Hormonal Correlates of Bower Decoration and Sexual Display in the Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

The Condor ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Borgia ◽  
John C. Wingfield
Keyword(s):  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Sexual Display ◽  
Satin Bowerbird

scholarly journals Behavioral Paternity Predicts Genetic Paternity in Satin Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus), A Species With a Non-Resource-Based Mating System

The Auk ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila M. Reynolds ◽  
Katie Dryer ◽  
Jonathan Bollback ◽  
J. Albert C. Uy ◽  
Gail L. Patricelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success ◽  
Video Cameras ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Satin Bowerbird ◽  
Satin Bowerbirds

Abstract The potential for differences between genetic paternity and paternity inferred from behavioral observation has long been recognized. These differences are associated with the challenge for females of seeking both genetic and material benefits; this challenge is less severe in species with polygynous, non-resource-based mating systems (such as leks) than in those with resource-based systems. We present the first study of paternity patterns in a non-resource-based species that does not form true leks. We compared paternity inferred from observed mating behavior to genetically assigned paternity in the Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) using eight microsatellite markers. Mating behavior was observed and recorded via automated video-cameras positioned at all bowers (29–34 bowers each year) in the study site throughout each mating season. We obtained blood samples and identified mothers for 11 chicks in 9 nests. For all chicks, the most likely genetic father had been observed to mate with the mother in the year the chick was sampled. All most likely genetic fathers were assigned with high confidence and all were bower-holding males. These results demonstrate that genetic paternity can be inferred from observed mating behavior with reasonable confidence in Satin Bowerbirds. Observed male mating-success is therefore a reliable predictor of reproductive success, and this suggests that high skew in observed male mating-success translates directly to high skew in reproductive success. La Paternidad Comportamental Predice la Paternidad Genética en Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, una Especie con un Sistema de Apareamiento que No Está Basado en los Recursos

Isolation of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers in the satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAROLYNE BARDELEBEN ◽  
RACHAEL L. MOORE ◽  
JAMES A. NICHOLLS ◽  
JEREMY J. AUSTIN ◽  
TIMOTHY E. ROBSON
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Satin Bowerbird

Complex Mate Searching in the Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

2001 ◽  
Vol 158 (5) ◽  
pp. 530-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Albert C. Uy ◽  
Gail L. Patricelli ◽  
Gerald Borgia
Keyword(s):  
Mate Searching ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Satin Bowerbird

Blue, not UV, plumage color is important in satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus display

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Savard ◽  
Jason Keagy ◽  
Gerald Borgia
Keyword(s):  
Plumage Color ◽  
Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus ◽  
Satin Bowerbird
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