Better stay together: pair bond duration increases individual fitness independent of age-related variation
O Sánchez-Macouzet… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Prolonged pair bonds have the potential to improve reproductive performance of socially
monogamous animals by increasing pair familiarity and enhancing coordination and …
monogamous animals by increasing pair familiarity and enhancing coordination and …
[HTML][HTML] Divorce and infidelity are associated with skewed adult sex ratios in birds
Adult sex ratio (ASR) is a fundamental concept in population demography, and recent theory
suggests that ASR plays a central role in social behavior, mating systems, and parental care …
suggests that ASR plays a central role in social behavior, mating systems, and parental care …
No evidence of immediate fitness benefits of within-season divorce in monogamous birds
Individuals of socially monogamous species can correct for suboptimal partnerships via two
secondary mating strategies: divorce and extra-pair mating, with the former potentially …
secondary mating strategies: divorce and extra-pair mating, with the former potentially …
Incest avoidance, extrapair paternity, and territory quality drive divorce in a year-round territorial bird
Divorce can be an important behavioral strategy to improve fitness. This is particularly
relevant for species that are territorial year-round with continuous partnerships, where …
relevant for species that are territorial year-round with continuous partnerships, where …
Habitat structure and colony structure constrain extrapair paternity in a colonial bird
Individual variation in sexual fidelity and extrapair paternity (EPP) is widely attributed to
environmental heterogeneity, but the only variables known to be influential are food …
environmental heterogeneity, but the only variables known to be influential are food …
Males do not always switch females when presented with a better reproductive option
Paired individuals are expected to leave their current partner for newly encountered ones of
higher quality. In such cases, animals should therefore be able to compare the quality of …
higher quality. In such cases, animals should therefore be able to compare the quality of …
Delayed dispersal and immigration in equatorial sakis (Pithecia aequatorialis): Factors in the transition from pair-to group-living
Saki monkeys (Pithecia spp.) live in pairs and small groups, sometimes with more than 1
same-sex adult. Previous studies have not been able to distinguish additional, unrelated …
same-sex adult. Previous studies have not been able to distinguish additional, unrelated …
Female infidelity is constrained by El Niño conditions in a long‐lived bird
Explaining the remarkable variation in socially monogamous females' extrapair (EP)
behaviour revealed by decades of molecular paternity testing remains an important …
behaviour revealed by decades of molecular paternity testing remains an important …
No evidence that genetic compatibility drives extra‐pair behavior in female blue‐footed boobies
The function of female birds' extra‐pair (EP) behavior has remained an unresolved question
in ornithology and behavioral ecology for> 30 yr. The genetic compatibility hypothesis (GCH) …
in ornithology and behavioral ecology for> 30 yr. The genetic compatibility hypothesis (GCH) …
Extrapair behaviour reveals flexible female choosiness and mixed support for classic good genes in blue-footed boobies
The good genes hypothesis has long been a major focus of research on the function of
extrapair (EP) behaviour by socially monogamous females. It predicts that females should …
extrapair (EP) behaviour by socially monogamous females. It predicts that females should …