Sexual Display and Mate Choice in an Energetically Costly Environment
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Head, Megan; Wong, Bob; Brooks, Rob
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Sexual displays and mate choice often take place under the same set of environmental conditions and, as a consequence, may be exposed to the same set of environmental constraints. Surprisingly, however, very few studies consider the effects of environmental costs on sexual displays and mate choice simultaneously. We conducted an experiment, manipulating water flow in large flume tanks, to examine how an energetically costly environment might affect the sexual display and mate choice behavior of...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Head, Megan | |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, Bob | |
dc.contributor.author | Brooks, Rob | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:05:49Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62525 | |
dc.description.abstract | Sexual displays and mate choice often take place under the same set of environmental conditions and, as a consequence, may be exposed to the same set of environmental constraints. Surprisingly, however, very few studies consider the effects of environmental costs on sexual displays and mate choice simultaneously. We conducted an experiment, manipulating water flow in large flume tanks, to examine how an energetically costly environment might affect the sexual display and mate choice behavior of male and female guppies, Poecilia reticulata. We found that male guppies performed fewer sexual displays and became less choosy, with respect to female size, in the presence of a water current compared to those tested in still water. In contrast to males, female responsive to male displays did not differ between the water current treatments and females exhibited no mate preferences with respect to male size or coloration in either treatment. The results of our study underscore the importance of considering the simultaneous effects of environmental costs on the sexual behaviors of both sexes. | |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | |
dc.source | PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) | |
dc.subject | Keywords: animal behavior; animal experiment; article; body size; controlled study; Cyprinodontiformes; energy transfer; environmental factor; female; guppy; male; mate choice; nonhuman; water flow; water transport; Poecilia reticulata | |
dc.title | Sexual Display and Mate Choice in an Energetically Costly Environment | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 5 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060201 - Behavioural Ecology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9511635xPUB707 | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9511635xPUB1204 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Head, Megan, University of New South Wales | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Wong, Bob, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Brooks, Rob, University of New South Wales | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 12 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | e15279 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0015279 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T12:07:56Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-78650109885 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000285135800022 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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