Variation and repeatability of male agonistic hiss characteristics and their relationship to social rank in Gromphadorhina portentosa

Clark, Deborah C.; Moore, Allen J.

doi:10.1016/0003-3472(95)80132-4

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“…behaviour (namely aggression; Barth, 1968;Nelson & Fraser, 1980;Breed et a!., 1981;Clark & Moore, 1994), acoustic signals (namely hissing; Nelson & Fraser, 1980;Clark & Moore, 1994, 1995bClark et a!., 1995), and physical attributes of the male (namely size; this study). The outcome of male-male interactions may be important because dominant males are thought to limit the access of subordinates to receptive females (D. C. Clark, personal observation; Leibensperger et a!., 1985).…”

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“…Secondly, we determined the full-sib heritability of male size as well as the rate, dominant frequency and duration of agonistic hisses. In a previous study, we found that the rate, dominant frequency and duration of the agonistic hisses of individuals have significant repeatabilities (Clark & Moore, 1995b). Finally, we examined the genetic and phenotypic correlations among characteristics of the agonistic hiss and between characteristics of the hiss and male weight.…”

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“…Males in this species form dominance associations that determine priority of access to females (Leibensperger et a!., 1985). Interactions among males involve overt aggression (Barth, 1968;Nelson & Fraser, 1980;Breed eta!., 1981;Clark & Moore, 1994), aggressive displays (Clark & Moore, 1994) and the production of sound ('agonistic hisses'; Nelson & Fraser, 1980;Clark & Moore, 1995b). In G. portentosa, aggressiveness and characteristics of the agonistic hiss are influenced by male weight: larger males are more aggressive (Clark & Moore, 1994) and have longer, lower frequency hisses than smaller males…”

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“…(Clark & Moore,1 995b). Hissing also appears to be an important, but not necessary, component of male agonistic interactions (Clark & Moore,1 995b (Clark & Moore, 1995b). While the amount of hissing may influence the escalation of male-male interactions, it is also possible that characteristics of the hiss are used to assess opponents (Clark & Moore, 1995a,b;Clark et a!., 1995).…”

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Genetic aspects of communication during male-male competition in the Madagascar hissing cockroach: honest signalling of size

Clark

Moore

1995

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Male Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Gromphadorhina portentosa, engage in agonistic contests with other males and produce audible sounds or 'hisses' during these interactions. Hisses are used to maintain, rather than to establish, social relationships among males. The agonistic hisses of males are variable and could be used as signals to communicate size or competitive ability of an individual. In this study we examined how size influences male-male competition, as well as the genetic variation and covariation of male body size and components of the agonistic hiss. We found that male size affected the outcome of agonistic interactions between pairs of males: a male that dominated in a pair was significantly larger than the male that was subordinate. However, we found no differences in the hisses produced by dominant and subordinate males after controlling for male weight. We estimated heritabilities, evolvability and genetic correlations for male size and characteristics of the hiss from a full-sib analysis of brothers. The patterns of heritabilities and evolvabilities were very similar. The heritabilities of both male weight and duration of the hiss were significantly greater than zero. There was a significant positive genetic correlation between duration of the agonistic hiss and male weight, and a significant negative genetic correlation between hiss duration and the beginning dominant frequency. There was also a positive phenotypic correlation and a negative environmental correlation between male weight and hiss duration. Thus, hiss duration can signal the present influence of the environment on male size, whereas information from hiss duration and beginning dominant frequency can signal the male's ability to transmit genetic influence for size. Our results are discussed in terms of honest signalling and assessment during male-male and courtship interactions.

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Genetic aspects of communication during male-male competition in the Madagascar hissing cockroach: honest signalling of size

Clark

Moore

1995

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“…More physical attacks such as butting and flipping were more frequent in the species with absolutely larger weapons, G. oblongonota , while agonistic signalling in the form of hissing was observed more frequently in A. insignis . Acoustic signalling is an important element of Gromphadorhini agonistic behaviour, it appears to convey information on body size to opponents27. We have shown that the use of acoustic signalling during fights differs between species of differing levels of aggression, with the less aggressive A. insignis hissing more frequently during male-male encounters, possibly as part of an assessment strategy that may enable small males to avoid physical violence28.…”

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Comparative morphological trade-offs between pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe: Gromphadorhini)

Durrant

Skicko

Sturrock

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Sperm competition theory predicts that animals face a trade-off between investment in weaponry and investment in ejaculate composition. Within the Madagascan giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe Gromphadorhini) differences in morphology exist that may indicate differing strategies of male-male competition. We compared relative pronotal horn length using high-resolution X-ray CT scanning data, relative testes mass, and male-male agonistic behaviour between two species of hissing cockroaches, Gromphadorhina oblongonota and Aeluropoda insignis. The gross morphology and behaviour of these two species indicated that G. oblongonota is selected for pre-copulatory mate acquisition and that A. insignis is selected for post-copulatory sperm competition. We found evidence for a trade-off when investing in testes mass vs. horn length between the species. The large, aggressive G. oblongonota follows a strategy of greater investment in weapons at the expense of testes mass while the smaller, less-aggressive A. insignis invests in relatively greater testes mass and less in pronotal weapon length. We also found evidence of a trade-off within each species, where individuals invest more heavily in weapon length at the expense of testes mass. These findings support the predictions of pre- and post-copulatory competitive investment trade-offs for a relatively understudied Tribe of cockroaches.

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The repeatability of a sexual conflict over mating

Shuker

Day

2001

Animal Behaviour

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Variation and repeatability of male agonistic hiss characteristics and their relationship to social rank in Gromphadorhina portentosa

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

Genetic aspects of communication during male-male competition in the Madagascar hissing cockroach: honest signalling of size

Genetic aspects of communication during male-male competition in the Madagascar hissing cockroach: honest signalling of size

Comparative morphological trade-offs between pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe: Gromphadorhini)

The repeatability of a sexual conflict over mating

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