Eggs in the nests of males and their effect on mate choice in the three-spined stickleback

Jamieson, Ian G.; Colgan, Patrick W.

doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(89)80117-4

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“…When male`quality' was controlled, females did not reject loaded males more often than unloaded males. However, at least when sex ratio was equal, male courting intensity seemed to be the main determinant of their mating frequency, as has been previously noted in some ¢sh (Jamieson & Colgan 1989;Knapp & Kovach 1991) and a butter£y species (Kaitala & Wiklund 1995). In those cases, the evidence of active female choice may be lacking or be undetectable (Jamieson & Colgan 1989;Andersson 1994).…”

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“…However, at least when sex ratio was equal, male courting intensity seemed to be the main determinant of their mating frequency, as has been previously noted in some ¢sh (Jamieson & Colgan 1989;Knapp & Kovach 1991) and a butter£y species (Kaitala & Wiklund 1995). In those cases, the evidence of active female choice may be lacking or be undetectable (Jamieson & Colgan 1989;Andersson 1994). In the case of the golden egg bug, a male's egg load did not a¡ect his courting intensity when male`quality' was controlled, but a male's previous mating success had a signi¢cant e¡ect on which female he courted, with males preferring their previous mate.…”

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Is egg carrying attractive? Mate choice in the golden egg bug (Coreidae, Heteroptera)

Kaitala

1998

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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In several species of ¢sh, females select males that are already guarding eggs in their nests. It is a matter of debate as to whether a female selects a good nest site for her o¡spring (natural selection) or a male for his attractiveness (sexual selection). The golden egg bug, Phyllomorpha laciniata Vill, resembles ¢sh in the sense that mating males carry more eggs than single males, but in the bugs, female mate choice is decoupled from egg site choice. The sexual selection hypothesis predicts that if females select males using male egg load as a cue for male quality, they should not mate with a male when eggs are removed, regardless of his mating attempts. When individual females were enclosed with an egg-loaded male and an unloaded male, they mated equally often with both males, although the loaded males courted more. In addition, when only successful males were used, females mated equally often with the loaded male and the unloaded male irrespective of sex ratio. Male choice rather than female choice a¡ected mating frequency when sex ratio was equal. Therefore, females do not select the male by the eggs he carries, but successful males may receive many eggs due to egg dumping by alien females while they mate or as a consequence of mate guarding.

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Is egg carrying attractive? Mate choice in the golden egg bug (Coreidae, Heteroptera)

Kaitala

1998

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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“…The rate at which females entered harems also increased with harem size in both fallow deer (Clutton-Brock et al, 1989) and Uganda kob (Balmford, 1990). These observations are highly suggestive of copying, but they might also have arisen because both harem size and arrival rates were related to a third variable such as male display rate (see also Jamieson and Colgan, 1989;Ridley and Rechten, 1981).…”

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Mate choice in lekking sage grouse revisited: the roles of vocal display, female site fidelity, and copying

1991

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“…As in fallow deer, the evidence suggests an indirect social influence on mate selection. Ridley and Rechten (1981) and Jamieson and Colgan (1989) report that female three-spined stickleback (Gasterosterous aculateatus) in the laboratory, that like female Garibaldi spawn in nests containing eggs in preference to nests that do not, are not attracted by the presence of eggs per se. Rather, male stickleback with eggs in their nests court more vigorously and are more attractive to females than are competitors without eggs in their nests (Jamieson and Colgan, 1989).…”

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“…Ridley and Rechten (1981) and Jamieson and Colgan (1989) report that female three-spined stickleback (Gasterosterous aculateatus) in the laboratory, that like female Garibaldi spawn in nests containing eggs in preference to nests that do not, are not attracted by the presence of eggs per se. Rather, male stickleback with eggs in their nests court more vigorously and are more attractive to females than are competitors without eggs in their nests (Jamieson and Colgan, 1989). On the other hand, Goldschmidt et al (1993) have provided evidence that eggs in the nest of a male stickleback were themselves attractive to females (but see Patriquin-Meldrum and Godin, 1998).…”

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Evidence of social effects on mate choice in vertebrates

Galef

White

2000

Behavioural Processes

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Study of determinants of mate selection by animals has a long history in evolutionary biology and behavioural ecology. However, only during the past decade have investigators begun to conduct experiments exploring the various ways in which observation of the behaviour of others might influence mate selection. Here, we review both field and laboratory studies of behavioural processes that underlie non-independence in mate choice, discussing both direct and indirect social influences on mate selection. We focus on laboratory studies in which guppies and Japanese quail, species that have received greatest attention from investigators, have served as subjects. Although much is now known about how public information can affect mate selection in controlled environments, there are still significant gaps in our knowledge of whether and how such information contributes to mate selections by members of free-living populations.

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Eggs in the nests of males and their effect on mate choice in the three-spined stickleback

Cited by 75 publications

References 10 publications

Is egg carrying attractive? Mate choice in the golden egg bug (Coreidae, Heteroptera)

Is egg carrying attractive? Mate choice in the golden egg bug (Coreidae, Heteroptera)

Mate choice in lekking sage grouse revisited: the roles of vocal display, female site fidelity, and copying

Evidence of social effects on mate choice in vertebrates

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