Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females

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Morales, J.; Gordo, O.; Lobato, E.; Ippi, Silvina Graciela; Martínez de la Puente, J.; Tomás, G.; Merino, S.; Moreno, J.
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2014
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There is increasing evidence that sexual selection operates in females and not only in males. However, the function of female signals in intrasexual competition has been little studied in species with conventional sex roles. In the Iberian populations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), some females express a white forehead patch, a trait that in other European populations, only males exhibit and has become a classical example in studies of sexual selection. Here, we investigated whether the expression of this trait plays a role in female-female competition during early breeding stages. To test this hypothesis, we simulated territorial intrusions by challenging resident females with stuffed female decoys expressing or not a forehead patch. We found that resident females directed more attacks per trial and maintained closer distances to non-patched decoys than to patched ones. Also, patched females were more likely to attack the decoy than non-patched females. Interestingly, females were more aggressive against the decoys when their mate was absent. This may indicate that females relax territory vigilance in the presence of their mate or that males interfere in the interaction between competing females. The behavior of resident males was also observed, although it was not affected by decoy's patch expression. Our findings suggest that the forehead patch plays a role in female intrasexual competition. If the forehead patch signals fighting ability, as it does in males, we may interpret that non-patched females probably avoided repeating costly agonistic encounters with the most dominant rivals.
Fil: Morales, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Gordo, O.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Lobato, E.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Cibio - Centro de Investigação Em Biodiversidade E Recursos Genéticos; Portugal
Fil: Ippi, Silvina Graciela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Zoología. Cátedra de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Martínez de la Puente, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Tomás, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Merino, S.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Moreno, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Materia
AGGRESSION
COMMUNICATION
FEMALE COMPETITION
FEMALE ORNAMENTATION
FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA
INTRASEXUAL SELECTION
SEXUAL SELECTION
SIGNALING
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spelling Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher femalesMorales, J.Gordo, O.Lobato, E.Ippi, Silvina GracielaMartínez de la Puente, J.Tomás, G.Merino, S.Moreno, J.AGGRESSIONCOMMUNICATIONFEMALE COMPETITIONFEMALE ORNAMENTATIONFICEDULA HYPOLEUCAINTRASEXUAL SELECTIONSEXUAL SELECTIONSIGNALINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1There is increasing evidence that sexual selection operates in females and not only in males. However, the function of female signals in intrasexual competition has been little studied in species with conventional sex roles. In the Iberian populations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), some females express a white forehead patch, a trait that in other European populations, only males exhibit and has become a classical example in studies of sexual selection. Here, we investigated whether the expression of this trait plays a role in female-female competition during early breeding stages. To test this hypothesis, we simulated territorial intrusions by challenging resident females with stuffed female decoys expressing or not a forehead patch. We found that resident females directed more attacks per trial and maintained closer distances to non-patched decoys than to patched ones. Also, patched females were more likely to attack the decoy than non-patched females. Interestingly, females were more aggressive against the decoys when their mate was absent. This may indicate that females relax territory vigilance in the presence of their mate or that males interfere in the interaction between competing females. The behavior of resident males was also observed, although it was not affected by decoy's patch expression. Our findings suggest that the forehead patch plays a role in female intrasexual competition. If the forehead patch signals fighting ability, as it does in males, we may interpret that non-patched females probably avoided repeating costly agonistic encounters with the most dominant rivals.Fil: Morales, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; EspañaFil: Gordo, O.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaFil: Lobato, E.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Cibio - Centro de Investigação Em Biodiversidade E Recursos Genéticos; PortugalFil: Ippi, Silvina Graciela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Zoología. Cátedra de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Martínez de la Puente, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaFil: Tomás, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; EspañaFil: Merino, S.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; EspañaFil: Moreno, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; EspañaSpringer2014-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/180518Morales, J.; Gordo, O.; Lobato, E.; Ippi, Silvina Graciela; Martínez de la Puente, J.; et al.; Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females; Springer; Behavioral Ecology And Sociobiology; 68; 7; 6-2014; 1195-12040340-5443CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00265-014-1730-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:32:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/180518instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:32:11.808CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
title Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
spellingShingle Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
Morales, J.
AGGRESSION
COMMUNICATION
FEMALE COMPETITION
FEMALE ORNAMENTATION
FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA
INTRASEXUAL SELECTION
SEXUAL SELECTION
SIGNALING
title_short Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
title_full Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
title_fullStr Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
title_full_unstemmed Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
title_sort Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Morales, J.
Gordo, O.
Lobato, E.
Ippi, Silvina Graciela
Martínez de la Puente, J.
Tomás, G.
Merino, S.
Moreno, J.
author Morales, J.
author_facet Morales, J.
Gordo, O.
Lobato, E.
Ippi, Silvina Graciela
Martínez de la Puente, J.
Tomás, G.
Merino, S.
Moreno, J.
author_role author
author2 Gordo, O.
Lobato, E.
Ippi, Silvina Graciela
Martínez de la Puente, J.
Tomás, G.
Merino, S.
Moreno, J.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGGRESSION
COMMUNICATION
FEMALE COMPETITION
FEMALE ORNAMENTATION
FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA
INTRASEXUAL SELECTION
SEXUAL SELECTION
SIGNALING
topic AGGRESSION
COMMUNICATION
FEMALE COMPETITION
FEMALE ORNAMENTATION
FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA
INTRASEXUAL SELECTION
SEXUAL SELECTION
SIGNALING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv There is increasing evidence that sexual selection operates in females and not only in males. However, the function of female signals in intrasexual competition has been little studied in species with conventional sex roles. In the Iberian populations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), some females express a white forehead patch, a trait that in other European populations, only males exhibit and has become a classical example in studies of sexual selection. Here, we investigated whether the expression of this trait plays a role in female-female competition during early breeding stages. To test this hypothesis, we simulated territorial intrusions by challenging resident females with stuffed female decoys expressing or not a forehead patch. We found that resident females directed more attacks per trial and maintained closer distances to non-patched decoys than to patched ones. Also, patched females were more likely to attack the decoy than non-patched females. Interestingly, females were more aggressive against the decoys when their mate was absent. This may indicate that females relax territory vigilance in the presence of their mate or that males interfere in the interaction between competing females. The behavior of resident males was also observed, although it was not affected by decoy's patch expression. Our findings suggest that the forehead patch plays a role in female intrasexual competition. If the forehead patch signals fighting ability, as it does in males, we may interpret that non-patched females probably avoided repeating costly agonistic encounters with the most dominant rivals.
Fil: Morales, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Gordo, O.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Lobato, E.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Cibio - Centro de Investigação Em Biodiversidade E Recursos Genéticos; Portugal
Fil: Ippi, Silvina Graciela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Departamento de Zoología. Cátedra de Vertebrados; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Martínez de la Puente, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Tomás, G.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Merino, S.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Moreno, J.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
description There is increasing evidence that sexual selection operates in females and not only in males. However, the function of female signals in intrasexual competition has been little studied in species with conventional sex roles. In the Iberian populations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), some females express a white forehead patch, a trait that in other European populations, only males exhibit and has become a classical example in studies of sexual selection. Here, we investigated whether the expression of this trait plays a role in female-female competition during early breeding stages. To test this hypothesis, we simulated territorial intrusions by challenging resident females with stuffed female decoys expressing or not a forehead patch. We found that resident females directed more attacks per trial and maintained closer distances to non-patched decoys than to patched ones. Also, patched females were more likely to attack the decoy than non-patched females. Interestingly, females were more aggressive against the decoys when their mate was absent. This may indicate that females relax territory vigilance in the presence of their mate or that males interfere in the interaction between competing females. The behavior of resident males was also observed, although it was not affected by decoy's patch expression. Our findings suggest that the forehead patch plays a role in female intrasexual competition. If the forehead patch signals fighting ability, as it does in males, we may interpret that non-patched females probably avoided repeating costly agonistic encounters with the most dominant rivals.
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