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Christine R. Maher 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(6):857-868
Solitary species show several patterns of space use and relatedness. Individuals may associate randomly or may live near female
or male kin, often as a result of natal philopatry or dispersal patterns. Although usually described as solitary or asocial,
woodchucks (Marmota monax) are behaviorally flexible marmots that exhibit greater sociality in some populations than others. I examined relationships
between kinship, geographic distance, and home range overlap, as well as dispersal and philopatry, to determine the extent
to which kin associated spatially. I used a combination of microsatellite DNA analysis, long-term behavioral observations,
and radiotelemetry to test predictions that females, but not males, would associate with kin. Indeed, woodchucks lived closer
and shared a greater proportion of their home range with more closely related animals. Overlap of females' and males' home
ranges was positively correlated with kinship, and male–female dyads shared more area with closer kin. Most juveniles delayed
dispersal beyond their first summer. Females often remained philopatric and settled near their natal range. Although males
often dispersed as yearlings, some males also established territories within or immediately adjacent to their natal home ranges.
A combination of factors can explain these spatial patterns, including high population density associated with the study site's
location within a suburban environment, high dispersal costs, and abundant food. Thus, despite their asocial and solitary
reputation, woodchucks displayed spatial patterns seen in other, more social species of ground-dwelling sciurids. 相似文献
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David?J.?GreenEmail author Elizabeth?A.?Krebs Andrew?Cockburn 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2004,55(3):278-285
In socially monogamous birds, females may express mate preferences when they first select a breeding partner, through divorce and subsequent breeding dispersal to a new partner and through extrapair mating. We examined settlement patterns, divorce and breeding dispersal in a sedentary Australian passerine, the brown thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla), in relation to two traits known to influence extrapair paternity (male age and male size). Settlement decisions, divorce and territory switching behaviour were all female strategies that reduced their likelihood of breeding with 1-year-old males. Females preferred to settle in territories with 2+ -year-old males, were more likely to divorce 1-year-old males, and only switched territories if they had an opportunity to form a new pair bond with an old male. In contrast, female settlement and divorce decisions were not influenced by male size. Female thornbills obtain a direct benefit from preferring older males as social mates because breeding success improves with male age in brown thornbills. Nevertheless, divorce rates in this species were low (14% of pair bonds were terminated by divorce), and individuals rarely switched territories following the death of a mate. Both of these mating strategies appeared to be primarily constrained by the distance adults moved to initiate a new pair bond (1–2 territories) and by the limited availability of unpaired older males in the immediate neighbourhood.Communicated by M. Webster 相似文献
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S. V. Titov 《Russian Journal of Ecology》2003,34(4):255-260
Natural dispersal of young animals was studied in the colonies of Spermophilus major and S. suslicus ground squirrels in the Volga region. On the basis of data obtained, this process was modeled taking into account the spatial–ethological structure of the colonies. In both species, male dispersal was more active, whereas the degree of natal philopatry was higher in females. The results of the study do not confirm the aggression concept of juvenile dispersal and indicate that its causes are related to hereditary behavioral tendencies. These results are compared with data on juvenile dispersal in other species of the genus Spermophilus. 相似文献
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HAYLEY A. LAWRENCE GRAEME A. TAYLOR DAVID E. CROCKETT CRAIG D. MILLAR DAVID M. LAMBERT 《Conservation biology》2008,22(5):1267-1276
Abstract: Many rare and endangered species are difficult to locate, observe, and study. Consequently, many individuals, breeding pairs, and even populations of such species could remain undetected. Genetic markers can potentially be used to detect the existence of undiscovered individuals and populations, and we propose a method to do so that requires 3 conditions. First, sampling of the known population(s) of the target species must be comprehensive. Second, the species must display a reasonable level of philopatry and genetic structuring. Third, individuals must be able to be caught outside of breeding locations (e.g., at courtship or feeding areas, in flight), and the level of recapture must be reasonably high. We applied our method to the Chatham Island Taiko (Pterodroma magentae), one of the world's most endangered seabirds. We sequenced the Taiko mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and both copies of a fragment of the duplicated domain I of the control region. Twenty‐one haplotypes were revealed, including 4 (19%) not found in birds at known burrows. These results suggest there are more burrow groups yet to be located. The species is a pelagic gadfly petrel that inhabits land only in the breeding season during which it is nocturnal and nests in burrows. Taiko burrows are situated in dense forest in a remote area of Chatham Island, and are consequently difficult to locate and study. It is important that all Taiko burrows be discovered to enable monitoring and protection of the birds from exotic predators. 相似文献
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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
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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
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According to the 'natal habitat preference induction' (NHPI) hypothesis, phytophagous insect females should prefer to lay their eggs on the host species on which they developed as larvae. We tested whether this hypothesis applies to the breeding behaviour of polyphagous European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, an important pest in European vineyards. We previously found that different grape cultivars affect several life history traits of the moth. Because the different cultivars of grapes are suspected to provide different plant quality, we tested the NHPI hypothesis by examining oviposition choice of L. botrana among three Vitis vinifera cultivars (Pinot, Chasselas and Chardonnay). In a choice situation, females of L. botrana that had never experienced grapes were able to discriminate between different grape cultivars and preferentially selected Pinot as an oviposition substrate. This 'naive' preference of oviposition could be modified by larval environment: Females raised on grapes as larvae preferred to lay eggs on the cultivar that they had experienced. Furthermore, experience of the host plant during adult emergence could be excluded because when pupae originating from our synthetic diet were exposed to grapes, the emerging adults did not show preference for the cultivar from which they emerged. The NHPI hypothesis that includes the two sub-hypothesis "Hopkins host selection principle" and "chemical legacy" may thus be relevant in this system. 相似文献
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Warren Y. Brockelman Ulrich Reichard Uthai Treesucon Jeremy J. Raemaekers 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,42(5):329-339
We report observations on reproduction, natal dispersal, pair formation, and group structure based on longitudinal observations
of several white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) groups spanning 18 years. Our observations are at odds with the traditional view that gibbons live in nuclear family groups
consisting of a pair of adults and their offspring, and that parents exclude young from the family territory when they reach
adult size. In the relatively dense Khao Yai study population, dispersing young usually obtain mates by replacing adults in
existing territories, which creates non-nuclear families. Six subadults, five males and one female, matured and dispersed
at an average age of 10 years, or about 2 years after reaching adult size. Average natal dispersal distance was 710 m, or
between one and two territories away. At least two dispersing males replaced adults in neighboring groups. In one case, forcible
displacement of the resident male resulted in a group which included a young juvenile presumably fathered by the previous
male, two younger juveniles (probably brothers) from the new male's original group, and (later) offspring of the new pair.
Social relations within this heterogeneous group remained harmonious: the adults groomed all the young and play occurred between
all preadult members. In only two out of a total of seven cases of dispersal seen did two subadults pair and disperse into
new territorial space. Nonreproducing subadults which delay dispersal may be tolerated by the adults provided that they contribute
benefits to the adults or their offspring. Possible benefits include behaviors such as grooming, social play with juveniles,
and support of the adult male in defending the territory. Delayed dispersal is probably advantageous in a saturated environment
where there is no room for floaters, but subadults may also gain indirect fitness benefits by aiding siblings and other relatives.
Received: 24 January 1997 / Accepted after revision: 12 January 1998 相似文献
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M. B. McEachern John M. Eadie Dirk H. Van Vuren 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2007,61(9):1459-1469
We used DNA microsatellites to investigate temporal and spatial patterns of local genetic differentiation and relatedness
in a solitary mammal, the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes). Patterns of genetic variation were measured relative to spatial clusters, or neighborhoods, of woodrats. We detected significant genetic differentiation among woodrat neighborhoods in two populations spanning multiple
habitat types and densities. Estimates of θ
ST
among neighborhoods ranged 0.034–0.075 and were comparable to levels reported in social mammals. Genetic differentiation
at such a local scale is noteworthy because it occurred in the absence of any physical barriers to gene flow, suggesting that
the patterns observed are linked to the nonrandom patterns of mating and dispersal that characterize woodrat social structure.
Genetic differentiation and relatedness among neighborhoods were even higher when only resident females were analyzed. These
results are consistent with a pattern of female philopatry and male-biased dispersal in woodrats. Geographic distance and
relatedness were inversely correlated in adult females at intermediate densities, but not at low densities. Nonetheless, matrilineal
genetic structure was apparent even at low woodrat densities based on estimates of θ
ST
among neighborhoods of resident females that were significantly greater than zero and consistently greater than estimates
including all individuals. In summary, this study demonstrates a matrilineal genetic structure in dusky-footed woodrats. In
addition, our results support the idea that intermediate densities may be better at facilitating the formation of spatial
kin clusters than either extreme.
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献
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Intraspecific brood parasitism in the moorhen: parentage and parasite-host relationships determined by DNA fingerprinting 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
Parasitic female moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) lay from one to six eggs in the nests of conspecific neighbours. DNA fingerprinting was used to show that parasitic eggs
could be correctly identified when they appeared in addition to or outside the host’s laying sequence. Moorhen hosts accept
all parasitic eggs laid after the 2nd day of their laying period. To understand why moorhen hosts tolerate parasitic eggs,
we tested two hypotheses. (1) The quasi-parasitism hypothesis: females lay their eggs in the evening when the host males are normally in attendance at the nest, so host males may allow
parasitic females to lay in their nests in exchange for fertilizing their eggs. However, DNA fingerprinting showed that all
the parasitic eggs were sired by the parasites’ mates. Parasitic moorhens frequently continue laying a clutch in their own
nest, without a break in the laying sequence after a parasitic laying bout. The eggs laid by brood parasites in their own
nests were also sired by their own mates. Therefore this hypothesis was rejected. (2) The kin selection hypothesis: if one or both members of the host pair are close relatives of the parasite, the costs of rearing parasitic chicks will
be to some degree offset by inclusive fitness benefits. We examined the genetic relationships between parasites and their
hosts using DNA fingerprinting and genealogical data. Natal philopatry by both sexes was relatively common in this population,
and the probability that a neighbour of either sex was a first-order relative (parent-offspring) was calculated as 0.18. Although
first-order relatives were not preferentially chosen as hosts over individuals that were not first-order relatives, even through
random host selection there is almost a one-in-five chance that brood parasites in this population are closely related to
their hosts. This may facilitate host tolerance of parasitic eggs. Other hypotheses are also discussed.
Received: 3 February 1995/Accepted after revision: 27 August 1995 相似文献
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