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1.
Changes in male guppy courting distance in response to a fluctuating light environment 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), effective courting by a male requires visual contact with the female. Therefore, environmental light intensity may affect
male display behavior, particularly initial courtship distance. We found that male guppies courted at exact and predictable
distances from the female given a particular light level, both in field and laboratory studies. In lower light levels (<0.1 μmol m−2 s−1), for example at dawn, dusk, or under heavy canopy, males court females at closer and less variable distances (<3 cm). At
higher light levels, which occur during most of the day and with less canopy cover, males often court from twice or three
times further out. Light levels over guppy streams change over relatively short time periods and ranges, correlating with
variation in courtship distances. Laboratory manipulations of irradiance confirmed that courtship distance depends on illumination.
Hence, courtship distances may be set by the effect of lighting on signal efficiency, minimization of energy or time expenditures,
or predation risk.
Received: 16 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 8 August 1998 相似文献
2.
Disease resistance: a benefit of sociality in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Rebeca B. Rosengaus Amy B. Maxmen Laran E. Coates James F. A. Traniello 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(2):125-134
The benefit of sociality in relation to disease susceptibility was studied in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. Although contact with high concentrations of fungal conidia is lethal, the survivorship of nymphs exposed to spore suspensions
ranging from 6 × 106 to 2 × 108 spores/ml of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae increased with group size. The survivorship (measured as LT50) of isolated individuals ranged from 3.0 to 4.8 days, but infected nymphs living in groups of 10 and 25 individuals survived
significantly longer (5.6–8.3 and 5.6–9.1 days, respectively). In most cases, there were no significant differences in the
survival distributions of the 10- and 25-termite groups. When nymphs were infected with concentrations of 7 × 101–7 × 104 spores/ml and allowed to interact with healthy nestmates, fungal infections were not contracted by the unexposed termites.
Moreover, infected termites benefitted from social contact with unexposed nestmates: their survival rates were significantly
higher than those of infected termites living with similarly infected nestmates. Allogrooming, which increased in frequency
during and after exposure to conidia, appeared to remove potentially infectious spores from the cuticle, thus increasing termite
survivorship. These results suggest that allogrooming plays a crucial role in the control of disease and its death hazard
in termites. The infection-reducing advantage of group living may have been significant in the evolution of social behavior
in the Isoptera.
Received: 18 March 1998 / Accepted after revision: 31 May 1998 相似文献
3.
Jay D. Evans 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):35-42
Most social groups have the potential for reproductive conflict among group members. Within insect societies, reproduction
can be divided among multiple fertile individuals, leading to potential conflicts between these individuals over the parentage
of sexual offspring. Colonies of the facultatively polygynous ant Myrmicatahoensis contain from one to several mated queens. In this species, female sexuals were produced almost exclusively by one queen.
The parentage of male sexuals was more complex. In accordance with predictions based on worker sex-allocation preferences,
male-producing colonies tended to have low levels of genetic relatedness (i.e., high queen numbers). Correspondingly, males
were often reared from the eggs of two or more queens in the nest. Further, over half of the males produced appeared to be
the progeny of fertile workers, not of queens. Overall investment ratios were substantially more male biased than those predicted
by genetic relatedness, suggesting hidden costs associated with the production of female sexuals. These costs are likely to
include local resource competition among females, most notably when these individuals are adopted by their maternal nest.
Received: 3 March 1998 / Accepted after revision: 20 June 1998 相似文献
4.
Jürgen Gadau Pia J. Gertsch Jürgen Heinze Pekka Pamilo Bert Hölldobler 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):23-33
Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and microsatellite analysis were used to determine the number of queens and their mating frequencies
in colonies of the carpenter ant, Camponotus ligniperdus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Only 1 of 61 analyzed queens was found to be double-mated and the population-wide effective mating
frequency was therefore 1.02. In the studied population, 8 of 21 mature field colonies (38%) contained worker, male, or virgin
queen genotypes which were not compatible with presumed monogyny and therefore suggested oligogyny, i.e., the cooccurrence
of several mutually intolerant queens within one colony. Estimated queen numbers in oligogynous colonies ranged between two
and five. According to the results of the genetic analysis, most of the queens coexisting in oligogynous colonies were not
closely related. Pleometrosis is very rare and queenless colonies adopt mated queens both in the laboratory and field. Therefore,
the most plausible explanation for the origin of oligogynous colonies in C. ligniperdus is the adoption of unrelated queens by orphaned mature colonies. The coexistence of unrelated, but mutually intolerant queens
in C. ligniperdus colonies demonstrates that oligogyny should be considered as a phenomenon distinct from polygyny.
Received: 18 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 20 June 1998 相似文献
5.
Sex linkage among genes controlling sexually selected traits 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8
Klaus Reinhold 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):1-7
Using literature data on reciprocal crosses I estimated the influence of sex-chromosomal genes on morphological and behavioral
traits. To determine a special role of the sex chromosomes for sexually selected traits, I compared the estimated influence
of X-chromosomal genes on sexually selected traits with their estimated influence on traits not under sexual selection. About
one-third of the phenotypic variation in sexually selected traits is caused by X-chromosomal genes. There was, in contrast,
no significant influence of X-chromosomal genes on traits that were classified as not sexually selected. Sexually selected
traits thus seem to be influenced significantly more by X-chromosomal genes than traits not under sexual selection. Though
this differential influence of X-chromosomal genes cannot readily be explained with current theoretical knowledge, it may
shed some light on X-linked hybrid sterility and on the discussion between arbitrary and good-gene models for the evolution
of female choice.
Received: 30 January 1998 / Accepted after revision: 20 June 1998 相似文献
6.
A. D. Tucker H. I. McCallum C. J. Limpus K. R. McDonald 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(2):85-90
We compared natal dispersals of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) against the prediction of male dispersal bias for a polygynous mating system. The crocodiles inhabited a linear series of
pools and we calculated the net distances from natal pools to recapture locations some 12–18 years later, at maturity. Philopatry
was assessed in terms of adult social distances. A female social distance was 0.46 pools and a male social distance was 1.0
pool. By these criteria, both sexes showed low levels of philopatry (7–12%). However, individuals of both sexes dispersed
from the natal site long before they were sexually mature. Divergence in dispersal patterns by sex occurred after the maturity
threshold, as males dispersed two to three times farther than females. Intrasexual competition by males is resolved by a size-based
hierarchy. The displacement of small males from local mating access is a probable cause of the longer dispersals undertaken
by males. Competition, rather than inbreeding avoidance, is driving dispersal in this population of freshwater crocodiles.
Received: 8 May 1998 / Accepted after revision: 26 June 1998 相似文献
7.
Recent investigations have indicated that animals are able to use chemical cues of predators to assess the magnitude of predation
risk. One possible source of such cues is predator diet. Chemical cues may also be important in the development of antipredator
behaviour, especially in animals that possess chemical alarm substances. Tadpoles of the common toad (Bufo bufo) are unpalatable to most vertebrate predators and have an alarm substance. Tadpoles of the common frog (Rana temporaria) lack both these characters. We experimentally studied how predator diet, previous experience of predators and body size
affect antipredator behaviour in these two tadpole species. Late-instar larvae of the dragonfly Aeshna juncea were used as predators. The dragonfly larvae were fed a diet exclusively of insects, R. temporaria tadpoles or B. bufo tadpoles. R. temporaria tadpoles modified their behaviour according to the perceived predation risk. Depending on predator diet, the tadpoles responded
with weak antipredatory behaviour (triggered by insect-fed predators) or strong behaviour (triggered by tadpole-fed predators)
with distinct spatial avoidance and lowered activity level. The behaviour of B. bufo in predator diet treatments was indistinguishable from that in the control treatment. This lack of antipredator behaviour
is probably related to the effective post-encounter defenses and more intense competitive regime experienced by B. bufo. The behaviour of both tadpole species was dependent on body size, but this was not related to predator treatments. Our results
also indicate that antipredator behaviour is largely innate in tadpoles of both species and is not modified by a brief exposure
to predators.
Received: 22 August 1996 / Accepted after revision: 31 January 1997 相似文献
8.
Past reproductive success affects future habitat selection 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Paul V. Switzer 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,40(5):307-312
Correlational studies have shown that an individual's past reproductive success often increases its breeding site fidelity
(i.e., the tendency to return to a previously occupied location), suggesting that individuals use their reproductive experience
to assess habitat quality. However, the causality of the relationship between reproductive success and site fidelity is still
uncertain. In a field experiment, the effect of mating success on site fidelity was isolated from potential confounding variables
in a territorial dragonfly, the eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera). The experiment controlled for site quality, intrinsic characteristics of males, previous territorial experience at the
site, arrival order, and territorial evictions. Males that were prevented from mating were much more likely to change sites
the following day than control males that were allowed to mate. This result was not affected by age, the amount of time a
male spent on the site, or mortality. These results imply that individuals use their own reproductive success to assess the
quality of the habitat. The benefit to an individual of using its reproductive success to determine habitat quality is discussed
relative to other sources of information.
Received: 31 May 1996 / Accepted: 31 January 1997 相似文献
9.
Social monogamy and extra-pair fertilization in an Australian lizard, Tiliqua rugosa 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
C. Michael Bull Steven J. B. Cooper Ben C. Baghurst 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):63-72
This study investigates social monogamy in the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa. At a 70-ha site near Mount Mary, South Australia, we radio tracked 55 adult female and 39 adult male lizards during their
spring activity periods. Each lizard was observed in 1–5 years. Females were observed with a single male partner on an average
of 10.8 days per year, although in 17.3% of cases, females were observed on 2 or fewer days with a male. The most intense
pairing period each year was 15 September–15 November when females were with male partners on an average of 36% of observation
days. Partnerships lasted an average of 43.3 days each year. After mating in early November, the pairs separated. Observations
of females pairing with other males were rare. Most males (82%) were also consistently monogamous, although 7 were observed
pairing with 2 females within one season. To investigate paternity, we allowed 21 gravid females to give birth to 42 offspring
in the laboratory. We determined genotypes at five polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci for the females, their male partners
and their offspring. Four litters (19%) and 6 of the offspring from those litters (14.3%) showed evidence of extra-pair fertilization
(EPF). Although the sample sizes are small, females of polygynous males were more likely to experience EPF.
Received: 22 February 1998 / Accepted after revision: 23 May 1998 相似文献
10.
Arjan M. Boonman Martijn Boonman Frank Bretschneider Wim A. van de Grind 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(2):99-107
Daubenton's bat, a trawling vespertilionid bat species, hunts for insects that fly close to, or rest on, the water surface.
During summer, many ponds at which Daubenton's bats hunt become gradually covered with duckweed. The purpose of this study
was to investigate the effects of duckweed cover on the hunting behaviour of Daubenton's bats and on the ultrasound-reflecting
properties of the water surface. Our study revealed the following. (1) Daubenton's bat avoids water surfaces covered with
duckweed. (2) Prey abundance was related to the number of foraging Daubenton's bats but was independent of duckweed cover.
(3) When mealworms were presented among standardized amounts of duckweed to naturally foraging Daubenton's bats, they caught
significantly less mealworms when the duckweed cover was increased. (4) Measurements with ultrasonic signals show that a water
surface covered with duckweed returns a much stronger background echo at small angles (i.e. parallel to the water surface)
compared to an uncovered water surface. It seems likely that a cover of duckweed on the water surface interferes with prey
detection by masking the echoes returning from prey. (5) It was relatively difficult for the bats to discriminate small patches
of duckweed from mealworms. The proposed discrimination mechanism for this trawling bat species suggests that single duckweed
patches can also be mistaken for natural prey by Daubenton's bats.
Received: 4 January 1998 / Accepted after revision: 19 July 1998 相似文献
11.
James C. Nieh 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,43(2):133-145
12.
Scott Nunes Peter A. Zugger Anne L. Engh Kurt O. Reinhart Kay E. Holekamp 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,40(3):199-207
We examined the effects of food provisioning on the natal dispersal behavior of Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). We provided extra food to adult and yearling females in their maternal territories during pregnancy and lactation, and
to offspring of these females in their natal areas for 6 weeks after weaning. We used unprovisioned young of unprovisioned
mothers as controls. Provisioning influenced the probability of dispersal from the natal area by female but not male S. beldingi. All surviving male S.␣beldingi dispersed by 55 weeks of age, regardless of whether they and their mothers received extra food. By contrast, we observed
a significant trend, beginning 3 weeks after weaning and continuing through the yearling year, for a greater proportion of
provisioned than control female S. beldingi to emigrate from the natal area. Competition for food did not appear to influence natal dispersal of females. However, overall
population density, density of females weaning litters, and rates of aggression and vigilance among these females, were higher
in provisioned than control areas, suggesting that competition for non-food resources was unusually intense in provisioned
areas. We propose that juvenile female, but not juvenile male, S. beldingi may emigrate from the natal site to increase access to areas with low densities of conspecifics. Together with findings of
earlier workers, our results suggest that spatial and temporal distributions of environmental resources are important influences
on the dispersal behavior of female ground squirrels.
Received: 28 February 1996 / Accepted after revision: 16 October 1996 相似文献
13.
Brood sex ratio is dependent on female mating status in polygynous great reed warblers 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Isao Nishiumi 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):9-14
Females capable of adjusting the sex ratio of their offspring should be more fit than females lacking such an ability. In
polygynous birds where breeding success in males is more strongly influenced by body size and/or attractiveness than in females,
females might produce more sons when predicting good conditions or when mating with attractive males. Polygynous great reed
warbler, Acrocephalusarundinaceus, males direct most of their feeding effort to the primary (first-hatching) nest and in these nests increase their feeding
effort in relation to the brood sex ratio (proportion of sons). Therefore, with the expectation of well-nourished sons, we
would predict that females which start breeding first within harems might produce more sons than those which start breeding
later, and in anticipation of sons with good genes, that females mated to polygynous males might produce more sons than females
mated to monogamous males. I took blood samples from hatchlings and determined the sex using DNA markers. The sex ratio of
primary (monogamous and polygynous primary) broods is more male-biased (mean 0.58 males, n = 50) than that of secondary (polygynous secondary and tertiary) broods (mean 0.46, n = 25). Moreover, in the secondary broods with the largest clutch (five eggs), in which offspring are most likely to suffer
food shortage, the sex ratio was distinctively female biased (mean 0.33, n = 10). In the primary broods, sex ratio was correlated to harem size. The results suggest that great reed warbler females
modify the brood sex ratio to produce both well-nourished sons and sons with good genes, but the former effect is probably
stronger than the latter factor.
Received: 11 March 1998 / Accepted after revision: 23 May 1998 相似文献
14.
B. Birgersson 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,43(2):87-93
This study tested whether fallow deer mothers, Dama dama, bias their investment towards sons and, thus, whether sons are more costly to produce than daughters. Young (2 years) and
old (≥3 years) hinds were analysed separately. Old hinds who raised sons accumulated less body mass than those who raised
daughters, during the period between late gestation and the end of lactation. This difference in body mass persisted to the
following spring. Mothers who had raised sons gave birth later and their offspring's pre-winter mass was lower the following
year than for mothers who had raised daughters. These results indicate higher expenditure for hinds who raise sons and support
theories of male-biased maternal investment. However, young mothers with sons and those with daughters did not differ in reproductive
performance the following year. One reason might be that young mothers are close to the maximum level of maternal expenditure,
since they are still growing, and cannot invest any extra resources in sons.
Received: 28 August 1997 / Accepted after revision: 5 April 1998 相似文献
15.
Queen control of egg fertilization in the honey bee 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The study investigated the precision with which honey bee queens can control the fertilization of the eggs they lay. Because
males and workers are reared in different-sized cells, the honey bee is one of the few Hymenoptera in which it is possible
for the experimenter to know which type of egg a queen “intends” to lay. Eggs were collected from both worker and drone (male)
cells from four honey bee colonies. Ploidy of the embryo was determined using polymorphic DNA microsatellites. All 169 eggs
taken from worker cells were heterozygous at at least one microsatellite locus showing that the egg was fertilized. All 129
eggs taken from drone cells gave a single band at the B124 locus, strongly suggesting haploidy. These data show that honey
bee queens have great, and quite possibly complete, ability to control the fertilization of the eggs they lay. Data from the
literature suggest that in two species of parasitoid Hymenoptera (Copidosoma floridanum, Colpoclypeus florus) females have great, but not complete, ability to control fertilization.
Received: 23 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 17 May 1998 相似文献
16.
Adjustment of parental effort in the puffin; the roles of adult body condition and chick size 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
K. E. Erikstad M. Asheim P. Fauchald L. Dahlhaug Torkild Tveraa P. Dahlhaug 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,40(2):95-100
We examined the adjustment of parental effort of puffins by switching 20-day-old chicks randomly between parents of known
body condition. Among unmanipulated birds mass gain (5–20 days) and mass of 20-day-old chicks was positively correlated with
the body condition of parents at day 6. During the first 5 days after chick switching 28% (n = 55) of the parents deserted their foster chick. Parents which deserted their foster chick originally had a chick of their
own that was smaller than that of those which did not desert their foster chick. Whether parents deserted their foster chick
was also negatively related to the size of the foster chick. The mass of the foster chick was more important than the size
of the parents' own chick in determining the desertion rate of chicks. The mass gain of the foster chick during the first
5 days after switching was positively related to the body condition of foster parents and also positively related to the mass
of the foster parents' own chick, but negatively related to the size of the foster chick. The results suggest that puffins
adjust their parental effort according to both their own body condition and the size of the chick. The latter may indicate
the chick's prospect of survival and recruitment to the population.
Received: 20 January 1996 / Accepted after revision: 27 October 1996 相似文献
17.
Altered responses to female odors in parasitized male mice: neuromodulatory mechanisms and relations to female choice 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
M. Kavaliers D. D. Colwell K.-P. Ossenkopp T. S. Perrot-Sinal 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,40(6):373-384
There is accumulating evidence that females may preferentially select parasite-free or -resistant males. Minimal attention
has, however, been paid to the mate preferences and responses of the parasitized male hosts themselves. Here, we considered
the effects of parasitic infection on male host mate responses, the neuromodulatory correlates of these responses, and the
relations of these responses to female mate choice. Using an odor “preference” test, we examined the effects of different
stages of an acute, sub-clinical infection with the naturally occurring, enteric, single host, protozoan parasite, Eimeria vermiformis, on the responses of male mice, Mus musculus domesticus, to the odors of estrous females along with the responses of uninfected females to the parasitized males. At 4 days post-infection
(non-infective, pre-patent stage) E. vermiformis-infected male mice showed a significantly decreased preference for the odors of estrous females, whereas at 10 days post-infection
(infective, patent stage) infected males showed a significantly increased preference for the odors of estrous females. Parasitized
males displayed no significant changes in their responses to the odors of non-estrous females, supporting effects on the reproductively
related responses of the host. In parallel, estrous females displayed a reduced interest in the odors of infected males. Least
interest was expressed in the odors of the patent, infective males, consistent with the avoidance of contagion. Using selective
opioid peptide receptor agonists and antagonists we found evidence that enhanced kappa opioid peptide (e.g., dynorphin) activity
was related to the decreased sexual interest of the pre-infective males, while augmented delta opioid peptide (e.g., enkephalin)
activity was associated with the enhanced responses of the infective males to females. We further showed that acute kappa
opiate administration reduced the responses of uninfected males to females and that uninfected females displayed modified
responses to the odors of uninfected males subject to acute modifications of opioid activity. We suggest that these differential
shifts in endogenous opioid activity in the parasitized males are associated with and, or related to alterations in neuro-immune
and endocrine functions. These findings show that parasitic infection can have, depending on the stage of infection and associated
neuromodulatory changes, either significant facilitatory or inhibitory effects on male host preferences for and responses
to females.
Received: 22 April 1996 / Accepted after revision: 15 March 1997 相似文献
18.
Coalitionary mate guarding by male chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda 总被引:13,自引:0,他引:13
David P. Watts 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,44(1):43-55
Cooperative mate guarding by males is unusual in mammals and birds, largely because fertilizations are non-shareable. Chimpanzees
live in fission-fusion communities that have cores of philopatric males who cooperate in inter-group aggression and in defending
access to the females in their community. Male contest mating competition is restrained within communities, but single high-ranking
males sometimes try to mate guard estrous females. Data from an unusually large chimpanzee commmunity at Ngogo, Kibale National
Park, Uganda, that contains more males than any previously studied community show new variation in chimpanzee mate-guarding
behavior. Contrary to expectation given the large number of males, mate guarding was as common as, or more common than, at
other sites, and males other than the alpha male guarded more often. More strikingly, pairs or trios of top-ranking males
sometimes engaged in cooperative aggression to prevent estrous females from mating with other males, but tolerated each other's
mating activities. Both single males and coalitions mostly guarded periovulatory females. Mate-guarding coalitions were previously
unknown in chimpanzees. Coalitions occurred in large mating parties, seemingly because these often contained too many males
for single males to maintain exclusive access to estrous females. Coalition members gained higher shares of copulations than
they could have expected from solo mate guarding, and suffered lower per capita costs of guarding (as inferred from aggression
rates). Two males who most often participated in coalitions formed two-male coalitions at about the point where the number
of males present made it unlikely that either could get 50% or more of total copulations on his own, and formed trios when
this value dropped below 33%. Kin selection could be a factor in cooperation among male chimpanzees, but coalition members
were not necessarily close relatives and the apparent structure of payoffs fit that of mutualism. Furthermore, reliance of
male chimpanzees on support from allies to maintain high rank could have led to trading of mating exclusivity for support
against mating competitors.
Received: 28 May 1997 / Accepted after revision: 16 May 1998 相似文献
19.
Testis size variation in frogs: testing the alternatives 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Sharon B. Emerson 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,41(4):227-235
While sperm competition may be a major factor affecting relative testis size in vertebrates as a whole, additional hypotheses
have not been given much attention in frogs. This is important because sperm competition is relatively uncommon in frogs and
relative testis size varies in frogs that do not have multiple-male breeding systems. This paper tests two additional hypotheses
for differences in relative testis size among frogs: relative clutch size (number of eggs/snout vent length) and androgen
level. Testis size was measured in 90 species of frogs belonging to five families. Relative testis size was found to be positively
correlated with relative clutch size in species that lack sperm competition. Mean androgen levels of species also positively
covaried with relative testis size. However, there was no correlation between relative testis size and level of male agonistic
behavior among species, despite other work indicating that testosterone levels are positively correlated with agonistic behavior
in at least some species. These findings suggest that a number of factors in addition to sperm competition are important in
the evolution of testis size in male frogs.
Received: 17 January 1997 / Accepted after revision: 23 June 1997 相似文献
20.
Food access, brood size and filial cannibalism in the fantail darter, Etheostoma flabellare 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
We compared the occurrence of filial cannibalism in fed and starved male fantail darters (Etheostoma flabellare). All males in the experiment consumed eggs, and 56% ate all of their eggs. A male's initial body condition did not explain
the number of eggs that he ate. Neither did non-fed males eat more eggs than fed males. Fed males were able to maintain better
body condition during the experiment, but the change in body condition also depended on the number of eggs eaten. Thus, males
who ate more eggs were able to maintain better body condition.The most important determinant of whether or not a male ate
all of his eggs was his initial egg number. Males with small egg masses ate all of their eggs whereas males with large egg
masses were only partial cannibals. There was, however, no difference in the total number of eggs eaten by total and partial
cannibals. We conclude that eggs are only partially eaten for energetic reasons. We also suggest that small egg masses are
completely consumed because the costs of caring for a small egg mass may exceed the expected reproductive benefits of a small
egg mass.
Received: 26 January 1996 / Accepted after revision: 2 November 1996 相似文献