Natal philopatry in bannertailed kangaroo rats

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Thomas Jones
Keyword(s):  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Kangaroo Rats

Structural, temporal and genetic properties of social groups in the short-lived migratory bat Nyctalus leisleri

Behaviour ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 154 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 785-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Naďo ◽  
Renáta Chromá ◽  
Peter Kaňuch
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Nyctalus Leisleri ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pregnancy And Lactation ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
Social Associations ◽  
Migratory Movements

Social groups of bats that operate under fission–fusion dynamics tend to establish and maintain non-random associations. We examined the social and genetic structure of the Leisler’s bat (Nyctalus leisleri), a species that is typical of tree-dwelling and long-distance migratory species in Europe. We used long-term co-occurrence data (capture-recapture sampling of roosting individuals) in combination with individual genetic relatedness (inferred from a set of microsatellite markers) to assess relationships between structural, temporal and genetic properties of roosting groups. Our results showed that social structure in groups of roosting Leisler’s bat was not random. Social clusters revealed by network analysis were almost identical to demographic cohorts, which indicates that Leisler’s bats are able to maintain social bonds only over a single season. After the period of active maternal care, roosting groups became smaller with a significantly higher level of genetic relatedness among adult females in contrast to the pregnancy and lactation stages. This provides some evidence that temporal social associations may be positively correlated with genetic relatedness. Low recapture rates of bats across seasons in light of natal philopatry indicates a shorter life span of individuals likely due to high mortality during long distance migratory movements. This probably has the most significant effect on the social system of this species.

scholarly journals Natal foraging philopatry in eastern Pacific hawksbill turtles

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 170153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander R. Gaos ◽  
Rebecca L. Lewison ◽  
Michael P. Jensen ◽  
Michael J. Liles ◽  
Ana Henriquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Research ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Marine Turtle ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Eretmochelys Imbricata ◽  
Turtle Species ◽  
Marine Turtles ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Natal Homing ◽  
Hawksbill Turtles

The complex processes involved with animal migration have long been a subject of biological interest, and broad-scale movement patterns of many marine turtle populations still remain unresolved. While it is widely accepted that once marine turtles reach sexual maturity they home to natal areas for nesting or reproduction, the role of philopatry to natal areas during other life stages has received less scrutiny, despite widespread evidence across the taxa. Here we report on genetic research that indicates that juvenile hawksbill turtles ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) in the eastern Pacific Ocean use foraging grounds in the region of their natal beaches, a pattern we term natal foraging philopatry. Our findings confirm that traditional views of natal homing solely for reproduction are incomplete and that many marine turtle species exhibit philopatry to natal areas to forage. Our results have important implications for life-history research and conservation of marine turtles and may extend to other wide-ranging marine vertebrates that demonstrate natal philopatry.

A possible Adélie penguin sub-colony on fast ice by Cape Crozier, Antarctica

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
Michelle Larue ◽  
David Iles ◽  
Sara Labrousse ◽  
Leo Salas ◽  
Grant Ballard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerial Survey ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Emperor Penguin ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Egg Incubation ◽  
Bright Pink ◽  
Fast Ice ◽  
Proximate Causes ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Imagery ◽  
Adélie Penguins

AbstractAdélie penguins are renowned for their natal philopatry on land-based colonies, requiring small pebbles to be used for nests. We report on an opportunistic observation via aerial survey, where hundreds of Adélie penguins were documented displaying nesting behaviours on fast ice ~3 km off the coast of Cape Crozier, which is one of the largest colonies in the world. We counted 426 Adélie penguins engaging in behaviours of pair formation, spacing similarly to normal nest distributions and lying in divots in the ice that looked like nests. On our first visit, it was noticed that the guano stain was bright pink, consistent with krill consumption, but had shifted to green over the course of ~2 weeks, indicating that the birds were fasting (a behaviour consistent with egg incubation). However, eggs were not observed. We posit four hypotheses that may explain the proximate causes of this behaviour and caution against future high-resolution satellite imagery interpretation due to the potential for confusing ice-nesting Adélie penguins with the presence of emperor penguin colonies.

scholarly journals Natal philopatry increases relatedness within groups of coral reef cardinalfish

2020 ◽  
Vol 287 (1930) ◽  
pp. 20201133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Rueger ◽  
Hugo B. Harrison ◽  
Peter M. Buston ◽  
Naomi M. Gardiner ◽  
Michael L. Berumen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Ecology ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Limited Dispersal ◽  
Weak Negative Correlation ◽  
Related Individuals ◽  
Differential Reproductive Success

A central issue in evolutionary ecology is how patterns of dispersal influence patterns of relatedness in populations. In terrestrial organisms, limited dispersal of offspring leads to groups of related individuals. By contrast, for most marine organisms, larval dispersal in open waters is thought to minimize kin associations within populations. However, recent molecular evidence and theoretical approaches have shown that limited dispersal, sibling cohesion and/or differential reproductive success can lead to kin association and elevated relatedness. Here, we tested the hypothesis that limited dispersal explains small-scale patterns of relatedness in the pajama cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera . We used 19 microsatellite markers to assess parentage of 233 juveniles and pairwise relatedness among 527 individuals from 41 groups in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Our findings support three predictions of the limited dispersal hypothesis: (i) elevated relatedness within groups, compared with among groups and elevated relatedness within reefs compared with among reefs; (ii) a weak negative correlation of relatedness with distance; (iii) more juveniles than would be expected by chance in the same group and the same reef as their parents. We provide the first example for natal philopatry at the group level causing small-scale patterns of genetic relatedness in a marine fish.

Natal Philopatry and Apparent Survival of Juvenile Semipalmated Plovers

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Nol ◽  
Simone Williams ◽  
Brett K. Sandercock
Keyword(s):  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Apparent Survival

scholarly journals Fine-Scale Population Structure but Limited Genetic Differentiation in a Cooperatively Breeding Paper Wasp

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E Bluher ◽  
Sara E Miller ◽  
Michael J Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Cooperative Breeding ◽  
Isolation By Distance ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Paper Wasp ◽  
Paper Wasps ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Continental Scale ◽  
Cooperatively Breeding

Abstract Relatively little is known about the processes shaping population structure in cooperatively breeding insect species, despite the long-hypothesized importance of population structure in shaping patterns of cooperative breeding. Polistes paper wasps are primitively eusocial insects, with a cooperative breeding system in which females often found nests in cooperative associations. Prior mark-recapture studies of Polistes have documented extreme female philopatry, although genetic studies frequently fail to detect the strong population structure expected for highly philopatric species. Together these findings have led to lack of consensus on the degree of dispersal and population structure in these species. This study assessed population structure of female Polistes fuscatus wasps at three scales: within a single site, throughout Central New York, and across the Northeastern United States. Patterns of spatial genetic clustering and isolation by distance were observed in nuclear and mitochondrial genomes at the continental scale. Remarkably, population structure was evident even at fine spatial scales within a single collection site. However, P. fuscatus had low levels of genetic differentiation across long distances. These results suggest that P. fuscatus wasps may employ multiple dispersal strategies, including extreme natal philopatry as well as longer-distance dispersal. We observed greater genetic differentiation in mitochondrial genes than in the nuclear genome, indicative of increased dispersal distances in males. Our findings support the hypothesis that limited female dispersal contributes toward population structure in paper wasps.

Otolith microchemistry shows natal philopatry of walleye in western Lake Erie

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1349-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan-Yu Chen ◽  
Stuart A. Ludsin ◽  
Benjamin J. Marcek ◽  
John W. Olesik ◽  
Elizabeth A. Marschall
Keyword(s):  
Lake Erie ◽  
Otolith Microchemistry ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Western Lake Erie

Detecting female precise natal philopatry in green turtles using assignment methods

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICIA L. M. LEE ◽  
PAOLO LUSCHI ◽  
GRAEME C. HAYS
Keyword(s):  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
Green Turtles

scholarly journals Relatedness within and among northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) colonies at a local scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 724-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miluska Olivera-Hyde ◽  
Alexander Silvis ◽  
Eric M. Hallerman ◽  
W. Mark Ford ◽  
Eric R. Britzke
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Area ◽  
Natal Philopatry ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Myotis Septentrionalis ◽  
North Central ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Genotypic Cluster ◽  
Related Individuals ◽  
Natal Home ◽  
Best Fit

We assessed parentage within and among maternity colonies of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897)) in north-central Kentucky, USA, from 2011 to 2013 to examine colony social structure, formation, and membership dynamics. We intensively sampled colonies in close and remote (>10 km) proximity before and after targeted day-roost removal. Colonies were not necessarily composed of closely related individuals, although natal philopatry was common. Adjacent colonies often contained maternally related individuals, indicating that some pups did disperse, albeit not far from their natal home range. Whereas some young had been sired by males also collected on site, most had not, as would be expected since the species mates in fall near hibernacula across a wider landscape. The number of parentages that we inferred among colonies, however, suggests that outside the maternity season, social groups may be relatively flexible and open. Analysis of microsatellite DNA data showed a low FST (0.011) and best fit to a model of one multilocus genotypic cluster across the study area. We observed high turnover in colony membership between years in all colonies, regardless of roost-removal treatment. Our results suggest that female northern long-eared bats exhibit fidelity to a general geographic area and complex, dynamic social–genetic structure.

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