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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of ArizonaIssue Date
2021-08-06
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Oxford University Press (OUP)Citation
Emberts, Z., Somjee, U., & Wiens, J. J. (2021). Damage from intraspecific combat is costly. Behavioral Ecology.Journal
Behavioral EcologyRights
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology.Collection Information
This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
When individuals engage in fights with conspecifics over access to resources, injuries can occur. Most theoretical models suggest that the costs associated with these injuries should influence an individual's decision to retreat from a fight. Thus, damage from intraspecific combat is frequently noted and quantified. However, the fitness-related costs associated with this damage are not. Quantifying the cost of fighting-related damage is important because most theoretical models assume that it is the cost associated with the damage (not the damage itself) that should influence an individual's decision to retreat. Here, we quantified the cost of fighting-related injuries in the giant mesquite bug, Thasus neocalifornicus. We demonstrate that experimentally simulated fighting injuries result in metabolic costs and costs to flight performance. We also show that flight costs are more severe when the injuries are larger. Overall, our results provide empirical support for the fundamental assumption that damage acquired during intraspecific combat is costly.Note
12 month embargo; published: 06 August 2021ISSN
1045-2249EISSN
1465-7279Version
Final accepted manuscriptSponsors
National Science Foundationae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/beheco/arab090