Male reproductive tactics and reproductive success of the group-living feral cat (Felis catus)

Yamane, Akihiro

doi:10.1016/s0376-6357(98)00018-7

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“…Indeed, we showed that there is a correlation between the likelihood of being infected and three different measures of social ranking (see also Yamaguchi et al 1996). First, infected individuals are larger than other individuals, and it has been shown that body size is a major factor in determining the social rank of cats (Liberg 1981(Liberg , 1983Yamane et al 1996;Yamane 1998). Second, analysis of the spatial structure of the population indicates that infected individuals had the largest home ranges, which is a typical feature of dominant individuals in domestic cats (Liberg 1981).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 79%

Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus)

2000

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The increasing awareness of the ecological impact of domestic cats (Felis catus) as wildlife predators has given rise to much effort in research on cat control, but studies related to the spread of pathogens in natural populations remain almost non-existent. We aimed to determine the infection strategy of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in a natural population of cats, focusing on qualitative and quantitative aspects of its transmission. FIV is a lethal retrovirus infecting cats world-wide, transmitted by bites. It has an interesting potential as a control agent for this species. We studied an urban population of stray cats over three years, monitoring its epidemiology and its social and spatial structures. Despite a high cat density, both transmission rate and prevalence of FIV were relatively low. Socially dominant males were more likely to be infected. In addition, males of the study population were less often infected than in another population, where a polygynous mating system involved more fights. Infected individuals lived long enough to acquire the virus and infect another cat. Because they were subordinates, non-infected cats had a shorter life expectancy, which would not have permitted the spread of FIV. Thus, FIV infected predominantly at-risk individuals whose social ranking allowed a high probability of retransmitting the virus.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 79%

Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus)

2000

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“…However, a review of the non-suidae mammalian literature suggests that our results should not be generalized to other environments. Say et al (2002) found that the mating system of feral cats (Felis catus) in a sub-Artic environment could be confined to monogamy, contrary to what was observed in environments under strong human influence where the mating system is polygynous or promiscuous (Yamane 1998;Say et al 1999). The mating system can change according to environmental conditions and with population density, and thus can change the number (percentage) of offspring in a litter sired for different males.…”

Section: Paternity Analysis and Mating Systemmentioning

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Paternity assessment in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) – Are littermates full-sibs?

Delgado

Fernández-Llario²,

Azevedo³

et al. 2008

Mammalian Biology

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Multiple paternity within litters occurs in various groups of mammals exhibiting different mating systems. Using seven genetic markers (i.e., microsatellites), we investigated the paternity of littermates in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) in a Mediterranean habitat. Using the software CERVUS 2.0 we estimated the probability of detecting multiple paternity across all loci (D), the probability of paternity (W) and a statistic D that allows the assignment of paternity to the most likely male with strict and relaxed levels of confidence. Multiple paternity was inferred for one of the nine analysed litters at the 80% confidence level. This suggests that a single male may control the access to receptive adult females and it shows that multiple paternity is not very common in the studied free-ranging wild boar population. Despite the possible occurrence of sperm competition and/or female cryptic choice, mate guarding seems to play a significant role in sexual selection. To better understand the wild boar's mating strategies further studies analysing the reproductive success of both sexes and under different environmental conditions should be conducted.

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“…Since in the domestic cat there is no cooperation between males, success in siring offspring should, according to the "dominance" model, depend upon rivalry between males, and the mating choices of females. However, while male cats compete routinely over other resources (Bonanni et al, 2007), they rarely fight in the vicinity of receptive females, and dominance as measured by agonistic interactions between males often does not predict their reproductive success (Natoli and De Vito, 1991;Say and Pontier 2004;Yamane, 1998), an exception being the Fori di Traiano colony studied by Natoli et al (2007). (Note that Liberg et al, 2000, use "dominant" simply to mean "breeder").…”

Section: Dominancementioning

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Sociality in cats: A comparative review

Bradshaw

2016

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

127

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Male reproductive tactics and reproductive success of the group-living feral cat (Felis catus)

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus)

Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus)

Paternity assessment in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) – Are littermates full-sibs?

Sociality in cats: A comparative review

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