%0 Journal Article %A Silk, Joan B. %A Städele, Veronika %A Roberts, Eila K. %A Vigilant, Linda %A Strum, Shirley C. %+ Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society %T Shifts in male reproductive tactics over the life course in a polygynandrous mammal : %G eng %U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-6CD6-0 %R 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.013 %7 2020-03-12 %D 2020 %8 05.05.2020 %* Review method: peer-reviewed %X Summary
In polygynous and polygynandrous species, there is often intense male-male competition over access to females, high male reproductive skew, and more male investment in mating effort than parenting effort [1]. However, the benefits derived from mating effort and parenting effort may change over the course of males’ lives. In many mammalian species, there is a ∩-shaped relationship between age, condition, and resource holding power as middle-aged males that are in prime physical condition outcompete older males [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] and sire more infants [9, 10, 11, 12]. Thus, males might derive more benefits from parenting effort than mating effort as they age and their competitive abilities decline [13]. Alternatively, older males may invest more effort in making themselves attractive to females as mates [14]. One way that older males might do so is by developing relationships with females and providing care for their offspring [14, 15]. Savannah baboons provide an excellent opportunity to test these hypotheses. They form stable multi-male, multi-female groups, and males compete for high ranking positions. In yellow and chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus and P. ursinus), there is a ∩-shaped relationship between male age and dominance rank [12], and high rank enhances paternity success [12, 16]. Lactating female baboons form close ties (“primary associations” hereafter) with particular males [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20], who support them and their infants in conflicts [15, 19] and buffer their infants from rough handling [20]. Females’ primary associates are often, but not always, the sires of their current infants [16, 20, 21, 22]. %K baboon, Papio anubis, male reproductive strategy, mating effort, parenting effort %J Current Biology %V 30 %N 9 %& 1716 %P 1716 - 1720 %] e3 %@ 0960-9822