Trading up: the fitness consequences of divorce in monogamous birds
Social and genetic mating systems play an important role in natural and sexual selection, as
well as in the dynamics of populations. In socially monogamous species different genetic …
well as in the dynamics of populations. In socially monogamous species different genetic …
Environmental variability directly affects the prevalence of divorce in monogamous albatrosses
F Ventura, JP Granadeiro… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In many socially monogamous species, divorce is a strategy used to correct for sub-optimal
partnerships and is informed by measures of previous breeding performance. The …
partnerships and is informed by measures of previous breeding performance. The …
Social familiarity and spatially variable environments independently determine reproductive fitness in a wild bird
The social interactions that an individual experiences are a key component of its
environment and can have important consequences for reproductive success. The dear …
environment and can have important consequences for reproductive success. The dear …
Times and partners are a-changin': relationships between declining food abundance, breeding success, and divorce in a monogamous seabird species
D Pelletier, M Guillemette - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Seabirds exhibit considerable adjustment capacity to cope with environmental changes
during the breeding season and to maximize lifetime reproductive output. For example …
during the breeding season and to maximize lifetime reproductive output. For example …
Live fast, don't die young: Survival–reproduction trade‐offs in long‐lived income breeders
A Culina, DM Linton, R Pradel… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Trade‐offs between survival and reproduction are at the core of life‐history theory, and
essential to understanding the evolution of reproductive tactics as well as population …
essential to understanding the evolution of reproductive tactics as well as population …
No evidence of immediate fitness benefits of within-season divorce in monogamous birds
Individuals of socially monogamous species can correct for suboptimal partnerships via two
secondary mating strategies: divorce and extra-pair mating, with the former potentially …
secondary mating strategies: divorce and extra-pair mating, with the former potentially …
Causes and consequences of pair‐bond disruption in a sex‐skewed population of a long‐lived monogamous seabird
R Sun, C Barbraud, H Weimerskirch… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many animals form long‐term monogamous pair bonds, and the disruption of a pair bond
(through either divorce or widowhood) can have significant consequences for individual vital …
(through either divorce or widowhood) can have significant consequences for individual vital …
Familiarity breeds success: pairs that meet earlier experience increased breeding performance in a wild bird population
In socially monogamous animals, including humans, pairs can meet and spend time
together before they begin reproduction. However, the pre-breeding period has been …
together before they begin reproduction. However, the pre-breeding period has been …
Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers
When individuals breed more than once, parents are faced with the choice of whether to re-
mate with their old partner or divorce and select a new mate. Evolutionary theory predicts …
mate with their old partner or divorce and select a new mate. Evolutionary theory predicts …
Social status mediates the fitness costs of infection with canine distemper virus in Serengeti spotted hyenas
The extent to which the fitness costs of infection are mediated by key life‐history traits such
as age or social status is still unclear. Within populations, individual heterogeneity in the …
as age or social status is still unclear. Within populations, individual heterogeneity in the …