No evidence for selective follicle abortion underlying primary sex ratio adjustment in pigeons

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-606

  Goerlich, Vivian C ^a   Dijkstra, Cor ^a   Groothuis, Ton G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atresia; Avian; Columbidae; Mechanism; Meiotic drive; Oogenesis; Primary sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRD; CHROMOSOME; CLUTCH SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES;

EID: 77950543784     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0877-4     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Alonso-Alvarez C (2006) Manipulation of primary sex-ratio: an updated review. Avian Poult Biol Rev 17: 1-20.
2. Badyaev AV, Schwabl H, Young RL, Duckworth RA, Navara KJ, Parlow AF (2005) Adaptive sex differences in growth of pre-ovulation oocytes in a passerine bird. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 272: 2165-2172.
3. Badyaev AV, Young RL, Hill GE, Duckworth RA (2008) Evolution of sex-biased maternal effects in birds. IV. Intra-ovarian growth dynamics can link sex determination and sex-specific acquisition of resources. J Evol Biol 21: 449-460.
4. Bartelmez GW (1912) The bilaterality of the pigeon's egg. I. A study in egg organization from the first growth period of the oocyte to the beginning of cleavage. J Morphol 23: 269-328.
5. Beukeboom L, Dijkstra C, Daan S, Meijer T (1988) Seasonality of clutch size determination in the kestrel Falco tinnunculus: an experimental approach. Ornis Scand 19: 41-48.
6. Birrenkott GP, Shoop MA, Cooper K, Wiggins M (1988) Ovarian follicular-growth and maturation in the domestic pigeon and guinea fowl (Numida-Meleagris). Poult Sci 67: 1783-1786.
7. Blockstein DE (1989) Crop milk and clutch size in mourning doves. Wilson Bull 101: 11-25.
8. Correa SM, Adkins-Regan E, Johnson PA (2005) High progesterone during avian meiosis biases sex ratios toward females. Biol Lett 1: 215-218.
9. Cuthbert NL (1945) The ovarian cycle of the ring dove (Streptopelia Risoria). J Morphol 77: 351-377.
10. Emlen ST (1997) When mothers prefer daughters over sons. Trends Ecol Evol 12: 291-292.
11. Fazeli A (2008) Maternal communication with gametes and embryos. Theriogenology 70: 1182-1187.
12. Georgiou AS, Snijders APL, Sostaric E, Aflatoonian R, Vazquez JL, Vazquez JM, Roca J, Martinez EA, Wright PC, Fazeli A (2007) Modulation of the oviductal environment by gametes. J Proteome Res 6: 4656-4666.
13. Gilbert AB, Perry MM, Waddington D, Hardie MA (1983) Role of atresia in establishing the follicular hierarchy in the ovary of the domestic hen (Gallus domesticus). J Reprod Fertil 69: 221-227.
14. Goerlich VC, Dijkstra C, Schaafsma SM, Groothuis TGG (2009) Testosterone has a long term effect on primary sex ratio of first eggs in pigeons-in search of a mechanism. Gen Comp Endocrinol 163(1-2): 184-192.
15. Grafen A, Hails R (2002) Modern statistics for the life sciences. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
16. Grau CR (1976) Ring structure of avian egg-yolk. Poult Sci 55: 1418-1422.
17. Gutierrez RJ, Braun CE, Zapatka TP (1975) Reproductive biology of band-tailed pigeon in Colorado and New-Mexico. Auk 92: 665-677.
18. Haywood S (1993) Sensory and hormonal-control of clutch size in birds. Q Rev Biol 68: 33-60.
19. Howe HF (1977) Sex-ratio adjustment in common grackle. Science 198: 744-746.
20. Johnson AL (2000) Reproduction in the female. In: Whittow GC (ed) Sturkie's Avian Physiology, 5th edn. Academic, San Diego, pp 569-596.
21. Komdeur J, Magrath MJL, Krackow S (2002) Pre-ovulation control of hatchling sex ratio in the Seychelles warbler. Proc R Soc B 269: 1067-1072.
22. Krackow S (1995) Potential mechanisms for sex-ratio adjustment in mammals and birds. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 70: 225-241.
23. Levi WM (1945) The pigeon. Bryan, Columbia.
24. March GL, Sadleir RMFS (1970) Studies on band-tailed pigeon (Columba Fasciata) in British-Columbia 1. Seasonal changes in gonadal development and crop gland activity. Can J Zool 48: 1353-1357.
25. Nager RG, Monaghan P, Houston DC (2001) The cost of egg production: increased egg production reduces future fitness in gulls. J Avian Biol 32: 159-166.
26. Pike TW (2005) Sex ratio manipulation in response to maternal condition in pigeons: evidence for pre-ovulatory follicle selection. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 58: 407-413.
27. Pike TW, Petrie M (2003) Potential mechanisms of avian sex manipulation. Biol Rev 78: 553-574.
28. Romanoff AL, Romanoff AJ (1949) The avian egg. Wiley, New York.
29. Rutkowska J, Badyaev AV (2008) Meiotic drive and sex determination: molecular and cytological mechanisms of sex ratio adjustment in birds. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 363: 1675-1686.
30. VanHeel B, Vandeputtepoma J, Desmeth M (1981) Resorption of yolk lipids by the pigeon embryo. Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol 68: 641-646.
31. Young RL, Badyaev AV (2004) Evolution of sex-biased maternal effects in birds. I. Sex-specific resource allocation among simultaneously growing oocytes. J Evol Biol 17: 1355-1366.