Differential responses of yellow-breasted chats, Icteria virens, to male and female conspecific model presentations

Mays, Herman L.; Hopper, Kevin R.

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.01.003

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“…Clearly the combination of their behavior with particular ecological variables creates a situation that is not conducive to male mate guarding. This and other studies (Mays and Hopper 2004) indicate that for chats male-female interactions during the fertile period are complex and appear to create sexual conflict, and that habitat structure appears to be an important mediating effect of the behavioral interactions between males and females.…”

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“…We captured adults by placing mist nets on active territories. Additional details on general field methods, study site and population can be found in Mays (2001).…”

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“…Chats are socially monogamous with biparental care (Mays 2001). Previous studies have demonstrated that males will readily mate with extra-territorial female intruders (Mays and Hopper 2004) and multilocus DNA fingerprinting indicates that chat EPCs can result in EPFs [24% (7/29) of chat nestlings were EPFs, n= 9 pairs, H.L. Mays and G. Ritchison, unpublished data].…”

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The effect of vegetation density on male mate guarding and extra-territorial forays in the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)

Mays

Ritchison

2004

Naturwissenschaften

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Extra-pair paternity is widely documented in birds, but the behaviors that lead to extra-pair copulations (EPCs) have been less well studied, particularly in territorial songbirds. We studied the behaviors associated with extra-territorial forays (ETFs) and male mate guarding in a socially monogamous, but genetically promiscuous, neotropical migrant passerine, the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens). Focal observations and radiotelemetry revealed that both males and females engaged in ETFs. 65% of the females in our study engaged in at least one foray onto a neighboring territory. 50% of males also were observed engaging in ETFs, but males were much more conspicuous during these intrusions compared to females. Females preferred to remain close to the ground in areas where vegetation was the densest. Female behavior was difficult to observe during ETFs but females sometimes interacted with neighboring extra-pair males. Males attempted to guard their mates by remaining close to them and following them during extra-territorial intrusions. We observed instances in which a male attacked his mate and appeared to herd her back to his territory. However a male's ability to maintain close proximity to his mate was significantly and negatively correlated with vegetation density. Our results suggest that the behaviors which lead to extra-pair encounters are influenced by the behavior of all participants and are modified by the characteristics of the habitat.

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confidence: 98%

“…We captured adults by placing mist nets on active territories. Additional details on general field methods, study site and population can be found in Mays (2001).…”

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The effect of vegetation density on male mate guarding and extra-territorial forays in the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)

Mays

Ritchison

2004

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“…Although one of the most efficient ways to deter potential rivals could be attacking and chasing an intruder away from the female, such aggressive behaviour unambiguously interpretable as anti-cuckoldry behaviour has been documented only occasionally in experiments on birds (Weatherhead and Robertson 1980;Jakober and Stauber 1989;Tobias and Seddon 2000;Mays and Hopper 2004). This apparent scarcity of observations of clear mate guarding-related aggression among birds might be caused by difficulties in separating these from territory or nest site defence by the male.…”

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Territorial meadow pipit males (Anthus pratensis; Passeriformes) become more aggressive in female presence

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Petrusek

Pavel

et al. 2007

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Although mate guarding as prevention of extra-pair copulation is common among birds, evidence for aggressive behaviour involving physical contact related to mate guarding in passerines is scarce and cases of the presence of one partner directly influencing the aggressiveness of the other are lacking. We investigated the intra-specific territorial behaviour of male meadow pipits (Anthus pratensis; Passeriformes: Motacillidae) at the beginning of the breeding season by placing a pipit model accompanied by an intra-specific song playback in the territory of socially paired males and compared the responses of males whose mates were physically present during trials with those whose females were out of sight. The level of aggression of males was significantly higher in the presence of the female; half of the males in this group physically attacked the model (the most intense and risky aggressive behaviour). Physical attacks did not occur among males whose female was absent during the trial; response to the playback by most of these males was only weak. This pattern may be related to the prevention of extra-pair copulation; if the risks involved in the conflict are outweighed by potential loss of paternity, such aggressive mate guarding may pay off. The apparently overlooked effect on the territorial behaviour of a partner's passive physical presence during conflict should be further evaluated because it may be important for the design and interpretation of results of behavioural experiments.

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“…In species with paternal care, males should evolve behaviours that help assure paternity of offspring produced by their social mates [2]. In territorial species, aggression in response to intruders may serve to repel rivals [3] and decrease the likelihood that the male is cuckolded [4]. Duetting, the synchronous combination of male and female vocalizations [5], may also decrease extra-pair mating by signalling commitment between pair members or by directly guarding against extra-pair copulations [6 -8].…”

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The couple that sings together stays together: duetting, aggression and extra-pair paternity in a promiscuous bird species

2016

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When individuals mate outside the pair bond, males should employ behaviours such as aggression or vocal displays (e.g. duetting) that help assure paternity of the offspring they care for. We tested whether male paternity was associated with aggression or duetting in the red-backed fairy-wren, a species exhibiting high rates of extra-pair paternity. During simulated territorial intrusions, aggression and duetting were variable among and repeatable within males, suggesting behavioural consistency of individuals. Males with quicker and stronger duet responses were cuckolded less often than males with slower and weaker responses. In contrast, physical aggression was not correlated with male paternity. These results suggest that either acoustic mate guarding or male-female vocal negotiations via duetting lead to increased paternity assurance, whereas physical aggression does not.

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Differential responses of yellow-breasted chats, Icteria virens, to male and female conspecific model presentations

Cited by 29 publications

References 31 publications

The effect of vegetation density on male mate guarding and extra-territorial forays in the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)

The effect of vegetation density on male mate guarding and extra-territorial forays in the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens)

Territorial meadow pipit males (Anthus pratensis; Passeriformes) become more aggressive in female presence

The couple that sings together stays together: duetting, aggression and extra-pair paternity in a promiscuous bird species

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