Table 3.
Summary of studies that have tested for an effect of mating status on the proportion of within-pair paternity (WPP) in facultatively polygynous bird species
| Species | Effect | Study |
|---|---|---|
| Black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) | Negative | (Hamao and Saito 2005) |
| Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) | No effect | (Kempenaers et al. 1995) |
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | No effect | (Bollinger and Gavin 1991) |
| Corn bunting (Miliaria calandra) | No effect | (Hartley et al. 1993) |
| Dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) | No effect | (Forstmeier 2003) |
| European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | No effect | (Pinxten et al. 1993) |
| European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | No effect | (Smith and Sandell 1998) |
| European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | No effect | (Smith and Vonschantz 1993) |
| Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) | No effect | (Hasselquist et al. 1995) |
| House wren (Troglodytes eadon) | Negative | (Soukup and Thompson 1997) |
| House wren (Troglodytes eadon) | Negative | (Poirier et al. 2004) |
| Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) | No effect | (Westneat 1987) |
| Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) | Negative | (Lubjuhn et al. 2000) |
| Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) | No effect | (Lifjeld et al. 1991) |
| Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | No effect | (Westneat 1993) |
| Rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) | Negative | (Pilastro et al. 2002) |
| Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Positive | (Freeman-Gallant 1997) |
| Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) | No effect | (Pearson et al. 2006) |
| Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) | Negative | (Cordero et al. 2003) |
| Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Negative | (Dunn and Robertson 1993) |
| Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) | Negative | (Freeland et al. 1995) |
A negative effect indicates a significantly lower proportion of WPP for polygynous males, no effect indicates the lack of a significant difference in WPP between monogamous and polygynous males, while a positive effect indicates that polygynous males had a significantly greater proportion of WPP