Social recognition in sticklebacks: the role of direct experience and habitat cues

Ward, Ashley J. W.; Holbrook, Robert I.; Krause, Jens; Hart, Paul J. B.

doi:10.1007/s00265-004-0901-7

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“…Inbreeding avoidance in sticklebacks J. G. Frommen & T. C. M. Bakker 233 In sticklebacks olfactory cues play a role in shoaling decisions (Ward et al 2004(Ward et al , 2005. Whether sticklebacks use olfactory or/and visual cues to discriminate between kin and non-kin in mate choice is unknown.…”

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Inbreeding avoidance through non-random mating in sticklebacks

Frommen

Bakker

2006

Biol. Lett.

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Negative effects of inbreeding are well documented in a wide range of animal taxa. Hatching success and survival of inbred offspring is reduced in many species and inbred progeny are often less attractive to potential mates. Thus, individuals should avoid mating with close kin. However, experimental evidence for inbreeding avoidance through non-random mating in vertebrates is scarce. Here, we show that gravid female three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) when given the choice between a courting familiar brother and a courting unfamiliar non-sib prefer to mate with the non-sib and thus avoid the disadvantages of incest. We controlled for differences in males' body size and red intensity of nuptial coloration. Thus, females adjust their courting behaviour to the risk of inbreeding.

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Inbreeding avoidance through non-random mating in sticklebacks

Frommen

Bakker

2006

Biol. Lett.

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“…In this experiment, all fish in a replicate were placed in the pools simultaneously on day 0. Since we wanted to test for social recognition among females, we had to control for the possible effect of habitat odour cues that could be used to 'recognize' familiars during shoaling trials (see Ward et al 2005). Distinctive habitat odour cues were likely to develop in each of our semi-natural pools and to control for this in our experimental design, we subdivided each 180 cm diameter pool to give two semicircular experimental pools.…”

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Social implications of the battle of the sexes: sexual harassment disrupts female sociality and social recognition

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Across sexually reproducing species, males and females are in conflict over the control of reproduction. At the heart of this conflict in a number of taxa is male harassment of females for mating opportunities and female strategies to avoid this harassment. One neglected consequence that may result from sexual harassment is the disruption of important social associations. Here, we experimentally manipulate the degree of sexual harassment that wild female guppies (Poecilia reticulata) experience by establishing replicated, semi-natural pools with different population sex ratios. We quantify the effects of sexual harassment on female social structure and the development of social recognition among females. When exposed to sexual harassment, we found that females had more disparate social networks with limited repeated interactions when compared to females that did not experience male harassment. Furthermore, females that did not experience harassment developed social recognition with familiar individuals over an 8-day period, whereas females that experienced harassment did not, an effect we suggest is due to disruption of association patterns. These results show that social network structure and social recognition can be affected by sexual harassment, an effect that will be relevant across taxonomic groups and that we predict will have fitness consequences for females.

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“…While many fish learn their phenotype when young (Engeszer et al, 2004), there is evidence that recent experience can also contribute to this assessment (Mateo, 2004;Witte, 2006;Gómez-Laplaza, 2009). In sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus), self-referent phenotype matching is used in social decisions, and this, in common with much social behaviour in fish, is mediated by chemical rather than visual cues (Ward et al, 2005;Ward and Currie, 2013). Familiarity (associating with individuals of shared recent experience) is a key factor structuring fish shoals, supporting the notion that fish benefit from association with those that have experienced a similar recent environment (Ward and Hart, 2003).…”

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“…The side facing the observer was left uncovered to allow observations to be made. The tank was divided into three sections by transparent, unperforated partitions to allow for transmission of visual but not olfactory cues (which may be associated with recent habitat) (Ward et al, 2004;Ward et al, 2005). Each end ('stimulus') compartment measured 210×150mm, and contained a stimulus shoal of three black or white treatment fish (i.e.…”

Section: The Journal Of Experimental Biology 216 (14)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The base of the tank was covered with a 10mm depth of black, white or brown gravel. Gravel was contained within a watertight transparent plastic bag to eliminate potentially confounding effects of different chemical cues from the gravel within each habitat (Ward et al, 2004;Ward et al, 2005). Two tanks were used that were mirror images of each other, to remove any potentially confounding effects of side bias.…”

Section: The Journal Of Experimental Biology 216 (14)mentioning

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Costs of colour change in fish: food intake and behavioural decisions

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Gladman

Corless

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Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYMany animals, particularly reptiles, amphibians, fish and cephalopods, have the ability to change their body colour, for functions including thermoregulation, signalling and predator avoidance. Many fish plastically darken their body colouration in response to dark visual backgrounds, and this functions to reduce predation risk. Here, we tested the hypotheses that colour change in fish (1) carries with it an energetic cost and (2) affects subsequent shoal and habitat choice decisions. We demonstrate that guppies (Poecilia reticulata) change colour in response to dark and light visual backgrounds, and that doing so carries an energetic cost in terms of food consumption. By increasing food intake, however, guppies are able to maintain growth rates and meet the energetic costs of changing colour. Following colour change, fish preferentially choose habitats and shoals that match their own body colouration, and maximise crypsis, thus avoiding the need for further colour change but also potentially paying an opportunity cost associated with restriction to particular habitats and social associates. Thus, colour change to match the background is complemented by behavioural strategies, which should act to maximise fitness in variable environments.

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Social recognition in sticklebacks: the role of direct experience and habitat cues

Cited by 87 publications

References 45 publications

Inbreeding avoidance through non-random mating in sticklebacks

Inbreeding avoidance through non-random mating in sticklebacks

Social implications of the battle of the sexes: sexual harassment disrupts female sociality and social recognition

Costs of colour change in fish: food intake and behavioural decisions

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