Territorial hypothesis predicts the trade-off between reproductive opportunities and parental care in three species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Actinopterygii)

dc.contributor.authorBessa, Eduardo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSabino, Jose
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estado Mato Grosso
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Anhanguera Uniderp
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:31:53Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:31:53Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.description.abstractPaternal care is rare in most animals, but common in fishes, including Pomacentridae. One way of explaining it is through the territorial hypothesis, which predicts that paternal care may evolve when caring for a territory with eggs will not cost more than territories without eggs. Here we describe the reproductive behavior of three pomacentrids from São Paulo, Brazil, and evaluate if the territorial hypothesis explains their behavioral variation through five predictions. We checked if females have multiple spawns (prediction 1), if they forage more (prediction 2) and if territory defence demands more when eggs are present (prediction 3). We also described how visible eggs are (prediction 4) and how available nesting sites are (prediction 5). Chromis multilineata differed from Abudefduf saxatilis and Stegastes fuscus by not guarding the eggs, spending less time with territoriality and fanning eggs; and more time feeding and foraging. Females of the three species are iteroparous. Females' A. saxatilis and S. fuscus foraged more than males, which spent the same amount of time in territorial defence before and after eggs were delivered. These two species also have very conspicuous egg clutches on clean rock surfaces defended by them. on the other hand, males and females of C. multilineata spent the same time foraging, while territoriality took more effort after eggs were present and it spawns cryptic eggs amid Sargassum, a common and disperse micro-environment in São Paulo rocky shores. Territorial hypothesis explains why paternal care by A. saxatilis and S. fuscus lasts longer than by C. multilineata.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estado Mato Grosso, Lab Ecol Comportamental Reprod, BR-78300000 Tangara da Serra, MT, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Depto Zool & Bot, Inst Biol Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Anhanguera Uniderp, Projeto Peixes Bonito, BR-79037280 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Depto Zool & Bot, Inst Biol Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 130812/2002-1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 306169/2008-8
dc.format.extent134-141
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol40-issue1-fulltext-13
dc.identifier.citationLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research. Valparaiso: Univ Catolica de Valparaiso, v. 40, n. 1, p. 134-141, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.3856/vol40-issue1-fulltext-13
dc.identifier.issn0718-560X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/40911
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000306645800013
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Católica de Valparaíso
dc.relation.ispartofLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.482
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectreproductive behavioren
dc.subjectresource defenceen
dc.subjectrocky reef fishen
dc.subjectbehavioral ecologyen
dc.subjectsex role reversalen
dc.subjectsouthwestern Atlanticen
dc.titleTerritorial hypothesis predicts the trade-off between reproductive opportunities and parental care in three species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Actinopterygii)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderUniv Catolica de Valparaiso

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