Yearling male great tits, Parus major, suffer more strongly from cuckoldry than older males

Lubjuhn, Thomas; Gerken, Thomas A.; Brün, Jörg; Schmoll, Tim

doi:10.1016/j.zool.2007.07.005

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“…Only nests where the personality of both parents were known were included in the focal analysis, but all EPY sired anywhere in the study area were included in male paternity estimates. A total of 13 per cent (150/1185) of chicks were identified as being extrapair, and 49 per cent (80/164) of broods contained EPY, which is similar to the rate of EPP at the nestling level found previously for this species in Wytham Woods (14%) [54] and within the range of estimates elsewhere for this species [55,56] figure 2). The number of EPY a male sired was strongly predicted by his EB, with bolder males siring more EPY (F 1,91 ¼ 8.79, p ¼ 0.004; figure 3).…”

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Promiscuity, paternity and personality in the great tit

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Understanding causes of variation in promiscuity within populations remain a major challenge. While most studies have focused on quantifying fitness costs and benefits of promiscuous behaviour, an alternative possibility-that variation in promiscuity within populations is maintained because of linkage with other traits-has received little attention. Here, we examine whether promiscuity in male and female great tits (Parus major)-quantified as extra-pair paternity (EPP) within and between nests-is associated with variation in a well-documented personality trait: exploration behaviour in a novel environment. Exploration behaviour has been shown to correlate with activity levels, risk-taking and boldness, and these are behaviours that may plausibly influence EPP. Exploration behaviour correlated positively with paternity gained outside the social pair among males in our population, but there was also a negative correlation with paternity in the social nest. Hence, while variation in male personality predicted the relative importance of paternity gain within and outside the pair bond, total paternity gained was unrelated to exploration behaviour. We found evidence that males paired with bold females were more likely to sire extra-pair young. Our data thus demonstrate a link between personality and promiscuity, with no net effects on reproductive success, suggesting personality-dependent mating tactics, in contrast with traditional adaptive explanations for promiscuity.

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“…Age has been frequently related to cuckoldry (Bouwman & Komdeur 2005; Johannessen et al. 2005; Lubjuhn et al. 2007; but see Stutchbury et al.…”

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“…2006; but see Westneat & Mays 2005), age (Bouwman & Komdeur 2005; Johannessen et al. 2005; Lubjuhn et al. 2007), condition (Kempenaers et al.…”

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Paternity Loss in Relation to Male Age, Territorial Behaviour and Stress in the Pied Flycatcher

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For sexual selection to operate in monogamous species, males of poor quality in some factor like age, ornamentation, condition or aggressiveness, should lose paternity compared with higher quality males. We tested this idea in an Iberian population of pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Microsatellite analysis of 67 broods revealed moderate levels of extra-pair paternity (22.4% of broods, 7.5% of young). In a sample of 58 broods for which the caring male was identified, a higher paternity loss was associated with younger males, males that were less aggressive during territorial intrusion tests performed before the commencement of laying, and with males that showed higher levels of corticosterone metabolites in faecal samples collected at the end of the nestling period. Plumage darkness, forehead patch size and condition were not related to paternity loss. Paternity loss is more related to behavioural or physiological traits than to morphological ones in this population.The study has received financial support from projects CGL2004- 00787 ⁄BOS and CGL2007-61251 to J. Moreno and BOS2003-05724 to SM (DGI-Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacio´ n). At the time of the field study, J. Morales and GT were supported by grants from MEC and Comunidad de Madrid respectively. EL was supported by a FPU grant from MEC at the time of laboratory analyses of CORT metabolites in Vienna. RAV acknowledges support from a grant CSIC-Universidad de Chile 2003-04-09 during his stay in Madrid, and from ICM-P05-002 and from PFB-23-CONICYT-Chile

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“…Indeed, there is some evidence that female age affects the incidence of EPP in birds (Stutchbury et al 1997) and can interact with male age (Rätti et al 2001;Dietrich et al 2004;Bouwman and Komdeur 2005). However, interacting effects of male and female age on EPP across the age span of long-lived birds have not been investigated (although see Lubjuhn et al 2007).…”

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Interactive effects of male and female age on extra-pair paternity in a socially monogamous seabird

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Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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Females sometimes obtain older sires for their offspring through extra-pair interactions, but how female age influences paternity is largely unexplored and interactive effects across the age span of both sexes have not been analyzed. To test whether female choice of sire age varies with female age in the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), we examined associations between ages of both partners and the probability of extrapair paternity (EPP) in 350 broods of parents up to 22 years old in a single breeding season. Extra-pair paternity enables a female to select an alternative sire for her offspring and could function to avoid or achieve particular combinations of parental ages. A male age×female age interaction revealed that in young females (≤4 years), EPP decreased with increasing age of the social partner, whereas in old females (≥8 years), it increased. Moreover, sires of extra-pair (EP) chicks of young females paired to young males were on average 6.33 years older than the females' social partners. Since female boobies control copulatory access, this pattern could imply that young females choose old sires for their proven genetic quality and that old females avoid very old males because matings with them may risk infertility or genetic defects in offspring. Taking female age into account and observing across the whole age span may be necessary for understanding female age-based mate choice.

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Yearling male great tits, Parus major, suffer more strongly from cuckoldry than older males

Cited by 25 publications

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Promiscuity, paternity and personality in the great tit

Promiscuity, paternity and personality in the great tit

Paternity Loss in Relation to Male Age, Territorial Behaviour and Stress in the Pied Flycatcher

Interactive effects of male and female age on extra-pair paternity in a socially monogamous seabird

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