Conceptual workflow
To answer the three goals defined above, analyses were carried out with
the following conceptual workflow (Figure 2). First, the population
state was described through the number of breeders, the OSR, and the
level of inbreeding and relatedness between reconstructed couples. The
effect of the relatedness on the fitness parameters in the clutches was
investigated. Then, the reproductive behaviours of the population were
described for both sexes, i.e. the reproduction frequency, nesting
and/or reproductive parameters within a season, and levels of
multipaternity. Finally, we tested whether these behaviours mitigate or
favour inbreeding by comparing the relatedness of couples involved with
the relatedness of all reconstructed couples.