Post-mating clutch piracy in an amphibian

Vieites, David R.; Nieto-Román, Sandra; Barluenga, Marta; Palanca, Antonio; Vences, Miguel; Meyer, Axel

doi:10.1038/nature02879

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“…The intrusion of another male during amplexus of C. vittiger in this research shows an instance of mate piracy that also occurs in other species (Byrne & Roberts 1999, Davis & Roberts 2004, Vieites et al 2004. Yazid (2006) reported the unsuccessful attempt of other non-selected males to engage in the mating process during amplexus of a pair of Rhacophorus reinwardtii in Bogor which was eventually ousted by the pair.…”

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Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Kusrini

Lubis

Darmawan³

et al. 2018

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Despite an early description, the rhacophorid frog (Chiromantis vittiger (Boulenger 1897)) is relatively poorly known species. It has been found in several areas in the mountainous part of western Java, one of which is in the Chevron Geothermal Indonesia (CGI) concession area within Mount Halimun-Salak National Park. An ecological study of this species and its habitat was conducted in CGI from April to September 2008. The biological and ecological aspects of this tree frog such as morphology, habitat characteristics, breeding behaviour, and larval development are presented in this paper. This study found that the fertilised eggs hatch as free-swimming tadpoles. In addition, the availability of artificial habitat in the form of concrete ponds helps sustain the population throughout the year. We also report parental care in this species.

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confidence: 61%

Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Kusrini

Lubis

Darmawan³

et al. 2018

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“…Mendelian inheritance of maternal alleles was tested in each litter using a chi-squared goodness-of-fit test against an expected 1:1 inheritance ratio. We used the program PrDM 1 ) to calculate the probability of detecting multiple mating (PrDM) in a sample of offspring based on (1) the number of loci, (2) the number of alleles per locus, (3) allele frequencies in the natural population (obtained from the 96 unrelated individuals), (4) the conservative estimate of number of sires contributing to each brood, and (5) reproductive skew of each sire (Vieites et al 2004). The model assumes single-sex multiple mating (polygyny or polyandry), where all offspring in a brood were either full-siblings or half-siblings.…”

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Is multiple mating beneficial or unavoidable? Low multiple paternity and genetic diversity in the shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii

Daly‐Engel

Grubbs²,

Feldheim³

et al. 2010

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Proposed benefits of multiple paternity include increased reproductive output, elevated fitness of progeny, and maintenance of population genetic diversity. However, another consideration is whether multiple paternity is simply an unavoidable byproduct of sexual conflict, with males seeking to maximize mating encounters while females seek to minimize the stress of copulation. Here we examined the polyandrous mating system in sharks, with a focus on the reproductive genetics of the shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii. Members of the genus Squalus are long-lived, slow-growing, and employ among the longest gestation periods of any vertebrate. To evaluate multiple paternity and genetic diversity in S. mitsukurii, we genotyped 27 litters plus 96 individuals with 8 microsatellite loci. Further, 670 bp of the mtDNA control region were sequenced in 112 individuals to examine population structure. S. mitsukurii in Hawaii showed low genetic diversity relative to other sharks (π = 0.0010 ± 0.0008) and no significant population structure in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Direct allele counts and Bayesian approximations returned concordant estimates of 11% multiple paternity, the lowest observed in sharks to date. Considering the protracted reproductive interval of S. mitsukurii, sexual conflict that results from differential male and female reproductive strategies may favor the development of female mating avoidance behavior to minimize trauma. In S. mitsukurii this behavior includes segregation of sexes and an asynchronous reproductive cycle.KEY WORDS: Elasmobranch · Polyandry · Control region · Microsatellite DNA · Population structure · Sexual conflict · Sexual segregation · Reproductive strategy Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisherMar Ecol Prog Ser 403: [255][256][257][258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266][267] 2010 females with conventional sex roles (reviewed by Zeh & Zeh 2003). Polyandry (females mating with more than one male) and multiple paternity (a single brood of offspring sired by multiple males) are now recognized as common strategies in widely divergent taxa including amphibians, mammals, reptiles, insects, crustaceans, and fishes (Evans & Magurran 2000, Toonen 2004, Adams et al. 2005, Bretman & Tregenza 2005, Daly-Engel et al. 2006, Dean et al. 2006, Jensen et al. 2006. It is still unclear, however, what roles sexual conflict and intersexual selection might play in polyandrous mating systems.For males, the advantages to having multiple breeding partners are clear: the more females a male inseminates, the more offspring he fathers and the greater his reproductive fitness. The benefits of polyandry to females are less obvious. Potential direct benefits to the female include nuptial gifts or parental care on the part of the male. No direct benefits have been shown in shark mating systems, though there is potential for indirect or genetic benefits through polyandrous mating. If there is little or no opportunity to evaluate males prior to copulation, a f...

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“…As discussed above, this phenomenon is unusual, but can be explained by successful female interception by satellite males (Gerhardt and Huber, 2002). Second, parentage analysis using microsatellite DNA markers reveals that some egg masses were sired by multiple males (Zheng et al, 2010), and this can be explained by satellite males having fertilized some eggs either during or even after oviposition (Vieites et al, 2004). Third, in the artificial nest, the resident male tolerates the presence of the intruder, which typically assumes a low, submissive posture ( Figure 5).…”

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“…They were small, rocky, permanent streams, each 1-2 m wide, covered by broad-leaved Frogs were located mostly by turning rocks and in some cases by their calls. When a frog was found, it was weighed to the nearest 0.5 g using an Avinet spring balance, its snout-vent length (SVL) was measured to the nearest 0.1 mm with calipers, and it was checked for potential wounds caused by possible aggressive interactions between males (Dubois and Ohler, 1998). In 2004, two to three toes were clipped for individual marking.…”

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Reproductive Behavior and Underwater Calls in the Emei Mustache Toad, <I>Leptobrachium boringii</I>

Yi¹,

Rao²,

Murphy³

et al. 2012

Asian Herpetological Research

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Post-mating clutch piracy in an amphibian

Cited by 111 publications

References 28 publications

Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Morphological and Ecological Observations on Chiromantis Vittiger (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Mount Halimun - Salak National Park, Indonesia

Is multiple mating beneficial or unavoidable? Low multiple paternity and genetic diversity in the shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii

Reproductive Behavior and Underwater Calls in the Emei Mustache Toad, <I>Leptobrachium boringii</I>

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