Sea level rise and the evolution of aggression on islands

Autor: Kenneth F. Rijsdijk, Jasper C. Croll, Julian P. Hume, Anwar Janoo, Robin Aguilée, Johannes De Groeve, Rosemarie Kentie, Menno Schilthuizen, Ben H. Warren, Leon P.A.M. Claessens
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 11, Pp 111236- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111236
Popis: Summary: Why aggressive traits evolve in some species but not in others is poorly understood. We modeled the population dynamics of the extinct Mauritius dodo and Rodrigues solitaire to examine divergent pathways in the evolution of aggression. Whereas the dodo conformed to island syndrome predictions of tameness, its sister-taxon the solitaire evolved strong sexual dimorphism and aggressive traits. We computed rates of change in island size from sea level modeling and connected island size change to population dynamics by integrating a Hawk-Dove game theory model for territory competition with a population model. We find that the rapid rate of decrease in island size likely was an important trigger for the onset of aggressive behavior and that aggressive behavior becomes fixed if a tipping point is reached where island size falls below a critical threshold.
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