Behavioural ecology of sexual autonomy and the case of protection against risky courtship DOI Open Access
Jan Verpooten

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2023

Evolutionary changes and interspecific diversity in sexual coercion autonomy are often linked to indirect selection on mate preferences. Yet, this approach overlooks the small fraction of total choice assumes unnecessarily specific conditions recent ‘autonomy-enhancing’ risk-reduction model. This paper proposes a more parsimonious based direct basic signalling theory, incorporating ecological variables better explain biodiversity. Particularly, spatial dimensionality mating environments is emphasized for its role enhancing freedom through both diminishing monopolization elevating escape potential from coercion. Empirical evidence, ranging waterfowl humans, seems align with ecologically constrained perspective. Furthermore, it suggests that choosers keep risk at baseline by leveraging their potential. repositions intriguing protective elements like bowerbirds' constructions as courtship features have been bargained respect rather than selection. It implies induced risks, such reduced mobility, may principle increase substantially precisely because they offset measures. Future research could reveal prevalence risk-balancing strategies, advancing our understanding dynamics. work new theoretical empirical avenues within ecology

Язык: Английский

Chemical communication and its role in sexual selection across Animalia DOI Creative Commons
Tyler J. Buchinger, Weiming Li

Communications Biology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2023

Abstract Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition mates favors elaborate signaling traits. However, this comes primarily from few taxa, leaving sexual salient force across Animalia largely untested. Here, we reviewed the on communication all phyla, classes, and orders with emphasis chemoreception, only sense shared lifeforms. An exhaustive literature review documented chemosensory traits in 10 34 phyla indications an additional 13 phyla. Potential targets include structures processes involved production, delivery, detection chemical signals. Our suggests plays widespread role evolution highlights need research better reflects diversity.

Язык: Английский

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Break a leg! Cross-continental plasticity in copulatory behaviour, pre- and post-limb loss, in a dung fly, Sepsis punctum (Diptera: Sepsidae) DOI
Tyrone Ren Hao Tan,

Yi Peng Toh,

Nicole L. Y. Lee

и другие.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 79(3)

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025

Язык: Английский

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When less is more: coy display behaviours and the temporal dynamics of animal courtship DOI Creative Commons
Thomas MacGillavry, Giovanni Spezie, Leonida Fusani

и другие.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 290(2008)

Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2023

Sexual selection research has been dominated by the notion that mate choice selects for most vigorous displays best reflect quality of courter. However, courtship are often temporally structured, containing different elements with varying degrees intensity and conspicuousness. For example, highly intense movements coupled more subtle components such as static postures or hiding displays. Here, we refer to display traits ‘coy’, they involve withholding information about maximal capabilities. We examine role variation within dynamic displays, discuss three hypotheses evolution coy behaviours. first review threat reduction hypothesis, which points sexual coercion autonomy important facets selection. then suggest in magnitude exploits pre-existing perceptual biases temporal contrast. Lastly, propose may leverage receivers' predispositions filling gaps information—the ‘curiosity bias’. Overall, our goal is draw attention magnitude, advocate possible scenarios regularly occur below performance maxima. Throughout, highlight novel directions empirical theoretical investigations.

Язык: Английский

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A Practical Guide to Avoiding Biased Communication in Reproductive Biology DOI Creative Commons
Zoë Baker, Virginia Hayssen

Integrative and Comparative Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Авг. 13, 2024

When cultural biases pervade communication, whether visual or text-based, objectivity is impaired. Anthropocentrism (human-centered bias) and androcentrism (male-centered in particular distort perspectives mammalian reproductive biology. This paper provides a resource for professionals who understand how can be reinforced with language, visuals, conceptual framing. After brief explanations, we present neutral alternatives to biased terminology as well ways avoid bias illustrations. Since this animal-centric, hope inspire the creation of similar resources across more diverse biota and, thus, move towards perspective

Язык: Английский

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Female preference counteracts negative frequency dependent selection for a stable polymorphism in a livebearing fish DOI

S M West,

M Beymer,

C Favro

и другие.

Behavioural Processes, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 105096 - 105096

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Behavioural ecology of sexual autonomy and the case of protection against risky courtship DOI
Jan Verpooten

Biology & Philosophy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 39(5)

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Receiver response to high-intensity courtship differs with courter status in spotted bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus maculatus DOI Creative Commons
Giovanni Spezie, Dan C. Mann,

Job Knoester

и другие.

Royal Society Open Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(10)

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Understanding sexual communication requires assessing the behaviour of both sender and receiver. Receiver responses to displays carry relevant information, but such signals or cues may be subtle therefore technically challenging investigate. Here, we focus on receiver body movements in response high-intensity courtship spotted bowerbirds ( Ptilonorhynchus maculatus ). Male perform a vigorous choreography dedicated display structures—bowers. Bower owners tolerate other non-territorial males at their bowers, yet these so-called ‘subordinate’ rarely result successful copulations. Males that high intensity are preferred by females this species, excessively aggressive threatening, hence scaring prospective mates away. In study, hypothesized bower better able exhibit without startling audience compared with subordinate males. To address question, used combination behavioural coding AI-based tracking movements, which allows precise spatial temporal resolution for study responses. Contrary our predictions, found evoked stronger startle than We discuss unexpected results suggest further experimental approaches future investigations.

Язык: Английский

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Behavioural ecology of sexual autonomy and the case of protection against risky courtship DOI Open Access
Jan Verpooten

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2023

Evolutionary changes and interspecific diversity in sexual coercion autonomy are often linked to indirect selection on mate preferences. Yet, this approach overlooks the small fraction of total choice assumes unnecessarily specific conditions recent ‘autonomy-enhancing’ risk-reduction model. This paper proposes a more parsimonious based direct basic signalling theory, incorporating ecological variables better explain biodiversity. Particularly, spatial dimensionality mating environments is emphasized for its role enhancing freedom through both diminishing monopolization elevating escape potential from coercion. Empirical evidence, ranging waterfowl humans, seems align with ecologically constrained perspective. Furthermore, it suggests that choosers keep risk at baseline by leveraging their potential. repositions intriguing protective elements like bowerbirds' constructions as courtship features have been bargained respect rather than selection. It implies induced risks, such reduced mobility, may principle increase substantially precisely because they offset measures. Future research could reveal prevalence risk-balancing strategies, advancing our understanding dynamics. work new theoretical empirical avenues within ecology

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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