TRADITIONALITY OF MATING-SITE PREFERENCES IN A CORAL-REEF FISH
TRADITIONALITY OF MATING-SITE PREFERENCES IN A CORAL-REEF FISH
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DOI：
10.1038/335719a0
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发表时间：
1988-10-20
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影响因子：
64.8
通讯作者：
WARNER, RR
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作者：
WARNER, RR
交配系统通常被视为女性选择在哪里，何时和与谁交配的结果1，2，以及男性对女性行为的反应3，4。如果雌性的分布反映了它们对生存和繁殖的重要资源的反应，那么对这些资源的仔细研究应该会产生关于紧急交配系统的预测。然而，雄性和雌性可以简单地聚集在传统的地点交配。如果是这样，对当前环境状态的分析可能会产生关于交配地点的错误预测5 -9。蓝头锦鱼的交配地点在12年（四代）的日常使用中一直没有改变。在这里，我表明，整个当地人口的实验更换导致使用新的网站，继续使用后的操作。因此，交配地点的位置可能不是目前的资源质量的个人评估的结果，而是代表文化传播的传统。因此，试图根据资源的分布来解释交配模式应该谨慎对待。
Mating systems are often viewed as a result of females choosing where, when and with whom to mate1,2, and of male responses to female behaviour3,4. If the distribution of females reflects their response to vital resources for survival and reproduction, then a careful study of these resources should yield predictions about the emergent mating system. Males and females could, however, simply gather at traditional sites to mate5. If so, analysis of the current state of the environment may yield incorrect predictions about mating sites5–9. Mating sites of the bluehead wrasseThalassoma bifasciatumhave remained in daily use over 12 years (four generations) without changing locations. Here, I show that experimental replacement of entire local populations led to the use of new sites, which continued to be used after the manipulations. Thus mating site locations may not be the result of individual assessment of current resource quality, but instead represent culturally transmitted traditions. Attempts to explain mating patterns based on the distribution of resources should therefore be approached with caution.