2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.N.C. Milner ◽  
I. Booksmythe ◽  
M.D. Jennions ◽  
P.R.Y. Backwell

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1375-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Stamps ◽  
V.V. Krishnan

2018 ◽  
pp. 258-279
Author(s):  
Melissa Hughes ◽  
Whitney L. Heuring

Territoriality is a special case of resource defense, in which space is actively defended for exclusive use. As active defense is likely to be costly, territoriality is expected only when the benefits of exclusivity outweigh these costs. In most territorial species of noncrustacean taxa, the defended space includes resources critical for reproduction or food. These resources are not only critical for reproductive success, but also are vulnerable to “looting”, that is, the value of these resources may be reduced through short-term intrusions, even without loss of ownership, thus providing an advantage for active defense of exclusive space. Many crustaceans defend space, particularly burrows or other shelters that are refuges from predation or environmental stressors. While protection is obviously a critical resource, it is not a resource that necessarily requires exclusivity; indeed, many crustaceans that depend upon shelters for protection do not defend them for exclusive use. Nonetheless, many crustacean taxa aggressively defend exclusive access to their shelters. Crustaceans, then, may be especially suitable for testing alternative hypotheses of territoriality, including the potential benefits of interindividual spacing rather than defense of space per se. It is also worth considering a null hypothesis for territoriality: aggressive defense of space in crustaceans may be an artifact of relatively sedentary species with high intraspecific aggression favored in other contexts, rather than aggression favored for defense of particular resources. In addition to these questions, much remains to be learned about territorial behaviors in crustaceans. Most notably, the boundaries of defended space are unknown in many taxa. Understanding the boundaries of defended space is important for understanding the ecological consequences of territoriality, as well as aspects of territory acquisition and the roles of neighbor relationships and territorial advertisement signals in territory defense. Many crustacean territories appear to differ from those described for other animals, especially terrestrial species; it is not clear, however, whether these differences are due to differences in function or habitat, or rather result from our incomplete knowledge of crustacean territoriality.


The Auk ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Weggler

Abstract In a migratory population of Black Redstarts (Phoenicurus ochruros) in central Europe, males were territorial and sang in autumn between the end of molt in early September and the abandonment of territories in October. Participants in autumn singing were adult males past their first potential breeding season; subadults rarely defended territories in autumn. Prior to the autumn singing period, unmated males and males after their first breeding season often dispersed to new locations within the study site. Pair associations with experienced female breeders still present on the breeding ground were preformed. Low winter mortality, site dominance, and fidelity to autumn territories allowed the reformation of 59% of autumnal pair bonds in the following spring. The mating pattern was assortative by age because the initiation of territory acquisition and pair formation was temporally segregated by more than six months between subadult and adult breeders. Males benefitted from mating with experienced females because they started breeding earlier and initiated more breeding attempts per season. Autumnal singing and territoriality, a phenomenon that has not attracted much attention, may play a key role in the understanding of age-related reproductive asymmetries in Black Redstarts. Age-related reproductive performance may be the underlying cause for the evolution of delayed plumage maturation in this species.


2000 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter H. Piper ◽  
Keren B. Tischler ◽  
Margaret Klich

The Condor ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-697
Author(s):  
Richard A. Phillips

Abstract Cooperative breeding is unusual in seabirds, but recorded in varying proportions in Brown Skuas (Stercorarius [= Catharacta] lonnbergi). With no evidence for kin selection or delayed dispersal, nor for any reproductive advantage, the reason for its occurrence in skuas is uncertain. This study describes the incidence, composition, and breeding characteristics of trios of Brown Skuas at Bird Island, South Georgia. Trios were recorded in nine seasons, including a polygynous and a polyandrous trio found in both 2000–2001 and 2001–2002. In some years, birds hatched three chicks from supranormal clutches, which is exceptional in skuas and jaegers, yet their overall performance was no better than monogamous pairs. I suggest that compared with closely related taxa, Brown Skuas have a slight behavioral or genetic predisposition that facilitates cooperative breeding. Cooperation conveys a minor advantage in territory acquisition, but none in terms of reproductive success (particularly for polygynous groups), and consequently has not proliferated at most colonies. Tríos de Stercorarius [= Catharacta] lonnbergi en Bird Island, Georgia del Sur: Incidencia y Composición Resumen. La crianza cooperativa es inusual en aves marinas pero se ha reportado en diversa medida en Stercorarius [= Catharacta] lonnbergi. Sin ninguna evidencia sobre selección de parentesco o dispersión retrasada, ni ninguna ventaja reproductiva, se desconoce por qué sucede en los págalos. Este estudio describe la incidencia, composición y características de cría de tríos de S. lonnbergi en Bird Island, Georgia del Sur. Varios tríos fueron monitoreados durante nueve estaciones, incluyendo un trío poligínico y otro poliándrico encontrados en 2000–2001 y 2001–2002, respectivamente. En algunos años las aves lograron la eclosión de tres polluelos de nidadas más grandes de lo normal, lo cual es excepcional en págalos, pero su éxito no fue mayor que el de parejas monógamas. Se sugiere que en comparación con taxa estrechamente relacionados, S. lonnbergi tiene una ligera predisposición de tipo comportamental o genética que facilita la cría cooperativa. La cooperación conlleva una cierta ventaja en la adquisición de territorios, pero ninguna ventaja en términos de éxito reproductivo (en particular para grupos poligínicos), y en consecuencia no ha proliferado en la mayoría de las colonias.


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