The use of auxiliary courts by the lek-forming White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Aves, Pipridae)

Cestári, César; Pizo, Marco Aurélio

doi:10.1007/s10211-011-0110-0

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“…Lek areas of Manacus spp. are formed by individual display territories with ground arenas [ 23 ]. Display territories are probably established during behavioral interactions among neighboring males, including aggressive encounters that determine social hierarchy [ 12 , 19 , 15 ].…”

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Trade-Offs in Male Display Activity with Lek Size

2016

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In lek mating systems, males aggregate and defend arenas where they display for females; females select and mate with a male and then solely raise their offspring. Generally, female visits and copulations increase and reproductive variance in male mating success declines with lek size. Here we investigate how male display effort changes across a gradient in lek size. We expect male display effort, an energetically expensive activity, will increase with lek size and male rank due to changes in breeding opportunities and competition among males. We test the interaction of male rank and lek size on display effort using the white-bearded manakin, Manacus manacus (Aves: Pipridae), a well-studied species with a wide geographic distribution in the new world tropics. We used mini-video recorders to simultaneously capture female visits and display behaviors of 41 males distributed over 10 leks. We found that overall display effort increased disproportionately with lek size due to males of both high and low ranks increasing their display effort at larger leks. Our results suggest that increased breeding opportunities and intrasexual competition at larger leks result in males of different ranks investing similarly in increased display effort in order to attract females.

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“…M . manacus is one of the most abundant manakin species in restinga with lek size varying from 2 to 11 arenas up to 186 m apart from each other ( n = 14 leks) [ 18 , 23 , 25 ].…”

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Trade-Offs in Male Display Activity with Lek Size

2016

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“…The court cleaning favors the attraction of females to its auxiliary court because optimize the light incidence on courts to improve male plumage contrast against background during the display (Uy & Endler 2004). Cestari & Pizo (2012) also pointed out that the court cleaning behavior, observed in Manacus manacus, also serves as an anti-predation strategy by facilitating the detection of predators, such as lizards and snakes that lurk on or near the courts. Dakin & Montgomerie (2009) studied the Blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), focusing particularly on male orientation relative to the position of the sun.…”

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“…These results suggest that this behavior of actively modifying the surrounding environment could enhance the conspicuity of a bird's plumage, which could increase its chances of attracting a female's attention. Cestari & Pizo (2012) reported the use of auxiliary courts by males of Manacus manacus and discussed its probable function in attracting females for mating. They registered a male that maintained one of its auxiliary courts as clean as its main court.…”

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Sexual Selection in Birds: Influence of Ambient Light and Conspicuity on the Reproductive Success of Males

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2017

Oecol. Aust.

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Sexual selection postulates that the evolution of certain conspicuous physical traits in animals may lead to a greater success in obtaining mates. The majority of bird species are under strong sexual selection pressure which promotes the generation of flashy, ornamented plumage. In addition, males may also use ambient light to become more conspicuous to females as a way of increasing their chances of being selected. We reviewed sexual selection regarding birds and discussed how ambient light and background colors could affect the reproductive success of males. We recorded 17 bird species belonging to 10 families that display in periods of the day that increase their conspicuity to conspecifics, or actively modify the background to enhance plumage contrast during the display. We recommend further investigation, particularly with a behavioral and phylogenetic approach, on the influence of abiotic factors, such as ambient light, on bird courtship displays and its consequent reproductive success, in order to find patterns.

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“…Ainda, tal comportamento não ocorreu dentro das áreas defendidas pelos machos, mas sim em áreas neutras (onde não havia machos defendendo território), e frequentemente em uma mesma área. Tais características se assemelham às arenas utilizadas por machos para exibições de lek, como descrito para a grande maioria dos piprídeos , Durães et al 2008, Cestari & Pizo 2012.…”

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Antilophia bokermanni (Aves: Pipridae) : parâmetros reprodutivos, sistema de acasalamento social e genético e o papel da seleção sexual

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Desireé, Ingrid e especialmente ao Pedro Diniz e à Lilian (ainda conto como UNB), que me socorreram todas as dúvidas e que me ajudaram tanto, sem vocês acho que eu não conseguiria!! Agradeço todo o pessoal do Laboratório de Ornitologia de Cornell, em especial ao Prof. Mike Webster, Prof. Irby Lovette e à Dra. Bronwyn Butcher, pela oportunidade, paciência, tempo e imensurável aprendizado que me proporcionaram. Também quero agradecer ao Matt Medler pela tão atenciosa recepção durante minha estadia em Ithaca. Ao CEMAVE/ICMBio pelo fornecimento das anilhas metálicas. Ao IBAMA pela concessão das licenças. À Aquasis pelo apoio inicial no campo.

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The use of auxiliary courts by the lek-forming White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Aves, Pipridae)

Abstract: The White-bearded Manakin is a passerine specially noted for elaborate courtship. Each resident male has a cleaned oval court delimited by saplings in leks. No study mentions the use of more than one court by a territorial male during the breeding season.

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Trade-Offs in Male Display Activity with Lek Size

Trade-Offs in Male Display Activity with Lek Size

Sexual Selection in Birds: Influence of Ambient Light and Conspicuity on the Reproductive Success of Males

Antilophia bokermanni (Aves: Pipridae) : parâmetros reprodutivos, sistema de acasalamento social e genético e o papel da seleção sexual

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