L6/7- family conflicts

Question 1

what are key family conflict

Answer 1

Question 2

what is intersexual conflict

Answer 2

sexual conflict over biparental brood

Question 3

how do acorn woodpeckers show conflict among co-breeders

Answer 3

female co breeders have 86% first order kin, 14% unrelated

• 38% of eggs laid in joint nest are destroyed by co breeding females

females were destroying eggs laid in the nest before they start laying their own eggs ( eggs like belong to their co breeder)

Question 4

how do banded mongoose show conflict over reproduction among co breeders

Answer 4

plural breeders with multiple male and female reproducing synchronously

• small subordinate females pre-empt future competition among offspring via spontaneous abortion in large groups and under harsh conditions

Question 5

how do meerkats show conflict between breeders and helpers

Answer 5

groups comprise of 3-50 individuals
- dominate females and males subordinate females (kin of dom), subordinate males (immigrants)

subordinate females do have litters, but have less litters and fail at higher rates, when subordinates do breed the average weight of meerkats (for dom too) decrease, so sub breeding costly for dominates,