Game theoretic model of brood parasitism in a dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

dc.contributor.authorCrowe, Mary L.
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Meghan R.
dc.contributor.authorRemington, D. L.
dc.contributor.authorRuxton, G. D.
dc.contributor.authorRychtář, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T21:59:01Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T21:59:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-08
dc.description.abstractWe present a game theoretic model of brood parasitism in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus. Female O. taurus engage in brood parasitism when they attack a brood ball made by another female, destroy the existing egg and place one of their own eggs to develop within the existing dung ball. Brood parasitism is more costly than other forms of kleptoparasitism because an individual loses the total investment in an offspring. In this paper, we outline the behaviors involved in brood ball production and provide time estimates of those behaviors. The model is then used to predict when it is beneficial to steal the brood ball created by another female and when it is beneficial for a female to create her own. We also investigate how long a female should guard her eggs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCrowe, M. L., Fitzgerald, M., Remington, D. L., Ruxton, G. D., & Rychtář, J. (2009). Game theoretic model of brood parasitism in a dung beetle Onthophagus taurus. Evolutionary Ecology, 23(5), 765-776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-008-9271-3en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11416/669
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-008-9271-3
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.subjectBrood parasitismen_US
dc.subjectGame theoryen_US
dc.subjectDung beetlesen_US
dc.titleGame theoretic model of brood parasitism in a dung beetle Onthophagus taurusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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