potential Success ◽  
Mating Goals

Abstract If life satisfaction has functional significance for goal achievement, it should be calibrated to cues of potential success on active and fundamentally important goals. Within the context of mating motivation, we tested this hypothesis with self-perceived mate value—an assessment of one’s potential mating success. As hypothesized, because most individuals (eventually) seek long-term relationships, self-perceived long-term mate value predicted life satisfaction for men and women regardless of relationship status. In contrast, and also as hypothesized, self-perceived short-term mate value predicted life satisfaction only for individuals with short-term mating goals—single uncommitted men (Studies 1, 2A, and 2B), individuals dispositionally motivated toward short-term relationships (Studies 2A and 2B), and single uncommitted women for whom short-term mating motivation was experimentally engaged, enabling causal inference (Study 3). Results support a functional conceptualization of life satisfaction, showing that currently active mating goals can shape the extent to which goal-specific self-perceived mate value predicts life satisfaction.

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