caa a22 4500 463175913 CHVBK 20180406164826.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-007-0218-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-007-0218-1 Sexual conflict over parental care: a case study of shorebirds [Elektronische Daten] [Tamás Székely, András Kosztolányi, Clemens Küpper, Gavin Thomas] Shorebirds provide excellent model organisms to study breeding system evolution. We argue that sexual conflict theory is a useful approach to understand breeding system evolution in general, and specifically in shorebirds. Here, we focus on two major questions: (1) why do species shift from biparental care to uniparental care, and (2) why do some species shift toward female-biased care whereas others shift toward male-biased care? We overview recent phylogenetic and experimental studies that address these two questions. Firstly, current evidence suggests that the demand of chicks has a major influence on whether a species exhibits biparental or uniparental care. The demand of chicks has further implications for phenotypic rates of evolution. Secondly, experimental manipulations in the field using a small shorebird, the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus, are consistent with the idea that the shift from biparental care toward male-biased care relates to female-biased mating opportunities, and thus to higher remating probability for deserting females than for deserting males. Finally, we call for further studies of shorebirds, since the breeding system of most species has not been studied in detail. Long-term monitoring of population ecology, breeding systems and behaviour, and experimental manipulations and genetic analyses, are all needed to test predictions of sexual conflict theory. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2007 Breeding system nationallicence Sexual conflict nationallicence Parental care nationallicence Offspring desertion nationallicence Kentish Plover nationallicence Székely Tamás Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut Kosztolányi András Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut Küpper Clemens Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut Thomas Gavin NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berkshire, UK aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 211-217 0021-8375 148<211 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0218-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0218-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Székely Tamás Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kosztolányi András Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Küpper Clemens Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thomas Gavin NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berkshire, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 211-217 0021-8375 148<211 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer