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Data from: Does the winner-loser effect determine male mating success? (Dataset)
| Content Provider | Dryad |
|---|---|
| Author | Harrison, Lauren M. Jennions, Michael D. Head, Megan L. |
| Abstract | Winning or losing a fight can have lasting effects on competitors. Controlling for inherent fighting ability and other factors, a history of winning often makes individuals more likely to win future contests, while the opposite is true for losers (the ‘winner-loser effect’). But does the winner-loser effect also influence a male’s mating success? We experimentally staged contests between male mosquito fish (Gambusia holbrooki) such that focal males either won or lost three successive encounters with stimulus males. We then placed a size-matched (to control for inherent fighting ability) winner and loser with a female and monitored their behavior (n = 63 trios). Winners spent significantly more time associating with the female. Winners did not make more copulation attempts, nor have a greater number of successful attempts. There was, however, a significant effect of male size on the number of successful copulation attempts: success decreased with male size for losers, but had no effect on the success rate of winners. |
| File Size | 33422 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 17449561 |
| DOI | 10.5061/dryad.mr766hr |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/58757 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/58758 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2018-04-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Contests Mosquitofish Gambusia Holbrooki Mate Choice |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Data Set |
| Subject | Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
