High spatial pair cohesion during and after breeding in a socially monogamous territorial passerine.

ABSTRACT: Long-term social monogamy, a prevalent mating system in avian species, is often associated with increased cooperation and coordination as well as reduced sexual conflict. Although many studies have highlighted the benefits of long-term partnerships for individuals, there remains a lack of insight into how closely partners associate with one another behaviorally. To date, studies investigating pair cohesion in seasonal and long-term partnerships are typically restricted to arrivals at the nest or feeding sites during the breeding season. Using fine-scale automated tracking data on chirruping wedgebills (Psopodes cristatus), a territorial socially monogamous species, we characterized how partners coordinate their movement during and after the breeding season. We used 12 pair-bonded in

SUBMITTER: Speelman FJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature