雌性东部野生火在社会群体内的繁殖异步
Erin E Ulrey1, Michael J Chamberlain2, Bret A Collier1
1School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge Louisiana USA.
Ecology and evolution
|June 16, 2023
概括
雌性野生火表现出繁殖异步,其筑巢尝试的时间变化为3-7天. 成功的巢穴在尝试之间间隔较短,这表明异步影响野生火的繁殖成功.
科学领域:
- 野生动物生态学野生动物生态学
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 行为生态学 行为生态学
背景情况:
- 生殖时间对于物种的生存至关重要,受生态和社会生物学因素的影响.
- 东部野生火 (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) 呈现出多妻制的交配系统,男性占主导地位.
- 异步繁殖和筑巢可能会影响野生火种群的个体健康.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估在GPS标记的雌性东部野生火的社会群体内和社会群体之间的生殖异步.
- 确定筑巢时间对该物种繁殖成功的影响.
- 为了比较观察到的筑巢间隔与在养野生火研究中报告的间隔.
主要方法:
- 2014-2019年在路易斯安那州的30个社会群体 (2-15个雌性/组) 的雌性东部野生火的GPS跟踪.
- 对开始时间的分析,以量化群体内和群体之间的繁殖异步.
- 成功和失败的筑巢尝试之间的筑巢间隔的比较.
主要成果:
- 在群体内的雌性中,第一个巢开始之间的间隔每年从3到7天不等.
- 与失败的巢穴相比,成功的巢穴的连续尝试之间的筑巢间隔较短.
- 尝试间隔平均2.8天开始的巢穴显示出更高的化概率.
结论:
- 雌性东部野生火的繁殖异步比以前假设的更可变.
- 筑巢尝试之间的较短间隔与繁殖成功的增加有关.
- 异步繁殖在雌性野生火的整体繁殖成功中起着重要作用.
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