scholarly journals Behavioral Paternity Predicts Genetic Paternity in Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus), A Species With a Non-Resource-Based Mating System

The Auk ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila M. Reynolds ◽  
Katie Dryer ◽  
Jonathan Bollback ◽  
J. Albert C. Uy ◽  
Gail L. Patricelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Video Cameras ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Satin Bowerbird ◽  
Satin Bowerbirds

Abstract The potential for differences between genetic paternity and paternity inferred from behavioral observation has long been recognized. These differences are associated with the challenge for females of seeking both genetic and material benefits; this challenge is less severe in species with polygynous, non-resource-based mating systems (such as leks) than in those with resource-based systems. We present the first study of paternity patterns in a non-resource-based species that does not form true leks. We compared paternity inferred from observed mating behavior to genetically assigned paternity in the Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) using eight microsatellite markers. Mating behavior was observed and recorded via automated video-cameras positioned at all bowers (29–34 bowers each year) in the study site throughout each mating season. We obtained blood samples and identified mothers for 11 chicks in 9 nests. For all chicks, the most likely genetic father had been observed to mate with the mother in the year the chick was sampled. All most likely genetic fathers were assigned with high confidence and all were bower-holding males. These results demonstrate that genetic paternity can be inferred from observed mating behavior with reasonable confidence in Satin Bowerbirds. Observed male mating-success is therefore a reliable predictor of reproductive success, and this suggests that high skew in observed male mating-success translates directly to high skew in reproductive success. La Paternidad Comportamental Predice la Paternidad Genética en Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, una Especie con un Sistema de Apareamiento que No Está Basado en los Recursos

Mating behavior and male mating success in wildAnastrepha Ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a field-caged host tree

1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Robacker ◽  
Robert L. Mangan ◽  
Daniel S. Moreno ◽  
Aleena M. Tarshis Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Host Tree ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success

Mating behavior and determinants of male mating success in the gray treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Ritke ◽  
Raymond D. Semlitsch
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Hyla Chrysoscelis ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Male Aggression ◽  
Previous Night ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Gray Treefrog

We studied mating behavior and male mating success in a population of gray treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) during 1987 and 1988 in western Tennessee. During 1988, individual males called from 1 to 7 nights ([Formula: see text]) and mated 0–4 times ([Formula: see text]). The number of nights that males called or achieved amplexus was not related to body size, but males that called on more nights had a relatively greater chance of mating. There was no significant difference in body size between mated and unmated males on any of the nights tested. Males that mated or called on a previous night were not more likely to achieve amplexus than males that had not mated previously or those that were new to the population. We have no strong evidence to suggest that assortative mating was characteristic of our population or that male–male aggression directly influences female choice.

scholarly journals Female preferences drive the evolution of mimetic accuracy in male sexual displays

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth William Coleman ◽  
Gail Lisa Patricelli ◽  
Brian Coyle ◽  
Jennifer Siani ◽  
Gerald Borgia
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Model Species ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Vocal Mimicry ◽  
Male Display

Males in many bird species mimic the vocalizations of other species during sexual displays, but the evolutionary and functional significance of interspecific vocal mimicry is unclear. Here we use spectrographic cross-correlation to compare mimetic calls produced by male satin bowerbirds ( Ptilonorhynchus violaceus ) in courtship with calls from several model species. We show that the accuracy of vocal mimicry and the number of model species mimicked are both independently related to male mating success. Multivariate analyses revealed that these mimetic traits were better predictors of male mating success than other male display traits previously shown to be important for male mating success. We suggest that preference-driven mimetic accuracy may be a widespread occurrence, and that mimetic accuracy may provide females with important information about male quality. Our findings support an alternative hypothesis to help explain a common element of male sexual displays.

scholarly journals Experimental food supplementation reveals habitat-dependent male reproductive investment in a migratory bird

2015 ◽  
Vol 282 (1803) ◽  
pp. 20142523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Kaiser ◽  
T. Scott Sillett ◽  
Benjamin B. Risk ◽  
Michael S. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Food Availability ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Reproductive Investment ◽  
Food Supplementation ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Extrapair Paternity ◽  
Trade Offs

Environmental factors can shape reproductive investment strategies and influence the variance in male mating success. Environmental effects on extrapair paternity have traditionally been ascribed to aspects of the social environment, such as breeding density and synchrony. However, social factors are often confounded with habitat quality and are challenging to disentangle. We used both natural variation in habitat quality and a food supplementation experiment to separate the effects of food availability—one key aspect of habitat quality—on extrapair paternity (EPP) and reproductive success in the black-throated blue warbler, Setophaga caerulescens . High natural food availability was associated with higher within-pair paternity (WPP) and fledging two broods late in the breeding season, but lower EPP. Food-supplemented males had higher WPP leading to higher reproductive success relative to controls, and when in low-quality habitat, food-supplemented males were more likely to fledge two broods but less likely to gain EPP. Our results demonstrate that food availability affects trade-offs in reproductive activities. When food constraints are reduced, males invest in WPP at the expense of EPP. These findings imply that environmental change could alter how individuals allocate their resources and affect the selective environment that drives variation in male mating success.

Reproductive success of the male lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) (Pisces: Cyclopteridae): evidence against female mate choice

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 2513-2519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Goulet ◽  
John M. Green
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mate Choice ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Egg Mass ◽  
Male Reproductive Success ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Nest Location ◽  
Cyclopterus Lumpus

Characteristics of male lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) and features of their nests were examined as potential factors affecting male mating success. The number of eggs guarded by a male was not correlated with male length. Nest location variables, i.e., depth, distance offshore, and distance to the nearest male, were not related to mating success. Nest topography and degree of nest concealment were also not significant factors influencing male reproductive success. Multiple regression analysis revealed that no combination of factors could significantly explain the variation in male mating success. The hatching success of an egg mass was not predictable on the basis of the size of the guarding male. Desertion and abandonment of eggs occurred among males regardless of size. Hatching success of eggs was not associated with any of the nest features measured. Most egg masses hatched regardless of male characteristics or nest features. These factors suggest that mate choice by females is not an important factor in male reproductive success.

Longevity and Male Mating Success in Drosophila pseudoobscura

1981 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1035-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Taylor ◽  
Cindra Condra ◽  
Michael Conconi ◽  
Mary Prout
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Drosophila Pseudoobscura ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success

scholarly journals ADAPTATION AT SPECIFIC LOCI. IV. DIFFERENTIAL MATING SUCCESS AMONG GLYCOLYTIC ALLOZYME GENOTYPES OF COLIAS BUTTERFLIES

Genetics ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-175
Author(s):  
Ward B Watt ◽  
Patrick A Carter ◽  
Sally M Blower
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Heterozygote Advantage ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Genotype Distribution ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Evolutionary Forces ◽  
Fitness Index ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Specific Variation

ABSTRACT Male mating success as a function of genotype is an important fitness component. It can be studied in wild populations, in species for which a given group of progeny has exactly one father, by determining genotypes of wild-caught mothers and of sufficient numbers of their progeny. Here, we study male mating success as a function of allozyme genotype at two glycolytic loci in Colias butterflies, in which sperm precedence is complete, so that the most recent male to mate fathers all of a female's subsequent progeny.—For the phosphoglucose isomerase, PGI, polymorphism, we predict mating advantage and disadvantage of male genotypes based on evaluation of their biochemical functional differences in the context of thermal-physiological-ecological constraints on the insects' flight activity. As predicted, we find major, significant advantage in mating success for kinetically favored genotypes, compared to the genotype distribution of males active with the sampled females in the wild. These effects are repeatable among samples and on different semispecies' genetic backgrounds.—Initial study of the phosphoglucomutase, PGM, polymorphism in the same samples reveals heterozygote advantage in male-mating success, compared to males active with the females sampled. This contrasts with a lack of correspondence between PGI and PGM genotypes in other fitness index or component differences.—Epistatic interactions in mating success between the two loci are absent.—There is no evidence for segregation distortion associated with the alleles of either primary locus studied, nor is there significant assortative mating.—These results extend our understanding of the specific variation studied and suggest that even loci closely related in function may have distinctive experience of evolutionary forces. Implications of the specificity of the effects seen are briefly discussed.

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