Data from: Natal vs breeding dispersal: behavioural tactics in first-time breeder roe deer females during mating
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| author | Culioli, Agathe Lemaitre, Jean-François Morellet, Nicolas Gaillard, Jean-Michel Pellerin, Maryline Bonnet, Arnaud Chaval, Yannick Hewison, Aidan Jonathan Mark |
| author_facet | Culioli, Agathe Lemaitre, Jean-François Morellet, Nicolas Gaillard, Jean-Michel Pellerin, Maryline Bonnet, Arnaud Chaval, Yannick Hewison, Aidan Jonathan Mark |
| contents | <p><span lang="EN-GB">By spatially segregating opposite-sex related individuals, natal dispersal is a widespread inbreeding avoidance mechanism. However, little is known about the alternative behavioural tactics that philopatric individuals employ to avoid inbreeding. When natal dispersal is partial and not sex-biased, f</span><span lang="EN-GB">emales may perform reproductive excursions outside of their usual range</span><span lang="EN-GB">. As a form of breeding dispersal, this could represent an alternative tactic to reduce the likelihood of mating with close relatives. To investigate </span><span lang="EN-GB">this interplay at the individual level</span><span lang="EN-GB">, we analysed the spatial behaviour of 90 first-time breeder roe deer (<em>Capreolus capreolus</em>) females. From intensive GPS monitoring, we classified individuals as either philopatric or disperser, and then identified excursions during their subsequent first mating season. </span><span lang="EN-GB">While </span><span lang="EN-GB">philopatric </span><span lang="EN-GB">primiparous </span><span lang="EN-GB">females were, on average, somewhat more likely (ca. 30%) to perform an excursion </span><span lang="EN-GB">during the rut </span><span lang="EN-GB">than dispersers, this </span><span lang="EN-GB">difference was not significant.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">However, philopatric females performed excursions that were 52% farther, on average, than females that dispersed. </span><span lang="EN-GB">Because philopatric females likely live in close proximity to related males, their father in particular, our results indicate that reproductive excursions could mitigate the risk of incestuous matings.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> This constitutes a first demonstration of interplay between natal dispersal and a specific form of breeding dispersal in a mammal.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Data from: Natal vs breeding dispersal: behavioural tactics in first-time breeder roe deer females during mating Culioli, Agathe Lemaitre, Jean-François Morellet, Nicolas Gaillard, Jean-Michel Pellerin, Maryline Bonnet, Arnaud Chaval, Yannick Hewison, Aidan Jonathan Mark GPS telemetry inbreeding avoidance mate choice mating tactic reproductive excursion ungulate <p><span lang="EN-GB">By spatially segregating opposite-sex related individuals, natal dispersal is a widespread inbreeding avoidance mechanism. However, little is known about the alternative behavioural tactics that philopatric individuals employ to avoid inbreeding. When natal dispersal is partial and not sex-biased, f</span><span lang="EN-GB">emales may perform reproductive excursions outside of their usual range</span><span lang="EN-GB">. As a form of breeding dispersal, this could represent an alternative tactic to reduce the likelihood of mating with close relatives. To investigate </span><span lang="EN-GB">this interplay at the individual level</span><span lang="EN-GB">, we analysed the spatial behaviour of 90 first-time breeder roe deer (<em>Capreolus capreolus</em>) females. From intensive GPS monitoring, we classified individuals as either philopatric or disperser, and then identified excursions during their subsequent first mating season. </span><span lang="EN-GB">While </span><span lang="EN-GB">philopatric </span><span lang="EN-GB">primiparous </span><span lang="EN-GB">females were, on average, somewhat more likely (ca. 30%) to perform an excursion </span><span lang="EN-GB">during the rut </span><span lang="EN-GB">than dispersers, this </span><span lang="EN-GB">difference was not significant.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">However, philopatric females performed excursions that were 52% farther, on average, than females that dispersed. </span><span lang="EN-GB">Because philopatric females likely live in close proximity to related males, their father in particular, our results indicate that reproductive excursions could mitigate the risk of incestuous matings.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> This constitutes a first demonstration of interplay between natal dispersal and a specific form of breeding dispersal in a mammal.</span></p> |
| title | Data from: Natal vs breeding dispersal: behavioural tactics in first-time breeder roe deer females during mating |
| topic | GPS telemetry inbreeding avoidance mate choice mating tactic reproductive excursion ungulate |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18160931 |