Unravelling the dispersal patterns and the social drivers of natal emigration of a cooperative breeding mammal, the golden lion tamarin
Unravelling the dispersal patterns and the social drivers of natal emigration of a cooperative breeding mammal, the golden lion tamarin
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揭示合作繁殖哺乳动物金狮狨猴的扩散模式和出生迁徙的社会驱动因素
DOI:
10.1002/ajp.22959
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Ruiz-Miranda C
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作者:
Romano V;Martins A;Ruiz-Miranda C
The study of the social drivers of animal dispersal is key to understanding the evolution of social systems. Among the social drivers of natal emigration, the conspecific attraction, aggressive eviction, and reduced social integration hypotheses predict that sexually mature individuals who receive more aggressive behavior and are engaged in less affiliative interactions are more likely to disperse. Few reports have explored these proximate factors affecting emigration in cooperatively breeding species, particularly of Neotropical primates. In this study, we investigated the dispersal patterns and tested the social drivers of natal emigration in the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) — an endangered species inhabiting Atlantic rainforests fragments in Brazil. We used behavioral and demographic data collected during 7 years from 68 groups of tamarins inhabiting 20 forest fragments. Our analyses from the 160 dispersing individuals showed that dispersal success is higher for males and for those engaged in parallel dispersal, but that males and females use different strategies to enhance their dispersal success, males immigrate into established groups while females form new groups. We did not find high levels of agonistic behavior among group members before natal emigration. Instead we found that conspecific attraction drives natal emigration in both sexes, while additionally the low level of affiliative interactions within the natal group triggers male emigration. We discuss natal emigration in the broader perspective of the cooperative breeding system and the implications of these findings for the conservation of the species.