@article{fdi:010092597,
  title = {{P}atterns of paternity : insights into mating competition and gene flow in a recovering population of humpback whales},
  author = {{E}ichenberger, {F}. and {C}arroll, {E}. {L}. and {G}arrigue, {C}laire and {S}teel, {D}. {J}. and {B}onneville, {C}. {D}. and {R}endell, {L}. and {G}arland, {E}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}ariation in reproductive success is a fundamental prerequisite for sexual selection to act upon a trait. {A}ssessing such variation is crucial in understanding a species' mating system and offers insights into population growth. {P}arentage analyses in cetaceans are rare, and the underlying forces of sexual selection acting on their mating behaviours remain poorly understood. {H}ere, we combined 25 years of photo-identification and genetic data to assess patterns of male reproductive success and reproductive autonomy of the {N}ew {C}aledonian ({O}ceania, {S}outh {P}acific) humpback whale breeding population. {P}aternity analysis of 177 mother-offspring pairs and 936 males revealed low variation in male reproductive success (average 1.17 offspring per father) relative to other polygynous species. {T}he observed skew in success was higher than expected under random mating and skewed overall towards males (93%) without evidence of paternity over the study period. {F}inally, an updated male gametic mark-recapture abundance estimate of 2084 (95% confidence interval = 1761-2407, 1995-2019) fell between previous census estimates of the {N}ew {C}aledonian population and the wider {O}ceanian metapopulation. {O}ur results provide critical insights into the mating competition of male humpback whales and population dynamics across {O}ceanian populations, two important factors affecting the slow recovery from whaling across the {S}outh {P}acific region.},
  keywords = {reproductive success ; sexual selection ; population recovery ; paternity analysis ; gametic mark-recapture ; humpback whale ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}oyal {S}ociety {O}pen {S}cience},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {241424 [20 p.]},
  ISSN = {2054-5703},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1098/rsos.241424},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092597},
}