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Bat mating systems-A review and recategorisation.
Dorrestein, Annabel; Westcott, David; Martin, John M; Phalen, David; Rose, Karrie; Welbergen, Justin A.
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  • Dorrestein A; The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Western Sydney University Richmond New South Wales Australia.
  • Westcott D; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Land and Water Atherton Queensland Australia.
  • Martin JM; The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Western Sydney University Richmond New South Wales Australia.
  • Phalen D; Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
  • Rose K; Australian Registry of Wildlife Health Taronga Conservation Society Australia Sydney New South Wales Australia.
  • Welbergen JA; The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Western Sydney University Richmond New South Wales Australia.
Ecol Evol ; 14(8): e70149, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39157663
ABSTRACT
Mating systems, influenced by the social and ecological environment and individual attributes, are fundamental components of animal social organisation, impacting behaviour, animal distribution, ecosystem processes, individual reproductive success, and population dynamics. Bats are of particular interest for studies of mating systems as they are thought to exhibit a greater diversity in mating systems than any other mammalian order, and thus make great models for improving our fundamental understanding of causes and consequences of social organisation. Here, we review the current knowledge of bat mating systems. Our analyses show that research on bat mating systems has not kept pace with research on bats in general and that traditional typologies do not accommodate the mating system of several species. Therefore, we propose an alternative, functional framework to categorise mating systems of bats and by extension of other taxa. We argue that mating systems can be classified according to a male reproductive skew continuum, with an increasing skew from monogamy to true lekking. We include an additional category of lek-like mating system along the continuum to account for previous trans-categorical cases that have the appearance of resource defence but are functionally akin to a lek. The new framework has a total of seven categories promiscuity, monogamy, female defence polygyny, resource defence polygyny, a lek-like mating system, exploded classical lek, and clustered classical lek. Applying this framework to bats reveals that lek mating systems are more prevalent in bats than previously recognised. It is our aim that this review and the proposed framework provide a greater understanding of bat mating systems particularly and provoke research into the factors that shape mating systems across animal taxa more generally.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ecol Evol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Ecol Evol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido