Commun Biol November 2020 PMID 33159133

Ecological and social constraints combine to promote evolution of non-breeding strategies in clownfish.

Rebecca Branconi, Tina A Barbasch, Robin K Francis, Maya Srinivasan, Geoffrey P Jones, Peter M Buston

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Nonbreeding clownfish often wait peacefully to inherit breeding positions, which seems paradoxical, but ecological and social constraints prevent them from dispersing or competing openly.
Experimental evidence shows that when environmental risks (ecological constraints) are reduced, nonbreeders are more likely to disperse, and when social risks like eviction are lessened, they are more inclined to contest for breeding.
The study suggests that the combination of ecological and social factors drives the evolution of nonbreeding strategies, paralleling concepts from cooperative breeding and economic bargaining theories, where individuals weigh options based on environmental and social risks.

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