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Anders Berglund Gunilla Rosenqvist Sarah Robinson-Wolrath 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2006,60(2):281-287
In a sex role reversed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, we found that basic life history allocations were directly influenced by sexual selection. We investigated time allocation to foraging and mating, respectively, in a choice experiment, giving males and females, of small or large body size, a choice between food and a potential partner. We found that males were more interested in foraging than mating, i.e., were more frequently observed in front of the food than in front of the partner, whereas females were more interested in the potential partner. This reflects sexual selection operating differently on the two sexes, as males and females are relatively similar in other life history traits, such as growth, mortality, age of maturity, dispersal, and parental expenditure. Moreover, large individuals allocated more time to mating activities, small to feeding. Individuals more interested in mating compared to food were subsequently more critical when given a choice between a large (high-quality) and a small (low-quality) partner, whereas individuals more interested in food were not selective. These findings are consistent with our predictions: sex-role reversed males can be relatively sure of achieving one or more matings, and should allocate more time to feeding and, hence, to parental investment, growth and/or future reproduction. Females, on the other hand, have more uncertain mating prospects and should allocate time to imminent reproductive activities, thereby foregoing other life history traits such as growth and future egg production. By this, they also sacrifice future fecundity and attractiveness. 相似文献
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The genetic mating system of a sex-role-reversed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle): a molecular inquiry 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Adam G. Jones Gunilla Rosenqvist Anders Berglund John C. Avise 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1999,46(5):357-365
In the pipefish Syngnathus typhle as in other species of Syngnathidae, developing embryos are reared on the male's ventral surface. Although much laboratory
research has been directed toward understanding sexual selection in this sex-role-reversed species, few studies have addressed
the mating behavior of S. typhle in the wild, and none has capitalized upon the power of molecular genetic assays. Here we present the first direct assessment
of the genetic mating system of S. typhle in nature. Novel microsatellite loci were cloned and characterized from this species, and employed to assay entire broods
from 30 pregnant, field-captured males. Genetic analysis of 1340 embryos revealed that 1–6 females (mean = 3.1) contributed
to each brooded clutch, the highest rate of multiple maternity yet documented in any pipefish. Evidence of multiple mating
by females was also detected. Thus, this population of S. typhle displays a polygynandrous mating system, a finding consistent with previous field and laboratory observations. Our results,
considered together with similar studies of other syngnathid species, provide preliminary support for the hypothesis that
the genetic mating system is related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism in the fish family Syngnathidae.
Received: 19 January 1999 / Received in revised form: 15 April 1999 / Accepted: 9 May 1999 相似文献
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Ornamentation predicts reproductive success in female pipefish 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Anders Berglund Gunilla Rosenqvist Patricia Bernet 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,40(3):145-150
In the sex-role reversed pipefish Syngnathus typhle females compete for access to males and males are choosy. Females develop a temporary ornament when competing over mates
with other females and when performing nuptial dances with males. This ornament is an amplification of the normal striped
pattern in these fishes. We here show experimentally that (1) the contrast of this normal pattern forecasts the extent to
which the ornament is shown, (2) contrast and ornamentation honestly signal female quality (egg numbers), (3) contrast and
ornamentation accurately predict female mating success, (4) contrast is a phenotypically plastic trait specifically exaggerated
under situations of female – female competition, and (5) neither contrast nor ornament are energetically expensive to the
females (i.e., they are independent of short-term nutritional status). Hence, as predicted in sex-role reversed species, ornament
design is constrained by costs to female fecundity: an energetically demanding ornament would impair on a female's ability
to produce eggs. The type of ornament described here is the expected one, costly for reasons other than being energetically
expensive to produce.
Received: 4 April 1996 / Accepted after revision: 27 October 1996 相似文献
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Spinal deformities are seen in fishes. Deformities in the family Syngnathidae is rarely reported. Spine curvatures in natural population of pipefish, Syngnathus abaster are reported from the Tunis North Lake. The species is euryhaline and occurs along the Mediterranean coasts. Four hundred specimens of S. abaster were collected from January 2006 to December 2007 from the Tunis North Lake. Two specimens with skeletal abnormalities were described for the first time. X-rays radiographies revealed several vertebral deformities for each deformed specimen, especially at five curvation places of the caudal part. Several factors are believed to be the cause of spinal deformities of S. abaster in the Tunis North Lake, such as environmental disturbances, parasitism infection and nutritional factors. 相似文献
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