The effect of individual state on the strength of mate choice in females and males

Behavioral Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 34(2), P. 197 - 209

Published: Feb. 23, 2023

Animals are thought to gain significant fitness benefits from choosing high-quality or compatible mates. However, there is large within-species variation in how choosy individuals during mating. This may be because the costs and of being vary according an individual's state. To test this, I systematically searched for published data relating strength animal mate choice both sexes individual age, attractiveness, body size, physical condition, mating status, parasite load. performed a meta-analysis 108 studies 78 species quantify varies In line with predictions sexual selection theory, find that females significantly choosier when they have low load, thus supporting premise expression female dependent on choosy. was not influenced by status. Attractive males were than unattractive males, but male this dataset limited small sample overall correlation between state similar sexes. Nevertheless, explained only amount choice.

Language: Английский

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Indirect evidence of an early mating advantage in wild cooperatively breeding male banded mongooses

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Bacterial infection influences courtship behavior and mate choice in a wolf spider

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 79(3)

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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No geographical differences in male mate choice in a widespread fish, Limia perugiae

Behavioral Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(2)

Published: Feb. 6, 2024

Abstract Behavior, like most other traits, can have a spatial component, and variability of behavior at the population level is predicted. In this article, we explore male mate choice level. Male choice, while maybe not as common female expected to evolve when males respond significant variation in quality and, for example, prefer females with higher fecundity. fishes, fecundity associated larger body size, an easily measured trait. study, investigated presence widespread species livebearing fish, Limia perugiae, comparing preferences between populations. We hypothesized that environmental variation, form salinity, might result differences. Using dichotomous tests, analyzed behavioral data 80 individuals from 7 distinct populations Hispaniola. found L. perugiae significantly preferred large females, but there was no statistical

Language: Английский

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Neurobiology of Pathogen Avoidance and Mate Choice: Current and Future Directions

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 296 - 296

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

Animals are under constant threat of parasitic infection. This has influenced the evolution social behaviour and strong implications for sexual selection mate choice. assess infection status conspecifics based on various sensory cues, with odours/chemical signals olfactory system playing a particularly important role. The detection chemical cues subsequent processing that they pose facilitates expression disgust, fear, anxiety, adaptive avoidance behaviours. In this selective review, drawing primarily from rodent studies, neurobiological mechanisms underlying assessment their relations to choice briefly considered. Firstly, we offer brief overview aspects relevant pathogen avoidance. Then, specifically focus responses conspecific infection, followed by systems elicitation disgust threat. Throughout, current findings provide suggestions future directions research.

Language: Английский

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The role of edaphic variables and management practices in regulating soil microbial resilience to drought - A meta-analysis

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 912, P. 169544 - 169544

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

Environmental disturbances such as drought can impact soil health and the resistance (ability to withstand environmental stress) resilience recover functional structural integrity after of microbial activities. A paucity information exists on microbiome how biological systems respond demonstrate stress. To address this, we conducted a systematic review meta-analysis (using only laboratory studies) assess response biomass respiration stress across agriculture, forest, grassland ecosystems. The revealed an overall negative in (−31.6 %) (−0.3 drought, suggesting decrease content. Soil also showed indicating agriculture (−17.5 %), forest (−64.0 (−65.5 However, it positive effective recovery post-drought. organic carbon (SOC), clay content, pH were main regulating factors responses drought. In ecosystem, was primarily correlated with potentially influenced by frequent land preparation fertilizer applications, while ecosystem SOC, significantly impacted resilience. SOC strongly associated different patterns natural ecosystems, magnitude regulated intrinsic properties. This study highlighted importance understanding role properties shaping for better management.

Language: Английский

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The role of condition on sexual selection in the seed bug Lygaeus simulans

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9)

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Organism condition plays an important role in sexual selection. Sexual ornaments and displays can be condition-dependent, reflecting either underlying genetic quality, experience of environmental stressors, or both. As such, the phenotypic expression such traits, resulting patterns mate choice acting on them, may shaped by intrinsic quality environment. Moreover, also influence choosing individual choice, influencing their ability to invest discrimination, changing what traits chosen, including resources, are most preferred. Here we consider selection seed bug

Language: Английский

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Personality and body mass impact social group formation and function in paper wasps

Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 213, P. 207 - 218

Published: May 11, 2024

Many animals devote substantial time, energy and resources to assessing nonmating social partners. However, relatively little is known about how individual characteristics influence the process outcome of partner choice. Social choice an important aspect Polistes fuscatus wasp lives, as nest-founding queens form dissolve many short-term relationships before settling down in stable cooperative groups. Here, we asked personality body size assessment, specific partners chosen, behaviour within groups group offspring production. We evaluated nonsocial traits (exploration, affiliation, aggression, investigation) mass 75 individually marked queens, then released them a large naturalistic enclosure where recorded nest founding on nests. At end season, collected nests measure reproductive output. Exploratory had stronger effect than other measures. More exploratory wasps sampled more partners, joined later spent fewer days members Less were likely become dominant aggressive after partnerships established. Larger potential sites, suggesting that sampling induces energetic costs larger individuals are better able bear. Among solitary-nesting wasps, affiliative built smaller did not find selected based any measured trait. Overall, our work demonstrates play role assessed, formed, established success Our study also suggests mediates trade-off between time bond stability.

Language: Английский

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Meta‐analytical evidence that males prefer virgin females

Ecology Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(1)

Published: Nov. 21, 2023

Abstract Males are often predicted to prefer virgin over non‐virgin females because of the reduced risk sperm competition. Does this prediction hold across studies? Our systematic meta‐analysis 138 studies, mainly conducted in invertebrates, confirms that males generally females. However, preferred even species with last male precedence, suggesting competition alone does not drive preferences. Furthermore, our results suggest may reject mated when no alternative exists. Preference for virgins is unlikely influence female reproductive success since virginity cannot be selected for, but strong preference could swamp or reinforce selection on other traits. add growing evidence indiscriminate mating. given unexplained heterogeneity effect sizes, we urge caution assuming will and recommend considering natural context mating decisions.

Language: Английский

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Mating reduces responsiveness to sexual stimuli in females but not in males

Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 87 - 94

Published: July 2, 2024

In internally fertilizing species, an individual's mating history (whether they have previously participated in a successful interaction) can influence range of behaviours. For example, often leads to reduction how responsive individuals are future opportunities, especially for females. This fits the prediction sexual selection theory that unmated should be highly stimuli ensure mating. has led many researchers prefer use only females experiments, maximize likelihood will respond stimuli. However, other studies show contrasting results, and this effect not yet been quantified formally. There is also some evidence males species become less after means it unclear general behavioural change is, whether occurs both sexes, or differs across taxonomic groups. I present formal meta-analysis 41 38 animal (mostly arthropod) which confirmed female responsiveness opportunities significantly reduced found no consistent such males. may due greater potential compared females, meaning typically benefit from further matings while do not. collate suggesting most experiments probably exclusively consider male we design experiments.

Language: Английский

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