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Reproductive ecology and endocrinology of the garibaldi damselfish, Hypsypops rubicundus (Pomacentridae)

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  • I examined two aspects of the reproductive behavior of the garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, a temperate marine damselfish with male parental care. My primary objective was to determine the relationship between female choice and male parental investment in the care of offspring. In particular, I sought to determine: (1) how the presence and developmental stage of eggs already in the nest influences female spawning site choice; (2) how male investment in current offspring varies with the number and developmental stage of eggs in his nest; and (3) how patterns of mate choice and parental investment contribute to the reproductive success of each sex. Because male courtship and parental care behaviors change during a nesting cycle, a secondary objective was to indentify associated hormonal changes that potentially cause this change in behavior. Female garibaldi showed a strong preference to spawn in nests with early stage eggs over empty nests or those with predominantly late-stage eggs. Within nests containing eggs in multiple stages of development, females always deposited their eggs among the youngest eggs in the nest. Male garibaldi exhibited behavioral tactics that would increase the mortality of eggs deposited in empty nests (first clutches) or in older broods (late clutches) and thus favor such female preference. These include: (1) cannibalism of single-clutch broods; (2) cannibalism of older eggs early in the brood-cycle; (3) cannibalism of younger eggs late in the brood-cycle; (4) increased attentiveness of larger broods; and (5) increased aggressiveness in defense of larger broods. These behaviors are consistent with the predictions of parental investment theory that males invest in current offspring in a way that maximizes the net (current plus future) benefits of paternal care. Male garibaldi actively courted females when their nests were empty. However, courtship rates declined as males acquired eggs and as those eggs aged. This was concomitant with an increase in parental egg fanning. Levels of both testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone were positively related to levels of courtship activity and inversely related to male parental egg-fanning.
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