Metabolic costs of aggressive behaviour in the Siamese fighting fish,Betta splendens

Castro, Nídia; Ros, Albert F. H.; Becker, Klaus; Oliveira, Rui Filipe

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“…Studies of alpha male descent in natural populations of primates have found that it occurs for many possible reasons, including the alpha male being no longer physically capable of staving off challenger males, alpha males losing coalitionary support, the immigration of more dominant individuals into the social group, or the sexual maturation of younger, more dominant individuals (O'Shea, 1976;Perry, 1998;Uehara et al, 1994). It is highly metabolically costly for alpha males to consistently defend their dominance status and territory through physical fighting (Briffa & Sneddon, 2007;Castro, Ros, Becker, & Oliveira, 2006;Rohwer & Ewald, 1981) and other behaviours such as scent marking (Gosling, Roberts, Thornton, & Andrew, 2000). Dominant alpha males of many species also have higher levels of testosterone and cortisol that may be physiologically damaging (Gesquiere et al, 2011;Higham, Heistermann, & Maestripieri, 2012;Mendonça-Furtado et al, 2014;Sapolsky, 2005).…”

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Temporal dynamics of social hierarchy formation and maintenance in male mice

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“…For example, the ability to acquire and defend territories or engage in prolonged courtship displays should correspond with high physiological capacity of an individual. Aggressive interactions are energetically expensive (Castro et al. 2006) and require modifications of muscle tissue and metabolic capacity for extended displays.…”

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Relating endocrinology, physiology and behaviour using species with alternative mating strategies

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Summary1. Recent reviews demonstrate that genetically determined alternative mating strategies (AMS) are widespread and typically consist of morphs that are recognized by morphological or colour traits. Despite well-established behavioural differences associated with each morph, and evidence that androgens are involved in the induction of morphs, few studies have examined whether morphs also vary in whole-organismal performance traits, which may affect dominance status, resource holding potential (RHP) or mate attraction. 2. Our survey revealed a link between androgens and physiological performance traits that are associated with territorial or courtship displays across vertebrate taxa, although the number of species in the sample is limited. Experimental elevation of testosterone alters muscular contractile properties, swimming performance, sprint speed and endurance in males. Whether morphs differ in physiological capacities is relatively unexplored, although recent studies have found that males with high dominance status also exhibit greater physiological capacities (locomotor performance, call duration). 3. Multiple studies support the hypothesis that elevated testosterone results in fitness trade-offs. Potential costs of testosterone include impaired immune function, higher parasite loads, greater energetic requirements and ultimately reduced survival. Long term studies of Uta stansburiana highlight the trade-offs among life-history traits induced by variation in testosterone. Circumstantial evidence suggests a role of testosterone in depressing immune function in species with AMS. 4. We argue that hypotheses regarding the role of trade-offs in shaping selection on functional modules, which are involved in sexual selection, are best developed by manipulative studies on discrete morphs. Our review highlights the need to measure multiple traits to provide additional insights into the roles of sexual selection and physiological epistasis in maintaining intraspecific variation in reproductive phenotypes. The integration of endocrine control of behaviour, physiology and performance is rarely attempted in most studies and may be facilitated by analyses that focus on estimating correlational selection.

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“…Energetic costs of sexual displays or signaling, as well as male‐male combat behaviors, have been shown across many species including fish (Castro et al. ; Ros et al. ), birds (Höglund et al.…”

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Ontogenetic timing as a condition‐dependent life history trait: High‐condition males develop quickly, peak early, and age fast

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Within-population variation in ageing remains poorly understood. In males, condition-dependent investment in secondary sexual traits may incur costs that limit ability to invest in somatic maintenance. Moreover, males often express morphological and behavioral secondary sexual traits simultaneously, but the relative effects on ageing of investment in these traits remain unclear. We investigated the condition dependence of male life history in the neriid fly Telostylinus angusticollis. Using a fully factorial design, we manipulated male early-life condition by varying nutrient content of the larval diet and, subsequently, manipulated opportunity for adult males to interact with rival males. We found that high-condition males developed more quickly and reached their reproductive peak earlier in life, but also experienced faster reproductive ageing and died sooner than low-condition males. By contrast, interactions with rival males reduced male lifespan but did not affect male reproductive ageing. High-condition in early life is therefore associated with rapid ageing in T. angusticollis males, even in the absence of damaging male-male interactions. Our results show that abundant resources during the juvenile phase are used to expedite growth and development and enhance early-life reproductive performance at the expense of late-life performance and survival, demonstrating a clear link between male condition and ageing.

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Metabolic costs of aggressive behaviour in the Siamese fighting fish,Betta splendens

Cited by 58 publications

References 35 publications

Temporal dynamics of social hierarchy formation and maintenance in male mice

Temporal dynamics of social hierarchy formation and maintenance in male mice

Relating endocrinology, physiology and behaviour using species with alternative mating strategies

Ontogenetic timing as a condition‐dependent life history trait: High‐condition males develop quickly, peak early, and age fast

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