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University of Groningen

Understanding the evolution of infidelity using the Seychelles warbler system

Raj Pant, Sara

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10.33612/diss.108086950

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Raj Pant, S. (2019). Understanding the evolution of infidelity using the Seychelles warbler system.

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.108086950

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Understanding the evolution of infidelity

using the Seychelles warbler system

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The research presented in this thesis was carried out in the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UK).

This research was funded by the a PhD scholarship from the University of Groningen and the University of East Anglia, NERC grant (NE/B504106/1 to TB and DSR), NWO Rubicon (825.09.013) and NERC (NE/I021748/1) fellowships to HLD, Lucie Burgers Foundation and KNAW Schure Beijerinck Poppings grant (SBP2013/04 to HLD, NWO visitors grant (040.11.232 to JK and HLD), NERC grant (NE/P011284/1 to HLD and DSR.), NWO grants (854.11.003 and 823.01.014 to JK) and NERC grants (NE/F02083X/1 and NE/ K005502/1 to DSR).

Printing was supported by the University of Groningen and the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Cover: Puur*M Vorm & Idee

Photographs: Sara Raj Pant and Martijn Hammers Layout: Puur*M Vorm & Idee

Printing: Gildeprint ISBN: 978-94-034-2284-8

ISBN: 978-94-034-2283-1 (electronic version)

© Sara Raj Pant, 2019

This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author and that use of any information derived there from must be in accordance with current UK Copyright Law. In addition, any quotation or extract must include full attribution.

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Understanding the evolution of infidelity using the

Seychelles warbler system

PhD thesis

to obtain the degree of PhD of the University of Groningen

on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga

and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans

and

to obtain the degree of PhD of the University of East Anglia

on the authority of the Vice Chancellor Prof. D. Richardson and in the accordance with the decision by the

Science Faculty and Associate Dean for Post Graduate Studies Dr S. Fountain.

Double PhD degree

This thesis will be defended in public on Friday 6 December 2019 at 11:00 hours

by

Sara Raj Pant

born on 7 February 1991

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Supervisors

Prof. J. Komdeur

Prof. D. S. Richardson

Prof. H. L. Dugdale

Assessment committee

Prof. T. Chapman

Prof. A. Russell

Prof. I. Tieleman

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Contents

Chapter 1.

General introduction

11

Chapter 2.

Socio-ecological conditions and female infidelity in the

Seychelles warbler

27

Chapter 3.

Within-individual changes shape age-dependent patterns of

infidelity in the Seychelles warbler

69

Chapter 4.

Heritability of female infidelity in the Seychelles warbler

99

Chapter 5.

Infidelity and the variation in lifetime and age-specific

reproductive success of male Seychelles warblers

119

Chapter 6.

General discussion

153

References

167

Summary

195

Acknowledgements

205

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