Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland
Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae) show an astounding diversity in mating and parental care strategies. Comparative studies have tried to interpret this variation in terms of phylogenetic constraints and ecological shaping factors. In such analyses, mating and parental care systems are necessarily...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/de42496d-5da6-43a2-8ae2-e05b3fa739b5 2024-06-02T08:04:44+00:00 Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland Reneerkens, Jeroen van Veelen, Pieter van der Velde, Marco Luttikhuizen, Pieternella Piersma, Theunis 2014-04 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/de42496d-5da6-43a2-8ae2-e05b3fa739b5 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/de42496d-5da6-43a2-8ae2-e05b3fa739b5 https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-13-247.1 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/17544475/Auk2014_mating_and_parental_care_patterns_sanderling_Reneerkens_et_al.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/de42496d-5da6-43a2-8ae2-e05b3fa739b5 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Reneerkens , J , van Veelen , P , van der Velde , M , Luttikhuizen , P & Piersma , T 2014 , ' Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland ' , The Auk , vol. 131 , no. 2 , pp. 235-247 . https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-13-247.1 Calidris alba extrapair paternity incubation mating system microsatellite analysis parentage parental care polyandry polygyny shorebirds EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY SEXUAL SELECTION BREEDING SYSTEMS SIZE DIMORPHISM PREDATION RISK EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS MICROSATELLITE MARKERS BROOD DESERTION KENTISH PLOVER article 2014 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-13-247.1 2024-05-07T19:17:06Z Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae) show an astounding diversity in mating and parental care strategies. Comparative studies have tried to interpret this variation in terms of phylogenetic constraints and ecological shaping factors. In such analyses, mating and parental care systems are necessarily discretely classified at the species level. The few available descriptive studies on breeding strategies of the Sander ling ( Calidris alba ) came to variable conclusions, which, in turn, were inconsistently used in these comparative studies. We provide empirical data on mating and parental care patterns in Sanderlings studied during six summers in northeast Greenland. In 135 clutches, we determined parental care from incubation profiles using temperature loggers and confirmed that both uniparental incubation by both sexes and biparental incubation (45 and 90 clutches, respectively) occurred. We used microsatellite-based parentage analyses to describe the degree of extrapair mating. In 48 completely assayed families, we found 6 cases of polygamy (4 cases of polyandry, 2 cases of polygyny) that involved both uniparental and biparental clutches. This implies substantial variation in the patterns of mating and parental care, defying categorical assignments even at the local level. We conclude that the classification of mating strategy and parental care pattern for the Sander ling has been rather coarse, and that comparative analyses have not taken the observed intrapopulation variability into account. Because sandpipers show such variable reproductive behavior, between and within species, more detailed descriptive studies using parentage analyses are required to revisit previous statements about the intensity of sexual selection, including sexual size dimorphism, in shorebirds. In view of the great variability, methods of comparison will need elaboration too. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris alba Greenland Sanderling University of Groningen research database Greenland The Auk 131 2 235 247 |
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Calidris alba extrapair paternity incubation mating system microsatellite analysis parentage parental care polyandry polygyny shorebirds EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY SEXUAL SELECTION BREEDING SYSTEMS SIZE DIMORPHISM PREDATION RISK EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS MICROSATELLITE MARKERS BROOD DESERTION KENTISH PLOVER |
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Calidris alba extrapair paternity incubation mating system microsatellite analysis parentage parental care polyandry polygyny shorebirds EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY SEXUAL SELECTION BREEDING SYSTEMS SIZE DIMORPHISM PREDATION RISK EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS MICROSATELLITE MARKERS BROOD DESERTION KENTISH PLOVER Reneerkens, Jeroen van Veelen, Pieter van der Velde, Marco Luttikhuizen, Pieternella Piersma, Theunis Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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Calidris alba extrapair paternity incubation mating system microsatellite analysis parentage parental care polyandry polygyny shorebirds EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY SEXUAL SELECTION BREEDING SYSTEMS SIZE DIMORPHISM PREDATION RISK EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS MICROSATELLITE MARKERS BROOD DESERTION KENTISH PLOVER |
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Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae) show an astounding diversity in mating and parental care strategies. Comparative studies have tried to interpret this variation in terms of phylogenetic constraints and ecological shaping factors. In such analyses, mating and parental care systems are necessarily discretely classified at the species level. The few available descriptive studies on breeding strategies of the Sander ling ( Calidris alba ) came to variable conclusions, which, in turn, were inconsistently used in these comparative studies. We provide empirical data on mating and parental care patterns in Sanderlings studied during six summers in northeast Greenland. In 135 clutches, we determined parental care from incubation profiles using temperature loggers and confirmed that both uniparental incubation by both sexes and biparental incubation (45 and 90 clutches, respectively) occurred. We used microsatellite-based parentage analyses to describe the degree of extrapair mating. In 48 completely assayed families, we found 6 cases of polygamy (4 cases of polyandry, 2 cases of polygyny) that involved both uniparental and biparental clutches. This implies substantial variation in the patterns of mating and parental care, defying categorical assignments even at the local level. We conclude that the classification of mating strategy and parental care pattern for the Sander ling has been rather coarse, and that comparative analyses have not taken the observed intrapopulation variability into account. Because sandpipers show such variable reproductive behavior, between and within species, more detailed descriptive studies using parentage analyses are required to revisit previous statements about the intensity of sexual selection, including sexual size dimorphism, in shorebirds. In view of the great variability, methods of comparison will need elaboration too. |
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Reneerkens, Jeroen van Veelen, Pieter van der Velde, Marco Luttikhuizen, Pieternella Piersma, Theunis |
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Reneerkens, Jeroen van Veelen, Pieter van der Velde, Marco Luttikhuizen, Pieternella Piersma, Theunis |
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland |
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within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( calidris alba ) in northeast greenland |
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Reneerkens , J , van Veelen , P , van der Velde , M , Luttikhuizen , P & Piersma , T 2014 , ' Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in northeast Greenland ' , The Auk , vol. 131 , no. 2 , pp. 235-247 . https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-13-247.1 |
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