The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals
International audience Dominance hierarchies structure the adult social networks of many mammals. To identify the conditions that support the establishment of stable hierarchical relationships within groups of familiar rivals, we explored the ontogeny of spatial, social and communicative behaviour a...
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ftunivstetienne:oai:HAL:hal-02990954v1 2024-09-15T18:04:39+00:00 The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals Casey, Caroline Charrier, I. Mathevon, Nicolas Nasr, C. Forman, Parker Reichmuth, Colleen Institute of Marine Sciences, Long Marine Laboratory University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) University of California (UC)-University of California (UC) Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI) Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL) Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2020-08 https://hal.science/hal-02990954 https://hal.science/hal-02990954/document https://hal.science/hal-02990954/file/ANBEH-D-20-00005_v3.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014 hal-02990954 https://hal.science/hal-02990954 https://hal.science/hal-02990954/document https://hal.science/hal-02990954/file/ANBEH-D-20-00005_v3.pdf doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0003-3472 EISSN: 1095-8282 Animal Behaviour https://hal.science/hal-02990954 Animal Behaviour, 2020, 166, pp.247-259. ⟨10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014⟩ animal communication behavioural ontogeny dominance hierarchy individual acoustic signature individual recognition male–male competition northern elephant seal social network vocal production acoustic communication dominance hierarchies vocal signature learning male-male competition [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2020 ftunivstetienne https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014 2024-07-09T00:05:37Z International audience Dominance hierarchies structure the adult social networks of many mammals. To identify the conditions that support the establishment of stable hierarchical relationships within groups of familiar rivals, we explored the ontogeny of spatial, social and communicative behaviour among male northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. We demonstrate that as male seals reach sexual maturity, they increase residency time ashore and restrict fine-scale movement patterns within the breeding colony. This spatiotemporal overlap creates a predictable social environment in which repeated interactions promote greater social connectivity between older individuals. Moreover, as males become physically and behaviourally mature, their ritualized vocal displays transition from highly variable calls to stable and unique individual acoustic signatures, supporting recognition between familiar competitors. The developmental onset of reliable signature calls – along with concurrent changes in space occupancy – coincide with the formation of stable, structured dominance relationships among top-level competitors. These findings advance our understanding of the ontogeny of social behaviour under conditions of extreme competition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Université Jean Monnet – Saint-Etienne: HAL Animal Behaviour 166 247 259 |
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International audience Dominance hierarchies structure the adult social networks of many mammals. To identify the conditions that support the establishment of stable hierarchical relationships within groups of familiar rivals, we explored the ontogeny of spatial, social and communicative behaviour among male northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. We demonstrate that as male seals reach sexual maturity, they increase residency time ashore and restrict fine-scale movement patterns within the breeding colony. This spatiotemporal overlap creates a predictable social environment in which repeated interactions promote greater social connectivity between older individuals. Moreover, as males become physically and behaviourally mature, their ritualized vocal displays transition from highly variable calls to stable and unique individual acoustic signatures, supporting recognition between familiar competitors. The developmental onset of reliable signature calls – along with concurrent changes in space occupancy – coincide with the formation of stable, structured dominance relationships among top-level competitors. These findings advance our understanding of the ontogeny of social behaviour under conditions of extreme competition. |
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Institute of Marine Sciences, Long Marine Laboratory University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) University of California (UC)-University of California (UC) Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI) Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon - Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL) Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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The genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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genesis of giants: behavioural ontogeny of male northern elephant seals |
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https://hal.science/hal-02990954 https://hal.science/hal-02990954/document https://hal.science/hal-02990954/file/ANBEH-D-20-00005_v3.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014 |
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ISSN: 0003-3472 EISSN: 1095-8282 Animal Behaviour https://hal.science/hal-02990954 Animal Behaviour, 2020, 166, pp.247-259. ⟨10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.014⟩ |
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