Female mate choice across spatial scales: influence of lek and male attributes on mating success of blue-crowned manakins

Durães, Renata; Loiselle, Bette A.; Parker, Patricia G.; Blake, John G.

doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1752

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“…The total rate of social interaction at leks, on the other hand, was dictated by lek size (number of males in the lek) and not associated to individual male activity. These result differs from that of Durães et al () for the same species studied in Ecuador, where higher vocalization rates were observed at larger leks. Here, we observed males with comparable activity and interaction rates in leks of various sizes and rates of social interaction.…”

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Effects of avian malaria on male behaviour and female visitation in lekking blue‐crowned manakins

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Fecchio

Balthazar

et al. 2016

Journal of Avian Biology

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Avian malaria, the infection by blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium, can reduce host fitness not only through mortality, but also by impairing the expression of sexual selection traits. Although different studies highlight the association of parasitism with a decrease in host reproductive success, few studies have addressed the role of parasites in honest signalling by lekking species. Hence, it is still uncertain which fitness components are affected by parasites in these species. We investigated whether avian malaria is associated with a decrease in mating behaviour of male blue-crowned manakins Lepidothrix coronata and whether it affects female visitation in leks of a population in the central Amazon. Through behavioural observations, we estimated the rates of total male activity and social interaction, as well as the frequency of female visits at individual perches. We then examined if individuals were infected with Plasmodium spp. using molecular techniques. Avian malaria was associated with a decrease in male mating behaviour in each lek, and mating behaviour correlated with female visitation. Although rates of social interaction were not correlated with avian malaria among males, we observed that interacting with several individuals within a lek may be advantageous for males, as they also vocalized and displayed more, thus increasing their chances of being visited by females. Although female visitation was not associated with avian malaria in individuals or leks, it is still possible that female visitation is indirectly affected by avian malaria through the latter's effects on male activity. We suggest a role for male activity as an honest sexual signal for females. Thus, male display rate could be used by females as cue for the probability of a male being infected.

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Effects of avian malaria on male behaviour and female visitation in lekking blue‐crowned manakins

Bosholn

Fecchio

Balthazar

et al. 2016

Journal of Avian Biology

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“…), less related in ruffs ( Philomachus pugnax , Thuman & Griffith ), and there was no evidence of relatedness‐based mate choice in a blue‐crowned manakins ( Lepidothrix coronata , Durães et al . ), great snipe ( Gallinago media , Ekblom et al . ) or black grouse ( Tetrao tetrix , Lebigre et al .…”

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Female mating preferences and offspring survival: testing hypotheses on the genetic basis of mate choice in a wild lekking bird

Sardell

Kempenaers

2014

Molecular Ecology

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Indirect benefits of mate choice result from increased offspring genetic quality and may be important drivers of female behaviour. 'Good-genes-for-viability' models predict that females prefer mates of high additive genetic value, such that offspring survival should correlate with male attractiveness. Mate choice may also vary with genetic diversity (e.g. heterozygosity) or compatibility (e.g. relatedness), where the female's genotype influences choice. The relative importance of these nonexclusive hypotheses remains unclear. Leks offer an excellent opportunity to test their predictions, because lekking males provide no material benefits and choice is relatively unconstrained by social limitations. Using 12 years of data on lekking lance-tailed manakins, Chiroxiphia lanceolata, we tested whether offspring survival correlated with patterns of mate choice. Offspring recruitment weakly increased with father attractiveness (measured as reproductive success, RS), suggesting attractive males provide, if anything, only minor benefits via offspring viability. Both male RS and offspring survival until fledging increased with male heterozygosity. However, despite parent-offspring correlation in heterozygosity, offspring survival was unrelated to its own or maternal heterozygosity or to parental relatedness, suggesting survival was not enhanced by heterozygosity per se. Instead, offspring survival benefits may reflect inheritance of specific alleles or nongenetic effects. Although inbreeding depression in male RS should select for inbreeding avoidance, mates were not less related than expected under random mating. Although mate heterozygosity and relatedness were correlated, selection on mate choice for heterozygosity appeared stronger than that for relatedness and may be the primary mechanism maintaining genetic variation in this system despite directional sexual selection.

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“…phenotypic, behavioural, genetic, etc). Given the complex nature and energetic cost of even solo male displays, it is highly plausible that females might select mates based on display quality or frequency (also see Durães et al 2009), independent of display type (solitary versus coordinated). Moreover, given that males probably learn the complex display repertoire and perfect it over time (T. B. Ryder 2003(T. B. Ryder -2007, display quality could also be the target of male partner selection.…”

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It takes two to tango: reproductive skew and social correlates of male mating success in a lek-breeding bird

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Variance in reproductive success among individuals is a defining characteristic of many social vertebrates. Yet, our understanding of which male attributes contribute to reproductive success is still fragmentary in most cases. Male-male reproductive coalitions, where males jointly display to attract females, are of particular interest to evolutionary biologists because one male appears to forego reproduction to assist the social partner. By examining the relationship between social behaviour and reproductive success, we can elucidate the proximate function of coalitions in the context of mate choice. Here, we use data from a 4-year study of wire-tailed manakins (Pipra filicauda) to provide molecular estimates of reproductive skew and to test the hypothesis that male-male social interactions, in the context of coordinated displays, positively influence a male's reproductive success. More specifically, we quantify male-male social interactions using network metrics and predict that greater connectivity will result in higher relative reproductive success. Our data show that four out of six leks studied had significant reproductive skew, with success apportioned to very few individuals in each lek. Metrics of male social affiliations derived from our network analysis, especially male connectivity, measured as the number of males with whom the focal male has extended interactions, were strong predictors of the number of offspring sired. Thus, network connectivity is associated with male fitness in wire-tailed manakins. This pattern may be the result of shared cues used by both sexes to assess male quality, or the result of strict female choice for coordinated display behaviour.

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Female mate choice across spatial scales: influence of lek and male attributes on mating success of blue-crowned manakins

Cited by 37 publications

References 46 publications

Effects of avian malaria on male behaviour and female visitation in lekking blue‐crowned manakins

Effects of avian malaria on male behaviour and female visitation in lekking blue‐crowned manakins

Female mating preferences and offspring survival: testing hypotheses on the genetic basis of mate choice in a wild lekking bird

It takes two to tango: reproductive skew and social correlates of male mating success in a lek-breeding bird

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