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休業中の鹿の湖で交尾相手の選択
T H Clutton-Brock1, M Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, A Robertson
1Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Nature
|August 10, 1989
まとめ
雌の鹿は,領土の位置ではなく,雄の特徴に基づいて配偶者を選ぶ. 実験では,雄の交尾の成功は領土の変更後も持続し,雌の選択がレークのダイナミクスを駆動することを示した.
科学分野:
- 行動生態学 行動生態学
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- 動物の行動 動物の行動
背景:
- レクの交尾システムでは,交尾の機会のために領土を守っている雄が関与しています.
- 女性の選択は,レック進化の重要な要因ですが,この選択の根拠は議論されています.
- 潜在的な要因には,男性の現象型,領土の質,または雄の間の干渉が含まれます.
研究 の 目的:
- 放牧中の鹿の湖で雌の配偶者選択を促す主な要因を調査する.
- 男性の特徴に対する女性の好みと,地域特有の好みとを区別する.
主な方法:
- レックで休憩しているバックの領土位置の実験操作.
- 交配の成功と地域間の雌の移動の観察と記録.
- 男性のフェノタイプ,領域の位置,そして交配の成功の間の相関の分析.
主要な成果:
- 男性の交尾の成功の差は,実験的な領土交換の後も続いた.
- リークの中心に対する領土の位置は,交配の成功に大きく影響しなかった.
- 女性は領土間を自由に移動し,男性の干渉は最小限であった.
結論:
- 雌の放牧鹿は,主に領土属性ではなく,雄の現象的特徴に基づいて配偶者を選択します.
- 領土防衛や雄対雄の競争ではなく,女性の選択が,このレック集団の交配の成功の主な原動力であるようです.
- ハレムの大きさは,メス同士の女性の移動に影響を及ぼす直接的な要因でした.
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