A case of male infanticide in captive sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027014%3A_____%2F22%3AN0000072" target="_blank" >RIV/00027014:_____/22:N0000072 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61988987:17310/22:A2302HPU

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://vuzv.cz/_privat/22071.pdf" target="_blank" >https://vuzv.cz/_privat/22071.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja10135" target="_blank" >10.1163/1568539X-bja10135</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

A case of male infanticide in captive sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Male infanticide has been reported in wide range of mammalian taxa however it remains very rare in even-toed ungulates where it was documented in two species only. Among six hypotheses explaining this phenomenon, the sexual selection hypothesis is supported by the largest evidence in mammals. Here, we report the first case of male infanticide in sika deer (Cervus nippon) which occurred at Ostrava Zoo. At the end of rutting season, new male had been joined with two pregnant females that successfully gave birth and reared offspring in his presence then. However, in the next season, the same male attacked and killed his own newborn female offspring. Since this male was separated from the herd for most of the time in the rut, we argue that he could be confused about paternity. Therefore, this case of infanticide might be driven by the same mechanism as that which is in line with the sexual selection hypothesis. In addition, based on our evidence we cannot reject the social pathology hypothesis as an alternative explanation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

A case of male infanticide in captive sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Popis výsledku anglicky

Male infanticide has been reported in wide range of mammalian taxa however it remains very rare in even-toed ungulates where it was documented in two species only. Among six hypotheses explaining this phenomenon, the sexual selection hypothesis is supported by the largest evidence in mammals. Here, we report the first case of male infanticide in sika deer (Cervus nippon) which occurred at Ostrava Zoo. At the end of rutting season, new male had been joined with two pregnant females that successfully gave birth and reared offspring in his presence then. However, in the next season, the same male attacked and killed his own newborn female offspring. Since this male was separated from the herd for most of the time in the rut, we argue that he could be confused about paternity. Therefore, this case of infanticide might be driven by the same mechanism as that which is in line with the sexual selection hypothesis. In addition, based on our evidence we cannot reject the social pathology hypothesis as an alternative explanation.

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CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10614 - Behavioral sciences biology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Behaviour

ISSN

0005-7959

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

159

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

491-500

Kód UT WoS článku

000784338600004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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