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Male-biased predation and its effect on paternity skew and life history in a population of common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).

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العنوان: Male-biased predation and its effect on paternity skew and life history in a population of common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).
المؤلفون: DeGabriel JL; Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia., Moore BD; School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia., Foley WJ; Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia., Johnson CN; School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
المصدر: PloS one [PLoS One] 2014 Nov 05; Vol. 9 (11), pp. e111746. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Nov 05 (Print Publication: 2014).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Life Cycle Stages* , Paternity* , Trichosurus*/genetics, Animals ; Female ; Genetic Variation ; Male ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Reproduction
مستخلص: Differences in predation risk may exert strong selective pressures on life history strategies of populations. We investigated the potential for predation to shape male mating strategies in an arboreal folivore, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr). We predicted that possums in a tropical population exposed to high natural levels of predation would grow faster and reproduce earlier compared to those in temperate populations with lower predation. We trapped a population of possums in eucalypt woodland in northern Australia each month to measure life history traits and used microsatellites to genotype all individuals and assign paternity to all offspring. We observed very high levels of male-biased predation, with almost 60% of marked male possums being eaten by pythons, presumably as a result of their greater mobility due to mate-searching. Male reproductive success was also highly skewed, with younger, larger males fathering significantly more offspring. This result contrasts with previous studies of temperate populations experiencing low levels of predation, where older males were larger and the most reproductively successful. Our results suggest that in populations exposed to high levels of predation, male possums invest in increased growth earlier in life, in order to maximise their mating potential. This strategy is feasible because predation limits competition from older males and means that delaying reproduction carries a risk of failing to reproduce at all. Our results show that life histories are variable traits that can match regional predation environments in mammal species with widespread distributions.
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تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20141106 Date Completed: 20150709 Latest Revision: 20211021
رمز التحديث: 20231215
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC4221114
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111746
PMID: 25372294
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0111746