Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). Issue 1957 (25th August 2021)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). Issue 1957 (25th August 2021)
- Main Title:
- Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Authors:
- Barve, Sahas
Riehl, Christina
Walters, Eric L.
Haydock, Joseph
Dugdale, Hannah L.
Koenig, Walter D. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Cooperative breeding strategies lead to short-term direct fitness losses when individuals forfeit or share reproduction. The direct fitness benefits of cooperative strategies are often delayed and difficult to quantify, requiring data on lifetime reproduction. Here, we use a longitudinal dataset to examine the lifetime reproductive success of cooperative polygamy in acorn woodpeckers ( Melanerpes formicivorus ), which nest as lone pairs or share reproduction with same-sex cobreeders. We found that males and females produced fewer young per successful nesting attempt when sharing reproduction. However, males nesting in duos and trios had longer reproductive lifespans, more lifetime nesting attempts and higher lifetime reproductive success than those breeding alone. For females, cobreeding in duos increased reproductive lifespan so the lifetime reproductive success of females nesting in duos was comparable to those nesting alone and higher than those nesting in trios. These results suggest that for male duos and trios, reproductive success alone may provide sufficient fitness benefits to explain the presence of cooperative polygamy, and the benefits of cobreeding as a duo in females are higher than previously assumed. Lifetime individual fitness data are crucial to reveal the full costs and benefits of cooperative polygamy.
- Is Part Of:
- Proceedings. Volume 288:Issue 1957(2021)
- Journal:
- Proceedings
- Issue:
- Volume 288:Issue 1957(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 288, Issue 1957 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 288
- Issue:
- 1957
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0288-1957-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2021-08-25
- Subjects:
- cooperative breeding -- polygynandry -- long-term data -- reproductive conflict -- reproductive costs -- reproductive benefits
Biology -- Periodicals
570.5 - Journal URLs:
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rspb ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1098/rspb.2021.0579 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0962-8452
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