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Mimopárové paternity a síla pohlavního výběru u vlaštovky obecné / Extra-pair fertilizations and the opportunity for sexual selection in Barn swallows

Generally it is assumed, that sexual selection drives the evolution of elaborate traits. The strength of sexual selection has traditionally been attributed to varinace in reproductive success among individuals. This variance is mainly caused by the number of mating partners and the number of sired offspring. Both males and females can increase their reproductive success by alternative reproductive strategies - extrapair copulations and intraspecific brood parasitism. In our study we tested the relationship between male ornamentation and success in extra-pair and within-pair paternity and the total male reproductive success in barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), a socially monogamous species with high levels of extrapair paternity. The results suggest more colourful throat to indicate male reproductive success. Dark rusty males were less often cuckolded and they have higher total fertilization success than drab ones. Tail length did not affect neither within- nor extra-pair fertilization success, however, previous studies have concluded that reproductive success of male barn swallows is positively related to the tail ornaments. Our results confirm that extra-pair paternity considerably increase variance in reproductive success among barn swallow males. We show that within-pair success may increase the...

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:306689
Date January 2012
CreatorsMichálková, Romana
ContributorsAlbrecht, Tomáš, Šálek, Miroslav
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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