Testosterone Modulates Status-Specific Patterns of Cooperation in a Social Network
Autor: | Brian S. Evans, Roslyn Dakin, Ben J. Vernasco, Brent M. Horton, Ignacio T. Moore, Thomas B. Ryder |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Male genetic structures Behavioral endocrinology Social Environment 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Pipra filicauda Animals Testosterone Manakin Passeriformes Cooperative Behavior Social Behavior Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology Phenotypic plasticity 0303 health sciences Social network biology business.industry Social environment Testosterone (patch) biology.organism_classification Songbird Observational study Seasons Psychology business Territoriality Cognitive psychology Social status |
Zdroj: | The American naturalist. 195(1) |
ISSN: | 1537-5323 |
Popis: | SummaryStable cooperation requires plasticity whereby individuals are able to express competitive or cooperative behaviors depending on social context. To date, however, the physiological mechanisms that underlie behavioral variation in cooperative systems are poorly understood. We studied hormone-mediated behavior in the wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda), a gregarious songbird whose cooperative partnerships are crucial for fitness. We used automated telemetry to monitor > 36,000 cooperative interactions among male manakins over three field seasons, and we examined how circulating testosterone affects cooperation using > 500 hormone samples. Observational data show that in non-territorial floater males, high testosterone is associated with increased cooperative behaviors and subsequent ascension to territorial status. In territory-holding males, however, both observational and experimental evidence demonstrate that high testosterone antagonizes cooperation. Moreover, circulating testosterone explains significant variation (2-8%) in social behavior within each status class. Collectively, our findings show that the hormonal control of cooperation depends on a male’s social status. We propose that the status-dependent reorganization of hormone-regulatory pathways can facilitate stable cooperative partnerships, and thus provide direct fitness benefits for males. |
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