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AMERICAN NATURALIST
卷 162, 期 3, 页码 277-289出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/376888
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acorn woodpecker; Melanerpes; cooperative breeding; parentage; inclusive fitness; reproductive skew
We compared observed levels of reproductive skew in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) with those predicted by two alternative transactional models. Concession models predict the degree to which parentage is shared assuming that a single dominant is in complete control of reproduction. Alternatively, restraint models predict reproductive sharing assuming that the dominant controls only whether subordinates remain in the group but does not control its share of reproduction. Reproductive skew is high among males: on average, the most successful male sires more than three times as many offspring as the next most successful male. Females share parentage equally and have lower constraints on dispersal and lower survival rates compared with males, which is consistent with predictions from the concessions model. Also as predicted by the concessions model, yearly variation in opportunities for dispersal before the breeding season correlates positively with skew. However, in contrast to concessions but consistent with the restraint model, skew decreases with relatedness. Thus, neither model consistently predicts patterns of reproductive skew in this species. We suggest that models of reproductive skew will need to include competitive interactions among potential breeders and mate choice before they will adequately predict patterns of reproductive partitioning in most vertebrate societies.
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