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Leitão AV, Mulder RA, Hall ML. Song functions for joint territory defence and within-pair communication in female and male lovely fairy-wrens. Anim Behav 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Dudouit C, Maury C, Bosca J, Bakker A, Gahr M, Aubin T, Rybak F, Geberzahn N. Vocal performance during spontaneous song is equal in male and female European robins. Anim Behav 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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No reproductive fitness benefits of dear enemy behaviour in a territorial songbird. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-022-03199-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Out of sight, out of mind: dear enemy effect in the rufous hornero, Furnarius rufus. Anim Behav 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dargis L, Benedict L, Najar NA. Female bird song rates do not covary with population density in a North American species. Ethology 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/eth.13227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Lorraine Dargis
- School of Biological Sciences University of Northern Colorado Greeley Colorado USA
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- Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology University of California Riverside Riverside California USA
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- Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology University of California Riverside Riverside California USA
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Wheeldon A, Szymański P, Budka M, Osiejuk TS. Structure and functions of Yellow-breasted Boubou ( Laniarius atroflavus) solos and duets. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10214. [PMID: 33150091 PMCID: PMC7585374 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Birds have extremely well-developed acoustic communication and have become popular in bioacoustics research. The majority of studies on bird song have been conducted in the temperate zones where usually males of birds sing to attract females and defend territories. In over 360 bird species mostly inhabiting the tropics both males and females sing together in duets. Avian duets are usually formed when a male and female coordinate their songs. We focused on a species with relatively weakly coordinated duets, with male solo as the prevailing vocalisation type. Methods Instead of analysing a set of recordings spread over a long time, we analysed whole day microphone-array recordings of the Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus), a species endemic to West African montane rainforests. We described the structure of the solo and duet vocalisations and temporal characteristics of daily activity based on 5,934 vocal bouts of 18 focal pairs and their neighbours. Results Birds had small, sex specific repertoires. All males shared three types of loud whistles functioning as song type repertoires in both solos and duets. Females vocalised with five types of harsh, atonal notes with a more variable and usually lower amplitude. Three of them were produced both as solos and in duets, while two seem to function as alarm and excitement calls given almost exclusively as a solo. Solos were the most common vocalisation mode (75.4%), with males being more vocally active than females. Duets accounted for 24.6% of all vocalisations and in most cases were initiated by males (81%). The majority of duets were simple (85.1%) consisting of a single male and female song type, but altogether 38 unique duet combinations were described. Males usually initiated singing at dawn and for this used one particular song type more often than expected by chance. Male solo and duet activities peaked around dawn, while female solos were produced evenly throughout the day. Discussion Yellow-breasted Boubou is a duetting species in which males are much more vocal than females and duetting is not a dominating type of vocal activity. Duet structure, context and timing of daily production support the joint resource defence hypothesis and mate guarding/prevention hypotheses, however maintaining pair contact also seems to be important. This study provides for the first time the basic quantitative data describing calls, solos and duet songs in the Yellow-breasted Boubou.
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- Amie Wheeldon
- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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Vázquez J, Fargallo JA, Jiménez N, Aguilar-Montiel F, Rodríguez-Martínez L. Dear enemy effect in the Mexican volcano mouse Neotomodon alstoni: Implications of sex in the agonistic behaviour among neighbours. Behav Processes 2020; 181:104251. [PMID: 32976966 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Two opposite phenomena have been found in territorial animals, the "dear enemy'' and the "nasty neighbour'', which refer to individuals that show less aggression toward neighbours than toward strangers and vice versa. However, the need to maintain territory should differ for males and females because sexual reproduction is the result of the different adaptive strategies of the sexes. In this study, we explore territorial behaviour in the context of dear-enemy and nasty neighbour effects in the Mexican volcano mouse (Neotomodon alstoni). Patterns of spatial relationships between individuals and the degrees of agonistic behaviour among neighbours were analysed for a period of one year. Results exhibit a greater spatial proximity between male pairs during the non-reproductive period than during the reproductive period, and greater spatial proximity between pairs of females during the reproductive period than during the non-reproductive period. The analysis of agonistic behaviour showed that there is less tolerance for distant neighbours than for nearest neighbours. However, there is a greater frequency of aggression between male pairs than between females, while females appear to exhibit non-aggressive avoidance among individuals. The results support the theory that Mexican volcano mouse exhibits the "dear enemy phenomenon".
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- Jorge Vázquez
- Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, km 1.5 Carretera Tlaxcala-Puebla S/N. 90070, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Circuito Exterior S/N. Delegación Coyoacán, 04510. Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México. Mexico
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- Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, km 1.5 Carretera Tlaxcala-Puebla S/N. 90070, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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- Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, km 1.5 Carretera Tlaxcala-Puebla S/N. 90070, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Carlson NV, Kelly EM, Couzin I. Individual vocal recognition across taxa: a review of the literature and a look into the future. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190479. [PMID: 32420840 PMCID: PMC7331019 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Individual vocal recognition (IVR) has been well studied in mammals and birds. These studies have primarily delved into understanding IVR in specific limited contexts (e.g. parent-offspring and mate recognition) where individuals discriminate one individual from all others. However, little research has examined IVR in more socially demanding circumstances, such as when an individual discriminates all individuals in their social or familial group apart. In this review, we describe what IVR is and suggest splitting studies of IVR into two general types based on what questions they answer (IVR-singular, and IVR-multiple). We explain how we currently test for IVR, and many of the benefits and drawbacks of different methods. We address why IVR is so prevalent in the animal kingdom, and the circumstances in which it is often found. Finally, we explain current weaknesses in IVR research including temporality, specificity, and taxonomic bias, and testing paradigms, and provide some solutions to address these weaknesses. This article is part of the theme issue 'Signal detection theory in recognition systems: from evolving models to experimental tests'.
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- Nora V. Carlson
- Department of Collective Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Collective Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Collective Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Dutour M, Ridley AR. Females sing more often and at higher frequencies than males in Australian magpies. Behav Processes 2020; 172:104045. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Riebel K, Odom KJ, Langmore NE, Hall ML. New insights from female bird song: towards an integrated approach to studying male and female communication roles. Biol Lett 2019; 15:20190059. [PMID: 30940020 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Historically, bird song has been regarded as a sex-specific signalling trait; males sing to attract females and females drive the evolution of signal exaggeration by preferring males with ever more complex songs. This view provides no functional role for female song. Historic geographical research biases generalized pronounced sex differences of phylogenetically derived northern temperate zone songbirds to all songbirds. However, we now know that female song is common and that both sexes probably sang in the ancestor of modern songbirds. This calls for research on adaptive explanations and mechanisms regulating female song, and a reassessment of questions and approaches to identify selection pressures driving song elaboration in both sexes and subsequent loss of female song in some clades. In this short review and perspective we highlight newly emerging questions and propose a research framework to investigate female song and song sex differences across species. We encourage experimental tests of mechanism, ontogeny, and function integrated with comparative evolutionary analyses. Moreover, we discuss the wider implications of female bird song research for our understanding of male and female communication roles.
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- Katharina Riebel
- 1 Institute of Biology, Leiden University , 2333 BE, Leiden , The Netherlands
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- 1 Institute of Biology, Leiden University , 2333 BE, Leiden , The Netherlands.,2 Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY 14850 , USA
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- 3 Research School of Biology, Australian National University , Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200 , Australia
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- 4 School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria 3010 , Australia
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Rose EM, Coss DA, Haines CD, Danquah SA, Studds CE, Omland KE. Why do females sing?—pair communication and other song functions in eastern bluebirds. Behav Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Female bird song has been underappreciated and understudied, especially in temperate species. Birdsong was originally thought to be a trait used primarily by male songbirds for mate attraction and male/male contest. However, ornithologists have long known that females sing in many tropical songbirds, often for similar functions to male song. Yet, studies of female song in temperate regions remain scarce. Increasing our understanding of the function of female song in temperate species is a powerful step towards discerning the selective pressures that maintain elaborate female signals. In the last few decades, studies of temperate species have highlighted five major functional categories of female song. Using a modeling framework, based on all known functions of song in other species, we tested the function of female song in eastern bluebirds. The modeling framework allowed us to test the effect of multiple complex behaviors simultaneously to predict female song function. Additionally, modeling mitigated issues of multiple testing across the five different functional categories. We found that female song in eastern bluebirds is primarily used in pair communication. Specifically, females sing to strengthen and maintain long-term pair bonds. Strengthening pair-bonds may be advantageous for eastern bluebirds as pairs that remain together between nesting attempts and between years have higher reproductive success. We demonstrate a clear link between the function of female song in pair communication and the likely selective force of long-term pair bonds acting on eastern bluebird reproductive success. Additionally, our study highlights a major function of female song in a temperate species.
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- Evangeline M Rose
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Hamilton DG, Jones ME, Cameron EZ, McCallum H, Storfer A, Hohenlohe PA, Hamede RK. Rate of intersexual interactions affects injury likelihood in Tasmanian devil contact networks. Behav Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Identifying the types of contacts that result in disease transmission is important for accurately modeling and predicting transmission dynamics and disease spread in wild populations. We investigated contacts within a population of adult Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) over a 6-month period and tested whether individual-level contact patterns were correlated with accumulation of bite wounds. Bite wounds are important in the spread of devil facial tumor disease, a clonal cancer cell line transmitted through direct inoculation of tumor cells when susceptible and infected individuals bite each other. We used multimodel inference and network autocorrelation models to investigate the effects of individual-level contact patterns, identities of interacting partners, and position within the social network on the propensity to be involved in bite-inducing contacts. We found that males were more likely to receive potentially disease-transmitting bite wounds than females, particularly during the mating season when males spend extended periods mate-guarding females. The number of bite wounds individuals received during the mating season was unrelated to any of the network metrics examined. Our approach illustrates the necessity for understanding which contact types spread disease in different systems to assist the management of this and other infectious wildlife diseases.
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- David G Hamilton
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
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Sogawa S, Kohda M. Tit for Tat in the Dear Enemy Relationship Between Territorial Females of a Cichlid Fish. Front Ecol Evol 2018. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ahonen H, Harcourt RG, Stow AJ, Charrier I. Geographic vocal variation and perceptual discrimination abilities in male Australian sea lions. Anim Cogn 2018; 21:235-243. [PMID: 29352457 DOI: 10.1007/s10071-017-1158-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vocal characteristics can vary among and within populations. In species with geographic variation in the structure of vocalizations, individuals may have the ability to discriminate between calls from local and non-local individuals. The ability to distinguish differences in acoustic signals is likely to have a significant influence on the outcome of social interactions between individuals, including potentially mate selection and breeding success. Pinnipeds (seals, fur seals, sea lions and walruses) are highly vocal yet the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is the only eared seal known to show geographic vocal variation in male barks. Barks are produced in many social interactions and encode sufficient information for both individual and colony identity to be discriminable. Yet until now, whether males could themselves discriminate these bark differences was unclear. We performed playback experiments in four breeding colonies to investigate whether males can discriminate local from non-local barks. Overall, males responded more strongly to barks from their own colony compared to barks from other colonies regardless of whether those other colonies were close or distant. Competition for females is high in Australian sea lions, but mating periods are asynchronous across colonies. The ability to correctly assess whether a male is from the same colony, thus representing a potential competitor for mates, or merely a visitor from elsewhere, may influence how males interact with others. Given the high cost of fighting, the ability to discern competitors may influence the nature of male-male interactions and ultimately influence how they allocate reproductive effort.
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- Heidi Ahonen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- CNRS, UMR 9197, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay, France.
- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, Hjalmar Johansens gate 14, 9296, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- CNRS, UMR 9197, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay, France
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Goll Y, Demartsev V, Koren L, Geffen E. Male hyraxes increase countersinging as strangers become ‘nasty neighbours’. Anim Behav 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stern CA, Servedio MR. Evolution of a mating preference for a dual-utility trait used in intrasexual competition in genetically monogamous populations. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:8008-8016. [PMID: 29043052 PMCID: PMC5632625 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The selection pressures by which mating preferences for ornamental traits can evolve in genetically monogamous mating systems remain understudied. Empirical evidence from several taxa supports the prevalence of dual-utility traits, defined as traits used both as armaments in intersexual selection and ornaments in intrasexual selection, as well as the importance of intrasexual resource competition for the evolution of female ornamentation. Here, we study whether mating preferences for traits used in intrasexual resource competition can evolve under genetic monogamy. We find that a mating preference for a competitive trait can evolve and affect the evolution of the trait. The preference is more likely to persist when the fecundity benefit for mates of successful competitors is large and the aversion to unornamented potential mates is strong. The preference can persist for long periods or potentially permanently even when it incurs slight costs. Our results suggest that, when females use ornaments as signals in intrasexual resource competition, males can evolve mating preferences for those ornaments, illuminating both the evolution of female ornamentation and the evolution of male preferences for female ornaments in monogamous species.
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- Caitlin A. Stern
- Department of BiologyCB 3280 Coker HallUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNCUSA
- Present address:
Caitlin A. Stern, Santa Fe InstituteSanta FeNMUSA
- Present address:
Interacting Minds CentreAarhus UniversityAarhus CDenmark
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- Department of BiologyCB 3280 Coker HallUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNCUSA
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Young CM, Cain KE, Svedin N, Backwell PRY, Pryke SR. Predictors of aggressive response towards simulated intruders depend on context and sex in Crimson Finches (Neochmia phaeton). Behav Processes 2017; 138:41-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2017.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Moskát C, Elek Z, Bán M, Geltsch N, Hauber ME. Can common cuckoos discriminate between neighbours and strangers by their calls? Anim Behav 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Dzieweczynski TL, Greaney NE, Portrais KB, Stevens MA. I remember you: female Siamese fighting fish recognise prior social partners. BEHAVIOUR 2017. [DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recognising social partners allows individuals to establish social networks with one another, informs mating decisions, and decreases energy expenditure. Studies rarely examine if females have this ability outside of mate choice. Additionally, it is unknown if familiarity differs when females encounter females versus males. Female Siamese fighting fish were placed into one of six treatment groups that differed based on the sex of the interactant (female or male) and experience (familiar, unfamiliar or no previous exposure). In both female–female and female–male interactions, less behaviour was performed towards familiar individuals. However, the degree to which familiarity had an effect differed depending on the sex of the interactant and the behaviour measured. Familiarity may serve an important function if it increases an individual’s ability to remember the outcome of prior encounters and use this information in later encounters with the same individual. To fully understand social dynamics, both sexes must be examined.
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- Teresa L. Dzieweczynski
- Department of Psychology, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA
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Quintana E, Galdino C. Aggression towards unfamiliar intruders by male lizards Eurolophosaurus nanuzae depends on contestant’s body traits: a test of the dear enemy effect. BEHAVIOUR 2017. [DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A reduction of territory owners’ aggression towards their neighbours in relation to the intrusion of strangers characterises the dear enemy phenomenon. Supposedly, the disparity in aggression levels of territory owners is due to a higher threat imposed by strangers compared to the threat imposed by neighbours. To evaluate the occurrence of the phenomenon in males of the small-sized lizard Eurolophosaurus nanuzae we performed a field manipulative study. We considered three models to run intrusions in males’ territories: neighbour, tailed stranger (unfamiliar) and tailless stranger intruders. Our results lend support to the presence of dear enemy for this species as residents acted more aggressively towards strangers than to neighbours. In addition, the information we provide supports the relative threat hypothesis as territory owners were more aggressive towards tailed stranger intruders than to tailless stranger intruders. In this sense, tail condition can represent a trait that signals the ‘resource holding power’ (RHP) of a lizard. Therefore, we show that beyond neighbourhood recognition, residents are able to evaluate the potential threat of stranger intruders in general, thereby extending the evolutionary gains of the dear enemy by saving energy even in the context they are expected to acts with higher costs.
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- Eduardo C. Quintana
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Avenida Dom José Gaspar, 290, Bairro Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte 30535-601, MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Avenida Dom José Gaspar, 290, Bairro Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte 30535-601, MG, Brazil
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Snijders L, Naguib M. Communication in Animal Social Networks. ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.asb.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cain KE, Langmore NE. Female song and aggression show contrasting relationships to reproductive success when habitat quality differs. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2192-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dalziell AH, Welbergen JA. Elaborate Mimetic Vocal Displays by Female Superb Lyrebirds. Front Ecol Evol 2016. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Webb WH, Brunton DH, Aguirre JD, Thomas DB, Valcu M, Dale J. Female Song Occurs in Songbirds with More Elaborate Female Coloration and Reduced Sexual Dichromatism. Front Ecol Evol 2016. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Krieg CA, Getty T. Not just for males: females use song against male and female rivals in a temperate zone songbird. Anim Behav 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Brunton DH, Roper MM, Harmer AMT. Female Song Rate and Structure Predict Reproductive Success in a Socially Monogamous Bird. Front Ecol Evol 2016. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Female and male song rates across breeding stage: testing for sexual and nonsexual functions of female song. Anim Behav 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cain KE, Cockburn A, Langmore NE. Female song rates in response to simulated intruder are positively related to reproductive success. Front Ecol Evol 2015. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ahonen H, Stow AJ, Harcourt RG, Charrier I. Adult male Australian sea lion barking calls reveal clear geographical variations. Anim Behav 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vrublevska J, Krama T, Rantala MJ, Mierauskas P, Freeberg TM, Krams IA. Personality and density affect nest defence and nest survival in the great tit. Acta Ethol 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-014-0191-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Reichert MS. Playback tests and studies of animal contest dynamics: concepts and an example in the gray tree frog. Behav Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Charrier I, Mathevon N, Aubin T. Bearded seal males perceive geographic variation in their trills. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1578-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cramer ER. Vocal deviation and trill consistency do not affect male response to playback in house wrens. Behav Ecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Breeding density, not life history, predicts interpopulation differences in territorial aggression in a passerine bird. Anim Behav 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Rachele Malavasi
- a Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations , University of Urbino , Urbino , Italy
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- a Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations , University of Urbino , Urbino , Italy
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Grabowska-Zhang AM, Wilkin TA, Sheldon BC. Effects of neighbor familiarity on reproductive success in the great tit (Parus major). Behav Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rosvall KA. Intrasexual competition in females: evidence for sexual selection? Behav Ecol 2011; 22:1131-1140. [PMID: 22479137 PMCID: PMC3199163 DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In spite of recent interest in sexual selection in females, debate exists over whether traits that influence female-female competition are sexually selected. This review uses female-female aggressive behavior as a model behavioral trait for understanding the evolutionary mechanisms promoting intrasexual competition, focusing especially on sexual selection. I employ a broad definition of sexual selection, whereby traits that influence competition for mates are sexually selected, whereas those that directly influence fecundity or offspring survival are naturally selected. Drawing examples from across animal taxa, including humans, I examine 4 predictions about female intrasexual competition based on the abundance of resources, the availability of males, and the direct or indirect benefits those males provide. These patterns reveal a key sex difference in sexual selection: Although females may compete for the number of mates, they appear to compete more so for access to high-quality mates that provide direct and indirect (genetic) benefits. As is the case in males, intrasexual selection in females also includes competition for essential resources required for access to mates. If mate quality affects the magnitude of mating success, then restricting sexual selection to competition for quantity of mates may ignore important components of fitness in females and underestimate the role of sexual selection in shaping female phenotype. In the future, understanding sex differences in sexual selection will require further exploration of the extent of mutual intrasexual competition and the incorporation of quality of mating success into the study of sexual selection in both sexes.
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- Kimberly A Rosvall
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Jordan Hall, Rm 142, 1001 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Bragina EV, Beme IR. Siberian crane duet as an individual signature of a pair: comparison of visual and statistical classification techniques. Acta Ethol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-010-0073-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Attard MRG, Pitcher BJ, Charrier I, Ahonen H, Harcourt RG. Vocal Discrimination in Mate Guarding Male Australian Sea Lions: Familiarity Breeds Contempt. Ethology 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Murphy TG, Hernández-Muciño D, Osorio-Beristain M, Montgomerie R, Omland KE. Carotenoid-based status signaling by females in the tropical streak-backed oriole. Behav Ecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Price JJ. Evolution and life-history correlates of female song in the New World blackbirds. Behav Ecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Reproductive Success and Sexual Selection in Wild Eastern Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma t. tigrinum). Evol Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11692-009-9058-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Illes AE, Yunes-Jimenez L. A female songbird out-sings male conspecifics during simulated territorial intrusions. Proc Biol Sci 2009; 276:981-6. [PMID: 19129129 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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While birdsong is a model system for animal communication studies, our knowledge is derived primarily from the study of only one sex and is therefore incomplete. The study of song in a role-reversed species would provide a unique opportunity to study selective pressures and mechanisms specific to females, and to test the robustness of current theories in an empirically novel manner. We investigated function of female song in stripe-headed sparrows (Aimophila r. ruficauda), a Neotropical, duetting passerine, and found that during simulated territorial intrusions by a female, male or duetting pair, females: (i) sang more than males to same-sex and duet playback, (ii) played a leading singing role in all contexts, and (iii) showed a longer term song response than males. These results suggest that females sing competitively against other females, and that intrasexual selection may be greater among females than among males. This is the first songbird study to show a stronger vocal role in territory defence for females than males. Stripe-headed sparrows are group-living cooperative breeders, and preliminary data suggest that polyandry and/or resource defence may explain strong female singing behaviour. Stripe-headed sparrows may be a useful study species for expanding our knowledge of vocal communication in female animals.
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- Anya E Illes
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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