Extra-pair mating in a socially monogamous and paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish

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Authors Rueger, Theresa; Harrison, Hugo B; Gardiner, Naomi M; Berumen, Michael L.; Jones, Geoffrey P

Citation Rueger T, Harrison HB, Gardiner NM, Berumen ML, Jones GP (2019) Extra-pair mating in a socially monogamous and paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish. Molecular Ecology. Available: http:// dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15103.

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August 2013, March 2013, August and does impact and not

All fish tags in this study remained clearly visible over the twothe visible over remainedclearly this study tags in All fish and contrasted our observations with genetic parentage analyses to identify the true mother mother true identify the to analyses parentage withgenetic observations our and contrasted Observational studies were conducted October conducted were studies Observational . During each of the five observational periods all individuals were located every two to three three two to every located were periods allindividuals observational thefive eachof . During Sphaeramia nematoptera Sphaeramia

A group is defined as an aggregation of fish on a distinct patch of habitat, in in habitat, of fishpatch adistinct of on as anaggregation is defined A group 1997) Porites cylindrica - cardinal April 2014 and 2014 April

and hand nets, from 22 groups of fish located across five different reefs different five of fishacross located groups nets,fromand hand 22 (Northwe (Rueger

fish behaviour nor affect susceptibility to topredation nor affect susceptibility behaviour fish is common where it is common where

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Groups varied in size from 4 to 32 individuals individuals 32 varied sizefrom in to Groups 4 in September 2014. Septemberin 2014.

2016a; b) 2016a; very close to each other, and have high sitefidelity, have high and eachother, to close very . . All fish were physically marked using Visible using marked physically were All fish .

- ir lives in small groups, within which most withinwhich small ingroups, lives

and and November 2012, February February 2012, November

most likely mate. Overall, 500 hours of 500 mostmate. Overall, likely over 24 over caudal

with unique combinations fromsix combinations with unique Fish were caught, using diluted clove clove diluted using Fishwere caught,

months. fin clips taken clips fin at least - 12 to September12 to 2014

year period. year

several months several pair bonds within the within pair bonds

for genetic genetic for The standard The -

March 2013, March 2013, (Marnane (Marnane

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work has established that the species appears to be socially monogamous as monogamous socially be to appears the species that established work has where sampled thoroughly, although the rare appearance of new, untagged, untagged, new, of rarethe appearance although thoroughly, sampled where ardinalfish -

month study period might suggest there was movement into the the movement into might was there period month suggest study . Courtship behaviour was only ob wasonly behaviour Courtship

the observational periods observational the (Kume

were consistently observed in close proximity (≤ 20cm) closeproximity in observed were consistently . Pairs typically rest within the same the coral branches within rest typically . Pairs et al. et - paired paired

switch groups permanently and a total of 91 91 atotal of and permanently switch groups -

month period. month period. 2000a; Pisingan & Takemura 2007; Choi Choi &Takemura Pisingan 2007; 2000a; tagged individuals were also monitored. monitored. also were tagged individuals

. If juveniles matured and matured and juveniles . If served between partners thus thus between partners served

les during brooding brooding during les ey were

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diluted clove oil. diluted ding males. From these analyses, we measure the frequency extra of frequency the wemeasure analyses, males. Fromding these es in alleles and the number of replicated alleles alleles numberreplicated of the allelesand in es from

would be would the possibility of multiple mothers in each clutch, eachclutch, mothers in of multiple possibility the MsatAllele different parts of the egg mass, including several points on the surface and surfaceand the on several points mass, egg including the of parts different

SE - p) p) five , in this population of this population , in (Ross 1997)

considered sufficient to detect a proportion of 0.25 of detectaproportion to considered sufficient (n = 64 brooding males). To do this do males). brooding To =64 (n

approximately approximately eggs would be sufficient to include at least one egg from each mother. from each egg least at sufficientinclude one to be would eggs r (Applied Biosystems), and individual genotypes were scored in in scored genotypeswere individual and r (AppliedBiosystems), Males would usually expel usually Males would hes,

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(Alberto 2009). 2009). (Alberto it Microsatellite PCR kit (Qiagen), PCR products were screened were screened products PCR (Qiagen), kit it Microsatellite PCR - Nagel). All individuals were genotyped at 23 microsatellite microsatellite at23 weregenotyped individuals All Nagel). 5 - 20 . If two mothers have an equal number of embryos in a embryos of number equal mothersan two have . If

embryos were subsampled. embryos were subsampled. 6000 S. nematoptera - A range of of A range 10000

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, we deemed them to be be them, we to deemed were defined as a were defined - . pair individual pair

groups on the same or different different sameon the or groups group from the analyses. The The from analyses. the (Jones & Wang 2010) (Jones &Wang

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sired %; This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted completely buccal cavity asingleclut brooding, towards them. During aggressive behaviours displaying considerable time partners matingspending both the tomating with close stay pair, to observed e amating When 2000). (Marnane cardinalfish reefdwelling coral otherspeciesof in observed been has similar what to nematoptera wi buccal in his cavity clutch up the scoops and moves back then maleThe malequivers. the clutch,during which buoyant a cohesive, neutrally drops female The fin. twi side and s perform males females and Both branches. happen active courting between pairs observed wereonly displays Mating observations Mating Overall, Article the the of malein position in changes social with aspaired identified be could events mating of 70 in brooding to weeksprior four for pairswasavailable social on data Behavioural periods observational placebetween taken times three the to over one Each monogamy Social Results of the 105 the of partner

20 pairs 20 tching pectoral fins. Males and females line up side by side and the male flicks his caudal caudal the male his side byand flicks up females line Males and fins. pectoral tching

typically begin to move out of the coral colony to migrate to their nightly feedingsites, nightly migrate their to coralcolony movethe to outbegin of typically

. I could be identified be could n 94.3% (66 of 70) of casesof 70) (66of 94.3% n clutch vent is occurring however, conspecifics as well as other cardinalfish species werespecies cardinalfish other as aswell however, conspecifics occurring is vent were

es ed observed to produce multiple clutches during th multiple during clutches produceto observed

represents one successful mating event, with each male witheach event, mating successful represents one (Kume starting at dusk and throughout nightfall. Mating t Mating nightfall. throughout and startingat dusk two -

year year . In these cases, partners could not be identified not be could these . In cases, partners et al. a

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where behavioural dataavailable was behavioural where - or due to lack of to due lackof or . eriod

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and occurred throughout the day, although most although theday, throughout occurred and S. nematoptera S. consistent consistent

thin seconds. During nightfall, During thin seconds. e study proximity to anyfemales to proximity

lasts for 8 days and happens andhappens days 8 lasts for akes .

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. during Ofthe sampled population. the of part Extra extra complete or partial malessocial in Clearly, socialpair. its than from other clutch afemale an entire remaining was which between embryos differences morphological clear had theseclutches of One clutch. the of (±7.3%) b each In twodifferent females. by mothered were females femaleand of progeny werethe clutches (69.7%) 46 social pairs, clutches fromknown 66 Of the cycl breeding adifferent femalein another with be brooding to were which found two of sampled population, non eight ofthe Four 2). Table Material (Supplemental non average, On loci. multiple mismatches at thebasis of on excluded were all cases, sires In male1). (Table brooding the than amaleother by been fathered had that someeggs contained (7.6%) but clutches 8 (92.4%), clutche 97 in male thesolefather was that brooding the Wefound eggs. of clutches 105 of parents the mothers, we identified and putative embryos males, on brooding analysis parentage genetic Using e and Pair per clutch month one maximum of year Accepted to elonging Article - in fact merged frommerged fact in round. Males have been observed to brood two clutches in one month, however, brooding a brooding month, however, one in two clutches brood to observed been Males have round. -

pair mating by females was also found. Seven of Seven the found. was also byfemales mating pair yolks were of different colour correspond colour were different yolks of the sampling period (Table 1). (Table samplingthe period ,

demonstrating evidence of extra evidenceof demonstrating

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(10.6%) (10.6%) the the al pair s , in , in This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. observations confirm of one McCoy 1991; Brock pre isa monogamy that assumptions held long contradict the observations other males. These by fertilised also immediate their within females separate fromtake multipleclutches to were shown offspring of majority the predicted, mating exclusive indicates These provide embryos The exact, p=0.579). pair inhabiting error. genotyping to due possible 17 remaining distant pair mostIn cases extra and Pair Discussion

Accepted- Article requisite in the evolution of parental care systems that that parental care evolutionof systems the in requisite males and 20 extra 20 and males combination of of combination between nor p=0.547) exact, (Fisher’s sampled five reefs between the matings mated with females from other groups. groups. mated females fromother with findings demonstrate that neither social monogamy nor high monogamy nor social neither that demonstrate findings the firstthe group

, however unlikely, unlikely, , however that mating systems may be much more complex than more than much be complex may systems mating that the

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unique insight into the reproductive strategies in a mouth a in strategies the into insight reproductive unique - - pair partners pair pair partners pair observations of social pair formation and theand ge formation pair social of observations

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since both that individual that

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did not belong toanysamplednot did belong evidence of of evidence were from a different were adifferent from a (

, only nine (32%) were from the same were (32%) the nine from , only 70 group

males and females took part in part took males females and . %) There were no locational differences in the numberof the in differences locational wereThere no

w 80m away parentage We also found cases where males carried eggs that were that males eggs carried caseswhere found We also ere extra group

Kokko and Jennions 20 Kokkoand from mated pairs. However, However, matedpairs. from - pair mating in a in mating pair

s

could not be matched be not could and afemale and

group from have a high cost to eitherto parent cost ahigh have observation as sampling of as sampling observation

than the breeding pair. thebreeding than

expected based solely on on solely based expected group - monogamous monogamous from agroup investment mouth investment netic parentage analysis of analysis netic parentage

extra (13 females,(13 08 ) - group . These findings provide . Thesefindings to known groups members groups known to pair matings. As was As matings. pair - brooding brooding 9% of 9%

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted male brooding pipefish (Takeyama restricted is normally when periodfeeding the mouthbrooding during condition maintain to males described to up take at least partially, eggs, female’s paired carriedbeing number embryos of However, take fromfemales. more eggs potentialto other the have somesmall that apair in them canbrood males the quicker than eggs that males Our 2008) 2 mother, same sharethe inanest offspring Article monogamous cichlid socially speciesstudied the of almosthalf also occur the comparison, include with extra including strategies, mating complex and be deceiving studie detailed However, cycle breeding one last atleast to for isassumed monogamy pair lasting to bonds form found long been have coral reeffish extra of existence excludethe not monogamy does social Clearly,

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either multiple females or or multipleeither females but also maximise their reproductive output by performing extra performing by output reproductive maximise their but also yngnathus in in are (Griffith e several species of cardinalfish of several species t al. t

already carrying eggs from another female. Female cardinalfish can potentially produce can potentially Female cardinalfish female. fromeggs another carrying already (Vincent

females lay small clutches females lay average proportion of extraof average proportion

2002, 2007) evidence evidence et al.

floridae

et al et s of other groups such as birds have shown that pairing behaviour can behaviour that havepairing suchshown as birds animalgroups other s of

2002)

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. Variabilichromis moorii Variabilichromis 2011) Multiple maternity has has maternity Multiple

. Inmammals an unusual female mati female an unusual

(Isvaran & Cl (Isvaran (Okuda 2001) (Okuda a female . ,

30% of broods 30% of

(Kolm 2001, 2002; Kume 2002; (Kolm 2001, (Okuda 1999, 2001; Kume 2001; 1999, (Okuda - -

10 fathers have been found in found fathers been 10 have (Okuda 1999) (Okuda pair paternity in in birds is 15%, paternity pair other than the s the than other ,

the equivalent extra equivalent the utton , it is, it additional additional , cared for by the paternal mo the paternal , caredby for

- where possible possible Brock 2007). In another teleost system, the teleost system,the another In 2007). Brock rarely rarely , both parents defend the nest and while all nestwhile the and parents defend , both ng strategy ng . This gives females the opportunity to be be to opportunity the . givesfemales This females do not do females eemingly established established eemingly - brood been describedbeen (Barlow 1984; Whiteman & Côte 2004) WhitemanCôte 1984; & (Barlow pair copulations, copulations, pair that the male cannibalises the socially socially the that malethe cannibalises

(Thresher1984) - - s , during which , during pair mating in coral reef fish. Many Many reeffish. mating coral in pair

group paternity exceeds 20% in in exceeds 20% paternity group . s F ince the buccal cavity limits the limitsthe cavity thebuccal ince et al. ilial cannibalism ilial cannibalism et al. -

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. non among behaviour group non with mating of benefits genetic aneighbo with which produced is offspring extra compared to the within brood increasesand heterozygosity detection of risk reduces the male resident, extra of asaresult produced ofyoung 22% 2014) Jorgensen topromote cooperation thought unsampled pair same in heterozygosity E were found m In afew isnegligible. eggs extra costoftending the thus and is lower gobies Dewoody nest in occur by other males does contrast,cuckoldry By externally areclutches brooded the pipefish in even clutch, its bethesolesireof to has proven brooder the methods, withgenetic species surveyed allsyngnathid In pouches. brood or internal external in paternity Th paternity. fath brooding provide Here we xtra Accepted paternity ultiple Article males and females and males - gr

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does seem to apply to to apply does seemto et , and even , and group

that the mated pair pair that mated the al. e idea that high investment, male paternal care is associated with the assurance of sole sole of assurance the with associated care is male investment, paternal thathigh e idea er. tweigh the possibility of cooperation and thus lead to higher rates of extra ratesof lead to higher and thus cooperation of possibility the tweigh et al. (Schlicht & Kempenaers 2013) &Kempenaers (Schlicht

1998; DeWoody DeWoody 1998; . Clearly, one of of one s. In s. In birds, mostextra However, exceptions exist exceptions However, S. nematoptera with individuals from a different fromadifferent individuals with may

2001) - then, neighbours. explain why the paternal care system paternalsystem care the explainwhy despite the

oral brooding by males does not e not bymales does oral brooding

and sticklebacks

only first example of of first example

the extensive sampling effort, effort, sampling extensive the occupied pipefish and seahorses pipefish and (Jones & Avise 1997a; Jones b, (Jones 1997a; &Avise

(Suter 10 . Relatively few instances of extra of few instances . Relatively et al.

An important gap in our knowledge that remains, is how mating is how remains, that our knowledge importantAn in gap - - 3 resident individuals and the avoidance of aggression within the the within aggression of avoidance the resident and individuals 0% of embryos were fathered by the the by were fathered embryos 0% of

2000a; Neff2004) 2000a; - et al pair mating is done with direct with mating isdone pair

( 10

- (Jones (Jones . ur ur pair mating were fathered by an unknown, or or non unknown, an by weremating fathered pair

: embryos %) 2007; Sardell a study on the bluetit, the on a study . Mating with non . with Mating (Foerster . In most instances, we could not identify identify not wecould most. In instances, et al. group fertilised

(Syngnathidae), in in (Syngnathidae),

et al. 1998) - ,

tending speciessunfish as such tending

may help maintain social stability and stability social may helpmaintain darters et al q uate with

persists 2003; Stapleton 2003; Stapleton which suggests which . In these. In

. by another male in the clutch ofa clutch malethe another in by

- et al 2010; Taff 2010; residents may bebeneficialbecauseit residents

(DeWoody (DeWoody - pair mating pair Cyanistes caeruleus Cyanistes . . In only 7.6% of broods 7.6%onlybroods of . In

1999, 2000; McCoy 2000; 1999,

S. S. nematoptera complete confidence in in completeconfidence territorial neighbours, is which neighbours, territorial Nerophis ophidion Nerophis systems, which extra

et al

they et al. et al. - . occurred

pair

paternal investment paternal males brood brood males 2013; Eliassen & Eliassen 2013;

belonged to belonged

2000b) 2007)

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mating - - twosires embryos embryos

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2001) that that ,

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. broods whole partialor for malecannibalise the to incentive an be then would which broods, their offer not femalesdo other that maleensure to brooding Barlow 1998) plentiful monogamousgoby, the In opportunities. mating at or cardinalfish thieves, egg male potential from the femalesprotecting the of in arole indicate may et al. S. mating pair extra by gained advantages many The 1999) theof populations pipefishes in found mating as to lead investmentit seemsto high availab are mature females However may ahig have group this females in broods, between phase alag have and brooding to during feed cannot themales since and polyandry may lead to teleosts, as proposed been care has parental system.mating Mutual to leadacomplex and malemouthbrooding by driven reprod higher equalor potential investment the male and high the of The a play to seems investment Parental for extra opportunity sites, whic theto feeding the during and migration night at pairs behave

every breeding cycle andpreventahigh to breeding every Acceptednematoptera Article

2016b) . In these systems however, . these however, In systems . Polygynandry mating opportunities for males create an advantage malesan advantage create mating opportunitiesfor ,

the male can offset the females the offset malecan the

shown in this study this in study shown one of the main drivers of monogamy in fishes, and paternal care, which is common in in is common which paternal care, and infishes, ofmonogamy maindrivers the one of . fem The . From the females’ perspective in in perspective females’ . From the other other have been found in pairs, most of which last for more than one breeding cycle cycle breeding one than more last for pairs, mostfound which in of been have - predators. Another reason to stay in a pair is to isto ens apair in reason stay to predators. Another pair mating outside the outside the mating pair , where ales stay with with the during males stay ales le

(Kume

both males and females acquire multiple partners, mating acquire females and males both (Whiteman & Côte 2004) (Whiteman& Côte raises multiple paternity

major et al her potential reproductive output reproductive her potential

- eemingly monogamous system with monogamous with system eemingly the question question the S. typhle S. pair mating and the occurrence of both male female both and of occurrence mating the pair and . ’

2000; Takeyama2000; role in shaping the reproductive system the shaping of reproductive in role advantage by cannibalising partial or broods or whole partial cannibalising advantage by - group quality partner from taking advantage of extra advantage of frompartner taking quality

and and S. nematoptera S. Valenciennea strigata Valenciennea

of why individuals pair at all. Most adults of adults of Most atall. pair individuals of why to occur.

S. floridae has not been described. has been not

the day while day the . Cardinalfish are paternal mouthbrooders, . Cardinalfisharepaternal

et al

(Manica 2002; Takeyama 2002; (Manica for

(Jones & , it is likely beneficial to stay with the the with stay to beneficial , it is likely . mate guarding mate guarding 2007)

brooding

than malesthan , abundant resources and and resources , abundant . Here ure a reproductive opportunity areproductive ure h mighth an represent

Avise 1997a; Jones 1997a; Avise uctive output output of uctive male and and male

, lasts

paternal care is such a such paternal is care by

(Okuda 2001) (Okuda

females ( pers such as such female S. nematoptera S. et al.

. has been has been

obs female (Reavis & (Reavis

extra -

other other . et al. 2007) pair ), which which ), , if , if (Rueger (Rueger extra . s

- are

pair . - . - This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. dataasso The Data accessibility A1847. manuscript. study.this reefsfor their to the Tamare We thank New Guinea. Papua Bay, Kimbe Centre, assistance. field for Noriega Smallhorn James Sih,Patrick White, Tiffany We thank Acknowledgement the matings of output extra in participate what abrood monogamyin social that show the with monogamy, genetic with congruent islargely monogamy social fish, reef coral confirms this for study that this conclude, To birds last long Furthermore,

Accepted Article clutches malestheir other fertilizing often

has been observed in birds and other and animals. birds in observed has been (Ismar

with extrawith

of of -

complex their own This study was conducted in accordance with JCU Ethics Committee, approval number approval Committee, JCUEthics with inaccordance wasconducted study This et al. et ciated with this study is available at Data Dryad isavailable atData study this ciated with -

pair matings pair 2010) - s mating systems pair matings. pair

. Molecular as well as long term behavioural studies are necessary to understand to are necessary studies termbehavioural aslong well Molecular as ing pairing .

We thank We thank Field work was supported by Mahonia Na Dari Research and Education Education and Mahonia by NaDariResearch work wasField supported

. Males which invest highly into offspring care seem into offspring to highly invest . Maleswhich bond

Females majority of offspring attributed to social partners. However, we However, partners. tosocial attributed offspring of majority

coral reeffish. coral s may benefit reproductive output, as known as known output, reproductive maybenefit four -

a caring reef fish does not guarantee exclusive mating, not guarantee exclusive does caring reeffish nd offset the females the offset nd

anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on the on comments helpful for anonymous reviewers clearly clearly

have the potential to increase their reproductive reproductive increasetheir to have thepotential We found evidence that both evidence thatboth found We - West, Mathew Vickers and Mariana Alvarez Mariana and Vickers West, Mathew ’ ,

- doi:10.5061/dryad.557br15 advantage

Kilu co Kilu mmunities for granting access granting for mmunities performing

males and males in several species of severalspecies of in

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low levels levels low

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