scholarly journals Genetic mating system and mate selection in smallmouth bass

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 8864-8875
Author(s):  
Ryan P. Franckowiak ◽  
Mark S. Ridgway ◽  
Chris C. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Smallmouth Bass ◽  
Genetic Mating System

Monogamy with exceptions: Social and genetic mating system in a bird species with high paternal investment

Behaviour ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
pp. 1093-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Pechacek ◽  
Klaus G. Michalek ◽  
Hans Winkler ◽  
Donald Blomqvist
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Paternal Investment ◽  
Genetic Mating System

Withdrawn: Mating system drives the mate selection in aphidophagous ladybird, Menochilus sexmaculatus

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-384
Author(s):  
Swati Saxena ◽  
Geetanjali Mishra ◽  
Omkar Omkar
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Mate Selection

OFF-TERRITORY FORAYS AND GENETIC MATING SYSTEM OF THE WOOD THRUSH (HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA)

The Auk ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
MELISSA L. EVANS ◽  
BRIDGET J. M. STUTCHBURY ◽  
BONNIE E. WOOLFENDEN
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Hylocichla Mustelina ◽  
Wood Thrush ◽  
Genetic Mating System

Breaking the rules: sex roles and genetic mating system of the pheasant coucal

Oecologia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 167 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Maurer ◽  
M. C. Double ◽  
O. Milenkaya ◽  
M. Süsser ◽  
R. D. Magrath
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Genetic Mating System

scholarly journals Parentage Assignment Reveals Multiple Paternity in the Critically-Endangered Guatemalan Beaded Lizard (Heloderma Charlesbogerti)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenna A Levine ◽  
Robert Hill ◽  
Joseph Mendelson ◽  
Warren Booth
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Multiple Paternity ◽  
Parentage Analysis ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Species Of Conservation Concern ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Genetic Mating System ◽  
Conservation Concern

Abstract Within captive management programs for species of conservation concern, understanding the genetic mating system is of fundamental importance, given its role in generating and maintaining genetic diversity and promoting opportunities for sperm competition. If a goal of a conservation program is reintroduction, knowledge of the mating system may also inform prediction models aimed at understanding how genetic diversity may be spatially organized, thus informing decisions regarding where and which individuals should be released in order to maximize genetic diversity in the wild population. Within captive populations, such information may also influence how animals are maintained in order to promote natural behaviors. Here we investigate the genetic mating system of the Guatemalan beaded lizard, Heloderma charlesbogerti, a member of a genus lacking such information. A group of adult male and female H. charlesbogerti were co-habited for five years during the species perceived breeding season. Through genomic parentage analysis, 50% of clutches comprising multiple offspring were found to result from polyandry, with up to three males siring offspring within single clutches. Furthermore, males were found to be polygamous both within and across seasons, and females would exhibit promiscuity across seasons. As such, within this captive environment, where opportunities existed for mating with multiple sexual partners, the genetic mating system was found to be highly promiscuous, with multiple paternity common within clutches. These findings are novel for the family Helodermatidae, and the results have broader implications about how reproductive opportunities should be managed within captive conservation programs.

The genetic mating system, male reproductive success and lack of selection on male traits in the greater bilby

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Miller ◽  
Mark D. B. Eldridge ◽  
Neil Thomas ◽  
Nicola Marlow ◽  
Catherine A. Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Male Reproductive Success ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Captive Population ◽  
Genetic Mating System ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Conservation And Management

The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the sole remaining species of desert bandicoot on the Australian mainland. The mating system of this species remains poorly understood, due to the bilby’s cryptic nature. We investigated the genetic mating system of the greater bilby in a five-year study of a semi-free-ranging captive population that simulated their wild environment. Morphological traits were examined to determine whether these influenced patterns of male reproductive success and whether selection was acting on them. In any given year more than half the males (59.2 ± 9.3%) failed to sire any offspring. Approximately 70% of sires fathered one offspring, and 30% two or three offspring. Since paternity was not dominated by few males, and given the species’ solitary nature, lack of territoriality and large home ranges, it is likely that males adopt a roving strategy to find receptive females. These results are consistent with an overlap promiscuous mating system. Sires and non-sires could not be distinguished by their morphological traits, and there was no evidence for strong linear or non-linear selection on male traits. These data increase our understanding of bandicoot life-history traits and will assist conservation and management efforts.

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